Crime rates for Winthrop, MA

According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime statistics, Winthrop is safer than 87% of the cities and towns in the US of all population sizes. In Massachusetts, only on the order of 0% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Winthrop. If you live in Winthrop, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in the community is 1 in 265. The US average across communities from the largest to the smallest is 1 in 51.

Additionally, NeighborhoodScout analyzed all cities and towns in America with a similar population size to Winthrop, and we found that the crime rate in Winthrop is one of the lowest in the nation for its size. This means Winthrop is one of the safest places in America in which to live for its size, a very important finding.

The crime data that NeighborhoodScout used for this analysis are the seven offenses from the uniform crime reports, collected by the FBI from 17,000 local law enforcement agencies, and include both violent and property crimes, combined.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Winthrop does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Winthrop.

NeighborhoodScout's research shows that Winthrop's violent crime rate is 1 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes. Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, forcible (not statutory) rape, and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. Roughly similar to the national average, our analysis shows that your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in Winthrop is one in 763.

Furthermore, our research shows that motor vehicle theft, arson, burglary, and larceny are not very common in Winthrop compared to most US cities and towns. In fact, the rate of these property crimes in Winthrop is just 2 per one thousand people, far below the national average. Based on this rate, Winthrop is one of the safer communities in America with regard to incidences of property crime.