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Andover Is The 76th Safest Community In The U.S.
Andover was one of 19 cities in greater Boston to make the top 100 list put out earlier this week by NeighborhoodScout.
ANDOVER, MA -- The real estate data firm NeighborhoodScout released a list of the top 100 safest cities in the United States this week, and Andover checked in at 76th. The data looked at every city and town in the country with 25,000 or more people and looked at property and violent crime rates per every 1,000 residents.
In Andover, the data shows that you have a one-in-100 chance of being a crime victim. By comparison, in Lake Hills, IL, which topped the list, the chance was one-in-333. The analysis was based on crime statistics for 2017.
Other Massachusetts cities making the top 100:
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2. Franklin
3. Shrewsbury
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6. Marshfield
19. Reading
22. Needham
23. Billerica
24. Arlington
28. Newton
32. Beverly
33. Wellesley
39. North Andover
47. Milton
50. Belmont
52. Melrose
59. Wakefield
68. Gloucester
76. Andover
87. Bridgewater
91. Watertown
"In many ways, these cities serve as neighborhoods within the large metro area," the researchers wrote. "This is a common pattern our researchers have noted: the safest and most dangerous parts of America’s great urban areas are often just a few miles apart."
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