Crime & Safety
411 Violent Crimes in Barnstable in 2015: Feds
Newly released FBI data showed Barnstable had 411 violent crimes last year.
BARNSTABLE, MA — New federal data shows there were 411 violent crimes in Barnstable in 2015. That figure is up from 279 in 2014. Statewide, violent crimes were up slightly, though murders and rapes were down.
The data is from the FBI's latest Uniform Crime Report, which measured violent crime across the country in 2015. This is Barnstable's data:
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- Murder: 2
- Rape: 23
- Robbery: 25
- Aggravated assault: 361
- Property crime: 882
- Burglary: 169
- Theft: 713
These statistics inform law enforcement in budgeting and resource allocation decisions; they also influence anti-crime legislation. However, the FBI cautions against using them as a means of comparing one community to another or even the same community year-to-year due to the myriad factors at play like population density, the economy, and family conditions.
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