Crime & Safety
FBI Report: How Much Violent Crime Happened in Hingham in 2014?
The FBI has released the 2014 Unified Crime Report which features statistics for crime in Hingham.

The FBI recently released its annual ”Crime in the United States” report, which includes Hingham’s 2014 crime statistics.
According to the report, Hingham saw 17 violent crimes last year. Violent crime includes offenses involving force or the threat of force: murder and non-negligent manslaughter, rape, robbery and aggravated assault, according to the FBI.
There were three reported rapes, six robberies, and eight aggravated assaults.
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Other crime stats for Hingham include 198 larcenies, 65 burglaries, seven motor vehicle thefts, and 270 property crimes.
Nationally, violent crime decreased nationally last year by 0.2 percent from 2013, according to the report.
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