Crime & Safety
20 Violent Crimes in Marblehead in 2015: Feds
Newly released FBI data showed Marblehead had 20 violent crimes last year.
MARBLEHEAD, MA — New federal data shows there were 20 violent crimes in Marblehead in 2015. That figure is down from 23 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 Marblehead's data:
Marblehead (pop. 20,616)
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- Murder: 0
- Rape: 1
- Robbery: 1
- Aggravated assault: 18
- Property crime: 172
- Burglary: 27
- Theft: 145
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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