How Safe is Marblehead Compared to Other Bay State Communities?

Marblehead was ranked one of 50 safest communities in the Bay State.

The personal finance service ValuePenguin ranked Marblehead No. 50 on its survey of the safest Massachusetts communities overall.

ValuePenguin created “Small Cities,” “Midsize Cities” and “Big Cities” categories for the Top 10 safest communities in the state. Though it didn’t make the top 10, Marblehead’s population of 20,209, according to ValuePenguin, would have placed the town in the “Big Cities” category.

Marblehead’s statistics included 84 violent crimes and 787 property crimes per 100,000 people.

The survey of was based on FBI crime data. Here’s a look at the 10 communities ranked near Marblehead:

46. Andover
47. Mendon
48. North Attleboro
49. North Reading
50. Marblehead
51. Hanover
52. Douglas
53. Ashburnham
54. Boxborough
55. Cohasset

And here’s a look at the top 10 safest big cities (population greater than 20,000):

1.Franklin
2. Shrewsbury
3. Westford
4. Reading
5. Acton
6. Wellesley
7. Lexington
8. Winchester
9. Stoneham
10. Andover

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