Crime & Safety

FBI Report: How Much Violent Crime Happened in North Reading?

The FBI has released the 2014 Unified Crime Report which features statistics for crime in North Reading.

The FBI recently released its annual ”Crime in the United States” report, which includes information about North Reading.

According to the report, North Reading saw only 17 violent crimes in 2014. 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.

All of the violent crimes in North Reading fell under the category of aggravated assault.

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Other crime stats for North Reading include 99 property crimes and one case of arson.

Nationally, violent crime decreased nationally last year by 0.2 percent from 2013, according to the report.

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