How Safe is North Reading Compared to Other Bay State Communities?

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

The personal finance service ValuePenguin ranked North Reading No. 49 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, North Reading’s population of 15,406, according to ValuePenguin, would have placed the town in the “Midsize Cities” category.

North Reading’s statistics included 78 violent crimes and 870 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 North Reading:

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

And here’s a look at the top 10 safest midsize cities (population between 10,000 and 20,000):

1. Norfolk
2. Sharon
3. Duxbury
4. Sudbury
5. Wayland
6. Weston
7. Hopkinton
8. Norton
9. Bedford
10. Medway

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