Norwood Named Among Safest Towns in Massachusetts

BY BROOKLYN LOWERY

NORWOOD, MA - It’s another good year to live in Norwood.

SafeWise has named Norwood as one of 100 safest town in the Commonwealth on its 2016 list, coming in 73rd.

SafeWise, a community-focused security organization committed to increasing safety education, awareness, and preparedness, reviewed 2014 FBI Crime Report statistics, the most recent available, and population data to rank the municipalities. Cities with fewer than 8,000 residents and those that failed to submit a complete crime report to the FBI were eliminated.

After that, SafeWise narrowed down its list based on the number of reported violent crimes (aggravated assault, murder, rape, and robbery) and property crimes (burglary, arson, larceny-theft, and motor vehicle theft) in each city and calculated the likelihood of these crimes occurring out of 1,000 people in each city. (View the full methodology)

Wayland took the top spot for the second year in a row. Other local towns that made the list include Norfolk (2), Franklin (6), Sharon (9), Norton (15), Medfield (16), Easton (67), Mansfield (74), Canton (79), and Walpole (88).

Click here to see the full list.