Crime & Safety
Swampscott Crime Stats 2015: ICYMI
Newly released FBI data showed Swampscott had 28 violent crimes last year: in case you missed it.
SWAMPSCOTT, MA — New federal data shows there were 28 violent crimes in Swampscott in 2015. That figure is up from 18 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 Swampscott's data:
Swampscott (pop. 14,071)
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- Murder: 0
- Rape: 1
- Robbery: 1
- Aggravated assault: 16
- Property crime: 234
- Burglary: 35
- Theft: 199
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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