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Harvard, MA crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime statistics, Harvard is safer than 84% of the cities and towns in the US of all population sizes. In Massachusetts, only on the order of 19% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Harvard. If you live in Harvard, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in the community is 1 in 299. The US average across communities from the largest to the smallest is 1 in 43.

Additionally, NeighborhoodScout analyzed all cities and towns in America with a similar population size to Harvard, and we found that the crime rate in Harvard is one of the lowest in the nation for its size. This means Harvard is one of the safest places in America in which to live for its size, a very important finding.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Harvard does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Harvard.

NeighborhoodScout's research shows that Harvard's violent crime rate is 1 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes. Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape (not statutory), and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. Roughly similar to the national average, our analysis shows that your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in Harvard is one in 687.

Significantly, based on the number of murders reported by the FBI and the number of residents living in the town, NeighborhoodScout's analysis shows that Harvard experiences one of the higher murder rates in the nation when compared with cities and towns for all sizes of population, from the largest to the smallest.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis of property crime reveals that the property crime rate in Harvard is below average to all cities and towns in the nation. This means that you are less likely to become a victim of arson, motor vehicle theft, larceny, or burglary in Harvard than in most communities in America. Your chance of becoming a victim of property crime if you live here? Just one in 528.

Harvard Crime Data

total Crime Index

84

(100 is safest)


Safer than 84% of U.S. cities.

Harvard Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

10

13

23

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

1.46

1.89

3.35

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
1.46
3.22
National Median: 4
    Harvard
    Massachusetts

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 687

in Harvard

1 in 311

in Massachusetts

Harvard Violent Crimes

Population: 6,870
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 1 1 0 8
Rate per 1,000 0.15 0.15 0.00 1.16

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
1.89
10.7
National Median: 20
    Harvard
    Massachusetts

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 528

in Harvard

1 in 93

in Massachusetts

Property Crimes

Population: 6,870
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 4 9 0
Rate per 1,000 0.58 1.31 0.00

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

Harvard Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
1
19
National Median: 27.0
    Harvard
    Massachusetts

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