Chester, MA Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Chester

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Chester_{/100k people}	Massachusetts_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	3,070 (estimate)	2,082	2,860
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Chester_{/100k people}	Massachusetts_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.9	4.9
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	30.5	38.6
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	77.8	101.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	280.7	237.8
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	577 (estimate)	391	373
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	322.2	491.4
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,249.7	1,775.4
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	118.8	220.2
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	2,494 (estimate)	1,691	2,487

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The overall crime rate in Chester is 7% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 8.41 daily crimes that occur in Chester.
Chester is safer than 19% of the cities in the United States.
In Chester you have a 1 in 33 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Chester has increased by 13%.

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Daily Crime In Chester (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Chester

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Chester is 1 in 174

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Chester is 1 in 41

The chance of being a victim of crime in Chester is 1 in 33

Year Over Year Crime In Chester (per 100,000 people)

Chester police department

Item	Chester	Massachusetts	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	1	11,659	556,527
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	0.7	2.2	3.3

There are a total of 1 Chester police officers. This results in 0.7 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 65.6% less than the Massachusetts average and 77.3% less than the National average.

Sex offenders in Massachusetts

State	Total offenders	Massachusetts_/100K	National_/100K
Massachusetts	3,876	61	222

There are a total of 3,876 sex offenders in Massachusetts. This yields a total of 61 sex offenders in Massachusetts per 100,000 residents which is 73% less than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Westfield, MA	41,371	192	1,397	1,589
Lee, MA	1,914	291	1,301	1,592
Russell, MA	544	485	2,096	2,581
Blandford, MA	425	497	2,150	2,648
Huntington, MA	785	560	2,420	2,980
Chester, MA	727	577	2,494	3,070

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Lower Brule, SD	727	619	3,140	3,759
Lake Mack-Forest Hills, FL	727	676	4,117	4,793
Mariaville Lake, NY	727	463	1,955	2,419
Melrose, NM	727	908	5,116	6,023
Hartville, MO	727	168	168	337
Chester, MA	727	577	2,494	3,070

Source: The Chester, MA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2015. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.