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
Eastham is safer than the majority of cities, towns, and villages in America (61%) and also has a lower crime rate than 45% of the communities in Massachusetts, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime data. How risky is that? Your chance of becoming a victim in Eastham is one in 139 based on the total crime rate (violent and property crimes, combined). In America overall, your chance of becoming a victim of crime is 1 in 43.
Compared to other communities of similar population size, Eastham has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Eastham is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.
Now let us turn to take a look at how Eastham 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 Eastham.
NeighborhoodScout's research shows that Eastham'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 Eastham is one in 728.
NeighborhoodScout's analysis of property crime reveals that the property crime rate in Eastham 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 Eastham than in most communities in America. Your chance of becoming a victim of property crime if you live here? Just one in 171.
(100 is safest)
Violent | Property | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
Number of Crimes |
8 |
34 |
42 |
Crime Rate
|
1.37 |
5.84 |
7.21 |
Murder | Rape | Robbery | Assault | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Report Total | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
Rate per 1,000 | 0.00 | 0.34 | 0.00 | 1.03 |
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 |
burglary | theft | motor vehicle theft | |
---|---|---|---|
Report Total | 5 | 29 | 0 |
Rate per 1,000 | 0.86 | 4.98 | 0.00 |
burglary | theft | motor vehicle theft | |
---|---|---|---|
Report Total | 899,293 | 4,672,363 | 942,173 |
Rate per 1,000 | 2.70 | 14.02 | 2.83 |