Crime & Safety

FBI Report: How Much Violent Crime Happened in Chelmsford?

The FBI has released the 2014 Unified Crime Report which features statistics for crime in Chelmsford.

The FBI recently released its annual ”Crime in the United States” report, which includes information about Chelmsford.

The data provided includes “ the number of offenses that come to the attention of law enforcement for violent crime and property crime, as well as data regarding clearances of these offenses.”

According to the report, Chelmsford saw 30 violent crimes in 2014. Violent crime includes offenses involving force or the threat of force: murder and non-negligent manslaughter, rape, robbery and aggravated assault, according to the FBI.

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There were seven robberies, 23 aggravated assaults and one arson.

Other crime stats for Chelmsford include 513 larcenies, 39 burglaries, 13 motor vehicle thefts and 565 property crimes.

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Nationally, violent crime decreased nationally last year by 0.2 percent from 2013, according to the report.

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