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Austin Preparatory School

Austin Preparatory School, located in Reading, Massachusetts, is an independent Catholic prep school rooted in the Augustinian tradition. Serving students in grades 6 through 12, Austin Prep has cultivated a close-knit learning community since its founding in 1961. Guided by its mission to inspire hearts to unite, minds to inquire, and hands to serve, the school challenges students through a rigorous college preparatory program that includes honors and Advanced Placement courses, personalized instruction, and intentionally small classes. An Austin Prep education is preparation for the journey of life. Beyond academics, the school’s unwritten curriculum – the lived expression of veritas, unitas, and caritas (truth, unity, and love) – forms the heart of its mission. “At Austin Prep, we are on a journey that is life-changing and important,” says Head of School James Hickey, Ph.D. “Our patron, St. Augustine, embarked on a journey for the truth. At our core is an institution on the same journey, committed to exemplary teaching and learning.” Serving grades 6–12 under one roof allows this leading prep school to guide students through every stage of development—academic, social, emotional, physical, and spiritual. Community stands at the center of this experience, nurturing belonging and inspiring students to lead lives of purpose. Austin Prep athletics teams, competing in the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC), are recognized among the best north of Boston, reflecting the same drive and integrity found in the classroom. Nearly every graduate continues on to a four-year college, prepared not only for success in higher education but for a meaningful life shaped by faith, friendship, and service.

Middlesex County

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Boston Metropolitan Area

Reading

Massachusetts

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Violent crime is considered any crime in which force is used upon the victim. These crimes include rape, murder, robbery. The data below is courtesy the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The data does not break down what type of crimes were accounted for in each community. Lowell and Lawrence lead the list with the most instances of violent crime while North Andover has the lowest. Despite several high-profile incidents during the past year, Reading ranks squarely amongst the areas safest communities in terms of violent crime. Community Violent Crime Per 1,000 Residents, 2010 Total Violent Crime Andover 0.4 15 Chelmsford 2 67 Dracut 0.2 5 Haverhill 5.7 350 Lawrence 9.1 631 Littleton 0.6 5 Lowell 11.6 1,191 Melrose 1.3 35 Methuen 2.4 105 North Andover 0.3 7 North Reading 1.5 21 Reading 0.6 13 Tewksbury 2.9 88 Westford 1.1 24 Wilmington 1.6 35

Violent crime is considered any crime in which force is used upon the victim. These crimes include rape, murder, robbery.

The data below is courtesy the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The data does not break down what type of crimes were accounted for in each community. Lowell and Lawrence lead the list with the most instances of violent crime while North Andover has the lowest.

Despite several high-profile incidents during the past year, Reading ranks squarely amongst the areas safest communities in terms of violent crime. Community Violent Crime Per 1,000 Residents, 2010 Total Violent Crime Andover 0.4 15 Chelmsford 2 67 Dracut 0.2 5 Haverhill 5.7 350 Lawrence 9.1 631 Littleton 0.6 5 Lowell 11.6 1,191 Melrose 1.3 35 Methuen 2.4 105 North Andover 0.3 7 North Reading 1.5 21 Reading 0.6 13 Tewksbury 2.9 88 Westford 1.1 24 Wilmington 1.6 35

A look at the violent crime rates in the area.