Crime & Safety

FBI Report: How Much Violent Crime Happened in Tewksbury?

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

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

According to the report, Tewksbury saw 86 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.

There were eight reported rapes, eight robberies, and 70 aggravated assaults.

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Other crime stats for Tewksbury include 341 larcenies, 53 burglaries, 24 motor vehicle thefts and 418 property crimes.

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

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