Report: Walpole Safer than 61 Percent of US Cities

Walpole has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average of communities similar in population size, according to real estate data compiled by NeighborhoodScout.com.

Walpole is safer than 61 percent of the cities and towns in the U.S. of all population sizes, according to the report and only 43 percent of the communities in Massachusetts have a lower crime rate than Walpole. If you live in Walpole, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in the community is 1 in 64.

According to the data, Walpole experiences an average of 378 total crimes annually (21 violent and 357 property).

Residents’ chances of becoming a victim of a violent crime is 1 in 1,154, much lower than the state average (1 in 233). Property crimes are more likely to occur in Walpole as 1 in 68 residents may become a victim of property crime in town.

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