Crime & Safety
Violent Crime Statistics Across the Region
Where does Wilmington stack up compared to surrounding towns?
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.
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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
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