Crime & Safety

Mansfield Safer than Half of US Cities

Real estate data compiled by NeighborhoodScout.com shows if you live in Mansfield you have a 1 in 52 chance of becoming a victim of crime.

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

Mansfield is safer than 50 percent of the cities and towns in the U.S. of all population sizes, according to the report and the town's crime rate is lower than 41 percent of the communities in Massachusetts. If you live in Mansfield, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in the community is 1 in 52.

According to the data, Mansfield experiences an average of 444 total crimes annually (48 violent and 396 property).

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Residents’ chances of becoming a victim of a violent crime is 1 in 484, lower than the state average (1 in 233). The rate for property crimesis 17 per 1,000 residents.

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