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Georgetown, MA crime & safety

Georgetown's reported crime rate is well below Massachusetts's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 8 violent crimes were reported in 2025.

Crime reported to police, trends and how Georgetown compares with the towns next door, from FBI data.

Reported crime, 2025

Georgetown at a glance

Violent crime
0.9
per 1,000 residents · Massachusetts 3
Property crime
2.8
per 1,000 residents · Massachusetts 10.4
Incidents reported
32
8 violent · 24 property
Since 2022
▼ 18%
change in reported property crime
Violent crime per 1,000
Georgetown 0.9
Massachusetts 3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Georgetown 2.8
Massachusetts 10.4
U.S. 15.5
Trend

Reported crime per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025

GeorgetownMassachusetts
02468101214 2022202320242025 Property Violent
Solid lines: property crime · dashed: violent crime.
Show as a table
YearGeorgetown propertyMassachusetts propertyGeorgetown violentMassachusetts violent
20223.410.90.83.3
20232.711.50.63.3
20243.111.30.33.2
20252.810.40.93
What gets reported

2025, by type

Larceny / theft
19
Burglary
4
Vehicle theft
1
Aggravated assault
8
Robbery
0
Rape
0
Homicide
0
Arson
0

Offenses reported to police, not convictions.

Who keeps Georgetown safe

Local public safety

👮 Georgetown Police DepartmentReports its crime counts to the FBI — the figures on this page.
🚨 EmergenciesCall 911. For non-emergency numbers, alerts and preparedness, see the town guide.

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Next door

Georgetown and its neighbors

Reported crime per 1,000 residents in each town's latest year. * = a count, for towns under 1,000 people.
TownViolentPropertyYear
Georgetown0.92.82025
Boxford00.82025
Groveland00.12025
Rowley0.62.22023
Newbury23.92025
How to read these numbers

What this data can and can't tell you

  • It's reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many thefts and some assaults are never reported.
  • Small numbers swing. In a town of about 8,600, a handful of incidents moves the rate noticeably from year to year. The trend matters more than any one year.
  • Visitors count too. Towns with a campus, highway, beach or shopping center see incidents involving people who don't live there, which raises the per-resident rate.
  • Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn't report a full year, not that nothing happened.

Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. This isn't an official statement of public safety — in an emergency, call 911.

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