Safety · Hanson

Hanson, MA crime & safety

Hanson's reported crime rate is well below Massachusetts's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 10 violent crimes were reported in 2025.

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

Reported crime, 2025

Hanson 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
40
10 violent · 30 property
Since 2022
▼ 26%
change in reported property crime
Violent crime per 1,000
Hanson 0.9
Massachusetts 3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Hanson 2.8
Massachusetts 10.4
U.S. 15.5
Trend

Reported crime per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025

HansonMassachusetts
02468101214 2022202320242025 Property Violent
Solid lines: property crime · dashed: violent crime.
Show as a table
YearHanson propertyMassachusetts propertyHanson violentMassachusetts violent
20223.810.91.43.3
20234.811.51.93.3
2024211.31.23.2
20252.810.40.93
What gets reported

2025, by type

Larceny / theft
21
Burglary
4
Vehicle theft
5
Aggravated assault
8
Robbery
0
Rape
2
Homicide
0
Arson
1

Offenses reported to police, not convictions.

Who keeps Hanson safe

Local public safety

👮 Hanson 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

Hanson and its neighbors

Reported crime per 1,000 residents in each town's latest year. * = a count, for towns under 1,000 people.
TownViolentPropertyYear
Hanson0.92.82025
Hanover0.982025
Pembroke0.53.22025
Halifax1.58.62025
East Bridgewater0.43.42025
Whitman2.16.82025

No town figures in the FBI's data: Hanson.

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 10,700, 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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