CrimeMetric

Crime in Dartmouth, Massachusetts

Updated ·Vorp Labs

The model puts major crime in Dartmouth at about the U.S. rate per resident: 12% lower for persons crimes and about the same for property crimes. Expected major crimes are down 7.1% from a year earlier.

Where these numbers come from

The estimates start from what police agencies report to the FBI, modeled across Dartmouth's 21 census block groups for 34,468 residents. How Massachusetts residents' crime totals reach the FBI: detailed incident reports for 98.4%, summary counts only for 0.2% and no reporting agency of their own for 1.3% (shares of 2020 residents). Sources · Method

Why other sites show different numbers for Dartmouth:
  • Year: many show an agency's last full FBI year (often two years back). These figures are the model's estimate for the current year, release 2026-11-10.
  • Crimes counted: some add simple assault, vandalism or drug offenses to "violent" or "property" crime; here major crime is persons plus property crime, and social disorder is separate.
  • Area: an agency's totals cover its jurisdiction, which can differ from the city's limits; these are summed over the block groups inside Dartmouth.
  • Scale: a grade or a 1-to-100 score ranks places against each other; a rate per 1,000 residents and an index against the U.S. rate don't.
Major crime
17.3
per 1,000 residents a year
Index 100: about the U.S. rate
37% above the Massachusetts rate
down 7.1% in a year
Persons crimes
2.8
per 1,000 residents a year
Index 88: 12% below the U.S. rate
within 15% of the Massachusetts rate
down 4.3% in a year
Property crimes
14.5
per 1,000 residents a year
Index 103: about the U.S. rate
1.5 times the Massachusetts rate
down 7.6% in a year
Social disorder
21.5
per 1,000 residents a year
Index 93: 7% below the U.S. rate
40% above the Massachusetts rate
down 5.2% in a year

Rates are the model's estimates of reported crime per 1,000 residents a year. Index: 100 is the U.S. rate per resident; 200 is twice it. How we calculated this

How crime varies across Dartmouth

Half of residents live where the major-crime index is between 34 and 75.

Map of Dartmouth, with its census block groups shaded by major-crime index band
Pale gray: under 100 residents. Tap one to compare.
  • 0–5050.3%
  • 50–10026.1%
  • 100–2003.7%
  • 200–40017.7%
  • 400+2.1%

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Crime by type

Shoplifting stands out most, at 2.4 times the U.S. rate

Citywide indexWhere the middle half of residents live

IndexPer year

Persons crimes

Rape / sexual assault11914
Aggravated assault9375
Robbery457
Murder170

Property crimes

Shoplifting240263
Other larceny89153
Burglary5430
Theft from vehicle4440
Motor vehicle theft2413

Social disorder

Intimidation150117
Simple assault113284
Vandalism108153
Trespassing9274
Disorderly conduct9238
Weapons violations4415
Drugs and alcohol3662
When it happens

Highest on weekend daytimes

100 is the U.S. rate, same hours.

Monday to Friday, 6am to 6pm130
Sunday to Thursday nights, 6pm to 6am57
Saturday and Sunday, 6am to 6pm143
Friday and Saturday nights, 6pm to 6am69
Trend and outlook

Expected major crime fell 7.1% in a year; across Massachusetts it fell 5.7%

Past yearBy 2031
Major crime-7.1%MA -5.7%-8.2%MA -11.5%
Persons crimes-4.3%MA +0.2%+4.9%MA -0.8%
Property crimes-7.6%MA -7.4%-10.7%MA -14.9%
Social disorder-5.2%MA -1.6%+0.3%MA -4.6%

Change in the model's expected crimes, not a count of reports; Massachusetts in gray. 2031 is a model projection, not tested against past years.

Similar-size places

Dartmouth against U.S. places with 25,000 to 50,000 residents

256 of the 1,120 other places of this size have a major-crime index at least 15% above Dartmouth's, and 187 are within 15% of it; the middle of the group is 73. The 9 nearest in population:

Englewood, CO34,456273
Tupelo, MS34,432201
Goshen, IN34,554106
Dartmouth, MA34,468100
Temple City, CA34,41979
Los Gatos, CA34,51071
Lakeside, FL34,41070
Dunedin, FL34,41748
North Chicago, IL34,42141
Lower Makefield, PA34,38530

U.S. = 100. Residents in gray.

Nearby places

Dartmouth's major-crime index is higher than 5, lower than 2 and within 15% of 1 of its 8 nearest neighbors

The closest, Smith Mills (1 mi), is 3.1 times Dartmouth's rate.

Smith Mills1 mi307
Fall River10 mi133
Dartmouth100
New Bedford3 mi99
Bliss Corner2 mi75
Fairhaven5 mi55
Mattapoisett Center10 mi51
Town of Tiverton, RI10 mi38
Westport5 mi29

U.S. = 100. Miles between population centers.

Questions about crime in Dartmouth

Is Dartmouth safe?

Dartmouth's major-crime index is 100, about the U.S. rate per resident and higher than 81% of the 193 other Massachusetts places on CrimeMetric: violent crimes against people are 12% below the U.S. rate, and property crimes about the U.S. rate.

What is the crime rate in Dartmouth?

The model expects about 595 major crimes a year in Dartmouth, about 17.3 per 1,000 residents, about the U.S. rate.

Is crime going up or down in Dartmouth?

Expected major crimes in Dartmouth are down 7.1% from a year earlier; across Massachusetts they're down 5.7%.

What are the most common crimes in Dartmouth?

By the model's expected count, the most common crimes against people and property are shoplifting (about 263 a year), other larceny (about 153 a year) and aggravated assault (about 75 a year).

Are car break-ins common in Dartmouth?

The model expects about 40 thefts from vehicles a year in Dartmouth, 56% below the U.S. rate per resident.

Are car thefts common in Dartmouth?

The model expects about 13 motor vehicle thefts a year in Dartmouth, 76% below the U.S. rate per resident.

Is Dartmouth safe at night?

The model's major-crime index is 69 on Friday and Saturday nights from 6pm to 6am, against 143 at its highest in the daytime; 100 is the U.S. rate for the same hours. That's a citywide estimate per resident for those hours: it can't speak to a particular street, venue or evening. For one address, use the address lookup on this page.

Is crime in Dartmouth higher than the Massachusetts average?

Dartmouth's major-crime index is 100, 37% above the Massachusetts rate per resident. Massachusetts as a whole is 74, where 100 is the U.S. rate.

How does crime in Dartmouth compare with Smith Mills?

Smith Mills, 1 mile away, has a major-crime index of 307, 3.1 times Dartmouth's rate per resident. Dartmouth's is 100.

How we calculated this

Each police agency's crimes, as reported to the FBI or estimated where it didn't report, are spread across the census block groups it serves using population, jobs, points of interest and, where available, local incident records. Dartmouth's figures add up its 21 block groups. The index compares crimes per resident with the U.S. rate.

  • Dartmouth has no published incident records in our data, so its estimate relies on agency totals and neighborhood characteristics.
  • Rates are per resident, so places where many people work or visit but few live, such as downtowns, airports and stadiums, can read high.
  • Disorderly conduct and trespassing are modeled, because the FBI records them only through arrests.
  • Residents: 34,468. Model updated Nov 10, 2026. Release 2026-11-10

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CrimeMetric. "Crime in Dartmouth, Massachusetts." Vorp Labs, updated November 9, 2026 (model Nov 10, 2026). https://crimemetric.com/ma/dartmouth

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