CrimeMetric

Crime in Town of Andover, Massachusetts

Updated ·Vorp Labs

The model puts major crime in Town of Andover at 67% below the U.S. rate per resident: 71% lower for persons crimes and 67% lower for property crimes. Expected major crimes are down 16.3% from a year earlier.

Where these numbers come from

The estimates start from what police agencies report to the FBI, modeled across Town of Andover's 22 census block groups for 37,274 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 Town of Andover:
  • 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 Town of Andover.
  • 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
5.6
per 1,000 residents a year
Index 33: 67% below the U.S. rate
56% below the Massachusetts rate
down 16.3% in a year
Persons crimes
0.9
per 1,000 residents a year
Index 29: 71% below the U.S. rate
70% below the Massachusetts rate
up 5.8% in a year
Property crimes
4.7
per 1,000 residents a year
Index 33: 67% below the U.S. rate
51% below the Massachusetts rate
down 19.6% in a year
Social disorder
5.2
per 1,000 residents a year
Index 23: 78% below the U.S. rate
66% below the Massachusetts rate
down 4.1% 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 Town of Andover

Half of residents live where the major-crime index is between 20 and 36.

Map of Town of Andover, with its census block groups shaded by major-crime index band
Pale gray: under 100 residents. Tap one to compare.
  • 0–5079.8%
  • 50–10017.4%
  • 100–2002.8%
  • 200–4000.0%
  • 400+0.0%

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Crime by type

Every crime type in Town of Andover is near or below the U.S. rate

Citywide indexWhere the middle half of residents live

IndexPer year
When it happens

Highest on weekday daytimes

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

Monday to Friday, 6am to 6pm43
Sunday to Thursday nights, 6pm to 6am25
Saturday and Sunday, 6am to 6pm33
Friday and Saturday nights, 6pm to 6am20
Trend and outlook

Expected major crime fell 16.3% in a year; across Massachusetts it fell 5.7%

Past yearBy 2031
Major crime-16.3%MA -5.7%-13.3%MA -11.5%
Persons crimes+5.8%MA +0.2%+0.5%MA -0.8%
Property crimes-19.6%MA -7.4%-16.0%MA -14.9%
Social disorder-4.1%MA -1.6%-4.3%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

Town of Andover against U.S. places with 25,000 to 50,000 residents

948 of the 1,120 other places of this size have a major-crime index at least 15% above Town of Andover's, and 105 are within 15% of it; the middle of the group is 73. The 9 nearest in population:

Chillum, MD37,240181
Richmond, IN37,31393
Natick, MA37,27276
Duluth, GA37,31243
Oakton, VA37,28534
Town of Andover, MA37,27433

U.S. = 100. Residents in gray.

Nearby places

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

The closest, Andover (1 mi), is within 15% of Town of Andover's rate.

Lowell8 mi98
Lawrence4 mi65
Tewksbury4 mi48
Andover1 mi37
Town of Andover33

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

Questions about crime in Town of Andover

Is Town of Andover safe?

Town of Andover's major-crime index is 33, 67% below the U.S. rate per resident and lower than 78% of the 193 other Massachusetts places on CrimeMetric: violent crimes against people are 71% below the U.S. rate, and property crimes 67% below the U.S. rate.

What is the crime rate in Town of Andover?

The model expects about 209 major crimes a year in Town of Andover, about 5.6 per 1,000 residents, 67% below the U.S. rate.

Is crime going up or down in Town of Andover?

Expected major crimes in Town of Andover are down 16.3% from a year earlier; across Massachusetts they're down 5.7%.

What are the most common crimes in Town of Andover?

By the model's expected count, the most common crimes against people and property are other larceny (about 68 a year), theft from vehicle (about 60 a year) and aggravated assault (about 29 a year).

Are car break-ins common in Town of Andover?

The model expects about 60 thefts from vehicles a year in Town of Andover, 39% below the U.S. rate per resident.

Are car thefts common in Town of Andover?

The model expects about 9 motor vehicle thefts a year in Town of Andover, 85% below the U.S. rate per resident.

Is Town of Andover safe at night?

The model's major-crime index is 25 on Sunday to Thursday nights from 6pm to 6am, against 43 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 Town of Andover higher than the Massachusetts average?

Town of Andover's major-crime index is 33, 56% below the Massachusetts rate per resident. Massachusetts as a whole is 74, where 100 is the U.S. rate.

How does crime in Town of Andover compare with Andover?

Andover, 1 mile away, has a major-crime index of 37, within 15% of Town of Andover's rate per resident. Town of Andover's is 33.

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. Town of Andover's figures add up its 22 block groups. The index compares crimes per resident with the U.S. rate.

  • Town of Andover 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: 37,274. Model updated Nov 10, 2026. Release 2026-11-10

Full method and validation·Data sources

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CrimeMetric. "Crime in Town of Andover, Massachusetts." Vorp Labs, updated November 9, 2026 (model Nov 10, 2026). https://crimemetric.com/ma/town-of-andover

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