Crime in Town of Dennis, Massachusetts
Updated ·Vorp Labs
The model puts major crime in Town of Dennis at 37% below the U.S. rate per resident: about the same for persons crimes and 46% lower for property crimes. Expected major crimes are down 6.9% from a year earlier.
- Modeled from FBI crime data for the police agencies serving Town of Dennis. Where an agency didn't report to the FBI, its totals are estimated from its past reports or similar agencies.
- The model estimates about 10.8 major crimes per 1,000 residents a year (3.3 violent, 7.5 property), against 17.2 for the U.S.
- By the model's major-crime rate per resident, Town of Dennis is higher than 51% of the 193 other Massachusetts places and lower than 46% of the 8,446 other places nationwide on CrimeMetric.
Where these numbers come from
The estimates start from what police agencies report to the FBI, modeled across Town of Dennis's 18 census block groups for 14,828 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
- 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 Dennis.
- 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.
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 Dennis
Half of residents live where the major-crime index is between 37 and 70.
- 0–5041.0%
- 50–10046.6%
- 100–20012.4%
- 200–4000.0%
- 400+0.0%
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Rape / sexual assault and aggravated assault stand out most, at about 20% above the U.S. rate
Citywide indexWhere the middle half of residents live
Property crimes
Social disorder
Highest on weekday daytimes
100 is the U.S. rate, same hours.
Expected major crime fell 6.9% in a year; across Massachusetts it fell 5.7%
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.
Town of Dennis against U.S. places with 10,000 to 25,000 residents
1,132 of the 2,480 other places of this size have a major-crime index at least 15% above Town of Dennis's, and 367 are within 15% of it; the middle of the group is 67. The 9 nearest in population:
U.S. = 100. Residents in gray.
Town of Dennis's major-crime index is higher than 6, lower than 1 and within 15% of 1 of its 8 nearest neighbors
The closest, South Dennis (under 1 mi), is 25% above Town of Dennis's rate.
U.S. = 100. Miles between population centers.
Questions about crime in Town of Dennis
Is Town of Dennis safe?
Town of Dennis's major-crime index is 63, 37% below the U.S. rate per resident and higher than 51% of the 193 other Massachusetts places on CrimeMetric: violent crimes against people are about the U.S. rate, and property crimes 46% below the U.S. rate.
What is the crime rate in Town of Dennis?
The model expects about 161 major crimes a year in Town of Dennis, about 10.8 per 1,000 residents, 37% below the U.S. rate.
Is crime going up or down in Town of Dennis?
Expected major crimes in Town of Dennis are down 6.9% from a year earlier; across Massachusetts they're down 5.7%.
What are the most common crimes in Town of Dennis?
By the model's expected count, the most common crimes against people and property are other larceny (about 70 a year), aggravated assault (about 42 a year) and burglary (about 18 a year).
Are car break-ins common in Town of Dennis?
The model expects about 6 thefts from vehicles a year in Town of Dennis, 84% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Are car thefts common in Town of Dennis?
The model expects about 4 motor vehicle thefts a year in Town of Dennis, 82% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Is Town of Dennis safe at night?
The model's major-crime index is 42 on Sunday to Thursday nights from 6pm to 6am, against 82 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 Dennis higher than the Massachusetts average?
Town of Dennis's major-crime index is 63, 14% 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 Dennis compare with South Dennis?
South Dennis, under a mile away, has a major-crime index of 79, 25% above Town of Dennis's rate per resident. Town of Dennis's is 63.
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 Dennis's figures add up its 18 block groups. The index compares crimes per resident with the U.S. rate.
- Town of Dennis 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: 14,828. Model updated Nov 10, 2026. Release 2026-11-10
Full method and validation·Data sources
CrimeMetric. "Crime in Town of Dennis, Massachusetts." Vorp Labs, updated November 9, 2026 (model Nov 10, 2026). https://crimemetric.com/ma/town-of-dennis
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