CrimeMetric

Crime in Town of Spencer, Massachusetts

Updated ·Vorp Labs

The model puts major crime in Town of Spencer at 80% below the U.S. rate per resident: 71% lower for persons crimes and 81% lower for property crimes. Expected major crimes are down 7.9% from a year earlier.

Where these numbers come from

The estimates start from what police agencies report to the FBI, modeled across Town of Spencer's 9 census block groups for 12,195 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 Spencer:
  • 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 Spencer.
  • 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
3.5
per 1,000 residents a year
Index 21: 80% below the U.S. rate
72% below the Massachusetts rate
down 7.9% 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
down 4.5% in a year
Property crimes
2.6
per 1,000 residents a year
Index 19: 81% below the U.S. rate
73% below the Massachusetts rate
down 9.0% in a year
Social disorder
3.9
per 1,000 residents a year
Index 17: 83% below the U.S. rate
75% below the Massachusetts rate
down 6.7% 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 Spencer

Half of residents live where the major-crime index is between 9 and 26.

Map of Town of Spencer, with its census block groups shaded by major-crime index band
Pale gray: under 100 residents. Tap one to compare.
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  • 50–1000.0%
  • 100–2000.0%
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Crime by type

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

Citywide indexWhere the middle half of residents live

IndexPer year

Persons crimes

Rape / sexual assault542
Aggravated assault298
Murder180
Robbery80

Property crimes

Other larceny3018
Burglary204
Motor vehicle theft163
Shoplifting135
Theft from vehicle52

Social disorder

Vandalism3116
Weapons violations182
Disorderly conduct173
Trespassing175
Drugs and alcohol148
Simple assault1311
Intimidation113
When it happens

Highest on weekday daytimes

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

Monday to Friday, 6am to 6pm28
Sunday to Thursday nights, 6pm to 6am13
Saturday and Sunday, 6am to 6pm25
Friday and Saturday nights, 6pm to 6am13
Trend and outlook

Expected major crime fell 7.9% in a year; across Massachusetts it fell 5.7%

Past yearBy 2031
Major crime-7.9%MA -5.7%-11.2%MA -11.5%
Persons crimes-4.5%MA +0.2%+0.6%MA -0.8%
Property crimes-9.0%MA -7.4%-15.2%MA -14.9%
Social disorder-6.7%MA -1.6%-7.8%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 Spencer against U.S. places with 10,000 to 25,000 residents

2,371 of the 2,480 other places of this size have a major-crime index at least 15% above Town of Spencer's, and 92 are within 15% of it; the middle of the group is 67. The 9 nearest in population:

Kings Mountain, NC12,199139
Somersworth, NH12,187109
Dayton, TX12,20474
Lawrenceburg, TN12,20168
St. Marys, PA12,18751
Exeter, NH12,20031
East Bay, MI12,20128
Plano, IL12,19227
Town of Spencer, MA12,19521
New Baltimore, MI12,19718

U.S. = 100. Residents in gray.

Nearby places

Town of Spencer's major-crime index is lower than 7 and within 15% of 1 of its 8 nearest neighbors

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

Worcester9 mi105
Millbury12 mi93
Auburn8 mi82
Leicester4 mi60
Town of Sturbridge11 mi57
Oxford11 mi53
Town of Oxford11 mi44
Spencerunder 1 mi23
Town of Spencer21

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

Questions about crime in Town of Spencer

Is Town of Spencer safe?

Town of Spencer's major-crime index is 21, 80% below the U.S. rate per resident and lower than 94% of the 193 other Massachusetts places on CrimeMetric: violent crimes against people are 71% below the U.S. rate, and property crimes 81% below the U.S. rate.

What is the crime rate in Town of Spencer?

The model expects about 43 major crimes a year in Town of Spencer, about 3.5 per 1,000 residents, 80% below the U.S. rate.

Is crime going up or down in Town of Spencer?

Expected major crimes in Town of Spencer are down 7.9% from a year earlier; across Massachusetts they're down 5.7%.

What are the most common crimes in Town of Spencer?

By the model's expected count, the most common crimes against people and property are other larceny (about 18 a year), aggravated assault (about 8 a year) and shoplifting (about 5 a year).

Are car break-ins common in Town of Spencer?

The model expects about 2 thefts from vehicles a year in Town of Spencer, 95% below the U.S. rate per resident.

Are car thefts common in Town of Spencer?

The model expects about 3 motor vehicle thefts a year in Town of Spencer, 84% below the U.S. rate per resident.

Is Town of Spencer safe at night?

The model's major-crime index is 13 on Friday and Saturday nights from 6pm to 6am, against 28 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 Spencer higher than the Massachusetts average?

Town of Spencer's major-crime index is 21, 72% 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 Spencer compare with Spencer?

Spencer, under a mile away, has a major-crime index of 23, within 15% of Town of Spencer's rate per resident. Town of Spencer's is 21.

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 Spencer's figures add up its 9 block groups. The index compares crimes per resident with the U.S. rate.

  • Town of Spencer 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: 12,195. Model updated Nov 10, 2026. Release 2026-11-10

Full method and validation·Data sources

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

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