CrimeMetric

Crime in Town of Webster, Massachusetts

Updated ·Vorp Labs

The model puts major crime in Town of Webster at 33% below the U.S. rate per resident: 1.6 times for persons crimes and 54% lower for property crimes. Expected major crimes are down 6.9% from a year earlier.

Where these numbers come from

The estimates start from what police agencies report to the FBI, modeled across Town of Webster's 14 census block groups for 17,888 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 Webster:
  • 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 Webster.
  • 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
11.4
per 1,000 residents a year
Index 67: 33% below the U.S. rate
within 15% of the Massachusetts rate
down 6.9% in a year
Persons crimes
5.0
per 1,000 residents a year
Index 160: 1.6 times the U.S. rate
1.7 times the Massachusetts rate
down 3.8% in a year
Property crimes
6.4
per 1,000 residents a year
Index 46: 54% below the U.S. rate
33% below the Massachusetts rate
down 9.2% in a year
Social disorder
21.9
per 1,000 residents a year
Index 95: 5% below the U.S. rate
43% above the Massachusetts rate
down 5.3% 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 Webster

Half of residents live where the major-crime index is between 42 and 97.

Map of Town of Webster, with its census block groups shaded by major-crime index band
Pale gray: under 100 residents. Tap one to compare.
  • 0–5033.8%
  • 50–10044.9%
  • 100–20021.3%
  • 200–4000.0%
  • 400+0.0%

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Crime by type

Rape / sexual assault and aggravated assault stand out most, at about 1.8 times 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 6pm74
Sunday to Thursday nights, 6pm to 6am66
Saturday and Sunday, 6am to 6pm61
Friday and Saturday nights, 6pm to 6am53
Trend and outlook

Expected major crime fell 6.9% in a year; across Massachusetts it fell 5.7%

Past yearBy 2031
Major crime-6.9%MA -5.7%-9.3%MA -11.5%
Persons crimes-3.8%MA +0.2%-0.4%MA -0.8%
Property crimes-9.2%MA -7.4%-16.3%MA -14.9%
Social disorder-5.3%MA -1.6%-5.7%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 Webster against U.S. places with 10,000 to 25,000 residents

1,071 of the 2,480 other places of this size have a major-crime index at least 15% above Town of Webster's, and 363 are within 15% of it; the middle of the group is 67. The 9 nearest in population:

Town of Webster, MA17,88867
Clive, IA17,88561
Calera, AL17,89155

U.S. = 100. Residents in gray.

Nearby places

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

The closest, Webster (1 mi), is 17% above Town of Webster's rate.

Webster1 mi78
Town of Webster67
Oxford4 mi53
Dudley3 mi20

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

Questions about crime in Town of Webster

Is Town of Webster safe?

Town of Webster's major-crime index is 67, 33% below the U.S. rate per resident and higher than 55% of the 193 other Massachusetts places on CrimeMetric: violent crimes against people are 1.6 times the U.S. rate, and property crimes 54% below the U.S. rate.

What is the crime rate in Town of Webster?

The model expects about 205 major crimes a year in Town of Webster, about 11.4 per 1,000 residents, 33% below the U.S. rate.

Is crime going up or down in Town of Webster?

Expected major crimes in Town of Webster are down 6.9% from a year earlier; across Massachusetts they're down 5.7%.

What are the most common crimes in Town of Webster?

By the model's expected count, the most common crimes against people and property are aggravated assault (about 75 a year), other larceny (about 60 a year) and burglary (about 17 a year).

Are car break-ins common in Town of Webster?

The model expects about 12 thefts from vehicles a year in Town of Webster, 75% below the U.S. rate per resident.

Are car thefts common in Town of Webster?

The model expects about 12 motor vehicle thefts a year in Town of Webster, 57% below the U.S. rate per resident.

Is Town of Webster safe at night?

The model's major-crime index is 66 on Sunday to Thursday nights from 6pm to 6am, against 74 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 Webster higher than the Massachusetts average?

Town of Webster's major-crime index is 67, within 15% of the Massachusetts rate per resident. Massachusetts as a whole is 74, where 100 is the U.S. rate.

How does crime in Town of Webster compare with Webster?

Webster, 1 mile away, has a major-crime index of 78, 17% above Town of Webster's rate per resident. Town of Webster's is 67.

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 Webster's figures add up its 14 block groups. The index compares crimes per resident with the U.S. rate.

  • Town of Webster 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: 17,888. Model updated Nov 10, 2026. Release 2026-11-10

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

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