The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Methuen Town, MA: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C
Property Crime Grade	B-
Other Crime Grade	B+

Which crimes are included?

$16.2 million

Cost of Crime™ for Methuen Town, MA

In 2025, crime will cost $810 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Methuen Town with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Methuen Town, MA Safe?

The B overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Methuen Town's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. Methuen Town sits in the 62nd percentile, ahead of 62% of cities and behind 38%. The grade covers only Methuen Town's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Methuen Town is 20.18 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 44 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 62 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Methuen Town, MA report the most crime, about 225 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 5 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Methuen Town, MA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Methuen Town for 2025 is $16,217,722, about $287 per resident and $810 per household. That equals 0.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 57.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 30.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.0%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Methuen Town Compared to Other Cities?

Methuen Town, MA:	$287
Provincetown, MA:	$798
East Sandwich, MA:	$119
Massachusetts:	$274
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Methuen Town is $287 per year, which is $177 less than the national average and $13 more than Massachusetts's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Methuen Town:

In Provincetown, MA, crime costs $798 per person, which is $511 more than in Methuen Town.
In East Sandwich, MA, crime costs $119 per person, which is $168 less than in Methuen Town

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Methuen Town for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Methuen Town	Cost per Methuen Town Resident
Murder	$2.79 million	$49
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.69 million	$30
Robbery	$779,937	$14
Assault	$3.93 million	$70
Kidnapping	$471,097	$8
Vehicle Theft	$1.04 million	$18
Burglary	$723,487	$13
Theft	$2.54 million	$45
Arson	$64,364	$1
Vandalism	$1.45 million	$26
Animal Cruelty	$11,980	$0
Drug Crimes	$524,060	$9
Identity Theft	$193,401	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$16,217,722	$287

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Methuen Town, MA

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Methuen Town totals $28,060,308 ($497 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $44,278,030 ($784 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The northeast part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Methuen Town has 4, do the same, and of Methuen Town's 56,486 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Methuen Town Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Methuen Town residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.421
Robbery	0.4390
Rape	0.4930
Murder	0.0263
Total Violent Crime	3.379 (C)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	8.689
Vehicle Theft	1.194
Burglary	1.412
Arson	0.0472
Total Property Crime	11.34 (B-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1375
Drug Crimes	1.254
Vandalism	3.600
Identity Theft	0.4424
Animal Cruelty	0.0287
Total "Other" Rate	5.463 (B+)

Individual Methuen Town Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Methuen Town is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Methuen Town.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Lawrence, MA	B-	D+	B-
Methuen, MA	B-	B-	C
Salem, NH	C+	A	C+
North Andover, MA	B	C+	B-
Andover, MA	A-	B	A-
Haverhill, MA	B+	C-	B+
Pelham, NH	A-	A+	A
Dracut, MA	B+	C+	B
Groveland, MA	A+	A	A+
Atkinson, NH	A	A	A

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Methuen Town is lower versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Union, NJ	B-	B+	B+
Greensburg, PA	B+	A-	A-
Hoffman Estates, IL	B-	A-	A-
Winter Garden, FL	A-	B+	B+
West Sacramento, CA	D+	D	D
West Chester, OH	B-	A	A
Logan, UT	C+	C+	C+
Webster, NY	A-	A	A
Vero Beach, FL	A	A-	A-
Greenwood, SC	D-	D-	D-

Considering only the crime rate, Methuen Town is as safe as the Massachusetts state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Methuen Town, MA average SchoolGrade of C-, with 34% actual proficiency versus 32% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Methuen Town schools on SchoolGrade

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