Barnstable County, MA Theft Rates and Theft Maps

Crime Grade's theft map shows the safest places in Barnstable County in green. The most dangerous areas in Barnstable County are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Barnstable County, MA Safe from Theft?

The A grade means the rate of theft is much lower than the average US county. Barnstable County is in the 92nd percentile for safety, meaning 8% of counties are safer and 92% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Barnstable County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of theft in Barnstable County is 6.521 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Barnstable County generally consider the southeast part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of theft in Barnstable County may be as high as 1 in 85 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 311 in the southeast part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more theft occurs in the southwest parts of Barnstable County, MA: about 347 per year. The southeast part of Barnstable County has fewer cases of theft with only 2 in a typical year.

How Barnstable County's Theft Rate Compares

The chart below compares the theft rate in Barnstable County to the Massachusetts state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the theft rate, Barnstable County is safer than the Massachusetts state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Theft in Barnstable County, MA

Theft is projected to cost the residents of Barnstable County about $8,496,749 in 2025, or roughly $34 per resident. This is part of Barnstable County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Barnstable County, including every crime type and how Barnstable County compares to other counties.

Interpreting the Theft Map

Remember that theft rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Barnstable County's crime maps on the Barnstable County overall crime page.

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Individual Barnstable County Crime Maps & Stats

Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of theft in Barnstable County is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Barnstable County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Dukes County, MA	A	C	A	A
Nantucket County, MA	B+	D	B	B-
Plymouth County, MA	A+	B+	A	A
Bristol County, MA	A	B-	A-	A-
Bristol County, RI	A	A+	A	A
Newport County, RI	B+	A+	B+	B
Providence County, RI	B+	A-	B	B-
Kent County, RI	A-	A+	A-	B+
Washington County, RI	A+	A+	A+	A
Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT	A	A+	B+	B

Theft in County with Similar Populations

Barnstable County is lower versus other counties of the same size for theft. The table below compares theft in counties with comparable overall population.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Montgomery County, AL	D-	D-	D-	D
Kern County, CA	C	D+	D+	D+
Manatee County, FL	A+	A	A	A
Chatham County, GA	C-	C	C	D
Frederick County, MD	B-	B+	B+	B
Essex County, MA	A	B	B	A
Escambia County, FL	A	B	B	B
Erie County, PA	B	C-	C-	C+
Erie County, NY	B	D+	D+	C-
Charleston County, SC	D-	D	D	D-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Barnstable County, MA average SchoolGrade of B, with 47% actual proficiency versus 45% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Barnstable County schools on SchoolGrade

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