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Three Massachusetts Towns Named Among Top 10 Safest In The Country: Study Three Massachusetts Towns Named Among Top 10 Safest In The Country: Study
Three Massachusetts Towns Named Among Top 10 Safest In The Country: Study It's safe to say it! Massachusetts is home to some of the safest towns in the entire country. MonkeyGeek conducted a study that ranked the top 15 safest small cities and towns in the United States by Crime Cost per Capita. Four of the top 15 communities were Massachusetts towns, with three of them landing in the top 10. They were Andover (3), Arlington (5), Needham (9), and North Andover (14). "MoneyGeek analyzed crime statistics and quantified the cost of those crimes to identify the safest and least safe small cities and towns — those with 30,000 to 100,000 residents," the site said. It…

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by David Cifarelli
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Car Thefts More Likely In Western Mass Than Anywhere Else In State - Metros Ranked Car Thefts More Likely In Western Mass Than Anywhere Else In State - Metros Ranked
Car Thefts More Likely In Western Mass Than Anywhere Else In State - Metros Ranked The Springfield metropolitan area has the highest vehicle-theft rate in Massachusetts, according to new crime analysis. In 2019, more than 1,000 motor vehicles were stolen from the Springfield Metropolitan Statistical region, which includes much of Hampden and Hampshire counties. That means in the Springfield metro area there were 145 car thefts per 100,000 people, according to insurance.com data.  Last year in the Boston metro area, over the same time period, the theft rate was 85. Massachusetts, much like neighboring states, has been experiencing a spike in car break-ins and t…

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by Kristin Palpini