Photo: T.S. Custadio ToddC4176 15:04, 3 February 2007 (UTC) · CC BY-SA 3.0Recorded crime per resident in Swansea rose 49% from 2023 to 2025
Of the 4 towns on its borders with figures, 3 record less crime per resident. Typical years here bring 1.5 violent crimes plus 7.8 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents, against 3.0 plus 10.3 in the rest of Massachusetts. Swansea’s overall Safety Grade is B (#162 of 276 graded towns in Massachusetts): less crime per resident than 62% of U.S. towns, on crimes its police reported from 2023 to 2025.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of MA” is every other Massachusetts city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Swansea
3 of the 4 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 4 Massachusetts towns on Swansea’s borders, 4 have a Safety Grade: Rehoboth (A), Dighton (B+), Somerset (B), Seekonk (C+). Neighbors ↓
Among Massachusetts towns, closer to the middle
Massachusetts’ cities and towns report less crime than most states’, so Swansea’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 41% of the 276 Massachusetts towns we grade, against 62% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
Reported crime is rising
Crime reported per resident rose from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Swansea’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are lower than in most U.S. towns; property crime is the stronger of the two.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | Swansea property | Rest of Massachusetts property | Swansea violent | Rest of Massachusetts violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6.9 | 10.5 | 1.5 | 3.2 |
| 2023 | 6.4 | 10.9 | 1.4 | 3.1 |
| 2024 | 7.3 | 10.3 | 1.3 | 3.0 |
| 2025 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 1.8 | 2.9 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident rose from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Massachusetts.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Swansea | Rest of Massachusetts | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Swansea’s police reported 79 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 1.5 per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.0 in the rest of Massachusetts and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Crime in Swansea per 1,000 residents
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
And about 2 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
204 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
31 violent and 173 property, as reported to the FBI by Swansea’s police.
11 people died in crashes on Swansea’s roads in 2019–2023
Swansea had 11 fatal crashes in five years, in which 11 people died; 2 were pedestrians. 4 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 12.7 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Massachusetts towns of 5,000–25,000 people (5.2, 222 towns).
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Swansea and its neighbors
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Massachusetts towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swansea | B | 1.5 | 7.8 |
| Amesbury | B+ | 1.4 | 5.8 |
| South Hadley | B | 1.7 | 7.1 |
| Auburn | C | 3.6 | 12.1 |
| Webster | C | 5.9 | 8.0 |
| Greenfield | C− | 5.7 | 17.5 |
The five graded Massachusetts towns closest to Swansea’s population (17,701), by grade.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Swansea. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Swansea’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (17,582 in 2025); our figure for Swansea is 17,701 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Swansea
Is Swansea, MA safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Swansea reports less crime per resident than 62% of U.S. towns, a B Safety Grade and #162 of 276 in Massachusetts. Its police reported 1.5 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.0 in the rest of Massachusetts and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Swansea?
1.5 violent and 7.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Massachusetts reports 3.0 and 10.3; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is Swansea safer than Somerset?
Somerset reports less crime per resident than Swansea: Somerset grades B for safety and Swansea B. Somerset’s police reported 1.8 violent and 6.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Swansea?
Swansea’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Swansea”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.