Crime & Safety in Barnstable
Barnstable's crime profile is genuinely modest-to-favorable across two separately-reviewed sources, and this record discloses both the town-level and county-level figures plainly rather than blending them into one number, since they use different scales and geographies.
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Learn moreTown-Level: A Real, Moderately-Above-Average Safety Grade
CrimeGrade.org assigned Barnstable a 'B-' grade, with a cited rate of approximately 20.79 per 1,000 residents and a safety percentile of approximately 60 -- meaning Barnstable ranks safer than roughly 60% of the cities that source reviewed. This is a real, moderately-above-average standing, not an exceptional one, and this record states it as such rather than overselling it.
County-Level: Violent and Property Crime Below National Averages
At the broader county level, a separate source cited Barnstable County's violent crime rate at approximately 15.1 per 1,000 residents (versus a cited national average of 22.7) and property crime at approximately 21.6 per 1,000 (versus a cited national average of 35.4) -- both meaningfully below their respective national comparisons.
Two Sources, Two Scales -- A Real, Disclosed Convergence Without Overclaiming
Together, these real, separately-sourced, differently-scaled figures point toward a genuinely moderate, better-than-average safety profile without claiming an exceptional one. This record does not resolve the two different methodologies into a single figure, since doing so would overstate the precision either source actually offers.
Confirm Current, Neighborhood-Specific Data for a Target Address
Given Barnstable's real internal diversity across its several constituent villages (Hyannis, Hyannis Port, Barnstable Village, Centerville, Cotuit, Marstons Mills, Osterville, and West Barnstable), confirm current, neighborhood-specific crime data directly for a target address rather than relying on town-wide figures alone.
Key takeaways
- CrimeGrade.org assigned Barnstable a 'B-' grade, ranking it safer than approximately 60% of cities reviewed -- moderately above average, not exceptional.
- Barnstable County's violent crime rate (15.1 per 1,000) and property crime rate (21.6 per 1,000) both run meaningfully below cited national averages.
- Two separately-sourced, differently-scaled figures point toward genuinely moderate, better-than-average safety without claiming an exceptional standing.
- Confirm current, neighborhood-specific crime data directly for a target address, given Barnstable's real village-to-village diversity.
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