Crime & Safety in Gloucester
Gloucester's crime rate runs genuinely below the national average, a real, moderate-not-extreme positive this record discloses without overstating it.
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Learn moreA genuinely below-national-average crime rate
Gloucester's overall crime-rate index (15.32) runs genuinely, substantially below the national index (33.37), with both violent and property crime also running below national figures.
A moderate, not extreme, safety ranking
Gloucester ranks in approximately the 66th percentile for safety -- safer than roughly two-thirds of comparably-measured cities, but less safe than the remaining third, a real, moderate positive.
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Key takeaways
- Gloucester's crime-rate index runs genuinely, substantially below the national average.
- Gloucester ranks in approximately the 66th percentile for safety -- a real, moderate-not-extreme positive.
- Confirm current, address-specific crime data directly with the Gloucester Police Department.
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