With a crime rate for both violent and property crime combined of 7 per 1,000 residents, the crime rate in Shrewsbury is one of the lower rates in America among communities of all sizes (lower than 65% of America's communities). One's chance of becoming a victim of crime in Shrewsbury is one in 152. Compared to communities within Massachusetts, Shrewsbury‘s crime rate is lower than nearly 49% of the state's cities and towns. It is for these reasons that Shrewsbury is ranked as one of the top 100 safest cities in the U.S.A.

Compared to other communities of similar population size, Shrewsbury has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Shrewsbury is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Shrewsbury does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Shrewsbury.

For Shrewsbury, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Shrewsbury than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 9951, which is a violent crime rate of 0 per one thousand inhabitants.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Shrewsbury; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 6 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.