The crime rate in Medford is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 14 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Medford is 1 in 71. Based on FBI crime data, Medford is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to New York, Medford has a crime rate that is higher than 77% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

However, compared to other communities of similar population size, Medford has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Medford 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 Medford 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 Medford.

For Medford, 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 Medford than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 1212, which is a violent crime rate of 1 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Medford's rate for property crime is 13 per one thousand population. This makes Medford a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Medford is one in 76.