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Barnstable Crime Rate Report (Massachusetts)

Barnstable crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 27 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Barnstable for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Barnstable in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 22.23% and the city property crime rate in Barnstable was lower than the national property crime rate average by 48.34%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Barnstable was higher than the violent crime rate in Massachusetts by 32.28% and the city property crime rate in Barnstable was lower than the property crime rate in Massachusetts by 23.11%.

Property and Violent Crime
Barnstable Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Barnstable Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Barnstable Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault150
Arson1
Burglary48
Larceny and Theft308
Motor Vehicle Theft40
Murder and Manslaughter1
Rape36
Robbery13
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)933
Property Crime396
Violent Crime200
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault166
Arson3
Burglary39
Larceny and Theft228
Motor Vehicle Theft37
Murder and Manslaughter1
Rape38
Robbery9
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)841
Property Crime304
Violent Crime214

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Barnstable Property Crime

Barnstable Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Barnstable Crime 2025

Barnstable Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Barnstable Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Barnstable Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Barnstable, Massachusetts crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Barnstable crime report data for 2026 was projected from 27 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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