Sandwich has a population of 20,362. During the past three years, Sandwich saw 550 arrests. For 2017, the Sandwich's arrest rate totaled 92.82 per 10,000 residents. This decrease of 70.68% makes Sandwich lower than the national average of 316.54 per 10,000 residents. From that total, 34 were violent crimes like murder, rape, and robbery. The city of Sandwich also totaled 155 arrests for property crimes during 2017. When compared to Barnstable and Brewster, Sandwich is a safer place to live.
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Overall, Sandwich had a higher rate of non-violent crime. For 2017, Sandwich averaged 34 violent crimes and 155 non-violent crimes.
The city of Sandwich experienced 413 violent crimes during 2007-2017. Of that total, 55 was for legacy rape. The robbery total was 24, and the aggravated assault total was 334.
It is situated in Barnstable county, Massachusetts with a total number of 36 employees - 3 female, 32 male officers and 1 civilians. Sandwich PD ORI (Originated Agency Identifier) number is MA0011200, it belongs to the New England division in the Northeast region with a region code of Region I.