The city of Nahant, with a total population of 3,500, experienced 97 arrests over the past three years. During 2017, the arrest rate totaled 111.43 per 10,000 residents. This represents a 64.8% difference making Nahant lower than the national average of 316.54 per 10,000 residents. Of those, 12 were for violent crimes such as murder, rape, and robbery. The city of Nahant also handled 27 arrests for property crimes during 2017. Compared to Amesbury and Andover, Nahant is a more dangerous place to live.
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The city of Nahant experienced a higher rate of non-violent crime. During 2017, Nahant totaled 12 violent crimes and 27 non-violent crimes.
During 2007-2017, Nahant experienced 79 violent crimes. Of those, another 6 were for legacy rape, 2 were for robbery, and 71 were for aggravated assault.
It is situated in Essex county, Massachusetts with a total number of 13 employees - 0 female, 12 male officers and 1 civilians. Nahant PD ORI (Originated Agency Identifier) number is MA0052100, it belongs to the New England division in the Northeast region with a region code of Region I.