Weymouth has a population of 56,382. During the past three years, Weymouth saw 2,321 arrests. For 2017, the Weymouth's arrest rate totaled 128.41 per 10,000 residents. This decrease of 59.43% makes Weymouth lower than the national average of 316.54 per 10,000 residents. From that total, 147 were violent crimes like murder, rape, and robbery. The city of Weymouth also totaled 577 arrests for property crimes during 2017. When compared to Brookline and Canton, Weymouth is a more dangerous place to live.
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Overall, Weymouth had a higher rate of non-violent crime. For 2017, Weymouth averaged 147 violent crimes and 577 non-violent crimes.
The city of Weymouth experienced 1,754 violent crimes during 2007-2017. Of that total, 9 were for murder/non-negligent manslaughter. Additionally, 142 was for legacy rape. The robbery total was 309, and the aggravated assault total was 1,294.
It is situated in Norfolk county, Massachusetts with a total number of 113 employees - 6 female, 88 male officers and 19 civilians. Weymouth PD ORI (Originated Agency Identifier) number is MA0112700, it belongs to the New England division in the Northeast region with a region code of Region I.