On July 3, 1980, The Daily Evening Item reported that in 1979, there were 185 reported burglaries in Marblehead, and between January and July of 1980 there had already been 64. The town called for more vigilance in crime watch as these numbers increased.
Now, according to NeighborhoodScout’s analysis of FBI crime statistics, Marblehead is safer than 73% of the cities and towns in the US of all population sizes.