Essex, MA

County incident profile · 2021–2025

558,018
5-Year Incidents
34
Departments
808,897
Population
138
Incidents / 1K / Yr
Data disclaimer: Based on the NFIRS Public Data Release (2021–2025). NFIRS is voluntarily reported and may not include all departments or incidents. Some departments have missing years or incomplete records. Totals shown reflect data as submitted and may not represent complete activity.

Incident Composition (2021–2025)

EMS / Rescue
333,699 (59.8%)
False Alarms
92,780 (16.6%)
Service Calls
59,953 (10.7%)
Good Intent
36,366 (6.5%)
Fire
11,387 (2%)

5-Year Trends

Total Incidents

By Incident Type

Key Metrics

111,604
Avg Incidents / Year
59.8%
EMS Share
2%
Fire Share
16.6%
False Alarm Rate
+4.2%
5-Year Trend
34
Departments

Departments

Showing 34 of 34
Department 5-Year Incidents Fire % EMS % False Alarm % Trend
Lynn 74,748 2.4% 59.8% 18% +0.1%
Methuen 44,362 1.3% 72.4% 11.4% +10.7%
Peabody 39,307 1.6% 69.2% 11.6% +56.9%
Haverhill 37,313 3% 57% 16.6% -15.8%
Lawrence 36,597 1.9% 51.7% 28% +7.4%
Salem 35,232 1.7% 56.5% 21.2% +19.6%
Danvers 29,016 1.2% 53.7% 15% -9.5%
Beverly 28,476 1.6% 60.5% 21.2% -21.7%
North Andover 27,686 1.2% 64.7% 13.9% +25.5%
Gloucester 25,924 1.9% 69% 13.8% -11.5%
Saugus 23,304 2.2% 65.9% 13.5% +19.8%
Amesbury 15,281 1.7% 63.9% 10.3% -34.6%
Marblehead 14,956 1.1% 46.7% 16.8% +6.1%
Andover 14,650 3% 45.8% 27.9% -5.9%
Swampscott 9,465 1.3% 58.6% 15.8% +3.8%
Lynnfield 9,202 2.6% 57% 13.3% +109.4%
Salisbury 8,825 1.2% 68.3% 8.8% -27.6%
Middleton 8,803 1.8% 54.7% 19.8% -1.7%
Topsfield 8,233 5.4% 57% 9.8% +2%
Ipswich 8,213 1.1% 49.5% 16.7% +2.3%
Newburyport 7,282 2.5% 61.7% 17% +40914.3%
Newbury 6,621 5% 52.8% 11.4% +56.5%
Georgetown 5,656 2.7% 59.9% 13.1% -3.3%
Merrimac 5,300 2.3% 52% 8.4% +23%
Manchester 4,713 2.3% 50.2% 21.4% -4.8%
Hamilton 4,673 1.7% 51.1% 21.5% +1.5%
Rowley 4,533 5.7% 50.5% 13.3% +8.4%
Boxford 4,368 2.5% 54.8% 20.4% -6.1%
Groveland 4,031 3.4% 63.7% 11.5% -4.3%
Wenham 3,030 0.8% 48.5% 20.1% +3.1%
Essex 2,527 4.2% 61.1% 15.8% -13%
Nahant 2,488 1.3% 58.3% 13.4% -64%
West Newbury 2,432 3.8% 45.6% 15.4% -17.7%
Rockport 771 8.2% 12.3% 46.2% +11.3%
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