Sharon was not always Sharon. The town was first incorporated in 1775 under the name Stoughtonham, and it kept that name for only eight years. In 1783, town leaders renamed it Sharon after the fertile Plain of Sharon in Israel, a nod to the area’s heavy forest cover. That naming decision reflected something practical: Sharon’s early economy ran on timber and, during the Revolutionary War, on a local foundry that cast cannonballs and cannon for the Continental Army. The foundry work brought the town into direct contact with the war effort, and it was around this same period that Sharon resident Deborah Sampson disguised herself as a man to enlist and fight — she later became, in 1983, the Commonwealth’s official State Heroine.
By Derek Kreymer, Operations Manager
That early pattern — a forested, resource-rich town oriented around a handful of concentrated commercial and civic points rather than one dense downtown — still shapes Sharon today. Hub Security and Investigative Group provides security guard services in Sharon, MA — armed and unarmed guards, mobile patrol, and licensed private investigation services — for a Norfolk County town of 18,574 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate) built around Lake Massapoag, Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, and Borderland State Park. Sharon also has the highest proportion of Russian immigrants of any town in Massachusetts, and is home to the Islamic Center of New England, one of the largest mosques in the region.
Security Built Around Sharon’s Districts
Sharon’s layout traces back to how the town grew around Lake Massapoag rather than a single Main Street grid. The lake shoreline and its seasonal camps and recreational properties call for residential security guard patrols that scale up in summer months. The town center, where most of Sharon’s retail and municipal buildings sit, needs retail security coverage tuned to normal business hours. Office and institutional properties near the Islamic Center of New England and other religious and civic institutions benefit from corporate security services suited to sensitive-site coverage. Newer residential development on the town’s western side, away from the historic center, has created additional demand for patrol coverage in areas without the older street lighting and sightlines of the original town plan.
What Local Crime Data Actually Shows
Sharon recorded a violent crime rate of 0.37 per 1,000 residents in 2024, according to FBI data compiled by NeighborhoodScout — well below the Massachusetts state average of 3.15. Property crime came in at 2.40 per 1,000 residents, also far below the state average of 11.12. NeighborhoodScout’s overall index ranks Sharon safer than 82% of U.S. cities, with zero murders in the most recent reporting year.
A low baseline rate is not the same thing as low exposure. Sharon’s mix of secluded lakefront properties, wooded residential lots bordering Moose Hill and Borderland State Park, and religious and cultural institutions that can be targets for vandalism or harassment creates a different risk profile than the raw crime statistics suggest. Hub Security and Investigative Group tailors coverage in Sharon around these specific geography-driven vulnerabilities rather than treating the town as uniformly low-risk.
Coverage by District
| District | Key Local Features | Hub Security Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Massapoag Shoreline | Seasonal camps, recreational properties, summer population increases | Residential security guard patrols |
| Town Center | Retail, municipal buildings, Sharon Public Library | Retail security, business-hours patrol |
| Institutional / Religious Sites | Islamic Center of New England, synagogues, community centers | Corporate security, sensitive-site coverage |
| Western Residential Development | Newer subdivisions, wooded lots near conservation land | Residential patrol, perimeter checks |
What Hub Security Provides in Sharon
- Residential security guard patrols for Lake Massapoag properties, including seasonal coverage
- Retail security for town center businesses
- Corporate and institutional security for religious and civic sites
- Mobile patrol for wooded and low-visibility residential subdivisions
- Background check services for Sharon employers, landlords, and institutions
- Corporate investigations for Sharon businesses and organizations
Serving Sharon and the Surrounding Area
Sharon sits at the edge of several Norfolk County communities that Hub Security and Investigative Group already covers, and patrol assignments in Sharon are coordinated with those neighboring routes.
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- Our coverage in Stoughton
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Why Sharon Businesses and Residents Choose Hub
- Massachusetts-licensed for both security guard and private investigation services
- Fully insured, with background-checked and trained officers
- GPS patrol tracking and unannounced supervisor inspections on every shift
- Local management familiar with Sharon’s lake-district seasonal patterns and its institutional sites — not a national call center or app-based broker
- 24/7 emergency dispatch at (617) 857-1200
How Hub Saves Sharon Customers Money
Consolidating under one Hub contract also tends to cost less than piecing together separate vendors for guards, patrol, and investigative work: one onboarding process instead of several, no coverage gaps that force you to pay a second vendor’s overtime rate to fill them, and one predictable monthly invoice instead of surprise call-out fees. That matters in Sharon, where residential neighborhoods sit alongside historic and commercial properties — Hub can bundle a commercial property with residential checks nearby under a single route instead of billing each separately.
Sharon’s own history is layered: the town was first incorporated in 1775 under the name Stoughtonham, and it kept that name for only eight years before leaders renamed it Sharon in 1783 after the fertile Plain of Sharon in Israel, a nod to the area’s heavy forest cover. Sharon’s early economy ran on timber and, during the Revolutionary War, on a local foundry that cast cannonballs and cannon for the Continental Army — the same period when Sharon resident Deborah Sampson disguised herself as a man to enlist and fight, later becoming, in 1983, the Commonwealth’s official State Heroine. Hub’s licensed guards support both Sharon’s historic sites and its residential neighborhoods.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Sharon, MA a safe town? Yes, relative to national and state benchmarks. FBI data compiled by NeighborhoodScout puts Sharon’s violent crime rate at 0.37 per 1,000 residents and its property crime rate at 2.40 per 1,000, both well below the Massachusetts averages of 3.15 and 11.12.
Does Hub Security provide coverage for lakefront and seasonal properties? Yes. Hub Security provides residential security guard patrols around Lake Massapoag, including scaled-up coverage during the summer season when seasonal population and traffic increase.
Can Hub Security provide security for religious or cultural institutions in Sharon? Yes. Hub Security provides corporate and institutional security services suited to religious centers, synagogues, and community organizations, with officers trained for sensitive-site protocols.
Is Hub Security licensed to operate in Sharon, MA? Yes. Hub Security and Investigative Group holds Massachusetts licensing for both security guard services and private investigation services, and carries full insurance coverage.
Call Hub Security & Investigative Group at (617) 857-1200 for a free consultation on security guard services in Sharon, MA, or request a quote online.