When Plymouth Colony settlers from Somerset, England established Taunton in 1639, they named it, according to the town’s own early records, “in honor and love to our dear native country” — a homesick gesture from one of the oldest English settlements in North America. Two centuries later, the same town built a different kind of reputation: by the late 1800s Taunton held a cluster of silversmithing manufacturers — Reed & Barton, F.B. Rogers, and Poole Silver among them — substantial enough that the city became known nationally as “the Silver City,” a name that still appears on its municipal seal and civic branding today.
By Derek Kreymer, Operations Manager
Hub Security and Investigative Group provides security guard services in Taunton, MA — armed and unarmed guards, mobile patrol, and licensed private investigation services — for the Bristol County seat, a city of 60,433 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate) at the junction of Route 24 and Interstate 495. Taunton is home to the Bristol County Superior Courthouse and its 1894 copper dome, the Old Colony Historical Society, and the former Reed & Barton silverware complex, one of the manufacturing sites that built the city’s “Silver City” reputation.
Security Built Around Taunton’s Districts
Taunton grew as a set of separate mill villages along the Mill and Three Mile rivers before those villages consolidated into one municipality, and that history still shapes how the city functions today. Downtown, centered on Taunton Green — the traffic circle where Route 44 and Routes 138 and 140 converge — mixes the county courthouse, municipal offices, and commercial storefronts, where Hub provides corporate security and retail security.
Whittenton and Weir Village, the former mill villages that once anchored the silver and textile trades, are now largely residential, and Hub runs residential security patrols through their older housing stock. East Taunton and North Taunton combine newer residential development with commercial and industrial parcels along the Route 24 corridor, where ongoing development keeps Hub’s construction site security teams active.
What Local Crime Data Actually Shows
Taunton recorded a violent crime rate of 4.50 per 1,000 residents in the most recent reporting year, according to data compiled by NeighborhoodScout — above the Massachusetts state average of 3.15 per 1,000. The same data recorded one murder and a property crime rate of 8.33 per 1,000, below the state average of 11.12. NeighborhoodScout ranks Taunton as safer than 30 percent of U.S. cities.
A city built from several former mill villages tends to have uneven crime distribution by district rather than a single citywide pattern, and Taunton’s numbers are consistent with that history. Hub Security accounts for the difference between the denser downtown and former-village districts and the newer residential and commercial areas along Route 24 when setting patrol schedules, rather than treating the whole city as one zone.
Coverage by District
| District | Key Local Features | Hub Security Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Downtown / Taunton Green | Bristol County Superior Courthouse, municipal offices, retail | Corporate security, retail security |
| Whittenton | Former mill village, site of the Reed & Barton silverware complex | Residential security patrol |
| Weir Village | Former mill village, older residential housing stock | Residential security patrol |
| East Taunton / North Taunton | Newer residential and commercial development along Route 24 | Construction site security, mobile patrol |
What Hub Security Provides in Taunton
- Corporate security for municipal, court, and office buildings near Taunton Green
- Retail security for storefronts and commercial properties downtown
- Residential security patrols for older housing stock in Whittenton and Weir Village
- Construction site security for new development along the Route 24 and I-495 corridor
- Mobile patrol with GPS-logged checkpoints across East Taunton and North Taunton
- Background check services and corporate investigations for Taunton employers
Serving Taunton and the Surrounding Area
Hub Security and Investigative Group covers Taunton as part of the same South Coast and South Shore patrol network used in the neighboring cities that share its Route 24 corridor. Businesses and property managers in Taunton frequently share coverage routes with:
- our coverage in New Bedford
- our coverage in Fall River
- our coverage in Brockton
Why Taunton Businesses and Residents Choose Hub
- Massachusetts-licensed for both security guard services and private investigation services
- Fully insured, with background-checked and trained officers
- GPS patrol tracking and unannounced supervisor inspections on every shift
- Local management that knows Taunton’s former mill villages and current growth corridors — not a national call center or app-based guard broker
- 24/7 emergency dispatch at (617) 857-1200
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Taunton, MA a high-crime city? Taunton’s violent crime rate of 4.50 per 1,000 residents is above the Massachusetts state average of 3.15, according to NeighborhoodScout, while its property crime rate of 8.33 per 1,000 is below the state average of 11.12. Hub Security uses this split to weight patrol coverage by district rather than citywide.
Does Hub Security cover the courthouse and municipal buildings near Taunton Green? Yes. Hub provides corporate security for office, court-adjacent, and municipal buildings in the downtown area around Taunton Green.
Does Hub Security provide armed guards in Taunton? Yes. Hub provides both armed and unarmed guards in Taunton, assigned based on property type and the client’s risk assessment.
Is Hub Security licensed to operate in Taunton, MA? Yes. Hub Security and Investigative Group is licensed in Massachusetts for both security guard services and private investigation services, and holds all required state licensing to operate in Taunton and throughout Bristol County.
Call Hub Security & Investigative Group at (617) 857-1200 for a free consultation on security guard services in Taunton, MA, or request a quote online.