Massachusetts Crime Statistics and Rates Report (MA)

Massachusetts crime statistics indicate a total downward trend in crime based on data from 10 years when violent crime was decreasing and property crime was decreasing.

Based on this report, the crime rate in Massachusetts for 2012 is expected to be lower than in 2009 when the state violent crime rate was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 10.87% and the state property crime rate was lower than the national property crime rate average by 16.01%.

Massachusetts Property Crime Massachusetts Violent Crime
2009 Crime (Actual Data)Incidents
Aggravated Assault20,836
ArsonN/A
Burglary34,665
Forcible Rape1,701
Larceny and Theft105,514
Motor Vehicle Theft11,735
Murder and Manslaughter172
Robbery7,427
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)182,050
Property Crime151,914
Violent Crime30,136

State versus National Crime Comparison

Massachusetts Property Crime vs. National Comparison Massachusetts Violent Crime vs. National Comparison
Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.

Massachusetts crime rates by city (Large cities)

Boston, MA Crime Springfield, MA Crime Worcester, MA Crime
Cambridge, MA Crime

Massachusetts crime rates by city (Small cities)

Abington, MA Crime Granville, MA Crime Oxford, MA Crime
Acton, MA Crime Great Barrington, MA Crime Palmer, MA Crime
Acushnet, MA Crime Greenfield, MA Crime Paxton, MA Crime
Adams, MA Crime Groton, MA Crime Peabody, MA Crime
Agawam, MA Crime Groveland, MA Crime Pelham, MA Crime
Amesbury, MA Crime Hadley, MA Crime Pembroke, MA Crime
Amherst, MA Crime Halifax, MA Crime Pepperell, MA Crime
Andover, MA Crime Hamilton, MA Crime Pittsfield, MA Crime
Aquinnah, MA Crime Hampden, MA Crime Plainville, MA Crime
Arlington, MA Crime Hanover, MA Crime Plymouth, MA Crime
Ashburnham, MA Crime Hanson, MA Crime Plympton, MA Crime
Ashland, MA Crime Hardwick, MA Crime Princeton, MA Crime
Athol, MA Crime Harvard, MA Crime Quincy, MA Crime
Attleboro, MA Crime Harwich, MA Crime Randolph, MA Crime
Auburn, MA Crime Hatfield, MA Crime Raynham, MA Crime
Avon, MA Crime Haverhill, MA Crime Reading, MA Crime
Ayer, MA Crime Hingham, MA Crime Rehoboth, MA Crime
Barnstable, MA Crime Hinsdale, MA Crime Revere, MA Crime
Barre, MA Crime Holbrook, MA Crime Rochester, MA Crime
Becket, MA Crime Holden, MA Crime Rockland, MA Crime
Bedford, MA Crime Holliston, MA Crime Rockport, MA Crime
Belchertown, MA Crime Holyoke, MA Crime Royalston, MA Crime
Bellingham, MA Crime Hopkinton, MA Crime Rutland, MA Crime
Belmont, MA Crime Hubbardston, MA Crime Salisbury, MA Crime
Berkley, MA Crime Hudson, MA Crime Sandwich, MA Crime
Berlin, MA Crime Hull, MA Crime Saugus, MA Crime
Bernardston, MA Crime Ipswich, MA Crime Savoy, MA Crime
Beverly, MA Crime Kingston, MA Crime Scituate, MA Crime
Billerica, MA Crime Lakeville, MA Crime Sharon, MA Crime
Blackstone, MA Crime Lancaster, MA Crime Shelburne, MA Crime
Bolton, MA Crime Lanesboro, MA Crime Sherborn, MA Crime
Bourne, MA Crime Lawrence, MA Crime Shirley, MA Crime
Boxford, MA Crime Lee, MA Crime Shrewsbury, MA Crime
Boylston, MA Crime Leicester, MA Crime Somerville, MA Crime
Braintree, MA Crime Lenox, MA Crime South Hadley, MA Crime
Brewster, MA Crime Leominster, MA Crime Southampton, MA Crime
Brimfield, MA Crime Lexington, MA Crime Southborough, MA Crime
Brockton, MA Crime Lincoln, MA Crime Southbridge, MA Crime
Brookline, MA Crime Littleton, MA Crime Southwick, MA Crime
Burlington, MA Crime Longmeadow, MA Crime Sterling, MA Crime
Canton, MA Crime Ludlow, MA Crime Stockbridge, MA Crime
Carver, MA Crime Lunenburg, MA Crime Stow, MA Crime
Charlemont, MA Crime Lynn, MA Crime Sturbridge, MA Crime
Charlton, MA Crime Lynnfield, MA Crime Sudbury, MA Crime
Chatham, MA Crime Malden, MA Crime Sutton, MA Crime
Chelmsford, MA Crime Mansfield, MA Crime Swampscott, MA Crime
Chelsea, MA Crime Marblehead, MA Crime Swansea, MA Crime
Cheshire, MA Crime Marion, MA Crime Taunton, MA Crime
Chesterfield, MA Crime Marlborough, MA Crime Templeton, MA Crime
Chicopee, MA Crime Marshfield, MA Crime Tewksbury, MA Crime
Chilmark, MA Crime Mashpee, MA Crime Tisbury, MA Crime
Clinton, MA Crime Mattapoisett, MA Crime Townsend, MA Crime
Cohasset, MA Crime Medfield, MA Crime Truro, MA Crime
Concord, MA Crime Medford, MA Crime Tyngsboro, MA Crime
Cummington, MA Crime Melrose, MA Crime Upton, MA Crime
Dalton, MA Crime Mendon, MA Crime Wakefield, MA Crime
Danvers, MA Crime Merrimac, MA Crime Wales, MA Crime
Dartmouth, MA Crime Methuen, MA Crime Walpole, MA Crime
Dedham, MA Crime Middleboro, MA Crime Waltham, MA Crime
Deerfield, MA Crime Middleton, MA Crime Ware, MA Crime
Dennis, MA Crime Milford, MA Crime Wareham, MA Crime
Dighton, MA Crime Millbury, MA Crime Warren, MA Crime
Douglas, MA Crime Millville, MA Crime Watertown, MA Crime
Dover, MA Crime Milton, MA Crime Wayland, MA Crime
Dracut, MA Crime Monson, MA Crime Wellesley, MA Crime
Dudley, MA Crime Monterey, MA Crime Wellfleet, MA Crime
Duxbury, MA Crime Nahant, MA Crime Wenham, MA Crime
East Bridgewater, MA Crime Nantucket, MA Crime West Boylston, MA Crime
East Brookfield, MA Crime Natick, MA Crime West Brookfield, MA Crime
East Longmeadow, MA Crime Needham, MA Crime West Newbury, MA Crime
Eastham, MA Crime New Bedford, MA Crime West Tisbury, MA Crime
Easthampton, MA Crime New Salem, MA Crime Westborough, MA Crime
Easton, MA Crime Newbury, MA Crime Westfield, MA Crime
Egremont, MA Crime Newburyport, MA Crime Westford, MA Crime
Erving, MA Crime Newton, MA Crime Westhampton, MA Crime
Essex, MA Crime Norfolk, MA Crime Westminster, MA Crime
Everett, MA Crime North Adams, MA Crime Weston, MA Crime
Fairhaven, MA Crime North Andover, MA Crime Westport, MA Crime
Fall River, MA Crime North Attleboro, MA Crime Westwood, MA Crime
Falmouth, MA Crime North Brookfield, MA Crime Weymouth, MA Crime
Fitchburg, MA Crime North Reading, MA Crime Whately, MA Crime
Framingham, MA Crime Northampton, MA Crime Whitman, MA Crime
Franklin, MA Crime Northborough, MA Crime Wilbraham, MA Crime
Freetown, MA Crime Northbridge, MA Crime Williamstown, MA Crime
Gardner, MA Crime Northfield, MA Crime Wilmington, MA Crime
Gill, MA Crime Norton, MA Crime Winchendon, MA Crime
Gloucester, MA Crime Norwell, MA Crime Winchester, MA Crime
Goshen, MA Crime Norwood, MA Crime Woburn, MA Crime
Grafton, MA Crime Orange, MA Crime Wrentham, MA Crime
Granby, MA Crime Orleans, MA Crime Yarmouth, MA Crime
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