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Amherst Crime Rate Report (Massachusetts)

Amherst crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 27 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Amherst for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Amherst in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 57.31% and the city property crime rate in Amherst was lower than the national property crime rate average by 80.78%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Amherst was lower than the violent crime rate in Massachusetts by 53.8% and the city property crime rate in Amherst was lower than the property crime rate in Massachusetts by 71.39%.

Property and Violent Crime
Amherst Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Amherst Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Amherst Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault39
Arson0
Burglary18
Larceny and Theft110
Motor Vehicle Theft7
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape25
Robbery0
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)169
Property Crime135
Violent Crime64
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault26
Arson2
Burglary7
Larceny and Theft87
Motor Vehicle Theft6
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape28
Robbery1
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)133
Property Crime99
Violent Crime54

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Amherst Property Crime

Amherst Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Amherst Crime 2025

Amherst Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Amherst Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Amherst Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Amherst, Massachusetts crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Amherst crime report data for 2026 was projected from 27 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

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.



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