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Boston Crime Rate Report (Massachusetts)

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

The city violent crime rate for Boston in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 77.75% and the city property crime rate in Boston was higher than the national property crime rate average by 24.33%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Boston was higher than the violent crime rate in Massachusetts by 92.37% and the city property crime rate in Boston was higher than the property crime rate in Massachusetts by 85.04%.

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

Boston Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault2,971
Arson38
Burglary1,066
Larceny and Theft11,091
Motor Vehicle Theft652
Murder and Manslaughter24
Rape152
Robbery762
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)20,072
Property Crime12,809
Violent Crime3,909
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault3,042
Arson41
Burglary889
Larceny and Theft10,096
Motor Vehicle Theft897
Murder and Manslaughter23
Rape137
Robbery563
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)19,146
Property Crime11,883
Violent Crime3,766

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Boston Property Crime

Boston Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Boston Crime 2025

Boston Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Boston Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Boston Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Boston, 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 Boston 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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