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Cambridge 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 Cambridge for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.
The city violent crime rate for Cambridge in 2025 was higher than the
national violent crime rate
average by 33% and the city property crime rate in Cambridge was higher than the
national property crime rate
average by 69.16%.
In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Cambridge was higher than the
violent crime rate in Massachusetts
by 43.94% and the city property crime rate in Cambridge was higher than the
property crime rate in Massachusetts
by 151.77%.
Property and Violent Crime
Cambridge Crime Statistics
Summary Report
2025 Crime (Actual Data)*
Incidents
Aggravated Assault
383
Arson
6
Burglary
234
Larceny and Theft
2,834
Motor Vehicle Theft
90
Murder and Manslaughter
2
Rape
37
Robbery
108
Crime Rate
(Total Incidents)
3,702
Property Crime
3,158
Violent Crime
530
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*
Incidents
Aggravated Assault
430
Arson
14
Burglary
240
Larceny and Theft
2,834
Motor Vehicle Theft
113
Murder and Manslaughter
1
Rape
45
Robbery
108
Crime Rate
(Total Incidents)
3,731
Property Crime
3,187
Violent Crime
584
Property and Violent Crime Totals
Actual versus Projected Crime Totals
City versus State versus National Crime Comparison
* The source of
actual
data on this Cambridge, 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 Cambridge 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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