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Cambridge Crime Rate Report (Massachusetts)

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

Cambridge Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault383
Arson6
Burglary234
Larceny and Theft2,834
Motor Vehicle Theft90
Murder and Manslaughter2
Rape37
Robbery108
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)3,702
Property Crime3,158
Violent Crime530
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault430
Arson14
Burglary240
Larceny and Theft2,834
Motor Vehicle Theft113
Murder and Manslaughter1
Rape45
Robbery108
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)3,731
Property Crime3,187
Violent Crime584

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Cambridge Property Crime

Cambridge Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Cambridge Crime 2025

Cambridge Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Cambridge Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Cambridge Violent Crime vs. State and National 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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