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Chelsea Crime Rate Report (Massachusetts)

Chelsea 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 Chelsea for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Chelsea in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 141.48% and the city property crime rate in Chelsea was lower than the national property crime rate average by 7.97%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Chelsea was higher than the violent crime rate in Massachusetts by 161.34% and the city property crime rate in Chelsea was higher than the property crime rate in Massachusetts by 36.98%.

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

Chelsea Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault221
Arson1
Burglary58
Larceny and Theft463
Motor Vehicle Theft45
Murder and Manslaughter2
Rape51
Robbery43
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,011
Property Crime566
Violent Crime317
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault262
Arson3
Burglary50
Larceny and Theft429
Motor Vehicle Theft46
Murder and Manslaughter1
Rape40
Robbery27
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)970
Property Crime525
Violent Crime331

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Chelsea Property Crime

Chelsea Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Chelsea Crime 2025

Chelsea Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Chelsea Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

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