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Somerville Crime Rate Report (Massachusetts)

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

The city violent crime rate for Somerville in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 40.63% and the city property crime rate in Somerville was higher than the national property crime rate average but only by 2.5%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Somerville was lower than the violent crime rate in Massachusetts by 35.74% and the city property crime rate in Somerville was higher than the property crime rate in Massachusetts by 52.55%.

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

Somerville Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault124
Arson6
Burglary133
Larceny and Theft1,079
Motor Vehicle Theft82
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape16
Robbery20
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,464
Property Crime1,294
Violent Crime160
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault139
Arson2
Burglary152
Larceny and Theft974
Motor Vehicle Theft110
Murder and Manslaughter1
Rape14
Robbery16
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,407
Property Crime1,237
Violent Crime169

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Somerville Property Crime

Somerville Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Somerville Crime 2025

Somerville Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Somerville Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

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