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Wakefield Crime Rate Report (Massachusetts)

Wakefield crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 23 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Wakefield for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Wakefield in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 57.87% and the city property crime rate in Wakefield was lower than the national property crime rate average by 78.29%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Wakefield was lower than the violent crime rate in Massachusetts by 54.41% and the city property crime rate in Wakefield was lower than the property crime rate in Massachusetts by 67.68%.

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

Wakefield Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault32
Arson0
Burglary9
Larceny and Theft73
Motor Vehicle Theft17
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape7
Robbery2
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)121
Property Crime99
Violent Crime41
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault25
Arson1
Burglary7
Larceny and Theft57
Motor Vehicle Theft20
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape9
Robbery1
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)106
Property Crime84
Violent Crime34

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Wakefield Property Crime

Wakefield Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Wakefield Crime 2025

Wakefield Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Wakefield Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Wakefield Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Wakefield, 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 Wakefield crime report data for 2026 was projected from 23 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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