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Waltham Crime Rate Report (Massachusetts)

Waltham crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 27 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Waltham for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Waltham in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 32.11% and the city property crime rate in Waltham was lower than the national property crime rate average by 51%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Waltham was lower than the violent crime rate in Massachusetts by 26.52% and the city property crime rate in Waltham was lower than the property crime rate in Massachusetts by 27.08%.

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

Waltham Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault123
Arson1
Burglary65
Larceny and Theft402
Motor Vehicle Theft30
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape13
Robbery11
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)596
Property Crime497
Violent Crime147
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault127
Arson4
Burglary53
Larceny and Theft291
Motor Vehicle Theft28
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape13
Robbery10
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)471
Property Crime372
Violent Crime150

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Waltham Property Crime

Waltham Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Waltham Crime 2025

Waltham Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Waltham Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

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