CityRating.com: Find the Best Places to Live in the USA

Worcester Crime Rate Report (Massachusetts)

Worcester crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 24 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Worcester for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2024.

The city violent crime rate for Worcester in 2024 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 95.46% and the city property crime rate in Worcester was lower than the national property crime rate average by 100%.

In 2024 the city violent crime rate in Worcester was lower than the violent crime rate in Massachusetts by 94.76% and the city property crime rate in Worcester was lower than the property crime rate in Massachusetts by 100%.

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

Worcester Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2024 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault17
Arson0
Burglary0
Larceny and Theft0
Motor Vehicle Theft0
Murder and Manslaughter16
Rape0
Robbery2
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,745
Property Crime0
Violent Crime35
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault288
Arson8
Burglary0
Larceny and Theft462
Motor Vehicle Theft159
Murder and Manslaughter14
Rape31
Robbery0
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)2,342
Property Crime597
Violent Crime305

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Worcester Property Crime

Worcester Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Worcester Crime 2024

Worcester Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Worcester Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Worcester Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Worcester, 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 Worcester crime report data for 2026 was projected from 24 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2024.

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.



Questions? Comments?
E-mail:
Copyright © 2026 CityRating.com. All rights reserved.