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Chelmsford Crime Rate Report (Massachusetts)

Chelmsford crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 26 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Chelmsford for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Chelmsford in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 59.58% and the city property crime rate in Chelmsford was lower than the national property crime rate average by 37.14%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Chelmsford was lower than the violent crime rate in Massachusetts by 56.26% and the city property crime rate in Chelmsford was lower than the property crime rate in Massachusetts by 6.44%.

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

Chelmsford Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault43
Arson0
Burglary8
Larceny and Theft333
Motor Vehicle Theft16
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape5
Robbery1
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)379
Property Crime357
Violent Crime49
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault39
Arson0
Burglary16
Larceny and Theft273
Motor Vehicle Theft13
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape8
Robbery0
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)325
Property Crime303
Violent Crime47

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Chelmsford Property Crime

Chelmsford Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Chelmsford Crime 2025

Chelmsford Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Chelmsford Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Chelmsford Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Chelmsford, 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 Chelmsford crime report data for 2026 was projected from 26 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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