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Fitchburg Crime Rate Report (Massachusetts)

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

The city violent crime rate for Fitchburg in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 56.4% and the city property crime rate in Fitchburg was lower than the national property crime rate average by 10.2%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Fitchburg was higher than the violent crime rate in Massachusetts by 69.27% and the city property crime rate in Fitchburg was higher than the property crime rate in Massachusetts by 33.66%.

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

Fitchburg Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault173
Arson1
Burglary61
Larceny and Theft456
Motor Vehicle Theft64
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape21
Robbery22
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,066
Property Crime581
Violent Crime216
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault144
Arson4
Burglary42
Larceny and Theft290
Motor Vehicle Theft56
Murder and Manslaughter1
Rape16
Robbery6
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)873
Property Crime388
Violent Crime166

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Fitchburg Property Crime

Fitchburg Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Fitchburg Crime 2025

Fitchburg Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Fitchburg Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

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