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Lawrence Crime Rate Report (Massachusetts)

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

The city violent crime rate for Lawrence in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 10.18% and the city property crime rate in Lawrence was lower than the national property crime rate average by 41.57%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Lawrence was higher than the violent crime rate in Massachusetts by 19.25% and the city property crime rate in Lawrence was lower than the property crime rate in Massachusetts by 13.03%.

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

Lawrence Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault270
Arson2
Burglary64
Larceny and Theft644
Motor Vehicle Theft92
Murder and Manslaughter2
Rape15
Robbery35
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,044
Property Crime800
Violent Crime322
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault284
Arson3
Burglary5
Larceny and Theft680
Motor Vehicle Theft0
Murder and Manslaughter4
Rape18
Robbery0
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)879
Property Crime635
Violent Crime302

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Lawrence Property Crime

Lawrence Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Lawrence Crime 2025

Lawrence Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Lawrence Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

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