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Needham Crime Rate Report (Massachusetts)

Needham 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 Needham for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Needham in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 75.96% and the city property crime rate in Needham was lower than the national property crime rate average by 61.72%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Needham was lower than the violent crime rate in Massachusetts by 73.99% and the city property crime rate in Needham was lower than the property crime rate in Massachusetts by 43.02%.

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

Needham Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault12
Arson3
Burglary8
Larceny and Theft176
Motor Vehicle Theft10
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape11
Robbery3
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)205
Property Crime194
Violent Crime26
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault17
Arson2
Burglary19
Larceny and Theft166
Motor Vehicle Theft14
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape9
Robbery2
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)209
Property Crime198
Violent Crime28

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Needham Property Crime

Needham Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Needham Crime 2025

Needham Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Needham Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

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