CrimeMetric

Crime in Massachusetts

Major crime across Massachusetts is 26% below the U.S. rate per resident: about the same for persons crimes and 32% lower for property crimes. Expected major crimes are down 5.7% from a year earlier. Of the 1 place below, 1 is more than 5% above the statewide rate.

Major crime
74
26% below the U.S. rate
down 5.7% in a year
Persons crimes
97
about the U.S. rate
about flat in a year
Property crimes
69
32% below the U.S. rate
down 7.4% in a year
Social disorder
66
34% below the U.S. rate
down 1.6% in a year
Cities and places

Larger places in Massachusetts, against the U.S. and the state

Major-crime index per resident; the U.S. rate is 100.

PlaceIndexAgainst Massachusetts
Boston1462.0 times

The largest places in Massachusetts that we publish so far, largest first. More are added in batches.

Crime by type

No crime type in Massachusetts is more than 10% above the U.S. rate

Every block group in Massachusetts, including towns and unincorporated areas, against the U.S. rate per resident.

Persons crimes

Aggravated assault106
Rape / sexual assault74
Robbery73
Murder33

Property crimes

Shoplifting83
Other larceny78
Burglary68
Theft from vehicle48
Motor vehicle theft42

Social disorder

Intimidation91
Vandalism79
Simple assault78
Disorderly conduct65
Trespassing65
Weapons violations53
Drugs and alcohol31

How crime varies across Massachusetts

Share of Massachusetts residents by the major-crime index of their census block group.

  • 0–5054.2%
  • 50–10026.0%
  • 100–20014.3%
  • 200–4004.2%
  • 400+1.3%

98.4% of Massachusetts residents live where agencies send detailed incident reports to the FBI. Data sources

5,116 block groups and 7,211,444 residents. How the estimates are made