Crime in North Reading, Massachusetts
Updated ·Vorp Labs
The model puts major crime in North Reading at 77% below the U.S. rate per resident: 72% lower for persons crimes and 78% lower for property crimes. Expected major crimes are down 7.7% from a year earlier.
- Modeled from FBI crime data for the police agencies serving North Reading. Where an agency didn't report to the FBI, its totals are estimated from its past reports or similar agencies.
- The model estimates about 4.0 major crimes per 1,000 residents a year (0.9 violent, 3.1 property), against 17.2 for the U.S.
- By the model's major-crime rate per resident, North Reading is lower than 91% of the 193 other Massachusetts places and 93% of the 8,446 other places nationwide on CrimeMetric.
Where these numbers come from
The estimates start from what police agencies report to the FBI, modeled across North Reading's 9 census block groups for 16,951 residents. How Massachusetts residents' crime totals reach the FBI: detailed incident reports for 98.4%, summary counts only for 0.2% and no reporting agency of their own for 1.3% (shares of 2020 residents). Sources · Method
- Year: many show an agency's last full FBI year (often two years back). These figures are the model's estimate for the current year, release 2026-11-10.
- Crimes counted: some add simple assault, vandalism or drug offenses to "violent" or "property" crime; here major crime is persons plus property crime, and social disorder is separate.
- Area: an agency's totals cover its jurisdiction, which can differ from the city's limits; these are summed over the block groups inside North Reading.
- Scale: a grade or a 1-to-100 score ranks places against each other; a rate per 1,000 residents and an index against the U.S. rate don't.
Rates are the model's estimates of reported crime per 1,000 residents a year. Index: 100 is the U.S. rate per resident; 200 is twice it. How we calculated this
How crime varies across North Reading
Half of residents live where the major-crime index is between 9 and 26.
- 0–5089.1%
- 50–10010.9%
- 100–2000.0%
- 200–4000.0%
- 400+0.0%
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Every crime type in North Reading is near or below the U.S. rate
Citywide indexWhere the middle half of residents live
Property crimes
Social disorder
Highest on weekday daytimes
100 is the U.S. rate, same hours.
Expected major crime fell 7.7% in a year; across Massachusetts it fell 5.7%
Change in the model's expected crimes, not a count of reports; Massachusetts in gray. 2031 is a model projection, not tested against past years.
North Reading against U.S. places with 10,000 to 25,000 residents
2,302 of the 2,480 other places of this size have a major-crime index at least 15% above North Reading's, and 135 are within 15% of it; the middle of the group is 67. The 9 nearest in population:
U.S. = 100. Residents in gray.
North Reading has a lower major-crime index than all of its 8 nearest neighbors
The closest, Reading (4 mi), is 49% above North Reading's rate.
U.S. = 100. Miles between population centers.
Questions about crime in North Reading
Is North Reading safe?
North Reading's major-crime index is 23, 77% below the U.S. rate per resident and lower than 91% of the 193 other Massachusetts places on CrimeMetric: violent crimes against people are 72% below the U.S. rate, and property crimes 78% below the U.S. rate.
What is the crime rate in North Reading?
The model expects about 67 major crimes a year in North Reading, about 4.0 per 1,000 residents, 77% below the U.S. rate.
Is crime going up or down in North Reading?
Expected major crimes in North Reading are down 7.7% from a year earlier; across Massachusetts they're down 5.7%.
What are the most common crimes in North Reading?
By the model's expected count, the most common crimes against people and property are other larceny (about 25 a year), aggravated assault (about 13 a year) and shoplifting (about 11 a year).
Are car break-ins common in North Reading?
The model expects about 5 thefts from vehicles a year in North Reading, 89% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Are car thefts common in North Reading?
The model expects about 4 motor vehicle thefts a year in North Reading, 85% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Is North Reading safe at night?
The model's major-crime index is 17 on Sunday to Thursday nights from 6pm to 6am, against 30 at its highest in the daytime; 100 is the U.S. rate for the same hours. That's a citywide estimate per resident for those hours: it can't speak to a particular street, venue or evening. For one address, use the address lookup on this page.
Is crime in North Reading higher than the Massachusetts average?
North Reading's major-crime index is 23, 69% below the Massachusetts rate per resident. Massachusetts as a whole is 74, where 100 is the U.S. rate.
How does crime in North Reading compare with Reading?
Reading, 4 miles away, has a major-crime index of 34, 49% above North Reading's rate per resident. North Reading's is 23.
How we calculated this
Each police agency's crimes, as reported to the FBI or estimated where it didn't report, are spread across the census block groups it serves using population, jobs, points of interest and, where available, local incident records. North Reading's figures add up its 9 block groups. The index compares crimes per resident with the U.S. rate.
- North Reading has no published incident records in our data, so its estimate relies on agency totals and neighborhood characteristics.
- Rates are per resident, so places where many people work or visit but few live, such as downtowns, airports and stadiums, can read high.
- Disorderly conduct and trespassing are modeled, because the FBI records them only through arrests.
- Residents: 16,951. Model updated Nov 10, 2026. Release 2026-11-10
Full method and validation·Data sources
CrimeMetric. "Crime in North Reading, Massachusetts." Vorp Labs, updated November 9, 2026 (model Nov 10, 2026). https://crimemetric.com/ma/north-reading
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