Crime in Massachusetts: rates, trends and every county

Crime reported to police in Massachusetts since 1979 (FBI estimates), and the counts reported by each county's police agencies.

302.7 per 100,0002025. U.S.: 327.6.
1,031.2 per 100,0002025. U.S.: 1,534.8.
102murders2025: 1.4 per 100,000.

Massachusetts since 1979

Violent crime rate per 100,000, Massachusetts 0211423634845 19801990200020102020

per 100,000 residents.

Property crime rate per 100,000, Massachusetts 01438287643145752 19801990200020102020

per 100,000 residents.

Every year, by type of crime
YearViolentRateMurderRobberyAgg. assaultPropertyRateBurglaryVehicle theft
202521,657302.71022,43617,19973,7761,031.28,0726,297
202422,632317.11302,61317,89879,7191,117.19,1547,596
202322,675320.91502,65017,91379,0951,119.39,4728,454
202222,636324.21502,64117,77275,0411,074.89,9916,968
202121,043301.11342,61616,23769,9181,000.39,5966,809
202021,288308.81603,01516,26272,6021,053.210,3236,835
201922,662328.71533,62516,64081,3991,180.612,3236,132
201823,424340.31384,08416,73787,6581,273.614,0956,595
201724,318354.31724,87417,07397,9771,427.616,9167,488
201625,975380.71355,36518,334106,4301,559.719,2048,071
201526,453389.91315,26618,974114,5471,688.421,8268,045
201426,689395.11336,07718,277125,4811,857.624,9518,304
201327,264406.41386,70518,118137,2742,046.230,7169,121
201227,047407.01216,55518,721143,3252,156.834,6359,237
201128,232427.31846,76819,626148,8292,252.636,40310,782
201030,737468.92146,89721,842154,4962,356.837,90311,469
200930,503462.61737,46721,129153,1782,323.134,51511,864
200830,137463.81667,07721,143155,9192,399.536,25112,755
200728,487441.71877,02119,636154,7432,399.235,76715,051
200632,217500.51888,08022,178153,9432,391.535,24317,975
200529,644460.81787,83719,878151,7272,358.434,72818,920
200429,489460.21717,48420,040158,1502,468.234,49722,048
200330,377473.11408,01120,378164,5432,562.834,96325,511
200231,137484.91737,16922,018167,7532,612.233,24326,588
200130,585477.81436,47622,110167,0792,610.132,43027,828
200030,230476.11255,81522,594161,9012,550.030,60025,876
199934,023551.01225,93126,307167,4372,711.532,96425,628
199838,192621.31245,93830,443173,0112,814.637,33326,403
199739,411644.21196,67630,969185,4373,031.040,49129,452
199639,122642.21577,77829,420194,6363,194.942,89632,178
199541,739687.22179,13730,626221,9713,654.449,66936,716
199442,749707.621410,16030,550225,5323,733.453,22242,348
199348,393804.923310,56335,591245,8314,089.060,22049,063
199246,727779.021411,05933,288253,3444,223.864,31847,416
199144,138736.124911,66930,294274,9904,586.269,97755,083
199044,300736.324313,06228,965274,4424,561.566,94255,567
198939,912675.025411,98025,797263,7804,461.063,00453,851
198836,376619.620810,35223,940256,6394,371.362,30752,399
198733,060564.617310,37920,640244,1054,169.262,05654,110
198632,476556.920811,23919,298242,9894,166.562,45552,866
198531,334538.220210,97418,424245,6654,219.665,23150,346
198430,362523.721110,12218,402235,6754,064.863,75648,705
198333,264576.820312,02319,543255,7074,434.072,29149,533
198233,031571.421912,35918,989285,1404,932.482,21255,995
198136,273628.621015,63318,850300,4285,206.795,08057,657
198034,444601.323213,49219,158313,7875,477.899,69760,241
197930,650531.321211,72417,286310,7565,386.792,57066,051

Rates per 100,000 residents.

FBI Crime Data Explorer, estimated crimes.

By county

CountyYearViolent rateProperty rateAgencies
Barnstable County2025247.1654.615
Bristol County2025335.11,020.220
Dukes County2025298.2686.26
Essex County2023252.8793.334
Middlesex County2025193.8899.355
Nantucket County2025189.91,112.51
Norfolk County2025173.8843.529
Plymouth County2025249.8706.127
Suffolk County2025561.81,790.34

Each county's latest complete year: crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. A year is shown only when every agency reported the full year and its total is in line with the years around it, so some counties show an older year or are missing. State police and campus crimes aren't included.

What these numbers are

  • FBI figures count crimes to police, from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program. National and state totals are FBI , which fill in for agencies that didn't report.
  • 2021 is different: The FBI retired its Summary Reporting System on January 1, 2021 and accepted only NIBRS data for 2021, so agencies covering 77.0% of the population (monthly average) reported that year, against 96.2% in 2019. The FBI's 2021 estimates fill the gap statistically and carry more uncertainty. The switch was to .
  • Many crimes are never reported to police. The asks people directly, so it counts those too; in 2024, about 47.9% of violent victimizations were reported to police.
  • Definitions change: the FBI broadened its definition of rape in 2013, so rape counts before and after aren't comparable. is the largest share of violent crime; is the largest share of property crime.
  • We show the agencies' figures as published and don't credit or blame any official, party or policy for them: crime rises and falls for many reasons that these counts can't separate.

Quick answers

What is the crime rate in Massachusetts?
In 2025, 302.7 violent and 1,031.2 property crimes per 100,000 residents in Massachusetts (FBI estimates), against 327.6 and 1,534.8 for the U.S.
How many murders were there in Massachusetts?
102 in 2025 (FBI estimate), 1.4 per 100,000.

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