Violent + property crime rate

1,337.2

2025 · FBI Crime Data Explorer

Violent crime rate, Massachusetts

301

2025 · FBI Crime Data Explorer

Property crime rate, Massachusetts

1,036.2

2025 · FBI Crime Data Explorer

Homicide rate, Massachusetts

1.4

2025 · FBI Crime Data Explorer

Sworn officers

≈ 17,500

Incarceration rate

120 /100k

Lowest in the U.S.

Violent crime rate

308 /100k

Property crime rate

1,110 /100k

Among the lowest in the U.S.

Historical data

Pick an indicator to see its long-run evolution.

Violent crime rate

1970–2023

308▼ 12%

FBI Uniform Crime Reports.

Crime Rate

Overall reported crime.

Violent + property crime rate

1,337.2

2025 · FBI Crime Data Explorer

Violent crime rate

308 /100k

Property crime rate

1,110 /100k

Violent + property crime rate

1985–2025

1,337.2▼ 73%

FBI Crime Data Explorer, violent and property offenses per 100,000 residents, sum of monthly rates from reporting agencies.

Indicator	Massachusetts	U.S.
Violent crime (per 100k)	308	364

Violent Crime

Violent offences.

Violent crime rate, Massachusetts

301

2025 · FBI Crime Data Explorer

Violent crime rate, U.S.

329.3

2025 · FBI Crime Data Explorer

Violent crime rate

308 /100k

Aggravated assault

235 /100k

Robbery

45 /100k

Violent crime rate, Massachusetts

1985–2025

301▼ 48%

FBI Crime Data Explorer, violent offenses per 100,000 residents, sum of monthly rates from reporting agencies.

Violent crime rate, U.S.

1985–2025

329.3▼ 42%

FBI Crime Data Explorer, violent offenses per 100,000 residents, sum of monthly rates from reporting agencies.

Indicator	Massachusetts	U.S.
Violent crime (per 100k)	308	364

Property Crime

Theft and burglary.

Property crime rate, Massachusetts

1,036.2

2025 · FBI Crime Data Explorer

Property crime rate, U.S.

1,552.1

2025 · FBI Crime Data Explorer

Property crime rate

1,110 /100k

Among the lowest in the U.S.

Larceny-theft

820 /100k

Motor vehicle theft

148 /100k

Property crime rate, Massachusetts

1985–2025

1,036.2▼ 76%

FBI Crime Data Explorer, property offenses per 100,000 residents, sum of monthly rates from reporting agencies.

Property crime rate, U.S.

1985–2025

1,552.1▼ 68%

FBI Crime Data Explorer, property offenses per 100,000 residents, sum of monthly rates from reporting agencies.

Indicator	Massachusetts	U.S.
Property crime (per 100k)	1110	1954

Homicides

Murder and non-negligent manslaughter.

Homicide rate, Massachusetts

1.4

2025 · FBI Crime Data Explorer

Homicide rate, U.S.

4.3

2025 · FBI Crime Data Explorer

Homicide rate

2.2 /100k

Among the lowest in the U.S.

Firearm death rate

3.4 /100k

Lowest in the U.S.

Homicide rate, Massachusetts

1985–2025

1.4▼ 62%

FBI Crime Data Explorer, murder and nonnegligent manslaughter per 100,000 residents, sum of monthly rates from reporting agencies.

Homicide rate, U.S.

1985–2025

4.3▼ 47%

FBI Crime Data Explorer, murder and nonnegligent manslaughter per 100,000 residents, sum of monthly rates from reporting agencies.

Indicator	Massachusetts	U.S.
Homicide rate (per 100k)	2.2	5.7

•Massachusetts has the lowest firearm death rate of any U.S. state.

Police Officers

Law enforcement staffing.

Sworn officers

≈ 17,500

Officers per 1,000

2.5

Police agencies

≈ 350

Indicator	Massachusetts	U.S.
Officers per 1,000 residents	2.5	2.4

Public Safety Indicators

Broader safety measures.

Incarceration rate

120 /100k

Lowest in the U.S.

Traffic fatalities

5.5 /100k

Lowest in the U.S.

Overdose deaths

31.4 /100k

Indicator	Massachusetts	U.S.
Incarceration rate (per 100k)	120	355

More figures

Homicide rate

2.2 /100k

Among the lowest in the U.S.

Rape

26 /100k

Robbery

45 /100k

Aggravated assault

235 /100k

Burglary

142 /100k

Larceny-theft

820 /100k

Motor vehicle theft

148 /100k

Total reported crimes

≈ 99,000

2023

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