Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Acton, MA Crime Grade
How Acton grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Massachusetts — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
2/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Massachusetts
2/10
vs. Massachusetts cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Acton, MA was 65.3 per 100,000 residents (16 incidents over a population of 24,506). That puts Acton 82% below the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 79% below the Massachusetts statewide rate of 309.9.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Acton (red), Massachusetts (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Acton vs. U.S., 2024 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 67.4(16) | 33.5(8) | 62.9(15) | 62.9(15) | 65.3(16) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 4.1(1) |
| Rape | 4.2(1) | 16.8(4) | 8.4(2) | 12.6(3) | 12.2(3) |
| Robbery | 4.2(1) | 0.0(0) | 4.2(1) | 4.2(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 59.0(14) | 16.8(4) | 50.4(12) | 46.1(11) | 49.0(12) |
| Property crime | 560.5(133) | 503.1(120) | 541.3(129) | 415.0(99) | 355.0(87) |
| Burglary | 71.6(17) | 67.1(16) | 67.1(16) | 46.1(11) | 81.6(20) |
| Larceny | 463.6(110) | 406.7(97) | 457.3(109) | 322.8(77) | 261.2(64) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 16.9(4) | 25.2(6) | 16.8(4) | 41.9(10) | 12.2(3) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Acton's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Massachusetts cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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