Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Amherst, MA Crime Grade
How Amherst 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
4/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Massachusetts
4/10
vs. Massachusetts cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Amherst, MA was 162.0 per 100,000 residents (75 incidents over a population of 46,304). That puts Amherst Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 48% below the Massachusetts statewide rate of 309.9.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Amherst (red), Massachusetts (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Amherst 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 | 154.8(62) | 168.9(69) | 198.6(78) | 108.3(53) | 162.0(75) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 49.9(20) | 68.6(28) | 91.7(36) | 26.6(13) | 71.3(33) |
| Robbery | 10.0(4) | 2.4(1) | 2.5(1) | 4.1(2) | 6.5(3) |
| Aggravated assault | 94.9(38) | 97.9(40) | 104.4(41) | 77.7(38) | 84.2(39) |
| Property crime | 262.1(105) | 342.8(140) | 336.2(132) | 327.0(160) | 319.6(148) |
| Burglary | 44.9(18) | 71.0(29) | 73.9(29) | 49.0(24) | 34.6(16) |
| Larceny | 179.7(72) | 242.4(99) | 249.6(98) | 253.4(124) | 263.5(122) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 34.9(14) | 26.9(11) | 10.2(4) | 16.3(8) | 8.6(4) |
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: Amherst'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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