Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Athol, MA Crime Grade
How Athol 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
9/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Massachusetts
10/10
vs. Massachusetts cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Athol, MA was 452.1 per 100,000 residents (55 incidents over a population of 12,165). That puts Athol 24% above the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 46% above the Massachusetts statewide rate of 309.9.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Athol (red), Massachusetts (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Athol 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 | 410.9(48) | 381.3(45) | 578.0(69) | 444.5(53) | 452.1(55) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 51.4(6) | 59.3(7) | 58.6(7) | 58.7(7) | 57.5(7) |
| Robbery | 25.7(3) | 25.4(3) | 8.4(1) | 16.8(2) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 333.8(39) | 296.6(35) | 511.0(61) | 369.0(44) | 394.6(48) |
| Property crime | 907.4(106) | 923.6(109) | 779.0(93) | 780.0(93) | 748.0(91) |
| Burglary | 119.8(14) | 110.2(13) | 58.6(7) | 134.2(16) | 106.9(13) |
| Larceny | 744.7(87) | 703.3(83) | 645.0(77) | 595.5(71) | 624.7(76) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 34.2(4) | 110.2(13) | 75.4(9) | 33.5(4) | 8.2(1) |
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: Athol'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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