Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Bellingham, MA Crime Grade
How Bellingham 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
6/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Massachusetts
6/10
vs. Massachusetts cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Bellingham, MA was 215.5 per 100,000 residents (39 incidents over a population of 18,099). That puts Bellingham 41% below the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 30% below the Massachusetts statewide rate of 309.9.
That ranks Bellingham #2,154 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 43% of them, and #112 of 186 in Massachusetts. Violent crime is up 27% year over year and up 3% over the last five years.
Bellingham, MA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (6/10)
- Massachusetts Grade
- C (6/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 215.5 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,154 of 3,771
- MA rank
- #112 of 186
- Safer than
- 43% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 27%
- 5-year change
- up 3%
- Population
- 18,099
- Reporting agency
- Bellingham Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Bellingham Police Department (FBI ORI MA0110200) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Bellingham (red), Massachusetts (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Bellingham 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 | 208.6(36) | 182.1(32) | 171.5(29) | 169.4(30) | 215.5(39) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 5.7(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 17.4(3) | 11.4(2) | 59.1(10) | 50.8(9) | 44.2(8) |
| Robbery | 34.8(6) | 5.7(1) | 11.8(2) | 0.0(0) | 22.1(4) |
| Aggravated assault | 156.4(27) | 159.4(28) | 100.5(17) | 118.6(21) | 149.2(27) |
| Property crime | 1176.3(203) | 961.8(169) | 975.5(165) | 1067.4(189) | 1049.8(190) |
| Burglary | 86.9(15) | 45.5(8) | 88.7(15) | 96.0(17) | 66.3(12) |
| Larceny | 1037.2(179) | 870.8(153) | 857.3(145) | 920.6(163) | 917.2(166) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 46.4(8) | 39.8(7) | 29.6(5) | 45.2(8) | 60.8(11) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Bellingham, MA Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Bellingham Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Bellingham calculated?
- Bellingham's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Massachusetts state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Massachusetts cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Bellingham Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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