Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Belmont, MA Crime Grade
How Belmont 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
1/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Massachusetts
1/10
vs. Massachusetts cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Belmont, MA was 51.3 per 100,000 residents (14 incidents over a population of 27,280). That puts Belmont Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 83% below the Massachusetts statewide rate of 309.9.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Belmont (red), Massachusetts (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Belmont 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 | 61.2(16) | 49.6(13) | 56.5(15) | 60.3(16) | 51.3(14) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 3.8(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 7.7(2) | 3.8(1) | 0.0(0) | 7.5(2) | 29.3(8) |
| Robbery | 11.5(3) | 3.8(1) | 3.8(1) | 3.8(1) | 7.3(2) |
| Aggravated assault | 42.1(11) | 38.2(10) | 52.7(14) | 49.0(13) | 14.7(4) |
| Property crime | 700.2(183) | 660.2(173) | 689.1(183) | 843.5(224) | 703.8(192) |
| Burglary | 329.0(86) | 217.5(57) | 173.2(46) | 199.6(53) | 154.0(42) |
| Larceny | 348.2(91) | 419.8(110) | 474.5(126) | 595.0(158) | 509.5(139) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 19.1(5) | 19.1(5) | 37.7(10) | 49.0(13) | 40.3(11) |
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: Belmont'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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