Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Boston, MA Crime Grade
How Boston 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 2025, the violent crime rate in Boston, MA was 573.4 per 100,000 residents (3,849 incidents over a population of 671,262). That puts Boston Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 89% above the Massachusetts statewide rate of 303.5.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Boston (red), Massachusetts (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Boston vs. U.S., 2025 — 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 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 564.0(3,975) | 635.3(4,059) | 633.1(4,070) | 629.1(4,146) | 573.4(3,849) |
| Murder | 5.1(36) | 7.2(46) | 5.4(35) | 3.8(25) | 3.9(26) |
| Rape | 34.1(240) | 31.8(203) | 34.5(222) | 26.1(172) | 22.0(148) |
| Robbery | 110.1(776) | 121.9(779) | 137.1(881) | 126.5(834) | 113.1(759) |
| Aggravated assault | 414.8(2,923) | 474.4(3,031) | 456.1(2,932) | 472.7(3,115) | 434.4(2,916) |
| Property crime | 1670.8(11,775) | 1832.0(11,705) | 1965.1(12,632) | 2029.6(13,376) | 1869.6(12,550) |
| Burglary | 194.3(1,369) | 193.3(1,235) | 181.4(1,166) | 179.3(1,182) | 154.8(1,039) |
| Larceny | 1307.3(9,213) | 1446.8(9,244) | 1598.4(10,275) | 1690.0(11,138) | 1632.7(10,960) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 165.6(1,167) | 186.9(1,194) | 181.1(1,164) | 157.2(1,036) | 76.6(514) |
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: Boston'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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