Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Burlington, MA Crime Grade
How Burlington 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
5/10
vs. Massachusetts cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Burlington, MA was 224.9 per 100,000 residents (61 incidents over a population of 27,124). That puts Burlington Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 27% below the Massachusetts statewide rate of 309.9.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Burlington (red), Massachusetts (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Burlington 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 | 155.4(45) | 123.8(36) | 135.7(35) | 212.4(55) | 224.9(61) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 41.4(12) | 44.7(13) | 11.6(3) | 50.2(13) | 22.1(6) |
| Robbery | 13.8(4) | 3.4(1) | 19.4(5) | 23.2(6) | 14.7(4) |
| Aggravated assault | 100.1(29) | 75.6(22) | 104.7(27) | 139.0(36) | 188.0(51) |
| Property crime | 832.2(241) | 966.1(281) | 1667.8(430) | 1915.5(496) | 1736.5(471) |
| Burglary | 69.1(20) | 61.9(18) | 73.7(19) | 139.0(36) | 99.5(27) |
| Larceny | 725.1(210) | 852.6(248) | 1485.5(383) | 1679.9(435) | 1589.0(431) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 38.0(11) | 44.7(13) | 97.0(25) | 96.5(25) | 47.9(13) |
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: Burlington'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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