Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Charlton, MA Crime Grade
How Charlton 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
4/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Massachusetts
4/10
vs. Massachusetts cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Charlton, MA was 117.0 per 100,000 residents (16 incidents over a population of 13,672). That puts Charlton 68% below the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 62% below the Massachusetts statewide rate of 309.9.
That ranks Charlton #1,310 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 65% of them, and #69 of 186 in Massachusetts. Violent crime is up 97% year over year and up 129% over the last five years.
Charlton, MA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- B (4/10)
- Massachusetts Grade
- B (4/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 117.0 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,310 of 3,771
- MA rank
- #69 of 186
- Safer than
- 65% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 97%
- 5-year change
- up 129%
- Population
- 13,672
- Reporting agency
- Charlton Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Charlton Police Department (FBI ORI MA0141000) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Charlton, MA
Also known as
- Charlton Centre
- Charleston
Location
1 mi SE of Charlton City; Town of Charlton.
Name history sourced from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — public-domain federal geographic-names data.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Charlton (red), Massachusetts (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Charlton 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 | 51.0(7) | 57.6(8) | 82.1(11) | 59.6(8) | 117.0(16) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 7.2(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 7.3(1) | 7.2(1) | 7.5(1) | 7.4(1) | 14.6(2) |
| Robbery | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 22.3(3) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 43.7(6) | 43.2(6) | 74.7(10) | 29.8(4) | 102.4(14) |
| Property crime | 320.7(44) | 273.8(38) | 433.0(58) | 878.4(118) | 336.5(46) |
| Burglary | 87.5(12) | 43.2(6) | 74.7(10) | 707.2(95) | 58.5(8) |
| Larceny | 174.9(24) | 208.9(29) | 268.8(36) | 156.3(21) | 219.4(30) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 58.3(8) | 21.6(3) | 82.1(11) | 7.4(1) | 58.5(8) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Charlton, 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 Charlton 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 Charlton calculated?
- Charlton'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 Charlton 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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