Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
East Longmeadow, MA Crime Grade
How East Longmeadow 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 East Longmeadow, MA was 209.4 per 100,000 residents (35 incidents over a population of 16,714). That puts East Longmeadow 43% below the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 32% below the Massachusetts statewide rate of 309.9.
That ranks East Longmeadow #2,112 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 44% of them, and #108 of 186 in Massachusetts. Violent crime is down 27% year over year and up 182% over the last five years.
East Longmeadow, MA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (6/10)
- Massachusetts Grade
- C (6/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 209.4 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,112 of 3,771
- MA rank
- #108 of 186
- Safer than
- 44% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 27%
- 5-year change
- up 182%
- Population
- 16,714
- Reporting agency
- East Longmeadow Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by East Longmeadow Police Department (FBI ORI MA0070600) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About East Longmeadow, MA
Also known as
- East Long Meadow
Location
4.5 mi SE of Springfield; Town of East Longmeadow.
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. East Longmeadow (red), Massachusetts (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
East Longmeadow 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 | 74.2(12) | 178.1(29) | 206.6(34) | 286.4(47) | 209.4(35) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 24.7(4) | 67.5(11) | 48.6(8) | 42.7(7) | 35.9(6) |
| Robbery | 18.5(3) | 18.4(3) | 24.3(4) | 30.5(5) | 6.0(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 30.9(5) | 92.1(15) | 133.7(22) | 213.3(35) | 167.5(28) |
| Property crime | 1056.8(171) | 1068.4(174) | 1403.6(231) | 1322.3(217) | 1465.8(245) |
| Burglary | 117.4(19) | 221.0(36) | 176.2(29) | 79.2(13) | 131.6(22) |
| Larceny | 828.1(134) | 718.4(117) | 1154.5(190) | 1157.8(190) | 1238.5(207) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 92.7(15) | 128.9(21) | 72.9(12) | 79.2(13) | 95.7(16) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the East Longmeadow, 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 East Longmeadow 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 East Longmeadow calculated?
- East Longmeadow'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 East Longmeadow 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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