Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Fitchburg, MA Crime Grade
How Fitchburg 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 2024, the violent crime rate in Fitchburg, MA was 486.6 per 100,000 residents (206 incidents over a population of 42,332). That puts Fitchburg Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 57% above the Massachusetts statewide rate of 309.9.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Fitchburg (red), Massachusetts (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Fitchburg 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 | 553.9(224) | 462.8(188) | 447.5(187) | 466.7(194) | 486.6(206) |
| Murder | 2.5(1) | 0.0(0) | 2.4(1) | 4.8(2) | 2.4(1) |
| Rape | 49.5(20) | 46.8(19) | 50.3(21) | 62.6(26) | 40.2(17) |
| Robbery | 106.3(43) | 29.5(12) | 45.5(19) | 40.9(17) | 35.4(15) |
| Aggravated assault | 395.6(160) | 386.5(157) | 349.4(146) | 358.5(149) | 408.7(173) |
| Property crime | 1453.9(588) | 994.4(404) | 751.4(314) | 1058.6(440) | 1360.7(576) |
| Burglary | 267.0(108) | 137.8(56) | 143.6(60) | 180.4(75) | 271.7(115) |
| Larceny | 994.0(402) | 723.7(294) | 495.3(207) | 748.2(311) | 952.0(403) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 183.0(74) | 125.5(51) | 100.5(42) | 115.5(48) | 120.5(51) |
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: Fitchburg'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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