Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Greenfield, MA Crime Grade
How Greenfield 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
10/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Massachusetts
10/10
vs. Massachusetts cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Greenfield, MA was 694.6 per 100,000 residents (121 incidents over a population of 17,419). That puts Greenfield 90% above the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 124% above the Massachusetts statewide rate of 309.9.
That ranks Greenfield #3,514 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 7% of them, and #180 of 186 in Massachusetts. Violent crime is up 27% year over year and up 39% over the last five years.
Greenfield, MA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (10/10)
- Massachusetts Grade
- F (10/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 694.6 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,514 of 3,771
- MA rank
- #180 of 186
- Safer than
- 7% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 27%
- 5-year change
- up 39%
- Population
- 17,419
- Reporting agency
- Greenfield Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Greenfield Police Department (FBI ORI MA0061000) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Greenfield (red), Massachusetts (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Greenfield 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 | 498.9(86) | 383.2(66) | 488.3(84) | 545.0(94) | 694.6(121) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 5.7(1) |
| Rape | 110.2(19) | 104.5(18) | 122.1(21) | 81.2(14) | 143.5(25) |
| Robbery | 46.4(8) | 5.8(1) | 29.1(5) | 40.6(7) | 63.1(11) |
| Aggravated assault | 342.2(59) | 272.9(47) | 337.2(58) | 423.2(73) | 482.2(84) |
| Property crime | 1664.8(287) | 1962.6(338) | 1703.2(293) | 1663.9(287) | 2009.3(350) |
| Burglary | 336.4(58) | 493.6(85) | 255.8(44) | 347.8(60) | 579.8(101) |
| Larceny | 1212.4(209) | 1341.3(231) | 1377.7(237) | 1240.7(214) | 1326.1(231) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 110.2(19) | 104.5(18) | 52.3(9) | 69.6(12) | 97.6(17) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Greenfield, 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 Greenfield 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 Greenfield calculated?
- Greenfield'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 Greenfield 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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