Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Holyoke, MA Crime Grade
How Holyoke 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 Holyoke, MA was 1127.3 per 100,000 residents (431 incidents over a population of 38,232). That puts Holyoke Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 264% above the Massachusetts statewide rate of 309.9.
That ranks Holyoke #3,710 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 2% of them, and #185 of 186 in Massachusetts. Violent crime is up 14% year over year and up 25% over the last five years.
Holyoke, MA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (10/10)
- Massachusetts Grade
- F (10/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 1127.3 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,710 of 3,771
- MA rank
- #185 of 186
- Safer than
- 2% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 14%
- 5-year change
- up 25%
- Population
- 38,232
- Reporting agency
- Holyoke Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Holyoke Police Department (FBI ORI MA0071000) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Holyoke (red), Massachusetts (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Holyoke 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 | 902.5(361) | 910.1(367) | 959.3(364) | 989.2(373) | 1127.3(431) |
| Murder | 20.0(8) | 5.0(2) | 15.8(6) | 13.3(5) | 7.8(3) |
| Rape | 42.5(17) | 42.2(17) | 29.0(11) | 29.2(11) | 81.1(31) |
| Robbery | 160.0(64) | 156.2(63) | 150.2(57) | 90.2(34) | 143.9(55) |
| Aggravated assault | 680.0(272) | 706.7(285) | 764.3(290) | 856.6(323) | 894.5(342) |
| Property crime | 3129.8(1,252) | 3246.0(1,309) | 3750.2(1,423) | 4633.2(1,747) | 4527.6(1,731) |
| Burglary | 485.0(194) | 386.8(156) | 347.9(132) | 403.1(152) | 525.7(201) |
| Larceny | 2367.4(947) | 2581.5(1,041) | 3059.7(1,161) | 3739.5(1,410) | 3572.9(1,366) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 262.5(105) | 252.9(102) | 311.0(118) | 440.2(166) | 410.7(157) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Holyoke, 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 Holyoke 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 Holyoke calculated?
- Holyoke'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 Holyoke 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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