Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Lexington, MA Crime Grade
How Lexington 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
2/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Massachusetts
2/10
vs. Massachusetts cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Lexington, MA was 61.1 per 100,000 residents (21 incidents over a population of 34,350). That puts Lexington Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 80% below the Massachusetts statewide rate of 309.9.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Lexington (red), Massachusetts (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Lexington 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 | 39.2(13) | 71.8(24) | 44.3(15) | 29.4(10) | 61.1(21) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 3.0(1) | 6.0(2) | 17.7(6) | 8.8(3) | 8.7(3) |
| Robbery | 6.0(2) | 6.0(2) | 3.0(1) | 5.9(2) | 2.9(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 30.2(10) | 59.8(20) | 23.6(8) | 14.7(5) | 49.5(17) |
| Property crime | 347.0(115) | 314.1(105) | 298.0(101) | 323.1(110) | 358.1(123) |
| Burglary | 72.4(24) | 59.8(20) | 59.0(20) | 35.2(12) | 67.0(23) |
| Larceny | 265.6(88) | 239.3(80) | 215.4(73) | 267.3(91) | 279.5(96) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 9.1(3) | 15.0(5) | 23.6(8) | 20.6(7) | 8.7(3) |
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: Lexington'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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