Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Ludlow, MA Crime Grade
How Ludlow 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
5/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Massachusetts
6/10
vs. Massachusetts cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Ludlow, MA was 173.7 per 100,000 residents (37 incidents over a population of 21,304). That puts Ludlow 52% below the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 44% below the Massachusetts statewide rate of 309.9.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Ludlow (red), Massachusetts (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Ludlow 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 | 311.7(66) | 173.6(37) | 214.6(45) | 118.8(25) | 173.7(37) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 14.2(3) | 0.0(0) | 14.3(3) | 14.3(3) | 14.1(3) |
| Robbery | 9.4(2) | 9.4(2) | 19.1(4) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 288.1(61) | 164.2(35) | 181.2(38) | 104.6(22) | 159.6(34) |
| Property crime | 1072.2(227) | 750.8(160) | 896.5(188) | 760.5(160) | 624.3(133) |
| Burglary | 137.0(29) | 89.2(19) | 109.7(23) | 109.3(23) | 65.7(14) |
| Larceny | 878.6(186) | 586.5(125) | 701.0(147) | 551.4(116) | 469.4(100) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 52.0(11) | 65.7(14) | 85.8(18) | 99.8(21) | 84.5(18) |
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: Ludlow'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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