Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Malden, MA Crime Grade
How Malden 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
7/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Massachusetts
8/10
vs. Massachusetts cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Malden, MA was 292.2 per 100,000 residents (193 incidents over a population of 66,046). That puts Malden Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 6% below the Massachusetts statewide rate of 309.9.
That ranks Malden #2,613 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 31% of them, and #144 of 186 in Massachusetts. Violent crime is up 10% year over year and up 9% over the last five years.
Malden, MA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (7/10)
- Massachusetts Grade
- D (8/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 292.2 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,613 of 3,771
- MA rank
- #144 of 186
- Safer than
- 31% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 10%
- 5-year change
- up 9%
- Population
- 66,046
- Reporting agency
- Malden Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Malden Police Department (FBI ORI MA0092700) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Malden (red), Massachusetts (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Malden 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 | 269.0(162) | 256.5(155) | 233.1(150) | 266.0(171) | 292.2(193) |
| Murder | 3.3(2) | 5.0(3) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 10.0(6) | 16.5(10) | 4.7(3) | 7.8(5) | 15.1(10) |
| Robbery | 56.4(34) | 41.4(25) | 37.3(24) | 34.2(22) | 39.4(26) |
| Aggravated assault | 199.2(120) | 193.6(117) | 191.1(123) | 224.0(144) | 237.7(157) |
| Property crime | 1255.2(756) | 1186.4(717) | 1250.9(805) | 1410.8(907) | 1182.5(781) |
| Burglary | 164.4(99) | 165.5(100) | 105.7(68) | 144.7(93) | 121.1(80) |
| Larceny | 919.8(554) | 863.8(522) | 943.2(607) | 1104.4(710) | 888.8(587) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 164.4(99) | 153.9(93) | 198.9(128) | 161.8(104) | 169.6(112) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Malden, 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 Malden 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 Malden calculated?
- Malden'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 Malden 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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