Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Medford, MA Crime Grade
How Medford 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
4/10
vs. Massachusetts cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Medford, MA was 177.8 per 100,000 residents (106 incidents over a population of 59,601). That puts Medford Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 43% below the Massachusetts statewide rate of 309.9.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Medford (red), Massachusetts (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Medford 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 | 126.0(72) | 152.1(94) | 174.7(112) | 191.9(131) | 177.8(106) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 1.6(1) | 2.9(2) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 3.5(2) | 16.2(10) | 21.8(14) | 23.4(16) | 21.8(13) |
| Robbery | 29.8(17) | 29.1(18) | 12.5(8) | 22.0(15) | 23.5(14) |
| Aggravated assault | 92.8(53) | 106.8(66) | 138.8(89) | 143.5(98) | 132.5(79) |
| Property crime | 946.8(541) | 841.2(520) | 943.5(605) | 1007.6(688) | 1208.0(720) |
| Burglary | 63.0(36) | 74.4(46) | 88.9(57) | 57.1(39) | 77.2(46) |
| Larceny | 812.1(464) | 692.3(428) | 740.8(475) | 805.5(550) | 1006.7(600) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 66.5(38) | 71.2(44) | 113.8(73) | 145.0(99) | 115.8(69) |
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: Medford'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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