Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Melrose, MA Crime Grade
How Melrose 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
5/10
vs. Massachusetts cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Melrose, MA was 157.1 per 100,000 residents (47 incidents over a population of 29,912). That puts Melrose Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 48% below the Massachusetts statewide rate of 303.5.
That ranks Melrose #1,684 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 55% of them, and #90 of 186 in Massachusetts. Violent crime is up 56% year over year and up 47% over the last five years.
Melrose, MA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- B (5/10)
- Massachusetts Grade
- B (5/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 157.1 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,684 of 3,771
- MA rank
- #90 of 186
- Safer than
- 55% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 56%
- 5-year change
- up 47%
- Population
- 29,912
- Reporting agency
- Melrose Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Melrose Police Department (FBI ORI MA0093100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Melrose, MA
Also known as
- Ponde Fielde
- Mystic Side
Name history sourced from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — public-domain federal geographic-names data.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Melrose (red), Massachusetts (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Melrose vs. U.S., 2025 — 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 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 106.8(30) | 58.6(17) | 141.5(41) | 100.7(30) | 157.1(47) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 3.5(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 3.6(1) | 3.4(1) | 10.4(3) | 0.0(0) | 6.7(2) |
| Robbery | 10.7(3) | 10.3(3) | 3.5(1) | 13.4(4) | 3.3(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 92.5(26) | 44.8(13) | 124.2(36) | 87.3(26) | 147.1(44) |
| Property crime | 526.8(148) | 496.3(144) | 548.6(159) | 433.1(129) | 555.0(166) |
| Burglary | 81.9(23) | 79.3(23) | 55.2(16) | 40.3(12) | 76.9(23) |
| Larceny | 373.7(105) | 372.2(108) | 424.4(123) | 335.8(100) | 411.2(123) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 67.6(19) | 44.8(13) | 65.6(19) | 53.7(16) | 63.5(19) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Melrose, 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 Melrose 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 Melrose calculated?
- Melrose'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 Melrose 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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