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
4/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Massachusetts
4/10
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.
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
- 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: Melrose'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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