Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
North Adams, MA Crime Grade
How North Adams 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
10/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Massachusetts
10/10
vs. Massachusetts cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in North Adams, MA was 1194.0 per 100,000 residents (148 incidents over a population of 12,395). That puts North Adams 227% above the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 285% above the Massachusetts statewide rate of 309.9.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. North Adams (red), Massachusetts (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
North Adams 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 | 760.7(96) | 1091.9(138) | 1012.8(130) | 1078.7(137) | 1194.0(148) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 23.4(3) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 95.1(12) | 55.4(7) | 46.7(6) | 63.0(8) | 56.5(7) |
| Robbery | 71.3(9) | 79.1(10) | 46.7(6) | 55.1(7) | 72.6(9) |
| Aggravated assault | 594.3(75) | 957.4(121) | 895.9(115) | 960.6(122) | 1064.9(132) |
| Property crime | 2638.7(333) | 2421.3(306) | 2415.1(310) | 2558.9(325) | 2589.8(321) |
| Burglary | 570.5(72) | 482.7(61) | 389.5(50) | 448.8(57) | 330.8(41) |
| Larceny | 1957.2(247) | 1812.0(229) | 1932.1(248) | 2007.7(255) | 2186.4(271) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 63.4(8) | 126.6(16) | 77.9(10) | 63.0(8) | 40.3(5) |
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: North Adams'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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