Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
North Andover, MA Crime Grade
How North Andover 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
5/10
vs. Massachusetts cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in North Andover, MA was 135.5 per 100,000 residents (44 incidents over a population of 32,474). That puts North Andover Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 56% below the Massachusetts statewide rate of 309.9.
That ranks North Andover #1,490 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 61% of them, and #79 of 186 in Massachusetts. Violent crime is up 95% year over year and up 46% over the last five years.
North Andover, MA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- B (4/10)
- Massachusetts Grade
- B (5/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 135.5 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,490 of 3,771
- MA rank
- #79 of 186
- Safer than
- 61% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 95%
- 5-year change
- up 46%
- Population
- 32,474
- Reporting agency
- North Andover Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by North Andover Police Department (FBI ORI MA0052400) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About North Andover, MA
Also known as
- North Andover Center
- North Andover Depot
Location
Just SW of the junction of the Shawsheen and Merrimack Rivers 1.5 mi SE of Lawrence C.H.; Town of North Andover.
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. North Andover (red), Massachusetts (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
North Andover 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 | 92.5(29) | 56.2(18) | 91.2(28) | 69.6(22) | 135.5(44) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 3.1(1) |
| Rape | 16.0(5) | 6.2(2) | 13.0(4) | 9.5(3) | 37.0(12) |
| Robbery | 6.4(2) | 6.2(2) | 9.8(3) | 3.2(1) | 12.3(4) |
| Aggravated assault | 70.2(22) | 43.7(14) | 68.4(21) | 56.9(18) | 83.1(27) |
| Property crime | 344.6(108) | 368.3(118) | 430.0(132) | 546.9(173) | 569.7(185) |
| Burglary | 9.6(3) | 46.8(15) | 71.7(22) | 66.4(21) | 61.6(20) |
| Larceny | 322.3(101) | 290.3(93) | 299.7(92) | 455.2(144) | 468.1(152) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 9.6(3) | 25.0(8) | 48.9(15) | 25.3(8) | 37.0(12) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the North Andover, 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 North Andover 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 North Andover calculated?
- North Andover'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 North Andover 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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