Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
North Reading, MA Crime Grade
How North Reading 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
2/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Massachusetts
2/10
vs. Massachusetts cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in North Reading, MA was 66.5 per 100,000 residents (11 incidents over a population of 16,531). That puts North Reading 82% below the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 79% below the Massachusetts statewide rate of 309.9.
That ranks North Reading #724 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 81% of them, and #34 of 186 in Massachusetts. Violent crime is down 42% year over year and down 4% over the last five years.
North Reading, MA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (2/10)
- Massachusetts Grade
- A (2/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 66.5 / 100k
- National rank
- #724 of 3,771
- MA rank
- #34 of 186
- Safer than
- 81% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 42%
- 5-year change
- down 4%
- Population
- 16,531
- Reporting agency
- North Reading Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by North Reading Police Department (FBI ORI MA0093400) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About North Reading, MA
Also known as
- North Parish Village
Location
On the Ipswich River, 3.3 mi NNE of Reading T.H.; Town of North Reading.
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 Reading (red), Massachusetts (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
North Reading 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 | 69.2(11) | 93.0(15) | 92.1(14) | 115.3(18) | 66.5(11) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 6.3(1) | 12.4(2) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 6.0(1) |
| Robbery | 12.6(2) | 12.4(2) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 6.0(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 50.4(8) | 68.2(11) | 92.1(14) | 115.3(18) | 54.4(9) |
| Property crime | 277.0(44) | 353.3(57) | 361.9(55) | 333.2(52) | 405.3(67) |
| Burglary | 18.9(3) | 24.8(4) | 26.3(4) | 76.9(12) | 48.4(8) |
| Larceny | 239.2(38) | 309.9(50) | 283.0(43) | 230.7(36) | 338.8(56) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 18.9(3) | 12.4(2) | 52.6(8) | 25.6(4) | 18.1(3) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the North Reading, 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 Reading 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 Reading calculated?
- North Reading'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 Reading 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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