Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Northampton, MA Crime Grade
How Northampton 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
8/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Massachusetts
9/10
vs. Massachusetts cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Northampton, MA was 445.1 per 100,000 residents (134 incidents over a population of 30,108). That puts Northampton Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 44% above the Massachusetts statewide rate of 309.9.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Northampton (red), Massachusetts (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Northampton 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 | 323.6(92) | 402.4(114) | 380.8(111) | 361.6(110) | 445.1(134) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 3.5(1) | 3.4(1) | 0.0(0) | 3.3(1) |
| Rape | 45.7(13) | 77.7(22) | 82.3(24) | 49.3(15) | 63.1(19) |
| Robbery | 35.2(10) | 31.8(9) | 17.2(5) | 9.9(3) | 13.3(4) |
| Aggravated assault | 242.7(69) | 289.4(82) | 277.9(81) | 302.4(92) | 365.4(110) |
| Property crime | 1663.9(473) | 1394.2(395) | 1262.4(368) | 1097.9(334) | 1282.1(386) |
| Burglary | 175.9(50) | 148.2(42) | 123.5(36) | 144.6(44) | 162.7(49) |
| Larceny | 1414.1(402) | 1175.3(333) | 1066.9(311) | 884.2(269) | 1076.1(324) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 56.3(16) | 60.0(17) | 61.7(18) | 52.6(16) | 39.9(12) |
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: Northampton'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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