Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Northborough, MA Crime Grade
How Northborough 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
1/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Massachusetts
1/10
vs. Massachusetts cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Northborough, MA was 31.3 per 100,000 residents (5 incidents over a population of 15,975). That puts Northborough 91% below the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 90% below the Massachusetts statewide rate of 309.9.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Northborough (red), Massachusetts (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Northborough 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 | 53.0(8) | 46.0(7) | 38.2(6) | 31.9(5) | 31.3(5) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 6.6(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Robbery | 6.6(1) | 13.1(2) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 39.7(6) | 32.8(5) | 38.2(6) | 31.9(5) | 31.3(5) |
| Property crime | 456.8(69) | 558.4(85) | 516.0(81) | 656.3(103) | 513.3(82) |
| Burglary | 72.8(11) | 26.3(4) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 12.5(2) |
| Larceny | 331.0(50) | 453.3(69) | 484.1(76) | 611.7(96) | 500.8(80) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 53.0(8) | 72.3(11) | 31.8(5) | 44.6(7) | 0.0(0) |
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: Northborough'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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