Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Norwell, MA Crime Grade
How Norwell 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 Norwell, MA was 52.2 per 100,000 residents (6 incidents over a population of 11,498). That puts Norwell 86% below the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 83% below the Massachusetts statewide rate of 309.9.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Norwell (red), Massachusetts (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Norwell 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 | 80.8(9) | 123.8(14) | 35.0(4) | 124.0(14) | 52.2(6) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 0.0(0) | 17.7(2) | 8.8(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Robbery | 9.0(1) | 8.8(1) | 0.0(0) | 8.9(1) | 17.4(2) |
| Aggravated assault | 71.8(8) | 97.3(11) | 26.3(3) | 115.1(13) | 34.8(4) |
| Property crime | 341.0(38) | 389.0(44) | 499.2(57) | 549.0(62) | 487.0(56) |
| Burglary | 26.9(3) | 61.9(7) | 78.8(9) | 70.8(8) | 52.2(6) |
| Larceny | 305.1(34) | 291.8(33) | 402.9(46) | 442.8(50) | 408.8(47) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 9.0(1) | 35.4(4) | 17.5(2) | 35.4(4) | 26.1(3) |
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: Norwell'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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