Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Saugus, MA Crime Grade
How Saugus 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
6/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Massachusetts
6/10
vs. Massachusetts cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Saugus, MA was 250.2 per 100,000 residents (73 incidents over a population of 29,180). That puts Saugus Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 19% below the Massachusetts statewide rate of 309.9.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Saugus (red), Massachusetts (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Saugus 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 | 253.5(72) | 217.5(63) | 187.0(54) | 223.6(64) | 250.2(73) |
| Murder | 3.5(1) | 3.5(1) | 0.0(0) | 3.5(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 35.2(10) | 27.6(8) | 27.7(8) | 21.0(6) | 30.8(9) |
| Robbery | 45.8(13) | 17.3(5) | 20.8(6) | 7.0(2) | 6.9(2) |
| Aggravated assault | 169.0(48) | 169.2(49) | 138.5(40) | 192.2(55) | 212.5(62) |
| Property crime | 831.1(236) | 990.8(287) | 1177.3(340) | 1257.9(360) | 1405.1(410) |
| Burglary | 77.5(22) | 113.9(33) | 110.8(32) | 108.3(31) | 96.0(28) |
| Larceny | 676.1(192) | 804.4(233) | 986.8(285) | 1006.3(288) | 1199.5(350) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 77.5(22) | 72.5(21) | 79.6(23) | 143.3(41) | 106.2(31) |
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: Saugus'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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