Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Southborough, MA Crime Grade
How Southborough 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 Southborough, MA was 56.5 per 100,000 residents (6 incidents over a population of 10,620). That puts Southborough 85% below the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 82% below the Massachusetts statewide rate of 309.9.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Southborough (red), Massachusetts (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Southborough 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 | 225.4(23) | 67.8(7) | 47.9(5) | 47.9(5) | 56.5(6) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 78.4(8) | 9.7(1) | 19.1(2) | 0.0(0) | 28.2(3) |
| Robbery | 39.2(4) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 107.8(11) | 58.1(6) | 28.7(3) | 47.9(5) | 28.2(3) |
| Property crime | 431.3(44) | 300.2(31) | 268.0(28) | 297.2(31) | 226.0(24) |
| Burglary | 78.4(8) | 48.4(5) | 67.0(7) | 76.7(8) | 18.8(2) |
| Larceny | 254.9(26) | 242.1(25) | 181.9(19) | 163.0(17) | 197.7(21) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 88.2(9) | 9.7(1) | 19.1(2) | 57.5(6) | 9.4(1) |
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: Southborough'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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