Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Swampscott, MA Crime Grade
How Swampscott 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
3/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Massachusetts
3/10
vs. Massachusetts cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Swampscott, MA was 81.7 per 100,000 residents (13 incidents over a population of 15,907). That puts Swampscott 78% below the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 74% below the Massachusetts statewide rate of 309.9.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Swampscott (red), Massachusetts (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Swampscott 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 | 129.9(20) | 38.1(6) | 78.6(12) | 45.4(7) | 81.7(13) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 6.3(1) |
| Robbery | 19.5(3) | 12.7(2) | 13.1(2) | 6.5(1) | 6.3(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 110.5(17) | 25.4(4) | 65.5(10) | 38.9(6) | 69.2(11) |
| Property crime | 896.6(138) | 704.0(111) | 864.6(132) | 694.0(107) | 1081.3(172) |
| Burglary | 58.5(9) | 76.1(12) | 91.7(14) | 32.4(5) | 119.4(19) |
| Larceny | 812.2(125) | 596.2(94) | 759.8(116) | 603.2(93) | 911.5(145) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 26.0(4) | 25.4(4) | 13.1(2) | 58.4(9) | 44.0(7) |
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: Swampscott'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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