Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Wakefield, MA Crime Grade
How Wakefield 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
4/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Massachusetts
3/10
vs. Massachusetts cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Wakefield, MA was 134.7 per 100,000 residents (40 incidents over a population of 29,706). That puts Wakefield Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 56% below the Massachusetts statewide rate of 303.5.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Wakefield (red), Massachusetts (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Wakefield vs. U.S., 2025 — 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 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 112.9(31) | 150.4(41) | 110.4(30) | 174.9(50) | 134.7(40) |
| Murder | 3.6(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 21.8(6) | 29.3(8) | 14.7(4) | 56.0(16) | 23.6(7) |
| Robbery | 0.0(0) | 14.7(4) | 3.7(1) | 7.0(2) | 3.4(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 87.4(24) | 106.4(29) | 92.0(25) | 111.9(32) | 107.7(32) |
| Property crime | 342.2(94) | 443.8(121) | 529.9(144) | 412.7(118) | 333.3(99) |
| Burglary | 47.3(13) | 40.3(11) | 69.9(19) | 45.5(13) | 30.3(9) |
| Larceny | 254.8(70) | 319.1(87) | 393.7(107) | 293.8(84) | 245.7(73) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 32.8(9) | 80.7(22) | 62.6(17) | 69.9(20) | 57.2(17) |
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: Wakefield'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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