Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Ware, MA Crime Grade
How Ware 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
10/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Massachusetts
10/10
vs. Massachusetts cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Ware, MA was 694.7 per 100,000 residents (70 incidents over a population of 10,076). That puts Ware 90% above the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 124% above the Massachusetts statewide rate of 309.9.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Ware (red), Massachusetts (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Ware 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 | 371.4(36) | 515.2(51) | 621.7(64) | 740.4(78) | 694.7(70) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 10.3(1) | 40.4(4) | 29.1(3) | 19.0(2) | 29.8(3) |
| Robbery | 30.9(3) | 20.2(2) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 330.1(32) | 454.5(45) | 592.5(61) | 721.4(76) | 664.9(67) |
| Property crime | 381.7(37) | 414.1(41) | 388.5(40) | 351.2(37) | 357.3(36) |
| Burglary | 41.3(4) | 30.3(3) | 29.1(3) | 38.0(4) | 49.6(5) |
| Larceny | 278.5(27) | 363.6(36) | 320.5(33) | 275.3(29) | 287.8(29) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 30.9(3) | 20.2(2) | 29.1(3) | 38.0(4) | 19.8(2) |
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: Ware'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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