Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Wareham, MA Crime Grade
How Wareham 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
7/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Massachusetts
8/10
vs. Massachusetts cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Wareham, MA was 292.3 per 100,000 residents (69 incidents over a population of 23,609). That puts Wareham 20% below the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 6% below the Massachusetts statewide rate of 309.9.
That ranks Wareham #2,614 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 31% of them, and #145 of 186 in Massachusetts. Violent crime is down 6% year over year and down 26% over the last five years.
Wareham, MA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (7/10)
- Massachusetts Grade
- D (8/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 292.3 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,614 of 3,771
- MA rank
- #145 of 186
- Safer than
- 31% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 6%
- 5-year change
- down 26%
- Population
- 23,609
- Reporting agency
- Wareham Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Wareham Police Department (FBI ORI MA0122500) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Wareham (red), Massachusetts (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Wareham 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 | 392.4(89) | 321.5(74) | 328.1(77) | 310.6(72) | 292.3(69) |
| Murder | 4.4(1) | 0.0(0) | 4.3(1) | 4.3(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 57.3(13) | 47.8(11) | 55.4(13) | 34.5(8) | 21.2(5) |
| Robbery | 13.2(3) | 13.0(3) | 34.1(8) | 17.3(4) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 317.5(72) | 260.7(60) | 234.4(55) | 254.6(59) | 271.1(64) |
| Property crime | 1022.9(232) | 986.1(227) | 1035.5(243) | 1173.5(272) | 1084.3(256) |
| Burglary | 216.0(49) | 139.0(32) | 149.1(35) | 271.8(63) | 173.7(41) |
| Larceny | 731.9(166) | 721.1(166) | 805.4(189) | 828.4(192) | 826.0(195) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 70.5(16) | 117.3(27) | 81.0(19) | 69.0(16) | 84.7(20) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Wareham, MA Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Wareham Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Wareham calculated?
- Wareham's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Massachusetts state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Massachusetts cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Wareham Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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