Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Westport, MA Crime Grade
How Westport 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
4/10
vs. Massachusetts cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Westport, MA was 119.0 per 100,000 residents (20 incidents over a population of 16,811). That puts Westport 67% below the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 62% below the Massachusetts statewide rate of 309.9.
That ranks Westport #1,329 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 65% of them, and #70 of 186 in Massachusetts. Violent crime is down 6% year over year and up 27% over the last five years.
Westport, MA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- B (4/10)
- Massachusetts Grade
- B (4/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 119.0 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,329 of 3,771
- MA rank
- #70 of 186
- Safer than
- 65% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 6%
- 5-year change
- up 27%
- Population
- 16,811
- Reporting agency
- Westport Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Westport Police Department (FBI ORI MA0032000) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Westport (red), Massachusetts (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Westport 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 | 93.7(15) | 178.1(29) | 121.4(20) | 127.2(21) | 119.0(20) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 62.5(10) | 43.0(7) | 24.3(4) | 18.2(3) | 29.7(5) |
| Robbery | 6.2(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 25.0(4) | 135.1(22) | 97.1(16) | 109.1(18) | 89.2(15) |
| Property crime | 487.4(78) | 460.5(75) | 485.6(80) | 442.3(73) | 351.0(59) |
| Burglary | 75.0(12) | 61.4(10) | 54.6(9) | 48.5(8) | 89.2(15) |
| Larceny | 362.4(58) | 319.3(52) | 376.3(62) | 309.0(51) | 226.0(38) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 50.0(8) | 73.7(12) | 48.6(8) | 84.8(14) | 35.7(6) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Westport, 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 Westport 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 Westport calculated?
- Westport'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 Westport 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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