Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Winthrop, MA Crime Grade
How Winthrop 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 2025, the violent crime rate in Winthrop, MA was 129.3 per 100,000 residents (24 incidents over a population of 18,566). That puts Winthrop 60% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 57% below the Massachusetts statewide rate of 303.5.
That ranks Winthrop #1,416 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 62% of them, and #72 of 186 in Massachusetts. Violent crime is down 18% year over year and up 5% over the last five years.
Winthrop, MA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- B (4/10)
- Massachusetts Grade
- B (4/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 129.3 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,416 of 3,771
- MA rank
- #72 of 186
- Safer than
- 62% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 18%
- 5-year change
- up 5%
- Population
- 18,566
- Reporting agency
- Winthrop Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Winthrop Police Department (FBI ORI MA0130500) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Winthrop (red), Massachusetts (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Winthrop 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 | 123.0(23) | 122.5(22) | 181.2(33) | 158.0(29) | 129.3(24) |
| Murder | 10.7(2) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 21.4(4) | 5.6(1) | 11.0(2) | 27.2(5) | 16.2(3) |
| Robbery | 5.3(1) | 11.1(2) | 11.0(2) | 0.0(0) | 5.4(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 85.6(16) | 105.8(19) | 159.2(29) | 130.7(24) | 107.7(20) |
| Property crime | 642.0(120) | 467.9(84) | 752.1(137) | 522.9(96) | 565.5(105) |
| Burglary | 69.5(13) | 61.3(11) | 126.3(23) | 70.8(13) | 134.7(25) |
| Larceny | 513.6(96) | 362.0(65) | 570.9(104) | 419.4(77) | 404.0(75) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 58.8(11) | 39.0(7) | 43.9(8) | 32.7(6) | 26.9(5) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Winthrop, 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 Winthrop 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 Winthrop calculated?
- Winthrop'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 Winthrop 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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