Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Worcester, MA Crime Grade
How Worcester 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
8/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Massachusetts
8/10
vs. Massachusetts cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Worcester, MA was 383.2 per 100,000 residents (814 incidents over a population of 212,425). That puts Worcester Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 24% above the Massachusetts statewide rate of 309.9.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Worcester (red), Massachusetts (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Worcester 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 | 633.5(1,171) | 647.7(1,207) | 603.2(1,246) | 715.0(1,474) | 383.2(814) |
| Murder | 5.4(10) | 3.2(6) | 5.3(11) | 3.9(8) | 7.1(15) |
| Rape | 27.0(50) | 30.0(56) | 21.3(44) | 15.0(31) | 8.0(17) |
| Robbery | 113.6(210) | 102.5(191) | 80.4(166) | 98.0(202) | 57.9(123) |
| Aggravated assault | 487.4(901) | 511.9(954) | 496.2(1,025) | 598.1(1,233) | 310.2(659) |
| Property crime | 2009.7(3,715) | 1906.5(3,553) | 1671.1(3,452) | 1624.1(3,348) | 870.0(1,848) |
| Burglary | 360.3(666) | 382.6(713) | 336.9(696) | 219.3(452) | 133.7(284) |
| Larceny | 1400.1(2,588) | 1315.7(2,452) | 1166.2(2,409) | 1210.8(2,496) | 634.1(1,347) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 242.4(448) | 201.8(376) | 164.6(340) | 189.7(391) | 100.7(214) |
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: Worcester'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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