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Violent crimes in Massachusetts

Violent crimes in Massachusetts was 21,657 in 2025, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program. That is down 4.3% from 2024. That is the 18th highest of 51 states in 2025.

2025, count21,657
Change on 2024-4.3%
Rank18th of 51US states ranked
Series high48,3931993
Series low21,0432021

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Violent crimes in Massachusetts, 1979 to 2025

20K30K40K50K19791986199320002007201420251979: 30,650 count1980: 34,444 count1981: 36,273 count1982: 33,031 count1983: 33,264 count1984: 30,362 count1985: 31,334 count1986: 32,476 count1987: 33,060 count1988: 36,376 count1989: 39,912 count1990: 44,300 count1991: 44,138 count1992: 46,727 count1993: 48,393 count1994: 42,749 count1995: 41,739 count1996: 39,122 count1997: 39,411 count1998: 38,192 count1999: 34,023 count2000: 30,230 count2001: 30,585 count2002: 31,137 count2003: 30,377 count2004: 29,489 count2005: 29,644 count2006: 32,217 count2007: 28,487 count2008: 30,137 count2009: 30,503 count2010: 30,737 count2011: 28,232 count2012: 27,047 count2013: 27,264 count2014: 26,689 count2015: 26,453 count2016: 25,975 count2017: 24,318 count2018: 23,424 count2019: 22,662 count2020: 21,288 count2021: 21,043 count2022: 22,636 count2023: 22,675 count2024: 22,632 count2025: 21,657 count20K30K40K50K19791995201120251979: 30,650 count1980: 34,444 count1981: 36,273 count1982: 33,031 count1983: 33,264 count1984: 30,362 count1985: 31,334 count1986: 32,476 count1987: 33,060 count1988: 36,376 count1989: 39,912 count1990: 44,300 count1991: 44,138 count1992: 46,727 count1993: 48,393 count1994: 42,749 count1995: 41,739 count1996: 39,122 count1997: 39,411 count1998: 38,192 count1999: 34,023 count2000: 30,230 count2001: 30,585 count2002: 31,137 count2003: 30,377 count2004: 29,489 count2005: 29,644 count2006: 32,217 count2007: 28,487 count2008: 30,137 count2009: 30,503 count2010: 30,737 count2011: 28,232 count2012: 27,047 count2013: 27,264 count2014: 26,689 count2015: 26,453 count2016: 25,975 count2017: 24,318 count2018: 23,424 count2019: 22,662 count2020: 21,288 count2021: 21,043 count2022: 22,636 count2023: 22,675 count2024: 22,632 count2025: 21,657 count
count. Source: FBI, FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime. Retrieved 2026-10-18, published 2026-08-14.
All 47 values
Periodcount
202521,657
202422,632
202322,675
202222,636
202121,043
202021,288
201922,662
201823,424
201724,318
201625,975
201526,453
201426,689
201327,264
201227,047
201128,232
201030,737
200930,503
200830,137
200728,487
200632,217
200529,644
200429,489
200330,377
200231,137
200130,585
200030,230
199934,023
199838,192
199739,411
199639,122
199541,739
199442,749
199348,393
199246,727
199144,138
199044,300
198939,912
198836,376
198733,060
198632,476
198531,334
198430,362
198333,264
198233,031
198136,273
198034,444
197930,650

Compared with United States

Place2025
Massachusetts21,657
United States1,119,768

Massachusetts compared with nearby places

Alabama: 18,090 countAlaska: 5,377 countArizona: 28,814 countArkansas: 16,564 countCalifornia: 170,300 countColorado: 25,353 countConnecticut: 4,043 countDelaware: 3,677 countDistrict of Columbia: 5,570 countFlorida: 61,203 countGeorgia: 33,554 countHawaii: 2,938 countIdaho: 4,410 countIllinois: 31,924 countIndiana: 17,737 countIowa: 7,574 countKansas: 13,613 countKentucky: 9,770 countLouisiana: 23,788 countMaine: 1,319 countMaryland: 22,432 countMassachusetts: 21,657 countMichigan: 42,157 countMinnesota: 13,031 countMississippi: 6,704 countMissouri: 26,196 countMontana: 4,797 countNebraska: 4,408 countNevada: 12,445 countNew Hampshire: 1,664 countNew Jersey: 18,508 countNew Mexico: 13,213 countNew York: 73,681 countNorth Carolina: 36,991 countNorth Dakota: 1,903 countOhio: 32,796 countOklahoma: 16,810 countOregon: 13,300 countPennsylvania: 29,613 countRhode Island: 1,606 countSouth Carolina: 21,590 countSouth Dakota: 2,875 countTennessee: 36,014 countTexas: 109,357 countUtah: 8,340 countVermont: 1,382 countVirginia: 18,284 countWashington: 22,715 countWest Virginia: 4,269 countWisconsin: 14,353 countWyoming: 1,059 count
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Violent crimes, 2025, count. Massachusetts is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Estimated number of violent crimes: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery and aggravated assault known to law enforcement. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program.

Rape is counted under the revised definition from 2013 and the legacy definition before. FBI estimates for the whole population: agencies that did not report, or reported part of the year, are filled in by the FBI. The FBI revises earlier years in each annual release, and from 2021 the estimates are built from incident-based (NIBRS) reports. The national series has no values for 2017 to 2020 in the FBI estimates file.

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Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer. FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime. https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program. (2026). FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime (Violent crimes, Massachusetts, 1979 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads

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FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime, Violent crimes, Massachusetts, 1979 to 2025. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program, 14 Aug. 2026, https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/violent-crimes/massachusetts. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program. 2026. FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime. Violent crimes, Massachusetts, 1979 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/violent-crimes/massachusetts.

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Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program (2026) FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime, Violent crimes, Massachusetts, 1979 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/violent-crimes/massachusetts (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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  title = {{FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime: Violent crimes, Massachusetts, 1979 to 2025}},
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What is the violent crimes in Massachusetts?

Violent crimes in Massachusetts was 21,657 in 2025, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program. That is down 4.3% from 2024. That is the 18th highest of 51 states in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program. FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-18.

What was the highest violent crimes in Massachusetts?

48,393 in 1993, the highest value since 1979 in this series.

Violent crimes elsewhere in United States

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