Adams, MA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Adams, MA Summary

Crime in Adams research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Adams over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Adams:

  • There were 120 total crimes committed in Adams in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,510.0 total crimes per 100K people in Adams.
  • The overall crime rate in Adams is -28.75% below the national average.
  • Adams ranks #279 safest out of 322 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Adams ranks #6,062 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Adams Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Adams is 1,510.0 per 100,000 people. That's -28.75% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 5.83% higher than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,426.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Adams
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 120 1,510.0 1,426.8 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 1.8 5.0
Robbery 1 12.6 36.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 16 201.3 249.3 256.0
Violent Crime 22 276.8 314.7 359.0
Burglary 22 276.8 130.3 229.0
Larceny 70 880.8 876.3 1,272.0
Car Theft 6 75.5 105.5 259.0
Property Crime 98 1,233.2 1,112.1 1,760.0

Adams Crime Compared To Massachusetts Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Massachusetts.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Adams

22
Violent Crimes
276.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-22.89%
Below The National Average
  • There were 22 violent crimes in Adams in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Adams is 276.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 361.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Adams each year. That compares to a 1 in 317.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -22.89% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -12.03% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 314.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Adams

98
Property Crimes
1,233.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-29.93%
Below The National Average
  • There were 98 property crimes in Adams in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Adams is 1,233.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 81.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Adams each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -29.93% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 10.89% higher than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,112.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Adams

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Pittsfield, MA 42,835 750 1,750.9 1,239.6 511.3
Saratoga Springs, NY 28,546 543 1,902.2 1,716.5 185.7
Cohoes, NY 18,240 235 1,288.4 1,102.0 186.4
Longmeadow, MA 15,881 109 686.4 591.9 94.5
Bennington, VT 15,165 433 2,855.3 2,466.2 389.1
Greenville, OH 12,549 214 1,705.3 1,482.2 223.1
North Adams, MA 12,395 465 3,751.5 2,557.5 1,194.0
Mechanicville, NY 5,128 69 1,345.6 916.5 429.0

Adams SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
6
Diversity
4
Safety
8
Amenities
8.5
Education
6
Commute
6
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