Arlington, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Arlington, MA Summary

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

  • There were 296 total crimes committed in Arlington the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 654.3 total crimes per 100K people in Arlington.
  • The overall crime rate in Arlington is -71.85% below the national average.
  • Arlington ranks #160 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Arlington ranks #2,457 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Arlington Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Arlington is 654.3 per 100,000 people. That's -71.85% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -51.96% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Arlington
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 296 654.3 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 6.3
Robbery 2 4.4 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 23 50.8 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 27 59.7 308.8 369.8
Burglary 46 101.7 149.7 269.8
Larceny 204 450.9 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 19 42.0 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 269 594.6 1,053.2 1,954.4

Arlington Crime Compared To Massachusetts Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Massachusetts.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Arlington

27
Violent Crimes
59.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-83.86%
Below The National Average
  • There were 27 violent crimes in Arlington in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Arlington is 59.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,675.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Arlington each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -83.86% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -80.67% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Arlington

269
Property Crimes
594.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-69.57%
Below The National Average
  • There were 269 property crimes in Arlington in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Arlington is 594.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 168.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Arlington each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -69.57% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -43.54% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Arlington

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Cambridge, MA 117,044 3,097 2,646.0 2,240.2 405.8
Newton, MA 86,710 624 719.6 655.1 64.6
Somerville, MA 79,178 1,295 1,635.6 1,383.0 252.6
Medford, MA 64,122 717 1,118.2 943.5 174.7
Waltham, MA 63,525 444 698.9 549.4 149.5
Brookline, MA 62,825 629 1,001.2 896.1 105.1
Woburn, MA 41,461 448 1,080.5 938.2 142.3
Lexington, MA 33,889 112 330.5 286.2 44.3
Needham, MA 32,228 193 598.9 518.2 80.7
Wellesley, MA 31,354 137 436.9 376.3 60.6

Arlington SnackAbility

7.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
8
Safety
9
Amenities
10
Education
10
Commute
4
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