Brookline, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Brookline, MA Summary

Crime in Brookline research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Brookline 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 Brookline:

  • There were 629 total crimes committed in Brookline the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,001.2 total crimes per 100K people in Brookline.
  • The overall crime rate in Brookline is -56.92% below the national average.
  • Brookline ranks #215 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Brookline ranks #3,734 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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Brookline Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Brookline is 1,001.2 per 100,000 people. That's -56.92% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -26.49% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Brookline
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 629 1,001.2 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 6.3
Robbery 11 17.5 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 51 81.2 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 66 105.1 308.8 369.8
Burglary 44 70.0 149.7 269.8
Larceny 485 772.0 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 34 54.1 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 563 896.1 1,053.2 1,954.4

Brookline 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 Brookline

66
Violent Crimes
105.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-71.59%
Below The National Average
  • There were 66 violent crimes in Brookline in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Brookline is 105.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 951.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Brookline each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -71.59% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -65.98% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Brookline

563
Property Crimes
896.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-54.15%
Below The National Average
  • There were 563 property crimes in Brookline in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Brookline is 896.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 111.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Brookline each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -54.15% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -14.91% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Brookline

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Boston, MA 638,925 15,469 2,421.1 1,802.1 619.0
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
Arlington, MA 45,238 296 654.3 594.6 59.7
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
Milton, MA 28,454 147 516.6 492.0 24.6
Belmont, MA 26,557 197 741.8 685.3 56.5

Brookline SnackAbility

7.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
10
Affordability
4
Diversity
8.5
Safety
8
Amenities
10
Education
10
Commute
5
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