Cambridge, MA Crime Statistics For 2022

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Cambridge is 2,118.6 per 100,000 people. That's -9.69% lower than the national rate of 2,346.0 per 100,000 people and 55.55% higher than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Note: Because the rates of crime are 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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• You have a 1 in 351.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Cambridge each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
• The violent crime rate in Cambridge is 284.3 per 100,000 people.
• That's -26.69% lower than the national rate of 387.8 per 100,000 people.
• -7.93% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

• You have a 1 in 54.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Cambridge each year. That compares to a 1 in 51.1 chance nationally.
• The property crime rate in Cambridge is 1,834.3 per 100,000 people.
• That's -6.33% lower than the national rate of 1,958.2 per 100,000 people.
• And 74.17% higher than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.