Fall River, MA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Fall River, MA Summary

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

  • There were 2,040 total crimes committed in Fall River in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,134.5 total crimes per 100K people in Fall River.
  • The overall crime rate in Fall River is 0.72% above the national average.
  • Fall River ranks #310 safest out of 322 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Fall River ranks #7,487 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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Fall River Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Fall River is 2,134.5 per 100,000 people. That's 0.72% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 49.60% higher than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,426.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Fall River
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,040 2,134.5 1,426.8 2,119.2
Murder 3 3.1 1.8 5.0
Robbery 96 100.4 36.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 553 578.6 249.3 256.0
Violent Crime 710 742.9 314.7 359.0
Burglary 221 231.2 130.3 229.0
Larceny 952 996.1 876.3 1,272.0
Car Theft 157 164.3 105.5 259.0
Property Crime 1,330 1,391.6 1,112.1 1,760.0

Fall River 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 Fall River

710
Violent Crimes
742.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
106.93%
Above The National Average
  • There were 710 violent crimes in Fall River in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Fall River is 742.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 134.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Fall River each year. That compares to a 1 in 317.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 106.93% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 136.07% higher than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 314.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Fall River

1,330
Property Crimes
1,391.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-20.93%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,330 property crimes in Fall River in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Fall River is 1,391.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 71.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Fall River each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -20.93% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 25.13% higher than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,112.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Fall River

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Providence, RI 193,679 3,747 1,934.6 1,657.9 276.7
New Bedford, MA 102,491 1,755 1,712.3 1,359.1 353.2
Pawtucket, RI 76,400 1,390 1,819.4 1,511.8 307.6
Taunton, MA 61,874 793 1,281.6 834.0 447.7
Attleboro, MA 47,594 641 1,346.8 1,126.2 220.6
Central Falls, RI 22,881 304 1,328.6 1,005.2 323.4
Somerset, MA 18,524 133 718.0 566.8 151.2
Tiverton, RI 16,175 121 748.1 680.1 68.0

Fall River SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
5
Diversity
8
Safety
6
Amenities
9
Education
5
Commute
7
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