Fitchburg, MA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Fitchburg, MA Summary

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

  • There were 775 total crimes committed in Fitchburg in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,830.8 total crimes per 100K people in Fitchburg.
  • The overall crime rate in Fitchburg is -13.61% below the national average.
  • Fitchburg ranks #300 safest out of 322 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Fitchburg ranks #6,862 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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Fitchburg Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Fitchburg is 1,830.8 per 100,000 people. That's -13.61% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 28.31% higher than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,426.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Fitchburg
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 775 1,830.8 1,426.8 2,119.2
Murder 1 2.4 1.8 5.0
Robbery 15 35.4 36.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 173 408.7 249.3 256.0
Violent Crime 206 486.6 314.7 359.0
Burglary 115 271.7 130.3 229.0
Larceny 403 952.0 876.3 1,272.0
Car Theft 51 120.5 105.5 259.0
Property Crime 569 1,344.1 1,112.1 1,760.0

Fitchburg 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 Fitchburg

206
Violent Crimes
486.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
35.55%
Above The National Average
  • There were 206 violent crimes in Fitchburg in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Fitchburg is 486.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 205.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Fitchburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 317.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 35.55% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 54.64% higher than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 314.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Fitchburg

569
Property Crimes
1,344.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-23.63%
Below The National Average
  • There were 569 property crimes in Fitchburg in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Fitchburg is 1,344.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 74.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Fitchburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -23.63% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 20.86% higher than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,112.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Fitchburg

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Nashua, NH 90,938 1,293 1,421.8 1,261.3 160.5
Leominster, MA 44,407 799 1,799.3 1,315.1 484.2
Gardner, MA 21,288 202 948.9 620.1 328.8
Hudson, MA 20,237 146 721.5 563.3 158.1
Milford, NH 16,517 80 484.3 448.0 36.3
Clinton, MA 15,864 16 100.9 56.7 44.1

Fitchburg SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
9
Safety
6
Amenities
8.5
Education
6
Commute
6
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