Holyoke, MA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Holyoke, MA Summary

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

  • There were 2,016 total crimes committed in Holyoke in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,273.1 total crimes per 100K people in Holyoke.
  • The overall crime rate in Holyoke is 148.82% above the national average.
  • Holyoke ranks #322 safest out of 322 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Holyoke ranks #9,606 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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Holyoke Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Holyoke is 5,273.1 per 100,000 people. That's 148.82% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 269.57% higher than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,426.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Holyoke
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,016 5,273.1 1,426.8 2,119.2
Murder 3 7.8 1.8 5.0
Robbery 54 141.2 36.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 311 813.5 249.3 256.0
Violent Crime 398 1,041.0 314.7 359.0
Burglary 162 423.7 130.3 229.0
Larceny 1,305 3,413.4 876.3 1,272.0
Car Theft 151 395.0 105.5 259.0
Property Crime 1,618 4,232.1 1,112.1 1,760.0

Holyoke 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 Holyoke

398
Violent Crimes
1,041.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
189.98%
Above The National Average
  • There were 398 violent crimes in Holyoke in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Holyoke is 1,041.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 96.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Holyoke each year. That compares to a 1 in 317.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 189.98% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 230.80% higher than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 314.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Holyoke

1,618
Property Crimes
4,232.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
140.46%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,618 property crimes in Holyoke in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Holyoke is 4,232.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 23.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Holyoke each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 140.46% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 280.54% higher than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,112.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Holyoke

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Springfield, MA 155,491 5,795 3,726.9 2,835.5 891.4
Chicopee, MA 55,770 1,298 2,327.4 1,760.8 566.6
Westfield, MA 41,270 412 998.3 806.9 191.4
Northampton, MA 30,108 517 1,717.2 1,272.1 445.1
Longmeadow, MA 15,881 109 686.4 591.9 94.5
Windsor Locks, CT 12,513 136 1,086.9 999.0 87.9

Holyoke SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
4
Diversity
8.5
Safety
3
Amenities
9
Education
5
Commute
8.5
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