Lynn, MA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Lynn, MA Summary

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

  • There were 1,801 total crimes committed in Lynn in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,745.2 total crimes per 100K people in Lynn.
  • The overall crime rate in Lynn is -17.65% below the national average.
  • Lynn ranks #295 safest out of 322 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Lynn ranks #6,688 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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Lynn Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lynn is 1,745.2 per 100,000 people. That's -17.65% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 22.31% higher than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,426.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lynn
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,801 1,745.2 1,426.8 2,119.2
Murder 3 2.9 1.8 5.0
Robbery 78 75.6 36.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 478 463.2 249.3 256.0
Violent Crime 593 574.6 314.7 359.0
Burglary 209 202.5 130.3 229.0
Larceny 809 783.9 876.3 1,272.0
Car Theft 190 184.1 105.5 259.0
Property Crime 1,208 1,170.5 1,112.1 1,760.0

Lynn 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 Lynn

593
Violent Crimes
574.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
60.06%
Above The National Average
  • There were 593 violent crimes in Lynn in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lynn is 574.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 174.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lynn each year. That compares to a 1 in 317.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 60.06% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 82.59% higher than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 314.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lynn

1,208
Property Crimes
1,170.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-33.49%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,208 property crimes in Lynn in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lynn is 1,170.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 85.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lynn each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -33.49% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 5.25% higher than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,112.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lynn

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Newton, MA 89,935 583 648.2 599.3 48.9
Malden, MA 66,046 972 1,471.7 1,179.5 292.2
Brookline, MA 64,122 638 995.0 895.2 99.8
Revere, MA 57,779 1,144 1,980.0 1,535.2 444.8
Peabody, MA 54,964 600 1,091.6 836.9 254.7
Arlington, MA 46,956 230 489.8 434.4 55.4
Salem, MA 45,955 784 1,706.0 1,553.7 152.3
Lexington, MA 34,350 133 387.2 334.8 52.4
Needham, MA 32,779 229 698.6 646.8 51.9
Melrose, MA 29,784 158 530.5 429.8 100.7

Lynn SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
10
Safety
6
Amenities
10
Education
5
Commute
4
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