Lynnfield, MA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Lynnfield, MA Summary

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

  • There were 127 total crimes committed in Lynnfield in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 955.0 total crimes per 100K people in Lynnfield.
  • The overall crime rate in Lynnfield is -54.94% below the national average.
  • Lynnfield ranks #216 safest out of 322 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Lynnfield ranks #4,226 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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Lynnfield Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lynnfield is 955.0 per 100,000 people. That's -54.94% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -33.06% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,426.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lynnfield
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 127 955.0 1,426.8 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 1.8 5.0
Robbery 3 22.6 36.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 10 75.2 249.3 256.0
Violent Crime 13 97.8 314.7 359.0
Burglary 7 52.6 130.3 229.0
Larceny 101 759.5 876.3 1,272.0
Car Theft 6 45.1 105.5 259.0
Property Crime 114 857.3 1,112.1 1,760.0

Lynnfield 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 Lynnfield

13
Violent Crimes
97.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-72.77%
Below The National Average
  • There were 13 violent crimes in Lynnfield in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lynnfield is 97.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,022.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lynnfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 317.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -72.77% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -68.94% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 314.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lynnfield

114
Property Crimes
857.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-51.29%
Below The National Average
  • There were 114 property crimes in Lynnfield in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lynnfield is 857.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 116.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lynnfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -51.29% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -22.91% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,112.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lynnfield

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Lynn, MA 103,200 1,801 1,745.2 1,170.5 574.6
Newton, MA 89,935 583 648.2 599.3 48.9
Brookline, MA 64,122 638 995.0 895.2 99.8
Peabody, MA 54,964 600 1,091.6 836.9 254.7
Arlington, MA 46,956 230 489.8 434.4 55.4
Woburn, MA 42,716 488 1,142.4 927.1 215.4
Lexington, MA 34,350 133 387.2 334.8 52.4
Melrose, MA 29,784 158 530.5 429.8 100.7
Saugus, MA 29,180 482 1,651.8 1,401.6 250.2
Wakefield, MA 28,594 167 584.0 409.2 174.9

Lynnfield SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
7
Diversity
6
Safety
9
Amenities
8
Education
9.5
Commute
4
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