Malden, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Malden, MA Summary

Crime in Malden research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Malden over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Malden:

  • There were 953 total crimes committed in Malden the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,480.8 total crimes per 100K people in Malden.
  • The overall crime rate in Malden is -36.29% below the national average.
  • Malden ranks #270 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Malden ranks #5,265 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Malden Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Malden is 1,480.8 per 100,000 people. That's -36.29% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 8.72% higher than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Malden
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 953 1,480.8 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 6.3
Robbery 24 37.3 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 123 191.1 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 150 233.1 308.8 369.8
Burglary 68 105.7 149.7 269.8
Larceny 607 943.2 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 128 198.9 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 803 1,247.7 1,053.2 1,954.4

Malden Crime Compared To Massachusetts Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Massachusetts.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Malden

150
Violent Crimes
233.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-36.97%
Below The National Average
  • There were 150 violent crimes in Malden in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Malden is 233.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 429.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Malden each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -36.97% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -24.52% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Malden

803
Property Crimes
1,247.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-36.16%
Below The National Average
  • There were 803 property crimes in Malden in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Malden is 1,247.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 80.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Malden each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -36.16% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 18.47% higher than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Malden

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Cambridge, MA 117,044 3,097 2,646.0 2,240.2 405.8
Newton, MA 86,710 624 719.6 655.1 64.6
Somerville, MA 79,178 1,295 1,635.6 1,383.0 252.6
Medford, MA 64,122 717 1,118.2 943.5 174.7
Brookline, MA 62,825 629 1,001.2 896.1 105.1
Revere, MA 56,961 889 1,560.7 1,221.9 338.8
Everett, MA 48,340 823 1,702.5 1,352.9 349.6
Chelsea, MA 37,590 980 2,607.1 1,803.7 803.4
Lexington, MA 33,889 112 330.5 286.2 44.3
Needham, MA 32,228 193 598.9 518.2 80.7

Malden SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
9
Affordability
3
Diversity
10
Safety
7
Amenities
10
Education
8
Commute
3
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