Marblehead, MA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Marblehead, MA Summary

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

  • There were 149 total crimes committed in Marblehead in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 721.7 total crimes per 100K people in Marblehead.
  • The overall crime rate in Marblehead is -65.94% below the national average.
  • Marblehead ranks #178 safest out of 322 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Marblehead ranks #3,255 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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Marblehead Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Marblehead is 721.7 per 100,000 people. That's -65.94% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -49.42% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,426.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Marblehead
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 149 721.7 1,426.8 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 1.8 5.0
Robbery 1 4.8 36.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 22 106.6 249.3 256.0
Violent Crime 30 145.3 314.7 359.0
Burglary 14 67.8 130.3 229.0
Larceny 99 479.5 876.3 1,272.0
Car Theft 6 29.1 105.5 259.0
Property Crime 119 576.4 1,112.1 1,760.0

Marblehead 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 Marblehead

30
Violent Crimes
145.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-59.52%
Below The National Average
  • There were 30 violent crimes in Marblehead in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Marblehead is 145.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 688.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Marblehead each year. That compares to a 1 in 317.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -59.52% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -53.82% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 314.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Marblehead

119
Property Crimes
576.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-67.25%
Below The National Average
  • There were 119 property crimes in Marblehead in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Marblehead is 576.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 173.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Marblehead each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -67.25% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -48.17% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,112.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Marblehead

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Cambridge, MA 120,447 3,711 3,081.0 2,644.3 436.7
Lynn, MA 103,200 1,801 1,745.2 1,170.5 574.6
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
Beverly, MA 43,024 249 578.7 411.4 167.3
Andover, MA 37,152 324 872.1 777.9 94.2
Melrose, MA 29,784 158 530.5 429.8 100.7

Marblehead SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
7
Diversity
5
Safety
8.5
Amenities
9
Education
10
Commute
3
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