Marlborough, MA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Marlborough, MA Summary

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

  • There were 609 total crimes committed in Marlborough in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,457.5 total crimes per 100K people in Marlborough.
  • The overall crime rate in Marlborough is -31.23% below the national average.
  • Marlborough ranks #277 safest out of 322 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Marlborough ranks #5,912 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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Marlborough Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Marlborough is 1,457.5 per 100,000 people. That's -31.23% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 2.15% higher than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,426.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Marlborough
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 609 1,457.5 1,426.8 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 1.8 5.0
Robbery 6 14.4 36.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 151 361.4 249.3 256.0
Violent Crime 176 421.2 314.7 359.0
Burglary 50 119.7 130.3 229.0
Larceny 338 808.9 876.3 1,272.0
Car Theft 45 107.7 105.5 259.0
Property Crime 433 1,036.3 1,112.1 1,760.0

Marlborough 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 Marlborough

176
Violent Crimes
421.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
17.33%
Above The National Average
  • There were 176 violent crimes in Marlborough in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Marlborough is 421.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 237.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Marlborough each year. That compares to a 1 in 317.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 17.33% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 33.85% higher than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 314.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Marlborough

433
Property Crimes
1,036.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-41.12%
Below The National Average
  • There were 433 property crimes in Marlborough in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Marlborough is 1,036.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 96.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Marlborough each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -41.12% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -6.82% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,112.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Marlborough

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
Waltham, MA 65,488 623 951.3 699.4 252.0
Lexington, MA 34,350 133 387.2 334.8 52.4
Needham, MA 32,779 229 698.6 646.8 51.9
Wellesley, MA 31,973 170 531.7 484.8 46.9
Belmont, MA 27,280 206 755.1 703.8 51.3
Hudson, MA 20,237 146 721.5 563.3 158.1
Northborough, MA 15,975 32 200.3 187.8 12.5
Clinton, MA 15,864 16 100.9 56.7 44.1
Medfield, MA 13,434 51 379.6 230.8 148.9

Marlborough SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9
Affordability
5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
7
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
5
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