Medfield, MA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Medfield, MA Summary

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

  • There were 51 total crimes committed in Medfield in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 379.6 total crimes per 100K people in Medfield.
  • The overall crime rate in Medfield is -82.09% below the national average.
  • Medfield ranks #89 safest out of 322 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Medfield ranks #1,627 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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Medfield Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Medfield is 379.6 per 100,000 people. That's -82.09% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -73.39% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,426.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Medfield
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 51 379.6 1,426.8 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 1.8 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 36.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 17 126.5 249.3 256.0
Violent Crime 20 148.9 314.7 359.0
Burglary 6 44.7 130.3 229.0
Larceny 25 186.1 876.3 1,272.0
Car Theft 0 0.0 105.5 259.0
Property Crime 31 230.8 1,112.1 1,760.0

Medfield 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 Medfield

20
Violent Crimes
148.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-58.53%
Below The National Average
  • There were 20 violent crimes in Medfield in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Medfield is 148.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 671.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Medfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 317.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -58.53% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -52.69% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 314.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Medfield

31
Property Crimes
230.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-86.89%
Below The National Average
  • There were 31 property crimes in Medfield in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Medfield is 230.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 433.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Medfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -86.89% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -79.25% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,112.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Medfield

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
Brookline, MA 64,122 638 995.0 895.2 99.8
Arlington, MA 46,956 230 489.8 434.4 55.4
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
Norwood, MA 31,704 279 880.0 712.8 167.2
Belmont, MA 27,280 206 755.1 703.8 51.3
Walpole, MA 26,268 249 947.9 814.7 133.2
Dedham, MA 25,355 405 1,597.3 1,325.2 272.1

Medfield SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
9
Affordability
8
Diversity
6
Safety
9
Amenities
8
Education
10
Commute
3
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