Northampton, MA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Northampton, MA Summary

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

  • There were 517 total crimes committed in Northampton in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,717.2 total crimes per 100K people in Northampton.
  • The overall crime rate in Northampton is -18.97% below the national average.
  • Northampton ranks #294 safest out of 322 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Northampton ranks #6,611 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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Northampton Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Northampton is 1,717.2 per 100,000 people. That's -18.97% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 20.35% higher than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,426.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Northampton
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 517 1,717.2 1,426.8 2,119.2
Murder 1 3.3 1.8 5.0
Robbery 4 13.3 36.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 110 365.4 249.3 256.0
Violent Crime 134 445.1 314.7 359.0
Burglary 49 162.7 130.3 229.0
Larceny 322 1,069.5 876.3 1,272.0
Car Theft 12 39.9 105.5 259.0
Property Crime 383 1,272.1 1,112.1 1,760.0

Northampton 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 Northampton

134
Violent Crimes
445.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
23.97%
Above The National Average
  • There were 134 violent crimes in Northampton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Northampton is 445.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 224.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Northampton each year. That compares to a 1 in 317.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 23.97% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 41.43% higher than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 314.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Northampton

383
Property Crimes
1,272.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-27.72%
Below The National Average
  • There were 383 property crimes in Northampton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Northampton is 1,272.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 78.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Northampton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -27.72% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 14.39% higher than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,112.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Northampton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Springfield, MA 155,491 5,795 3,726.9 2,835.5 891.4
Chicopee, MA 55,770 1,298 2,327.4 1,760.8 566.6
Westfield, MA 41,270 412 998.3 806.9 191.4
Holyoke, MA 38,232 2,016 5,273.1 4,232.1 1,041.0

Northampton SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
8
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
9
Commute
8.5
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