Northborough, MA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Northborough, MA Summary

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

  • There were 32 total crimes committed in Northborough in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 200.3 total crimes per 100K people in Northborough.
  • The overall crime rate in Northborough is -90.55% below the national average.
  • Northborough ranks #26 safest out of 322 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Northborough ranks #829 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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Northborough Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Northborough is 200.3 per 100,000 people. That's -90.55% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -85.96% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,426.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Northborough
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 32 200.3 1,426.8 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 1.8 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 36.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 2 12.5 249.3 256.0
Violent Crime 2 12.5 314.7 359.0
Burglary 2 12.5 130.3 229.0
Larceny 28 175.3 876.3 1,272.0
Car Theft 0 0.0 105.5 259.0
Property Crime 30 187.8 1,112.1 1,760.0

Northborough 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 Northborough

2
Violent Crimes
12.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-96.51%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2 violent crimes in Northborough in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Northborough is 12.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 7,987.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Northborough each year. That compares to a 1 in 317.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -96.51% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -96.02% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 314.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Northborough

30
Property Crimes
187.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-89.33%
Below The National Average
  • There were 30 property crimes in Northborough in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Northborough is 187.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 532.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Northborough each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -89.33% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -83.11% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,112.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Northborough

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Worcester, MA 212,425 35 16.5 0.0 16.5
Marlborough, MA 41,785 609 1,457.5 1,036.3 421.2
Wellesley, MA 31,973 170 531.7 484.8 46.9
Hudson, MA 20,237 146 721.5 563.3 158.1
Clinton, MA 15,864 16 100.9 56.7 44.1
Medfield, MA 13,434 51 379.6 230.8 148.9
Maynard, MA 10,762 106 984.9 743.4 241.6

Northborough SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
9
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
7
Safety
9
Amenities
8
Education
9
Commute
4
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