Reading, MA Crime Statistics For 2022

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Reading is 472.1 per 100,000 people. That's -79.88% lower than the national rate of 2,346.0 per 100,000 people and -65.34% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Note: Because the rates of crime are 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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• You have a 1 in 2,310.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Reading each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
• The violent crime rate in Reading is 43.3 per 100,000 people.
• That's -88.84% lower than the national rate of 387.8 per 100,000 people.
• -85.99% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

• You have a 1 in 233.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Reading each year. That compares to a 1 in 51.1 chance nationally.
• The property crime rate in Reading is 428.8 per 100,000 people.
• That's -78.10% lower than the national rate of 1,958.2 per 100,000 people.
• And -59.28% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.