Stoneham, MA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Stoneham, MA Summary

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

  • There were 177 total crimes committed in Stoneham in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 763.8 total crimes per 100K people in Stoneham.
  • The overall crime rate in Stoneham is -63.96% below the national average.
  • Stoneham ranks #187 safest out of 322 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Stoneham ranks #3,434 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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Stoneham Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Stoneham is 763.8 per 100,000 people. That's -63.96% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -46.47% lower than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,426.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Stoneham
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 177 763.8 1,426.8 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 1.8 5.0
Robbery 1 4.3 36.0 61.0
Aggravated Assault 31 133.8 249.3 256.0
Violent Crime 35 151.0 314.7 359.0
Burglary 28 120.8 130.3 229.0
Larceny 105 453.1 876.3 1,272.0
Car Theft 9 38.8 105.5 259.0
Property Crime 142 612.8 1,112.1 1,760.0

Stoneham 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 Stoneham

35
Violent Crimes
151.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-57.93%
Below The National Average
  • There were 35 violent crimes in Stoneham in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Stoneham is 151.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 662.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Stoneham each year. That compares to a 1 in 317.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -57.93% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -52.00% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 314.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Stoneham

142
Property Crimes
612.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-65.18%
Below The National Average
  • There were 142 property crimes in Stoneham in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Stoneham is 612.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 163.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Stoneham each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -65.18% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -44.90% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,112.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Stoneham

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
Malden, MA 66,046 972 1,471.7 1,179.5 292.2
Brookline, MA 64,122 638 995.0 895.2 99.8
Medford, MA 59,601 822 1,379.2 1,199.6 179.5
Arlington, MA 46,956 230 489.8 434.4 55.4
Woburn, MA 42,716 488 1,142.4 927.1 215.4
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
Melrose, MA 29,784 158 530.5 429.8 100.7

Stoneham SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9
Affordability
6
Diversity
7
Safety
8.5
Amenities
9
Education
9
Commute
5
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