Waltham, MA Crime Statistics For 2022

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Waltham is 753.9 per 100,000 people. That's -67.86% lower than the national rate of 2,346.0 per 100,000 people and -44.64% 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 733.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Waltham each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
• The violent crime rate in Waltham is 136.4 per 100,000 people.
• That's -64.84% lower than the national rate of 387.8 per 100,000 people.
• -55.85% lower than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

• You have a 1 in 161.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Waltham each year. That compares to a 1 in 51.1 chance nationally.
• The property crime rate in Waltham is 617.6 per 100,000 people.
• That's -68.46% lower than the national rate of 1,958.2 per 100,000 people.
• And -41.36% lower than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.