Worcester, MA Crime Statistics For 2022

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Worcester is 2,631.3 per 100,000 people. That's 12.16% higher than the national rate of 2,346.0 per 100,000 people and 93.20% higher 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 158.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Worcester each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
• The violent crime rate in Worcester is 632.4 per 100,000 people.
• That's 63.07% higher than the national rate of 387.8 per 100,000 people.
• 104.79% higher than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

• You have a 1 in 50.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Worcester each year. That compares to a 1 in 51.1 chance nationally.
• The property crime rate in Worcester is 1,998.9 per 100,000 people.
• That's 2.08% higher than the national rate of 1,958.2 per 100,000 people.
• And 89.80% higher than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.