Amherst, Massachusetts Trend of Violent Crime Rate

Updated on September 18, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, there were 74 violent crimes in Amherst MA, and the violent crime rate per 100K residents was 159.81. Compared to 2023, the violent crime rate increased by 48%.

The chart below shows the violent crime rate and the table below shows the number of crimes and crime rate from 2010 to 2024.

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You can also see similar information for other types of crimes.

Related Topics: Amherst, MA FBI UCR 2024 Topic List.

Data Source: FBI UCR.

Amherst, MA Violent Crime Rate Per 100K

Amherst, MA Number and Rate of Violent Crimes

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Year	Number of Crimes	Crime Rate Per 100K
2010	81	224.98
2011	82	215.51
2012	79	207.28
2013	70	178.91
2014	69	177.03
2015	79	197.27
2016	87	217.16
2017	100	248.06
2018	120	298.20
2019	99	249.98
2020	62	154.76
2021	68	166.49
2022	76	193.55
2023	53	108.31
2024	74	159.81