Boston, Massachusetts Trend of Violent Crime Rate

Updated on September 18, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, there were 4,138 violent crimes in Boston MA, and the violent crime rate per 100K residents was 627.87. Compared to 2023, the violent crime rate remained the same.

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

You can see similar information for other Massachusetts cities.

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

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

Data Source: FBI UCR.

Boston, MA Violent Crime Rate Per 100K

Boston, MA Number and Rate of Violent Crimes

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Year	Number of Crimes	Crime Rate Per 100K
2010	5819	903.48
2011	5252	845.24
2012	5266	835.01
2013	5037	782.39
2014	4749	725.69
2015	4702	706.79
2016	4767	707.40
2017	4570	669.20
2018	4324	622.45
2019	4244	607.20
2020	4354	624.39
2021	3885	551.25
2022	3955	619.01
2023	4030	626.92
2024	4138	627.87