Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Brookline has a violent crime rate of 97 per 100,000 residents, 75% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 67.9 per 100,000, robbery at 23.8, rape at 3.4. The murder rate is 1.7 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 854 per 100,000, 56% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 769, burglary at 75, vehicle theft at 10 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 26 fatal traffic crashes. Overall, Brookline receives a safety grade of F.
Crime Rates: Brookline vs U.S. Average (per 100,000)