Crime & Safety in Cambridge, MA

Cambridge has a violent crime rate of 279 per 100,000 residents, 27% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 200.2 per 100,000, robbery at 55.9, rape at 21.7. The murder rate is 0.8 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 1,654 per 100,000, 16% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 1,438, burglary at 134, vehicle theft at 82 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 26 fatal traffic crashes. Overall, Cambridge receives a safety grade of F.