Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Lowell has a violent crime rate of 536 per 100,000 residents, 41% above the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 467.0 per 100,000, robbery at 57.7, rape at 6.9. The murder rate is 4.3 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 1,677 per 100,000, 14% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 1,311, burglary at 150, vehicle theft at 204 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 74 fatal traffic crashes. Overall, Lowell receives a safety grade of F.