Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Waltham has a violent crime rate of 252 per 100,000 residents, 34% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 209.2 per 100,000, robbery at 22.9, rape at 18.3. The murder rate is 1.5 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 712 per 100,000, 64% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 519, burglary at 127, vehicle theft at 55 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 74 fatal traffic crashes. Overall, Waltham receives a safety grade of F.
Crime Rates: Waltham vs U.S. Average (per 100,000)