CurrentCrimeMap

Data through January 2026, Worcester Police Department

Crime in Worcester, MA

The violent crime rate in Worcester is 600 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to January 2026, 37% above the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −5% compared with the previous 12 months.

The skyline of Worcester, Massachusetts.
Photo: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

The numbers

12 months to Jan 2026

Violent crime

600 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,277 reported in the 12 months to Jan 2026

−5% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

1,433 per 100,000 residents, per year

3,053 reported in the 12 months to Jan 2026

−8% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

2,033 per 100,000 residents, per year

4,330 reported in the 12 months to Jan 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 212,985, U.S. Census).

What counts as violent and property crime

Counted the FBI's way, the same for every city: violent crime is homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson. Simple assault is not counted as violent. How we count

Where Worcester sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

600

Worcester has the 77th-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 225 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

The ring is Worcester; the tick is the average of all 302 cities and county areas.

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Long Beach, CA62172
Louisville, KY61273
Montgomery, AL61174
Davenport, IA61175
Syracuse, NY61176
Worcester, MA60077
Lakewood, CO59078
Spokane, WA58179
Rochester, NY58180
Boston, MA57581
Charleston, WV56882

The places closest to Worcester in the ranking, highest rate first. See all 302 cities and county areas

Worcester crime map

cities around it
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SaferHigher rateViolent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, for each whole city. The colors are not crime locations.

The FBI publishes citywide totals from Worcester Police Department, not where each crime happened, so this map fills Worcester and the 4 covered cities around it with each one’s whole-city rate instead of plotting crimes.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Worcester, 1 has a higher violent crime rate and 7 a lower one. The closest is Providence, RI, 30 miles away.

Worcester and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Worcester, MA600
Providence, RI29530 mi
Pawtucket, RI22035 mi
Lowell, MA53636 mi
Cambridge, MA40236 mi
Cranston, RI9237 mi
Springfield, MA93239 mi
Boston, MA57541 mi
Warwick, RI8443 mi
About the colors and distances

Colors use the same scale as the rest of the site, from the lowest to the highest violent crime rate among the 302 cities and county areas we cover. City outlines from the U.S. Census Bureau. Distances are straight-line, between city centers.

Reported crime by type

12 months to Jan 2026
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
HomicideViolent20.9—−87%
About these categories

The FBI publishes city totals by family, not a full breakdown by offence, so homicide is the only type Worcester Police Department reports separately here. Red means more than before, green means fewer. “Not yet” means the site does not have that month from a year earlier.

Month by month

Feb 2025 to Jan 2026

Violent crime −5%

050100150200FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan8589
Violent crimes per month in Worcester, MA, Feb 2025 to Jan 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Feb 202586Feb 2024114
Mar 202591Mar 202481
Apr 202591Apr 2024112
May 2025148May 2024125
Jun 2025125Jun 2024142
Jul 2025132Jul 2024123
Aug 2025130Aug 2024145
Sep 2025121Sep 2024116
Oct 202598Oct 202498
Nov 202585Nov 2024102
Dec 202585Dec 2024100
Jan 202685Jan 202589

Homicides 2 vs. 15

01234FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan10
Homicides per month in Worcester, MA, Feb 2025 to Jan 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Feb 20250Feb 20242
Mar 20250Mar 20242
Apr 20250Apr 20242
May 20250May 20240
Jun 20251Jun 20240
Jul 20250Jul 20240
Aug 20250Aug 20242
Sep 20250Sep 20240
Oct 20250Oct 20242
Nov 20250Nov 20243
Dec 20250Dec 20242
Jan 20261Jan 20250

1 in 2026 through January, 0 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Feb 2023
Reported crime per month in Worcester, MA
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Jan 2026852221
Dec 2025852680
Nov 2025852310
Oct 2025982650
Sep 20251212510
Aug 20251302380
Jul 20251322650
Jun 20251252491
May 20251483010
Apr 2025912700
Mar 2025912730
Feb 2025862200
Jan 2025892210
Dec 20241002662
Nov 20241023273
Oct 2024982982
Sep 20241163120
Aug 20241453062
Jul 20241232710
Jun 20241423270
May 20241252830
Apr 20241122562
Mar 2024812522
Feb 20241142152
Jan 2024912450
Dec 20231133200
Nov 20231072945
Oct 20231363152
Sep 20231222850
Aug 20231313160
Jul 20231233360
Jun 20231613000
May 20231552330
Apr 20231241881
Mar 20231132380
Feb 2023932230

How Worcester compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
61Des Moines, IA6612,257212,933Sep 2026
77Worcester, MA6001,433212,985Jan 2026
84Fayetteville, NC5632,608209,151Aug 2026
116Moreno Valley, CA4351,278215,203Aug 2026
156Sioux Falls, SD3472,123213,449Feb 2026
178Hawaii County, HI (County Police)3021,815210,328May 2026
198Yonkers, NY249781211,056Aug 2026
202Hernando County, FL (Sheriff)245644210,286Aug 2026
214Clay County, FL (Sheriff)230639218,420Aug 2026
220Grand Prairie, TX2231,212210,147Aug 2026

The 10 places closest to Worcester in population, Worcester included, highest violent crime rate first.

Same state

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
24Springfield, MA9322,422154,390Jun 2026
77Worcester, MA6001,433212,985Jan 2026
81Boston, MA5751,867671,262Aug 2026
89Lowell, MA5361,224121,283May 2026
127Cambridge, MA4022,387121,634Aug 2026

All 5 places in Massachusetts on this site, highest violent crime rate first.

Nearby

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
24Springfield, MA9322,422154,390Jun 2026
77Worcester, MA6001,433212,985Jan 2026
81Boston, MA5751,867671,262Aug 2026
89Lowell, MA5361,224121,283May 2026
127Cambridge, MA4022,387121,634Aug 2026
183Providence, RI2951,517195,376Jun 2026
223Pawtucket, RI2201,21477,252Aug 2026
266Nashua, NH12892292,016May 2026
286Cranston, RI9274184,734Aug 2026
289Warwick, RI8481083,590Aug 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Worcester by distance, highest violent crime rate first.

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to

Figures are what each agency reports to the FBI, over the last 12 months it has reported in full, so the months differ. See all 302 cities and county areas in the rankings

Compare Worcester side by side with Springfield, Cambridge or Lowell, or with any other place.

Other cities in Massachusetts

4 city pages, closest first

Massachusetts as a whole has 304 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, as reported to the FBI over the 12 months to Jun 2026; Worcester’s rate is 97% above the state’s.

LowellCambridgeSpringfieldBoston

All 5 cities in Massachusetts

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Worcester safe?

By reported violent crime, Worcester is well above the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 600 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to January 2026, −5% versus the previous 12 months. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood, so the citywide figure is only a starting point.

Is there a crime map for Worcester?

This site does not have one for Worcester. The figures on this page come from the FBI, which receives city totals rather than locations, so CurrentCrimeMap shows how Worcester compares with nearby places such as Providence, RI instead of a street-level map.

What is the crime rate in Worcester?

600 violent and 1,433 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 4,330 incidents reported to Worcester Police Department over the 12 months to January 2026.

Is crime in Worcester going up or down?

It is going down: violent crime −5% and property crime −8% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Worcester had in 2026?

Worcester Police Department reported 1 homicide in January 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 0 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Jan 2026 the count was 2, or 1 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Worcester Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset MA0146000). We count reported incidents by month and offense type and divide by the Census population. Reported crime undercounts actual crime; see the methodology page for what the numbers leave out.

Moving to or visiting Worcester

12 months to January 2026

What these numbers leave out: most crime never reaches the police. In the federal victim survey (BJS, 2024), about half of violent crimes and less than a third of property crimes were reported, and only a quarter of everyday thefts. Rates are per resident, so busy downtowns and tourist areas look worse than they are for the people who visit them.

The official source is FBI Crime Data Explorer. For what to look for, and what not to read into a rate, see how to read US crime numbers.

Source and dates

MA0146000
Source
Worcester Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset MA0146000)
Latest complete month
January 2026
History on this site
February 2023 to January 2026 (37 months)
Update schedule
Worcester Police Department reports monthly to the FBI under the national NIBRS standard. We refresh every morning and publish the most recent 12 months the agency has reported in full.
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Monthly counts by offense (JSON)