Massachusetts Burglaries 1979-2018

Interactive chart of the Massachusetts burglary rate (i.e. the number of burglaries per 100,000 population) from 1979 to 2018.
  • The Massachusetts burglary rate for 2018 was 200.84 per 100,000 population, a 18.51% decline from 2017.
  • The Massachusetts burglary rate for 2017 was 246.47 per 100,000 population, a 12.42% decline from 2016.
  • The Massachusetts burglary rate for 2016 was 281.43 per 100,000 population, a 12.52% decline from 2015.
  • The Massachusetts burglary rate for 2015 was 321.72 per 100,000 population, a 12.9% decline from 2014.
Data Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation - Crime in the U.S.

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All 50 States Ranked
State Name Population Rate
New Mexico 2,095,428 767.77
Mississippi 2,986,530 697.77
Oklahoma 3,943,079 681.14
Louisiana 4,659,978 668.07
Arkansas 3,013,825 636.83
North Carolina 10,383,620 599.89
Alabama 4,887,871 590.05
Nevada 3,034,392 584.73
South Carolina 5,084,127 579.71
Alaska 737,438 539.57
Washington State 7,535,591 533.48
Tennessee 6,770,010 489.39
Missouri 6,126,452 444.91
Arizona 7,171,646 439.68
Georgia 10,519,475 431.29
Kansas 2,911,505 430.60
California 39,557,045 416.19
Ohio 11,689,442 412.22
Texas 28,701,845 410.81
Hawaii 1,420,491 396.41
Oregon 4,190,713 389.05
Kentucky 4,468,402 384.70
Indiana 6,691,878 377.59
Colorado 5,695,564 375.22
North Dakota 760,077 358.38
Iowa 3,156,145 352.55
Florida 21,299,325 337.72
Delaware 967,171 326.52
Michigan 9,995,915 316.64
Utah 3,161,105 315.33
Maryland 6,042,718 312.64
Illinois 12,741,080 306.72
Montana 1,062,305 306.60
West Virginia 1,805,832 296.48
South Dakota 882,235 291.42
Minnesota 5,611,179 288.44
Idaho 1,754,208 281.61
Nebraska 1,929,268 271.92
Rhode Island 1,057,315 265.77
Wyoming 577,737 263.96
District Of Columbia 702,455 254.54
Wisconsin 5,813,568 242.52
Vermont 626,299 234.23
Connecticut 3,572,665 222.47
New Jersey 8,908,520 215.88
Pennsylvania 12,807,060 211.63
Maine 1,338,404 202.70
Massachusetts 6,902,149 200.84
Virginia 8,517,685 182.84
New York 19,542,209 159.33
New Hampshire 1,356,458 136.16
Historical
Year Massachusetts United States
2018 200.84 376.00
2017 246.47 429.67
2016 281.43 468.89
2015 321.72 494.73
2014 369.36 537.19
2013 457.84 610.48
2012 521.20 672.22
2011 550.98 701.29
2010 578.19 701.02
2009 523.46 717.68
2008 557.88 733.04
2007 554.55 726.14
2006 547.49 733.13
2005 539.81 726.95
2004 538.39 730.26
2003 544.56 741.03
2002 517.66 747.03
2001 506.63 741.82
2000 481.96 728.80
1999 533.82 770.37
1998 607.34 863.18
1997 661.83 919.04
1996 704.14 945.00
1995 817.73 986.97
1994 881.01 1,042.06
1993 1,001.66 1,099.69
1992 1,072.32 1,168.45
1991 1,167.06 1,252.08
1990 1,112.65 1,232.20
1989 1,065.52 1,283.60
1988 1,061.27 1,316.19
1987 1,059.88 1,335.67
1986 1,070.90 1,349.84
1985 1,120.42 1,291.74
1984 1,099.62 1,265.53
1983 1,253.53 1,338.73
1982 1,422.11 1,487.97
1981 1,647.83 1,647.17
1980 1,740.43 1,684.14
1979 1,604.61 1,511.91