Massachusetts Robberies 1979-2018

Interactive chart of Massachusetts robbery statistics (i.e. the number of robberies per 100,000 population) from 1979 to 2018.
  • The Massachusetts robbery rate for 2018 was 60.02 per 100,000 population, a 15.49% decline from 2017.
  • The Massachusetts robbery rate for 2017 was 71.02 per 100,000 population, a 9.67% decline from 2016.
  • The Massachusetts robbery rate for 2016 was 78.62 per 100,000 population, a 1.29% increase from 2015.
  • The Massachusetts robbery rate for 2015 was 77.62 per 100,000 population, a 13.72% 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
District Of Columbia 702,455 343.79
Maryland 6,042,718 160.79
California 39,557,045 137.34
New Mexico 2,095,428 135.06
Nevada 3,034,392 127.27
Alaska 737,438 121.50
Illinois 12,741,080 111.51
Tennessee 6,770,010 106.20
Texas 28,701,845 98.45
Louisiana 4,659,978 98.03
New York 19,542,209 93.07
Arizona 7,171,646 90.96
Delaware 967,171 89.54
Indiana 6,691,878 88.75
Missouri 6,126,452 84.83
Alabama 4,887,871 83.39
North Carolina 10,383,620 81.12
Florida 21,299,325 79.27
Georgia 10,519,475 78.70
Ohio 11,689,442 78.58
Pennsylvania 12,807,060 76.90
Washington State 7,535,591 73.94
New Jersey 8,908,520 71.44
Oklahoma 3,943,079 70.78
South Carolina 5,084,127 69.88
Colorado 5,695,564 66.67
Hawaii 1,420,491 66.60
Connecticut 3,572,665 61.41
Oregon 4,190,713 60.82
Massachusetts 6,902,149 60.02
Wisconsin 5,813,568 60.01
Michigan 9,995,915 56.58
Kentucky 4,468,402 54.99
Mississippi 2,986,530 53.41
Kansas 2,911,505 53.00
Arkansas 3,013,825 52.89
Minnesota 5,611,179 52.47
Rhode Island 1,057,315 42.94
Virginia 8,517,685 42.31
Nebraska 1,929,268 39.19
Utah 3,161,105 39.10
West Virginia 1,805,832 31.68
South Dakota 882,235 29.70
Iowa 3,156,145 29.53
New Hampshire 1,356,458 26.47
Montana 1,062,305 25.32
North Dakota 760,077 20.79
Wyoming 577,737 17.31
Maine 1,338,404 17.04
Idaho 1,754,208 11.40
Vermont 626,299 11.18
Historical Robberies per 100,000 Population
Year Massachusetts United States
2018 60.02 86.21
2017 71.02 98.60
2016 78.62 102.90
2015 77.62 102.25
2014 89.96 101.25
2013 99.94 109.04
2012 98.64 113.12
2011 102.44 113.86
2010 105.21 119.32
2009 113.25 133.14
2008 108.91 145.88
2007 108.86 148.31
2006 125.52 150.05
2005 121.82 140.79
2004 116.80 136.71
2003 124.78 142.45
2002 111.64 146.13
2001 101.17 148.45
2000 91.59 144.98
1999 96.05 150.12
1998 96.60 165.47
1997 109.12 186.17
1996 127.68 201.94
1995 150.43 220.89
1994 168.18 237.76
1993 175.70 255.98
1992 184.38 263.69
1991 194.61 272.74
1990 217.11 256.26
1989 202.60 234.31
1988 176.32 222.07
1987 177.27 213.67
1986 192.71 226.03
1985 188.49 209.26
1984 174.58 205.66
1983 208.48 216.67
1982 213.79 238.76
1981 270.94 258.39
1980 235.53 251.09
1979 203.22 218.40