Cambridge Crime Map

Massachusetts · October 2026 · updated 2026-11-12

October 2026	433 incidents
2026 YTD	4,777 incidents through October
2025 (full year)	6,105 incidents
Full archive	96,619 incidents (2009–2026)
Per 100K / year	5,038

Source: Cambridge Police Department open data.

About crime in Cambridge

Latest available snapshot. Cambridge has 433 incidents for October 2026. Counts reflect the source coverage published for this city.

Year-over-year context

Cambridge recorded 6,174 incidents in 2024 and 6,105 in 2025, a 1.1% decrease. Year-to-year comparisons depend on consistent source coverage and reporting definitions.

2025 category breakdown

Theft	2,336
Other	2,231
Assault	621
Bike theft	419
Fraud	311
Robbery	101
Auto theft	84
Homicide	2

Across 2009–2026, the current archive contains 96,619 incidents for Cambridge. Missing categories or periods reflect what the source publishes; missing is not zero.

Cambridge crime overview

Essay updated 2026-11-12 · figures above are from the latest data

TL;DR. Cambridge police reported 6,105 incidents in 2025, down 1.1% from 6,174 in 2024. Theft was the most common category with 2,336 reports, or 38.3% of the total, followed by Other at 2,231. Violent-category incidents totaled 724. Through January–October 2026, reports totaled 4,777, down 8% from 5,194 in the same months of 2025. Data is current through October 2026. Cambridgeport led neighborhoods with 1,108 incidents.

About this data

TheCrimeMaps plots police-reported incidents in Cambridge, Massachusetts, using open data from the Cambridge Police Department. The map for this page covers calendar year 2025, a complete 12-month period with 6,105 reported incidents. Points can be explored by crime category and by neighborhood, showing how the 2025 total is distributed across the city's 12 named neighborhoods. The archive behind the map runs from 2009 through October 2026.

That 2025 total equals 5,037.7 reported incidents per 100,000 residents, based on the U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 population estimate of 121,186 for the city. The violent-category total of 724 incidents equals 597.4 per 100,000 residents, where violent covers assault plus sexual assault, robbery, shooting and homicide in 2025. These are rates of police-reported incidents, not measures of personal risk.

Recent trend

Cambridge recorded 6,105 incidents in complete year 2025, down 1.1% from 6,174 in complete year 2024. That follows 6,009 incidents in 2023 and 5,199 in 2022. The 2020 total was 5,246, after a low of 4,519 in 2017. For the current partial window, January–October 2026 had 4,777 incidents, down 8% from 5,194 in the same months of 2025. The year-to-date comparison uses the same January–October months in both years, so it does not compare the partial 2026 total with any full-year total.

Category breakdown

Theft was the most reported category in 2025 with 2,336 incidents, or 38.3% of the 6,105 total. Other was second with 2,231 incidents, or 36.5%, reflecting how the source groups many incident types together. That Other total includes 998 cases of other crime, 701 cases of impaired and dangerous driving, 278 threats, 130 harassment cases, 111 drug cases and 13 weapons offenses. Assault was third with 621 incidents, or 10.2%. Beyond the top three, bike theft accounted for 419 incidents (6.9%), fraud for 311 (5.1%) and robbery for 101 (1.7%). The 724 violent-category incidents in 2025 comprised assault plus sexual assault, robbery, shooting and homicide.

Where incidents concentrate

In 2025, Cambridgeport recorded the most incidents among named neighborhoods with 1,108, or 18.1% of the city total, followed by North Cambridge with 973 (15.9%), Mid-Cambridge with 633 (10.4%), The Port with 620 (10.2%) and Riverside with 581 (9.5%). East Cambridge (524), West Cambridge (482) and Peabody (335) followed in the ranked list for the year. These neighborhood counts follow where people live, work and visit, so they reflect activity locations and reporting, and they are not a risk score for residents or visitors.

What this means

Cambridge's 2025 picture is shaped by two categories: Theft with 2,336 incidents, or 38.3%, and Other with 2,231 incidents, or 36.5%. Assault, at 621 incidents and 10.2%, is a distant third, while bike theft at 419 incidents and 6.9% remains visible. Geographically, Cambridgeport with 1,108 incidents and 18.1% and North Cambridge with 973 incidents and 15.9% sit above Mid-Cambridge with 633 incidents and 10.4%. The 2025 total of 6,105 sits close to 6,174 in 2024 and 6,009 in 2023, after 5,199 in 2022.

FAQ

How many incidents were reported in Cambridge in 2025?
Cambridge recorded 6,105 police-reported incidents in calendar year 2025. That equals 5,037.7 reported incidents per 100,000 residents, based on the U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 population estimate of 121,186 for the city. Violent-category incidents, defined as assault plus sexual assault, robbery, shooting and homicide, totaled 724, or 11.9% of the 2025 total.

What type of crime was reported most in Cambridge in 2025?
Theft was the leading category with 2,336 incidents, or 38.3% of the 2025 total of 6,105. Other was second at 2,231 incidents (36.5%), followed by Assault at 621 incidents (10.2%). Bike theft totaled 419 incidents (6.9%), Fraud totaled 311 (5.1%) and Robbery totaled 101 (1.7%).

Did crime go up or down in Cambridge compared to the prior year?
The total fell 1.1% from 6,174 incidents in 2024 to 6,105 in 2025, based on two consecutive complete calendar years. The longer archive shows 6,009 in 2023, 5,199 in 2022 and 4,904 in 2021, after 5,246 in 2020. January–October 2026 totaled 4,777 incidents, down 8% from 5,194 in the same months of 2025.

Which Cambridge neighborhoods had the most reported incidents in 2025?
Among 12 named neighborhoods, Cambridgeport recorded the largest count with 1,108 incidents, or 18.1% of the 2025 total. North Cambridge followed with 973 incidents (15.9%), then Mid-Cambridge with 633 (10.4%) and The Port with 620 (10.2%). Riverside had 581 (9.5%), East Cambridge had 524 (8.6%) and West Cambridge had 482 (7.9%).

Where does the Cambridge crime data come from?
The 2025 figures come from the Cambridge Police Department, the upstream open-data source for this page. The 6,105 total reflects police-reported incidents in calendar year 2025, with top categories including Theft (2,336) and Assault (621). Violent-category incidents totaled 724. The archive on this page spans 2009 through October 2026 and combines to 96,619 incidents.

How up to date is the Cambridge crime data on this page?
Data on this page is current through October 2026. Calendar year 2025 is complete with 12 months of data and 6,105 incidents. The current partial year, January–October 2026, has 4,777 incidents, compared with 5,194 in the same months of 2025. The Other breakdown for 2025 includes 998 other-crime incidents and 701 impaired and dangerous driving incidents.

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