Cambridge Crime 2020
Cambridge · 2020 · updated 2026-11-12
Cambridge police open data lists 5,246 incidents for 2020, up 14.5% from 2019. That is about 4,329 incidents per 100,000 residents (average across the 34 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2020 data: 8,037). The most common crime types were other (32.1%), theft (24.2%), fraud (22.1%). The busiest month was November (660) and the quietest March (288).
Crime types in 2020
| Crime type | Incidents | Share | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 1,686 | 32.1% | down 15.7% |
| Theft | 1,268 | 24.2% | up 0.5% |
| Fraud | 1,158 | 22.1% | up 274.8% |
| Bike theft | 609 | 11.6% | up 45.7% |
| Assault | 374 | 7.1% | down 10.3% |
| Auto theft | 84 | 1.6% | down 20.0% |
| Robbery | 66 | 1.3% | down 7.0% |
| Homicide | 1 | 0.0% | — |
Month by month
| Jan | 377 |
| Feb | 334 |
| Mar | 288 |
| Apr | 297 |
| May | 419 |
| Jun | 440 |
| Jul | 402 |
| Aug | 489 |
| Sep | 471 |
| Oct | 639 |
| Nov | 660 |
| Dec | 430 |
Neighborhoods with the most reports in 2020
- Cambridgeport 758 incidents
- North Cambridge 688 incidents
- East Cambridge 647 incidents
- Mid-Cambridge 564 incidents
- Riverside 521 incidents
- The Port 512 incidents
- West Cambridge 443 incidents
- Peabody 408 incidents
Counts are not adjusted for population or area.
Questions
How much crime was reported in Cambridge in 2020?
5,246 incidents for 2020 in Cambridge Police Department open data.
Did crime go up or down in Cambridge in 2020?
Reported incidents were up 14.5% from 2019.
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Source: Cambridge Police Department open data. Police-reported incidents, not convictions.