Cambridge Crime 2022
Cambridge · 2022 · updated 2026-11-12
Cambridge police open data lists 5,199 incidents for 2022, up 6.0% from 2021. That is about 4,290 incidents per 100,000 residents (average across the 52 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2022 data: 8,513). The most common crime types were other (38.5%), theft (30.5%), assault (9.7%). The busiest month was October (524) and the quietest February (322).
Crime types in 2022
| Crime type | Incidents | Share | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 2,000 | 38.5% | up 2.9% |
| Theft | 1,585 | 30.5% | up 20.0% |
| Assault | 505 | 9.7% | up 18.0% |
| Bike theft | 483 | 9.3% | down 21.2% |
| Fraud | 384 | 7.4% | down 7.2% |
| Auto theft | 147 | 2.8% | up 22.5% |
| Robbery | 95 | 1.8% | up 48.4% |
Month by month
| Jan | 344 |
| Feb | 322 |
| Mar | 398 |
| Apr | 357 |
| May | 399 |
| Jun | 475 |
| Jul | 469 |
| Aug | 475 |
| Sep | 491 |
| Oct | 524 |
| Nov | 504 |
| Dec | 441 |
Neighborhoods with the most reports in 2022
- Cambridgeport 856 incidents
- North Cambridge 604 incidents
- Riverside 567 incidents
- Mid-Cambridge 564 incidents
- East Cambridge 497 incidents
- The Port 485 incidents
- West Cambridge 431 incidents
- Peabody 379 incidents
Counts are not adjusted for population or area.
Questions
How much crime was reported in Cambridge in 2022?
5,199 incidents for 2022 in Cambridge Police Department open data.
Did crime go up or down in Cambridge in 2022?
Reported incidents were up 6.0% from 2021.
Other years
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Source: Cambridge Police Department open data. Police-reported incidents, not convictions.