Cambridge Crime 2024
Cambridge · 2024 · updated 2026-11-12
Cambridge police open data lists 6,174 incidents for 2024, up 2.7% from 2023. That is about 5,095 incidents per 100,000 residents (average across the 57 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2024 data: 8,311). The most common crime types were other (37.0%), theft (36.0%), assault (9.1%). The busiest month was September (616) and the quietest January (415).
Crime types in 2024
| Crime type | Incidents | Share | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 2,284 | 37.0% | down 0.5% |
| Theft | 2,223 | 36.0% | up 30.1% |
| Assault | 559 | 9.1% | down 12.8% |
| Bike theft | 509 | 8.2% | down 11.2% |
| Fraud | 399 | 6.5% | down 25.1% |
| Robbery | 104 | 1.7% | down 13.3% |
| Auto theft | 96 | 1.6% | down 29.4% |
Month by month
| Jan | 415 |
| Feb | 422 |
| Mar | 426 |
| Apr | 503 |
| May | 538 |
| Jun | 534 |
| Jul | 551 |
| Aug | 519 |
| Sep | 616 |
| Oct | 595 |
| Nov | 520 |
| Dec | 535 |
Neighborhoods with the most reports in 2024
- Cambridgeport 1,226 incidents
- North Cambridge 784 incidents
- Riverside 668 incidents
- Mid-Cambridge 663 incidents
- The Port 643 incidents
- East Cambridge 538 incidents
- West Cambridge 482 incidents
- Inman/Harrington 299 incidents
Counts are not adjusted for population or area.
Questions
How much crime was reported in Cambridge in 2024?
6,174 incidents for 2024 in Cambridge Police Department open data.
Did crime go up or down in Cambridge in 2024?
Reported incidents were up 2.7% from 2023.
Other years
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Source: Cambridge Police Department open data. Police-reported incidents, not convictions.