Cambridge Crime 2025
Cambridge · 2025 · updated 2026-11-12
Cambridge police open data lists 6,105 incidents for 2025, down 1.1% from 2024. That is about 5,038 incidents per 100,000 residents (average across the 60 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2025 data: 7,859). The most common crime types were theft (38.3%), other (36.5%), assault (10.2%). The busiest month was August (607) and the quietest December (443).
Crime types in 2025
| Crime type | Incidents | Share | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theft | 2,336 | 38.3% | up 5.1% |
| Other | 2,231 | 36.5% | down 2.3% |
| Assault | 621 | 10.2% | up 11.1% |
| Bike theft | 419 | 6.9% | down 17.7% |
| Fraud | 311 | 5.1% | down 22.1% |
| Robbery | 101 | 1.7% | down 2.9% |
| Auto theft | 84 | 1.4% | down 12.5% |
| Homicide | 2 | 0.0% | — |
Month by month
| Jan | 455 |
| Feb | 453 |
| Mar | 492 |
| Apr | 460 |
| May | 511 |
| Jun | 547 |
| Jul | 584 |
| Aug | 607 |
| Sep | 527 |
| Oct | 558 |
| Nov | 468 |
| Dec | 443 |
Neighborhoods with the most reports in 2025
- Cambridgeport 1,108 incidents
- North Cambridge 973 incidents
- Mid-Cambridge 633 incidents
- The Port 620 incidents
- Riverside 581 incidents
- East Cambridge 524 incidents
- West Cambridge 482 incidents
- Peabody 335 incidents
Counts are not adjusted for population or area.
Questions
How much crime was reported in Cambridge in 2025?
6,105 incidents for 2025 in Cambridge Police Department open data.
Did crime go up or down in Cambridge in 2025?
Reported incidents were down 1.1% from 2024.
Other years
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Source: Cambridge Police Department open data. Police-reported incidents, not convictions.