Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Brockton reports more crime per resident than 83% of U.S. towns
On crimes reported to the FBI by Brockton’s police in 2023–2025, it grades C− for safety: #266 of 276 graded towns in Massachusetts, and #166 of 325 U.S. cities over 100,000.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of MA” is every other Massachusetts city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Brockton
5 of the 5 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 5 Massachusetts towns on Brockton’s borders, 5 have a Safety Grade: East Bridgewater (A−), Easton (B), Whitman (B), West Bridgewater (B−), Abington (C+). Neighbors ↓
Among Massachusetts towns, lower
Massachusetts’ cities and towns report less crime than most states’, so Brockton’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 4% of the 276 Massachusetts towns we grade, against 17% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
Homicides: above U.S. cities overall
Brockton’s police reported 8 homicides to the FBI in 2025. Over 2023–2025 that is 7.2 per 100,000 residents a year, 4.3 times the rest of Massachusetts (1.7) and above all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (5.7). Violent crime ↓
Robberies: 1.7 times the rest of Massachusetts
58.5 robberies per 100,000 residents a year over 2023–2025 (39 reported in 2025), 1.7 times the rest of Massachusetts (33.7) and below all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (79.4). Violent crime ↓
Against other big cities
Among the 325 U.S. cities over 100,000 we grade, Brockton reports less crime per resident than 49% (#166). Places like it ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Brockton’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are higher than in most U.S. towns; property crime is the closer of the two to typical. Its property rate (15.8) is below the FBI’s national estimate (17.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns.
Reported crime is falling
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Massachusetts.
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| Year | Brockton property | Rest of Massachusetts property | Brockton violent | Rest of Massachusetts violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 17.3 | 10.3 | 6.5 | 3.2 |
| 2023 | 19.9 | 10.7 | 6.4 | 3.1 |
| 2024 | 13.5 | 10.3 | 6.0 | 2.9 |
| 2025 | 13.9 | 9.7 | 5.4 | 2.8 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
For every 1,000 residents, about 14 property crimes reported
And about 5 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
Homicides and robberies
Brockton’s police reported 8 homicides, 39 robberies and 568 violent crimes in all to the FBI in 2025. By year, against the rest of Massachusetts and all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables.
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| Year | Brockton | Rest of Massachusetts | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7.3 | 2.1 | 7.7 |
| 2023 | 6.4 | 2.0 | 6.8 |
| 2024 | 7.5 | 1.8 | 5.7 |
| 2025 | 7.6 | 1.3 | 4.6 |
Homicides per 100,000 residents
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| Year | Brockton | Rest of Massachusetts | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 59.0 | 37.7 | 95.5 |
| 2023 | 70.7 | 35.7 | 90.6 |
| 2024 | 67.5 | 33.3 | 81.9 |
| 2025 | 36.9 | 32.2 | 66.0 |
Robberies per 100,000 residents
2,039 crimes reported in 2025
568 violent and 1,471 property, as reported to the FBI by Brockton’s police.
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
35 people died in crashes on Brockton’s roads in 2019–2023
Brockton had 32 fatal crashes in five years, in which 35 people died; 15 were pedestrians. 1 died in crash on an Interstate.
That is 6.6 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Massachusetts towns of 100,000+ people (4.3, 9 towns).
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Brockton and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brockton | C− | 5.9 | 15.8 |
| Abington | C+ | 2.5 | 12.3 |
| West Bridgewater | B− | 2.0 | 9.1 |
| East Bridgewater | A− | 1.0 | 2.9 |
| Whitman | B | 2.3 | 6.7 |
| Easton | B | 1.6 | 7.6 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Massachusetts towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brockton | C− | 5.9 | 15.8 |
| Quincy | C+ | 3.3 | 12.1 |
| New Bedford | C | 4.0 | 14.9 |
| Lynn | C− | 5.3 | 10.9 |
| Lowell | C− | 5.0 | 16.4 |
| Fall River | D | 8.1 | 14.5 |
The five graded Massachusetts towns closest to Brockton’s population (106,134), by grade.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Brockton. A citywide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of the city to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Brockton’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (105,571 in 2025); our figure for Brockton is 106,134 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Brockton
Is Brockton, MA safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Brockton reports more crime per resident than 83% of U.S. towns, a C− Safety Grade and #266 of 276 in Massachusetts. Its police reported 5.9 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 2.9 in the rest of Massachusetts and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Brockton?
5.9 violent and 15.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Massachusetts reports 2.9 and 10.2; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is crime going up or down in Brockton?
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings.
How many homicides were there in Brockton in 2025?
Brockton’s police reported 8 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 7.6 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Brockton safer than Abington?
Abington reports less crime per resident than Brockton: Abington grades C+ for safety and Brockton C−. Abington’s police reported 2.5 violent and 12.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Brockton?
Brockton’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Brockton”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.