Lynn, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lynn, MA Summary

Crime in Lynn research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Lynn over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Lynn:

  • There were 1,865 total crimes committed in Lynn the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,845.5 total crimes per 100K people in Lynn.
  • The overall crime rate in Lynn is -20.60% below the national average.
  • Lynn ranks #289 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Lynn ranks #6,185 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Lynn Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lynn is 1,845.5 per 100,000 people. That's -20.60% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 35.50% higher than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lynn
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,865 1,845.5 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 7 6.9 2.3 6.3
Robbery 91 90.0 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 527 521.5 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 662 655.1 308.8 369.8
Burglary 157 155.4 149.7 269.8
Larceny 875 865.9 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 171 169.2 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 1,203 1,190.4 1,053.2 1,954.4

Lynn Crime Compared To Massachusetts Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Massachusetts.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Lynn

662
Violent Crimes
655.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
77.15%
Above The National Average
  • There were 662 violent crimes in Lynn in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lynn is 655.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 152.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lynn each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 77.15% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 112.13% higher than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lynn

1,203
Property Crimes
1,190.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-39.09%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,203 property crimes in Lynn in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lynn is 1,190.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 84.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lynn each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -39.09% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 13.03% higher than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lynn

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Newton, MA 86,710 624 719.6 655.1 64.6
Malden, MA 64,356 953 1,480.8 1,247.7 233.1
Brookline, MA 62,825 629 1,001.2 896.1 105.1
Revere, MA 56,961 889 1,560.7 1,221.9 338.8
Peabody, MA 53,669 563 1,049.0 778.8 270.2
Salem, MA 45,345 622 1,371.7 1,184.3 187.5
Arlington, MA 45,238 296 654.3 594.6 59.7
Lexington, MA 33,889 112 330.5 286.2 44.3
Needham, MA 32,228 193 598.9 518.2 80.7
Melrose, MA 29,013 161 554.9 496.3 58.6

Lynn SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
10
Safety
6
Amenities
10
Education
5
Commute
4
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