In 2025, Brockton police reported 568 violent crimes (538 per 100,000 residents), including 8 murders, 39 robberies and 445 aggravated assaults, plus 1,471 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 105,571. Violent-crime rate rank: 5 of 9 large Massachusetts cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency MA0120300, January–December 2025.
| City | Violent / 100k | Violent | Murders | Property / 100k | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield | 871 | 1,344 | 17 | 2,444 | Totals |
| Worcester | 601 | 1,281 | 1 | 1,430 | Totals |
| Boston | 583 | 3,915 | 24 | 1,923 | Live |
| Lynn | 561 | 582 | 4 | 1,106 | Totals |
| Brockton | 538 | 568 | 8 | 1,393 | Totals |
| Lowell | 505 | 613 | 2 | 1,386 | Totals |
| Cambridge | 436 | 530 | 2 | 2,595 | Totals |
| New Bedford | 345 | 349 | 4 | 1,548 | Totals |
| Quincy | 302 | 313 | 1 | 1,194 | Totals |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer agency counts for 2025 (all 12 months reported unless noted), retrieved October 7, 2026. Rates use the population the FBI lists for each police agency.
Brockton's violent-crime rate of 538 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 79% higher than the Massachusetts rate (300) and 68% higher than the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 186 residents, or about 10.9 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Brockton ranks 118th for violent crime, in the higher half, and 92nd for murder (8 murders, 7.6 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 78% of Brockton's violent crimes and robberies 7%, a smaller robbery share than the national 15%.
Property crime ran 1,393 per 100,000, 35% higher than Massachusetts overall. Brockton police logged 354 vehicle thefts (335 per 100,000, 110th of 351; Massachusetts: 89) and 331 burglaries (314 per 100,000, 2.8 times the state).
The closest city we cover is Quincy, 12 miles north; its violent-crime rate (302) is 44% lower than Brockton's.
Out-of-state cities near Brockton's size (105,571 residents): Suffolk, VA at 365 violent crimes per 100,000 and Dearborn, MI at 249.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Brockton had 538 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 79% higher than the statewide 300. It is 5th highest of the 9 Massachusetts cities on this site; Springfield is highest at 871. A city-wide rate does not tell you about a single block.
Brockton police reported 8 murders for 2025, a rate of 7.6 per 100,000 residents. The Massachusetts rate was 1.3 and the national rate 4.1.
354 vehicles were reported stolen in Brockton in 2025, 335 per 100,000 residents. That is 72% higher than the national rate of 195 and ranks 110th of 351 cities on this site.