In 2025, Springfield police reported 1,344 violent crimes (871 per 100,000 residents), including 17 murders, 344 robberies and 921 aggravated assaults, plus 3,774 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 154,390. Violent-crime rate rank: 1 of 9 large Massachusetts cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency MA0071800, 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.
Springfield's violent-crime rate of 871 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 2.9 times the Massachusetts rate (300) and 2.7 times the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 115 residents, or about 25.8 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Springfield ranks 37th for violent crime, in the higher half, and 48th for murder (17 murders, 11 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 69% of Springfield's violent crimes and robberies 26%, a bigger robbery share than the 15% seen nationally.
Property crime ran 2,444 per 100,000, 2.4 times Massachusetts overall. Springfield police logged 769 vehicle thefts (498 per 100,000, 64th of 351; Massachusetts: 89) and 470 burglaries (304 per 100,000, 2.7 times the state).
The closest city we cover is Hartford, 25 miles south in Connecticut; its violent-crime rate (459) is 47% lower than Springfield's.
Out-of-state cities near Springfield's size (154,390 residents): Naperville, IL at 70 violent crimes per 100,000 and Bellevue, WA at 114.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Springfield had 871 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 2.9 times the statewide 300. It is 1st highest of the 9 Massachusetts cities on this site; Worcester is next at 601. A city-wide rate does not tell you about a single block.
Springfield police reported 17 murders for 2025, a rate of 11 per 100,000 residents. The Massachusetts rate was 1.3 and the national rate 4.1.
769 vehicles were reported stolen in Springfield in 2025, 498 per 100,000 residents. That is 2.6 times the national rate of 195 and ranks 64th of 351 cities on this site.