What is the crime rate in Lawrence, MA?

In 2025, the Lawrence Police Department reported 322 violent crimes and 802 property crimes to the FBI.

That is 361 violent and 899 property crimes per 100,000 of the 89,201 residents it serves.

Across Massachusetts the rates were 301 and 1,037.

Nationally they were 330 and 1,552.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Violent per 100,000: 361
Property per 100,000: 899
Violent crimes: 322
Property crimes: 802

Crime reported by the Lawrence Police Department, 2023 to 2025

Offenses known to law enforcement, reported to the FBI; rates per 100,000 residents of the area the department serves
Year	Violent crimes	Violent per 100,000	Property crimes	Property per 100,000	Residents served
2023	421	479	938	1,068	87,806
2024	394	440	896	1,000	89,600
2025	322	361	802	899	89,201

Violent crimes reported went from 421 in 2023 to 322 in 2025.

Property crimes reported went from 938 in 2023 to 802 in 2025.

In a small town a handful of incidents moves these numbers a long way, so one year’s change says little on its own.

Lawrence against Massachusetts and the nation

Crimes per 100,000 residents, 2025
	Violent crime	Property crime
Lawrence	361	899
Essex County	224	732
Massachusetts	301	1,037
United States	330	1,552

These are rates per resident; they are not adjusted for visitors, commuters or the size of the area, which raise or lower a town’s figures without changing anybody’s risk.

Crime reported in places near Lawrence, 2025

Each place’s own police department; rates per 100,000 residents served
Place	Distance	Violent per 100,000	Property per 100,000
Lawrence	—	361	899
Methuen	3.1 mi	114	592
Andover	3.6 mi	87	563
North Andover	4.0 mi	99	439
Salem	6.8 mi	147	1,531
Haverhill	6.8 mi	330	674
Boxford	6.9 mi	0	84
Tewksbury	7.0 mi	279	775
Dracut	7.2 mi	124	409

Neighboring departments count the same offenses the same way, but their areas, populations and visitors differ, so a difference between two towns is a starting point for a question, not an answer.

How to read these numbers

These are offenses known to the police and reported to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program: crimes nobody reported, or that a department did not record, are not in them.

Violent crime is murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft and arson.

A department reports the crimes in the area it polices, which can differ from the town’s boundaries, and the FBI estimates the population it serves.

The FBI asks that these figures not be used to rank places or to judge how safe a neighborhood is: crime depends on many local factors, and the counts describe a whole town, not any street or home.

A year is shown only when the department reported all twelve months.

FBI: Uniform Crime Reporting statistics and their proper use

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