Waltham, MA Analytics

February recorded 468 crime incidents.

January recorded 399 crime incidents.

December recorded 667 crime incidents.

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Crime Types

  • Other: 843
  • Burglary: 372
  • Assault: 121
  • Theft: 104
  • Arrest: 43
  • Vandalism: 36
  • Shooting: 15
  • Robbery: 0
  • Arson: 0

Crime by Month

In the past three months, December had the most number of crimes in Waltham, Massachusetts.

December had about 2% more crime than January, with December producing 268 more crimes than January.

December had about 1% more crime than February, with December producing 199 more crimes than February.

Most Committed Crimes in Waltham, Massachusetts

Over the past three months, Burglary was the most committed crime overall making up about 24% of crime in Waltham, Massachusetts.

The most committed violent crime was Assault, making up about 89% of violent crime in Waltham, Massachusetts.

The most committed property crime was Burglary, making up about 78% of property crime in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Reported Shootings in Waltham, Massachusetts

We recorded 15 shootings over a three month period in Waltham, Massachusetts. That's an average of about 5 shootings per month. February saw the most shootings with 15, followed by January with 0 shootings, and December with 0 shootings.

Disclaimer: SpotCrime pulls from multiple sources including news reported incidents. A majority of the crime incidents are directly from local police agencies. Occasionally, there may be duplicate crimes. The status of the crime is subject to change.

We are not the FBI. These are not official FBI numbers.

Data is based on a radius around the center point of Waltham. This may include crimes from adjacent agencies and agencies within the area.