Holyoke, MA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Holyoke, MA Summary

Crime in Holyoke research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Holyoke 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 Holyoke:

  • There were 1,775 total crimes committed in Holyoke the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,677.8 total crimes per 100K people in Holyoke.
  • The overall crime rate in Holyoke is 101.27% above the national average.
  • Holyoke ranks #312 safest out of 312 cities in Massachusetts.
  • Holyoke ranks #9,297 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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Holyoke Vs Massachusetts And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Holyoke is 4,677.8 per 100,000 people. That's 101.27% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 243.45% higher than the Massachusetts total crime rate of 1,362.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Holyoke
/ 100k People
Massachusetts
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,775 4,677.8 1,362.0 2,324.2
Murder 6 15.8 2.3 6.3
Robbery 57 150.2 43.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 290 764.3 235.9 268.2
Violent Crime 364 959.3 308.8 369.8
Burglary 132 347.9 149.7 269.8
Larceny 1,161 3,059.7 804.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 118 311.0 99.2 282.7
Property Crime 1,411 3,718.5 1,053.2 1,954.4

Holyoke 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 Holyoke

364
Violent Crimes
959.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
159.41%
Above The National Average
  • There were 364 violent crimes in Holyoke in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Holyoke is 959.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 104.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Holyoke each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 159.41% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 210.64% higher than the Massachusetts violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Holyoke

1,411
Property Crimes
3,718.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
90.27%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,411 property crimes in Holyoke in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Holyoke is 3,718.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 26.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Holyoke each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 90.27% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 253.08% higher than the Massachusetts property crime rate of 1,053.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Holyoke

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Springfield, MA 155,046 5,011 3,231.9 2,369.6 862.3
Chicopee, MA 55,265 1,333 2,412.0 1,867.4 544.6
Westfield, MA 40,691 456 1,120.6 894.5 226.1
Northampton, MA 29,150 477 1,636.4 1,245.3 391.1
Longmeadow, MA 15,734 105 667.3 578.4 89.0
Windsor Locks, CT 12,497 168 1,344.3 1,288.3 56.0
Granby, MA 6,036 29 480.5 414.2 66.3

Holyoke SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
4
Diversity
8.5
Safety
3
Amenities
9
Education
5
Commute
8.5
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