Lynn, MA Crime Map

Lynn, MA Safety Overview: What the Data Actually Shows

With a population of 94,201 and an overall city crime grade of D+, Lynn, Massachusetts presents a more nuanced safety picture than that single grade implies. Analyzing the city at the neighborhood level tells a different story: 71% of Lynn's seven analyzed neighborhoods earned an A or B rating, and the city-wide safety rating comes in at a solid B. That gap between the city-level grade and neighborhood-level performance matters enormously for anyone trying to understand where Lynn actually stands.

Safest and Highest-Crime Neighborhoods

The safest corner of Lynn is Lynn Woods, which earned an A+ grade and has a median household income of $112,500 — nearly double the city median of $61,329. Lynn English and Chatham Street both hold B+ grades, with median incomes of $84,247 and $73,026 respectively, reflecting the consistent relationship between economic stability and lower crime rates in this city. West Lynn also earns a B+ despite a more modest median income of $51,373, suggesting that community factors beyond income contribute to its relative safety. On the other end of the spectrum, Central Lynn — the city's most populous analyzed neighborhood at 11,141 residents — carries a C- grade and a median income of just $35,515. Fayette Street grades out at C+, with a median income of $44,497, making it the second area where residents and prospective renters should weigh safety data carefully before committing.

How Crime Grades Are Distributed Across Lynn

Of the seven neighborhoods analyzed, one (14.3%) achieved a Grade A, while four (57.1%) landed in the B range — meaning well over half of Lynn's neighborhoods are statistically safe by standard benchmarks. Two neighborhoods (28.6%) scored in the C range, and notably, no neighborhood in Lynn received a D or F grade. That distribution is meaningful: it indicates that while pockets of elevated crime exist, they are the exception rather than the rule. Residents and newcomers should resist treating the city as uniformly high-risk when the majority of its neighborhoods score above average.

Property Crime vs. Violent Crime in Lynn

Lynn's crime profile, like many densely populated Massachusetts cities with a population density of 3,386 per square mile, skews more heavily toward property crime than violent incidents. Areas like Central Lynn and Fayette Street, which carry the city's lower neighborhood grades, tend to see higher concentrations of theft and vehicle-related offenses tied to their commercial corridors and higher residential density. Violent crime incidents are more geographically concentrated and less frequent city-wide, though they are not absent. The income gap between neighborhoods — ranging from $35,515 in Central Lynn to $112,500 in Lynn Woods — tracks closely with where both property and violent crime rates diverge most sharply.

How the Interactive Crime Map Supports Smarter Decisions

For Lynn's daily commuters, the crime map offers a practical way to assess route safety through neighborhoods like Central Lynn during early morning or late evening hours. Home buyers evaluating properties near the Diamond District (B-) or West Lynn (B+) can use the map to compare incident frequency before making a purchase — particularly relevant given Lynn's median home value of $354,323. Renters weighing options near the city's median rent of $1,241 can filter crime data by type and time period to understand whether a specific block trends toward property crime or remains largely incident-free. The map turns raw data into a decision-making tool rather than a source of generalized anxiety, giving residents the specificity they need to act with confidence.