Safety · Holyoke
Holyoke, MA crime & safety
Holyoke's reported crime rate is well above Massachusetts's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 489 violent crimes were reported in 2025.
Crime reported to police, trends and how Holyoke compares with the towns next door, from FBI data.
Reported crime, 2025
Holyoke at a glance
Violent crime
13
per 1,000 residents · Massachusetts 3
Property crime
35.7
per 1,000 residents · Massachusetts 10.4
Incidents reported
1,833
489 violent · 1,344 property
Since 2022
▼ 4%
change in reported property crime
Violent crime per 1,000
Property crime per 1,000
Trend
Reported crime per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025
HolyokeMassachusetts
Solid lines: property crime · dashed: violent crime.
Show as a table
| Year | Holyoke property | Massachusetts property | Holyoke violent | Massachusetts violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 37.2 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 3.3 |
| 2023 | 45.8 | 11.5 | 9.9 | 3.3 |
| 2024 | 42.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 3.2 |
| 2025 | 35.7 | 10.4 | 13 | 3 |
What gets reported
2025, by type
Larceny / theft
974
Burglary
236
Vehicle theft
134
Aggravated assault
412
Robbery
57
Rape
20
Homicide
0
Arson
7
Offenses reported to police, not convictions.
Who keeps Holyoke safe
Local public safety
👮 Holyoke Police DepartmentReports its crime counts to the FBI — the figures on this page.
🚨 EmergenciesCall 911. For non-emergency numbers, alerts and preparedness, see the town guide.
Next door
Holyoke and its neighbors
Reported crime per 1,000 residents in each town's latest year. * = a count, for towns under 1,000 people.
| Town | Violent | Property | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holyoke | 13 | 35.7 | 2025 |
| South Hadley | 1.8 | 6.2 | 2025 |
| Chicopee | 4.8 | 14 | 2025 |
| Southampton | 1 | 4.9 | 2025 |
| Easthampton | 1.1 | 4.7 | 2025 |
| West Springfield Town | 4.2 | 23.6 | 2025 |
| Westfield | 2.1 | 7.3 | 2025 |
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can't tell you
- It's reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many thefts and some assaults are never reported.
- Small numbers swing. In a town of about 37,700, a handful of incidents moves the rate noticeably from year to year. The trend matters more than any one year.
- Visitors count too. Towns with a campus, highway, beach or shopping center see incidents involving people who don't live there, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn't report a full year, not that nothing happened.
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. This isn't an official statement of public safety — in an emergency, call 911.