Crime · ZIP 02148
Crime in Malden, MA
ZIP 02148 (Massachusetts) — crime summary sourced from FBI UCR. Refreshed on the cadence of the primary regulator with every claim cited to the source record.
What lands here
Pages show per-100k rates (never raw counts) for major offense categories, the reporting agency, and whether reporting was complete for the year.
Source & refresh
FBI UCR. Refreshed weekly rolling uploads. Stale data is flagged, never silently served. Primary source →
Limitations specific to this source
UCR has known reporting gaps for some agencies and years. zipradar flags missing reports rather than interpolating. Small agencies may not participate at all.
Massachusetts context
Lead pipes, coastal flood, older housing
Massachusetts has dense lead-service-line obligations under LCRR in Boston, Lowell, Worcester, Springfield. Coastal AE/VE zones along the South Shore + Cape. Older housing stock means lead-paint risk overlaps with LSL risk.
See Massachusetts state page for the full state-level rollup across all 12 dimensions.
Read more on crime
Editorial deep-dives explaining the source data, its limits, and how to read it.
FBI UCR and NIBRS — what crime statistics actually show (and don't)
The FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program and its successor NIBRS aggregate crime data from local agencies. Plain-English guide to what gets reported, what doesn't, and how to read the numbers.
Reading FBI UCR national crime trends — what 2020–2025 actually shows
Plain-English guide to recent US crime data: the 2020 spike, the 2021–2024 normalization, and how the UCR-to-NIBRS transition complicates year-over-year reads.
Data staleness — when to re-check zipradar before making a decision
Federal data refreshes on different cadences. Here's when zipradar's snapshot is fresh enough for your decision and when you need to verify with the primary source.
Homeowners insurance by peril — what's covered, excluded, and surprise gaps in 2026
Standard HO-3 policies cover fire, theft, and most weather — but exclude flood, earthquake, sinkhole, and back-of-policy surprises. Plain-English guide to peril-by-peril coverage.
Full dashboard for ZIP 02148
Crime is one of twelve dimensions zipradar federates per address. See the full federated summary for ZIP 02148:
Open Malden, MA dashboard →Frequently asked questions
What is the crime for ZIP 02148?
Crime for ZIP 02148 (Malden, Massachusetts) is federated from FBI UCR. Pages show per-100k rates (never raw counts) for major offense categories, the reporting agency, and whether reporting was complete for the year. Refreshed weekly rolling uploads — see /methodology for full source citations and refresh-cadence details.
Where does the crime data come from?
FBI UCR (primary regulator). zipradar federates crime on the regulator's published cadence: weekly rolling uploads. Every claim cites the source record; stale data is flagged, never silently served. The primary source URL: https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/.
What are the limitations of crime data?
UCR has known reporting gaps for some agencies and years. zipradar flags missing reports rather than interpolating. Small agencies may not participate at all.
Is ZIP 02148 (Malden) data current?
Last verified 2026-06-10. Crime for ZIP 02148 refreshes weekly rolling uploads per FBI UCR cadence. See the full ZIP dashboard at /zip/02148/ for all 12 dimensions side-by-side.