Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Aggravated Assault Crime Rate Per 100K in 2010
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2010, among Massachusetts cities with a population of at least 10K, Chelsea had the highest Aggravated Assault Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,049.95), followed by Lowell (920.78), New Bedford (910.58), Springfield (880.02), and Fall River (866.94).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Aggravated Assault crime rate in 2010, and the table below shows the ranking of Massachusetts cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Aggravated Assault crime rate per 100K.
You can see similar rankings of cities for other crime types in Massachusetts, and the ranking of all cities in the US.
Hover over or click on the bars in the chart below, to see the number of Aggravated Assault crimes for each city. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.
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You can also find the rate of violent and property crimes for Massachusetts cities.
| Rank | City | Crime Rate Per 100K |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea | 1049.95 |
| 2 | Lowell | 920.78 |
| 3 | New Bedford | 910.58 |
| 4 | Springfield | 880.02 |
| 5 | Fall River | 866.94 |
| 6 | Holyoke | 844.45 |
| 7 | Brockton | 836.73 |
| 8 | North Adams | 824.14 |
| 9 | Worcester | 742.13 |
| 10 | Wareham | 650.39 |
| 11 | Lawrence | 642.95 |
| 12 | Barnstable | 614.05 |
| 13 | Greenfield | 595.75 |
| 14 | Lynn | 593.00 |
| 15 | Pittsfield | 568.81 |
| 16 | Fitchburg | 566.05 |
| 17 | Leominster | 553.91 |
| 18 | Boston | 553.36 |
| 19 | Nantucket | 526.64 |
| 20 | Hull | 490.55 |
| 21 | Haverhill | 487.10 |
| 22 | Southbridge | 479.63 |
| 23 | Holbrook | 461.61 |
| 24 | Winchendon | 438.55 |
| 25 | Athol | 424.70 |
| 26 | Webster | 418.64 |
| 27 | Taunton | 415.19 |
| 28 | Revere | 410.88 |
| 29 | Mashpee | 404.27 |
| 30 | West Springfield | 387.64 |
| 31 | Dennis | 381.28 |
| 32 | Chicopee | 369.74 |
| 33 | Marlborough | 366.01 |
| 34 | Salem | 355.95 |
| 35 | Everett | 353.59 |
| 36 | Bourne | 353.45 |
| 37 | Middleboro | 347.65 |
| 38 | Palmer | 345.60 |
| 39 | Gardner | 342.28 |
| 40 | Malden | 331.29 |
| 41 | Northampton | 329.97 |
| 42 | Stoughton | 308.94 |
| 43 | Spencer | 302.29 |
| 44 | Quincy | 297.88 |
| 45 | Falmouth | 295.65 |
| 46 | Maynard | 294.29 |
| 47 | Dudley | 293.93 |
| 48 | Milford | 288.58 |
| 49 | Randolph | 286.64 |
| 50 | Auburn | 281.60 |
| 51 | Pepperell | 280.26 |
| 52 | Fairhaven | 276.45 |
| 53 | Attleboro | 267.37 |
| 54 | Cambridge | 261.18 |
| 55 | Whitman | 248.90 |
| 56 | Beverly | 243.19 |
| 57 | Framingham | 239.12 |
| 58 | Weymouth | 235.96 |
| 59 | Amesbury | 235.66 |
| 60 | Kingston | 233.51 |
| 61 | Brookline | 229.59 |
| 62 | Foxborough | 217.35 |
| 63 | Oxford | 211.83 |
| 64 | Arlington | 211.10 |
| 65 | Tewksbury | 210.20 |
| 66 | Abington | 207.89 |
| 67 | Rockland | 206.34 |
| 68 | Somerville | 205.07 |
| 69 | Canton | 201.88 |
| 70 | Millbury | 200.25 |
| 71 | Leicester | 198.70 |
| 72 | Harwich | 198.28 |
| 73 | Wakefield | 196.21 |
| 74 | Swansea | 193.61 |
| 75 | Seekonk | 190.69 |
| 76 | Waltham | 186.34 |
| 77 | East Bridgewater | 184.92 |
| 78 | Somerset | 179.70 |
| 79 | Westfield | 179.00 |
| 80 | Chelmsford | 177.59 |
| 81 | Methuen | 177.52 |
| 82 | South Hadley | 175.05 |
| 83 | Acushnet | 165.45 |
| 84 | Scituate | 165.35 |
| 85 | Amherst | 163.87 |
| 86 | Ashland | 163.62 |
| 87 | Sandwich | 162.26 |
| 88 | Raynham | 161.75 |
| 89 | Peabody | 157.23 |
| 90 | Mansfield | 151.59 |
| 91 | Natick | 149.92 |
| 92 | Lunenburg | 148.35 |
| 93 | Watertown | 143.38 |
| 94 | Pembroke | 143.29 |
| 95 | Northbridge | 142.81 |
| 96 | Carver | 141.68 |
| 96 | Lakeville | 141.68 |
| 97 | Woburn | 139.42 |
| 98 | Dartmouth | 139.33 |
| 99 | East Longmeadow | 138.23 |
| 100 | Burlington | 135.75 |
| 101 | Tyngsboro | 133.87 |
| 102 | Marshfield | 133.74 |
| 103 | Belchertown | 133.32 |
| 104 | Braintree | 133.15 |
| 105 | Easthampton | 130.31 |
| 106 | Westport | 129.07 |
| 107 | Agawam | 127.59 |
| 108 | North Reading | 124.85 |
| 109 | Saugus | 122.17 |
| 110 | Easton | 118.39 |
| 111 | Danvers | 117.80 |
| 112 | Clinton | 113.47 |
| 113 | Dedham | 113.42 |
| 114 | Wilmington | 112.46 |
| 115 | Marblehead | 111.65 |
| 116 | Swampscott | 108.05 |
| 117 | Grafton | 106.16 |
| 118 | Charlton | 102.96 |
| 119 | Bellingham | 101.73 |
| 120 | Uxbridge | 100.71 |
| 121 | Acton | 94.83 |
| 122 | Gloucester | 92.64 |
| 123 | Westwood | 91.61 |
| 124 | Belmont | 89.63 |
| 125 | Melrose | 89.57 |
| 126 | Rehoboth | 86.84 |
| 127 | Newburyport | 85.98 |
| 128 | Milton | 81.01 |
| 129 | Hudson | 80.06 |
| 130 | Norwell | 77.83 |
| 131 | Newton | 77.58 |
| 132 | Ludlow | 77.18 |
| 133 | Stoneham | 75.17 |
| 134 | Wilbraham | 71.07 |
| 135 | Westford | 70.85 |
| 136 | Holden | 67.96 |
| 137 | Duxbury | 63.28 |
| 138 | Wellesley | 62.63 |
| 139 | Northborough | 60.92 |
| 140 | Norwood | 60.43 |
| 141 | Westborough | 60.39 |
| 142 | Lexington | 52.20 |
| 143 | Bedford | 50.75 |
| 144 | Lynnfield | 50.19 |
| 145 | Holliston | 49.73 |
| 146 | Walpole | 47.30 |
| 147 | Wrentham | 44.78 |
| 148 | Medfield | 41.21 |
| 149 | Weston | 33.85 |
| 150 | Ipswich | 30.06 |
| 151 | Winchester | 28.13 |
| 152 | Andover | 26.86 |
| 153 | Hingham | 25.61 |
| 154 | Concord | 22.91 |
| 155 | Wayland | 22.40 |
| 156 | North Attleboro | 21.77 |
| 157 | Reading | 21.52 |
| 158 | Hanover | 21.35 |
| 159 | North Andover | 18.13 |
| 160 | Sudbury | 17.09 |
| 161 | Sharon | 16.76 |
| 162 | Needham | 13.91 |
| 163 | Longmeadow | 13.05 |
| 164 | Franklin | 12.51 |
| 165 | Norton | 10.41 |
| 166 | Norfolk | 8.98 |
| 167 | Hopkinton | 6.84 |
| 168 | Dracut | 3.43 |
| 169 | Billerica | 0.00 |
| 169 | Groton | 0.00 |
| 169 | Hanson | 0.00 |
| 169 | Plymouth | 0.00 |
| 169 | Shrewsbury | 0.00 |
| 169 | Yarmouth | 0.00 |