Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Total Crime Rate Per 100K in 2010

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2010, among Massachusetts cities with a population of at least 10K, Holyoke had the highest Total Crime Rate per 100K residents (7,972.32), followed by Springfield (6,287.83), North Adams (5,504.05), West Springfield (5,383.87), and Chelsea (5,346.19).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Total crime rate in 2010, and the table below shows the ranking of Massachusetts cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Total 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 Total 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.

You can also see this information for other states.

You can also find the rate of violent and property crimes for Massachusetts cities.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Total Crime Rate Per 100K in 2010
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Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Total Crime Rate Per 100K in 2010
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Holyoke 7972.32
2 Springfield 6287.83
3 North Adams 5504.05
4 West Springfield 5383.87
5 Chelsea 5346.19
6 New Bedford 5342.98
7 Fall River 4924.17
8 Dennis 4680.52
9 Lowell 4659.20
10 Worcester 4367.04
11 Lawrence 4331.29
12 Auburn 4322.01
13 Brockton 4304.91
14 Saugus 4247.22
15 Wareham 4241.68
16 Boston 4106.27
17 Falmouth 3985.09
18 Bourne 3861.95
19 Leominster 3855.89
20 Lynn 3779.25
21 Greenfield 3744.68
22 Everett 3741.72
23 Danvers 3721.70
24 Barnstable 3710.61
25 Nantucket 3704.03
26 Revere 3701.77
27 Yarmouth 3630.10
28 Chicopee 3544.12
29 Pittsfield 3537.66
30 Gardner 3461.41
31 Cambridge 3429.44
32 Fitchburg 3417.69
33 Northampton 3352.97
34 Haverhill 3256.02
35 Webster 3223.49
36 Seekonk 3212.32
37 Malden 3186.89
38 Dartmouth 3088.53
39 Mashpee 3052.90
40 Fairhaven 2990.70
41 Salem 2932.93
42 Winchendon 2904.20
43 Kingston 2898.78
44 Somerville 2868.29
45 Burlington 2862.46
46 Holbrook 2854.45
47 Braintree 2827.36
48 Rockland 2754.85
49 Dedham 2709.93
50 Southbridge 2704.42
51 Athol 2701.10
52 Lunenburg 2690.14
53 Raynham 2654.22
54 Stoughton 2653.91
55 Northbridge 2618.16
56 Middleboro 2616.74
57 Natick 2592.37
58 Peabody 2577.79
59 Harwich 2519.83
60 Methuen 2503.53
61 Millbury 2477.19
62 Quincy 2440.65
63 East Longmeadow 2412.67
64 Framingham 2403.26
65 Marlborough 2379.09
66 Tewksbury 2358.20
67 Abington 2346.16
68 Randolph 2341.94
69 Hanover 2313.00
70 Weymouth 2275.28
71 Taunton 2264.49
72 Attleboro 2263.46
73 Gloucester 2256.34
74 Lakeville 2229.15
75 Woburn 2171.39
76 Westfield 2167.12
77 Milford 2155.25
78 Whitman 2140.52
79 Spencer 2132.84
80 Swansea 2117.16
81 Leicester 2113.44
82 Swampscott 2081.68
83 Hull 2071.22
84 Wrentham 2059.82
85 Walpole 2029.50
86 Plymouth 2014.06
87 Beverly 1978.80
88 Waltham 1971.52
89 Bellingham 1926.50
90 South Hadley 1919.71
91 Amesbury 1885.31
92 Wilbraham 1876.33
93 Norwood 1869.89
94 Palmer 1866.22
95 Stoneham 1851.07
96 Carver 1850.15
97 Mansfield 1848.50
98 Watertown 1824.28
99 Longmeadow 1801.10
100 Chelmsford 1793.70
101 Arlington 1793.17
102 Amherst 1783.14
103 Brookline 1777.55
104 North Attleboro 1763.49
105 Oxford 1753.10
106 Westport 1684.31
107 Pembroke 1666.40
108 Wilmington 1664.42
109 Lynnfield 1639.62
110 Acushnet 1625.30
111 Sandwich 1607.42
112 Tyngsboro 1606.43
113 Ludlow 1597.97
114 Winchester 1589.24
115 Uxbridge 1572.55
116 Billerica 1553.68
117 Newton 1550.47
118 Belmont 1545.03
119 East Bridgewater 1543.39
120 Rehoboth 1536.99
121 Westborough 1526.30
122 Foxborough 1492.10
123 Wakefield 1465.58
124 Newburyport 1461.57
125 Marshfield 1422.49
126 Somerset 1421.26
127 Scituate 1405.50
128 Pepperell 1392.54
129 Hudson 1376.03
130 Belchertown 1375.25
131 Ashland 1361.35
132 Hanson 1357.65
133 Hingham 1339.99
134 Charlton 1330.59
135 Westwood 1310.78
136 Easthampton 1303.05
137 Milton 1269.19
138 Canton 1265.09
139 Norwell 1254.99
140 North Andover 1250.86
141 Melrose 1220.33
142 Easton 1210.16
143 Reading 1157.84
144 Acton 1142.72
145 Maynard 1129.68
146 Agawam 1112.88
147 Dracut 1096.68
148 Marblehead 1075.87
149 Ipswich 1059.59
150 Andover 1041.64
151 Lexington 1040.82
152 North Reading 1033.50
153 Concord 1025.38
154 Dudley 1024.32
155 Bedford 1022.18
156 Needham 966.45
157 Shrewsbury 952.78
158 Westford 867.95
159 Wellesley 862.10
160 Duxbury 850.80
161 Northborough 846.08
162 Grafton 687.27
163 Hopkinton 683.67
164 Sharon 664.69
165 Holden 628.65
166 Norfolk 628.59
167 Medfield 585.13
168 Clinton 553.15
169 Holliston 547.03
170 Sudbury 529.85
171 Norton 525.58
172 Weston 524.76
173 Franklin 434.66
174 Groton 342.82
175 Wayland 306.06