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

Updated on March 15, 2024.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2010, among Massachusetts cities with a population of at least 10K, Chelsea had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,660.64), followed by Springfield (1,354.38), New Bedford (1,294.46), Fall River (1,211.26), and Holyoke (1,191.72).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2010, and the table below shows the ranking of Massachusetts cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Violent 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 Violent 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 Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2010
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Chelsea 1660.64
2 Springfield 1354.38
3 New Bedford 1294.46
4 Fall River 1211.26
5 Holyoke 1191.72
6 Brockton 1175.54
7 Lowell 1155.58
8 Worcester 958.73
9 North Adams 941.87
10 Lawrence 905.58
11 Boston 903.48
12 Lynn 884.87
13 Barnstable 778.53
14 Wareham 777.64
15 Fitchburg 746.80
16 Greenfield 703.55
17 Leominster 678.06
18 Pittsfield 674.41
19 Revere 596.93
20 Southbridge 589.42
21 Everett 580.52
22 Nantucket 579.30
23 Webster 574.13
24 Haverhill 572.09
25 Holbrook 555.82
26 West Springfield 552.74
27 Athol 552.11
28 Taunton 551.16
29 Hull 526.89
30 Malden 507.74
31 Winchendon 506.77
32 Mashpee 494.88
33 Chicopee 494.19
34 Dennis 486.46
35 Quincy 458.45
36 Salem 458.35
37 Gardner 453.17
38 Middleboro 451.00
39 Cambridge 439.29
40 Marlborough 423.53
41 Stoughton 413.16
42 Bourne 400.23
43 Palmer 391.68
44 Falmouth 384.96
45 Fairhaven 383.26
46 Northampton 379.65
47 Milford 368.95
48 Randolph 368.07
49 Whitman 362.68
50 Auburn 361.19
51 Attleboro 350.35
52 Maynard 341.75
53 Weymouth 337.08
54 Spencer 335.88
55 Dudley 329.56
56 Pepperell 315.29
57 Somerville 314.88
58 Kingston 305.98
59 Oxford 292.18
60 Beverly 291.83
61 Rockland 289.98
62 Tewksbury 289.03
63 Brookline 288.78
64 Framingham 284.24
65 Harwich 280.90
66 Foxborough 276.10
67 Abington 273.22
68 Millbury 267.00
69 Amesbury 265.88
70 Seekonk 256.69
71 Waltham 251.22
72 Wakefield 244.26
73 Leicester 243.86
74 Methuen 238.97
75 Canton 233.28
76 Arlington 232.94
77 Swansea 231.08
78 Somerset 228.71
79 Westfield 226.74
80 Amherst 224.98
81 Woburn 222.04
82 South Hadley 215.90
83 Peabody 215.46
84 East Longmeadow 213.62
85 East Bridgewater 213.37
86 Sandwich 207.90
87 Saugus 204.82
88 Acushnet 204.38
89 Northbridge 204.01
90 Carver 200.02
91 Chelmsford 198.31
92 Mansfield 197.90
93 Natick 196.77
94 Watertown 195.24
95 Dartmouth 194.49
96 Raynham 191.16
97 Burlington 182.30
98 Easton 179.77
99 Ashland 176.71
100 Scituate 176.38
101 Braintree 169.98
102 Danvers 169.34
103 Belchertown 168.40
104 Lunenburg 168.13
105 Easthampton 167.54
106 Agawam 166.58
107 Charlton 166.32
108 Pembroke 164.52
109 Stoneham 164.44
110 Tyngsboro 158.97
111 Wilmington 157.45
112 Westport 154.88
113 Marshfield 154.00
114 Dedham 153.93
115 Lakeville 151.13
116 Grafton 150.86
117 Yarmouth 148.95
118 North Reading 145.66
119 Clinton 141.83
120 Swampscott 136.86
121 Norwell 136.20
122 Bellingham 133.52
123 Belmont 132.31
124 Marblehead 131.95
125 Melrose 130.62
126 Ludlow 127.11
127 Uxbridge 123.95
128 Rehoboth 121.57
129 Newburyport 120.37
130 Hudson 120.09
131 Milton 115.73
132 Acton 113.80
133 Westford 106.28
134 Gloucester 105.87
135 Westwood 105.71
136 Norwood 103.09
137 Newton 102.65
138 Lynnfield 92.02
139 Westborough 87.85
140 Wilbraham 85.29
141 Duxbury 84.38
142 Bedford 79.75
143 Walpole 77.40
144 Wellesley 77.37
145 Holden 73.63
146 Northborough 67.69
147 Lexington 61.99
148 Holliston 56.83
149 Reading 55.96
150 Billerica 48.08
151 Winchester 46.88
152 Plymouth 45.81
153 Wrentham 44.78
154 Andover 44.77
155 Weston 42.32
156 Medfield 41.21
157 Concord 40.10
158 Franklin 37.53
159 North Attleboro 36.29
160 Hanover 35.59
161 Longmeadow 32.63
162 Needham 31.29
163 Ipswich 30.06
164 Hingham 29.87
165 Wayland 29.86
166 Hanson 29.73
167 North Andover 25.38
168 Sudbury 22.79
169 Sharon 22.34
170 Shrewsbury 17.75
171 Dracut 17.14
172 Norton 15.61
173 Hopkinton 13.67
174 Norfolk 8.98
175 Groton 0.00