Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2011
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2011, among Massachusetts cities with a population of at least 10K, Chelsea had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,743.38), followed by Brockton (1,229.07), Fall River (1,218.13), New Bedford (1,142.72), and Springfield (1,026.67).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2011, 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.
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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 | 1743.38 |
| 2 | Brockton | 1229.07 |
| 3 | Fall River | 1218.13 |
| 4 | New Bedford | 1142.72 |
| 5 | Springfield | 1026.67 |
| 6 | Holyoke | 1006.90 |
| 7 | Lawrence | 994.24 |
| 8 | Worcester | 988.22 |
| 9 | Lynn | 884.68 |
| 10 | Boston | 845.24 |
| 11 | Fitchburg | 749.43 |
| 12 | Lowell | 741.83 |
| 13 | Gardner | 732.15 |
| 14 | Yarmouth | 676.72 |
| 15 | Barnstable | 666.40 |
| 16 | West Springfield | 633.67 |
| 17 | Leominster | 604.78 |
| 18 | Pittsfield | 597.65 |
| 19 | Wareham | 592.12 |
| 20 | Haverhill | 591.02 |
| 21 | Holbrook | 561.85 |
| 22 | Taunton | 530.11 |
| 23 | Falmouth | 494.91 |
| 24 | Marlborough | 472.45 |
| 25 | Everett | 465.16 |
| 26 | Athol | 463.32 |
| 27 | Chicopee | 461.94 |
| 28 | Cambridge | 452.73 |
| 29 | Dennis | 447.74 |
| 30 | Palmer | 442.12 |
| 31 | Hanson | 428.39 |
| 32 | Stoughton | 427.63 |
| 33 | Quincy | 424.41 |
| 34 | Malden | 417.98 |
| 35 | Middleboro | 408.48 |
| 36 | Fairhaven | 407.01 |
| 37 | Attleboro | 383.05 |
| 38 | Somerville | 370.00 |
| 39 | Southbridge | 362.64 |
| 40 | Randolph | 362.14 |
| 41 | Spencer | 357.17 |
| 42 | Northampton | 355.12 |
| 43 | Revere | 347.61 |
| 44 | Harwich | 340.96 |
| 45 | Weymouth | 338.44 |
| 46 | Winchendon | 337.74 |
| 47 | Saugus | 313.55 |
| 48 | Auburn | 306.99 |
| 49 | Bourne | 306.93 |
| 50 | Salem | 286.11 |
| 51 | Lunenburg | 285.80 |
| 52 | Waltham | 285.24 |
| 53 | Plymouth | 274.59 |
| 54 | Tewksbury | 274.56 |
| 55 | Whitman | 274.40 |
| 56 | Framingham | 272.06 |
| 57 | Carver | 259.09 |
| 58 | Mashpee | 255.48 |
| 59 | South Hadley | 255.38 |
| 60 | Maynard | 245.87 |
| 61 | Wakefield | 243.18 |
| 62 | Peabody | 240.48 |
| 63 | Sandwich | 240.37 |
| 64 | Oxford | 239.25 |
| 65 | Raynham | 237.65 |
| 66 | Nantucket | 234.51 |
| 67 | Beverly | 231.49 |
| 68 | Winthrop | 227.22 |
| 69 | Swansea | 225.54 |
| 70 | Danvers | 225.11 |
| 71 | Westfield | 224.94 |
| 72 | Wilbraham | 216.69 |
| 73 | Pepperell | 216.13 |
| 74 | Amherst | 215.51 |
| 75 | Woburn | 213.81 |
| 76 | Pembroke | 211.75 |
| 77 | Brookline | 209.85 |
| 78 | Scituate | 208.29 |
| 79 | Somerset | 207.92 |
| 80 | Mansfield | 201.50 |
| 81 | Dartmouth | 198.60 |
| 82 | Millbury | 194.87 |
| 83 | Dudley | 191.99 |
| 84 | Seekonk | 188.32 |
| 85 | Methuen | 182.99 |
| 86 | Bellingham | 176.49 |
| 87 | Amesbury | 170.92 |
| 88 | Uxbridge | 169.88 |
| 89 | Melrose | 169.45 |
| 90 | Northbridge | 164.53 |
| 91 | Newburyport | 159.80 |
| 92 | Watertown | 158.83 |
| 93 | Tyngsboro | 158.44 |
| 94 | Marblehead | 155.55 |
| 95 | Acushnet | 154.35 |
| 96 | Acton | 149.61 |
| 97 | Westport | 147.18 |
| 98 | Agawam | 143.30 |
| 99 | Billerica | 143.25 |
| 100 | Stoneham | 139.10 |
| 101 | Abington | 136.80 |
| 102 | Natick | 135.51 |
| 103 | Leicester | 126.85 |
| 104 | Kingston | 125.93 |
| 105 | Arlington | 120.64 |
| 106 | North Reading | 120.14 |
| 107 | Canton | 119.86 |
| 108 | Wilmington | 115.76 |
| 109 | Ashland | 113.81 |
| 110 | Grafton | 111.90 |
| 111 | Westwood | 108.79 |
| 112 | Easton | 107.51 |
| 113 | Northborough | 105.33 |
| 114 | Lakeville | 103.12 |
| 115 | Milton | 95.70 |
| 116 | Lynnfield | 94.28 |
| 117 | Rehoboth | 94.19 |
| 118 | Chelmsford | 94.10 |
| 119 | Newton | 93.39 |
| 120 | Belmont | 92.44 |
| 121 | East Longmeadow | 88.52 |
| 122 | Walpole | 86.72 |
| 123 | Swampscott | 86.51 |
| 124 | Westford | 86.03 |
| 125 | Norwell | 85.15 |
| 126 | Dedham | 84.41 |
| 127 | Gloucester | 75.96 |
| 128 | Norwood | 69.50 |
| 129 | Longmeadow | 69.27 |
| 130 | Wellesley | 67.49 |
| 131 | Medfield | 57.87 |
| 132 | Weston | 52.96 |
| 133 | Hudson | 52.14 |
| 134 | Ludlow | 51.81 |
| 135 | Medway | 46.77 |
| 136 | Ipswich | 45.27 |
| 137 | Reading | 44.18 |
| 138 | Holliston | 44.02 |
| 139 | Dracut | 43.86 |
| 140 | Andover | 41.91 |
| 141 | Lexington | 41.16 |
| 142 | Bedford | 37.31 |
| 143 | Norton | 36.56 |
| 144 | Wrentham | 36.29 |
| 145 | Holden | 34.38 |
| 146 | Duxbury | 33.00 |
| 147 | North Andover | 31.55 |
| 148 | Winchester | 23.25 |
| 149 | Sharon | 22.58 |
| 150 | Franklin | 15.71 |
| 151 | Wayland | 15.30 |
| 152 | Hanover | 14.32 |
| 153 | Shrewsbury | 13.96 |
| 154 | Needham | 13.77 |
| 155 | Sudbury | 11.26 |
| 156 | Norfolk | 8.85 |
| 157 | Groton | 0.00 |
| 157 | Hopkinton | 0.00 |