Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Aggravated Assault Crime Rate Per 100K in 2012

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2012, among Massachusetts cities with a population of at least 10K, Chelsea had the highest Aggravated Assault Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,028.75), followed by Brockton (850.18), New Bedford (731.01), Fall River (710.84), and Worcester (708.33).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Aggravated Assault crime rate in 2012, 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.

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 Aggravated Assault Crime Rate Per 100K in 2012
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Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Aggravated Assault Crime Rate Per 100K in 2012
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Chelsea 1028.75
2 Brockton 850.18
3 New Bedford 731.01
4 Fall River 710.84
5 Worcester 708.33
6 Lawrence 688.89
7 Springfield 656.23
8 Holyoke 650.77
9 North Adams 625.32
10 Fitchburg 612.61
11 Lynn 581.41
12 Haverhill 568.69
13 Yarmouth 566.88
14 Leominster 516.21
15 Barnstable 506.91
16 Wareham 496.93
17 Webster 488.98
18 Boston 483.63
19 Greenfield 475.46
20 West Springfield 373.30
21 Gardner 356.55
22 Revere 347.66
23 Lowell 344.58
24 Taunton 333.11
25 Palmer 326.34
26 Salem 321.24
27 Falmouth 320.82
28 Northampton 316.47
29 Hull 306.48
30 Malden 305.26
31 Quincy 305.11
32 Dudley 303.61
33 Bourne 301.19
34 Randolph 300.39
35 Dennis 300.18
36 Chicopee 284.82
37 Southbridge 283.62
38 Winchendon 278.12
39 Middleboro 277.21
40 Pittsfield 265.22
41 Stoughton 259.20
42 Cambridge 257.06
43 Auburn 256.27
44 Athol 255.82
45 Mashpee 254.90
46 Marlborough 252.29
47 Weymouth 250.93
48 Tewksbury 250.69
49 Lunenburg 244.81
50 Hanson 241.38
51 Millbury 238.36
52 Whitman 231.31
53 Attleboro 227.10
54 Fairhaven 224.54
55 Oxford 223.34
56 Wakefield 220.34
57 Everett 214.24
58 Somerville 212.44
59 Abington 209.68
60 Holbrook 200.68
61 Amesbury 199.31
62 Milford 197.56
63 Carver 196.99
64 Saugus 195.75
65 Harwich 194.41
66 Maynard 194.12
67 Peabody 188.05
68 Woburn 187.84
69 Danvers 181.93
70 Framingham 181.02
71 Swansea 180.97
72 Waltham 178.21
73 Winthrop 173.23
74 Seekonk 173.14
75 South Hadley 164.38
76 Easthampton 160.83
77 Spencer 160.58
78 Northbridge 157.22
79 Beverly 154.42
80 Dartmouth 154.21
81 Somerset 152.60
82 East Bridgewater 150.12
83 Sandwich 148.70
84 Natick 148.61
85 Watertown 144.46
86 Westwood 134.66
87 Canton 132.40
88 Wilbraham 132.35
89 Methuen 131.11
90 Westfield 130.17
91 Marshfield 129.43
92 Amherst 128.57
93 Pepperell 119.46
94 Nantucket 117.28
95 Leicester 117.05
96 Acushnet 115.30
97 Belchertown 115.25
98 Marblehead 114.19
99 East Longmeadow 113.41
100 Melrose 112.70
101 Grafton 111.20
102 Rehoboth 110.88
103 Scituate 108.73
104 Medfield 106.42
105 Northborough 104.68
106 Burlington 104.10
107 Uxbridge 102.77
108 Westport 101.99
109 Newburyport 101.65
110 Wilmington 101.06
111 Charlton 98.92
112 Lakeville 92.99
113 Billerica 92.65
114 Arlington 89.30
115 Raynham 88.77
116 Stoneham 86.95
117 Kingston 85.88
118 Easton 85.68
119 Milton 83.87
120 Agawam 83.60
121 Acton 80.54
122 Brookline 78.78
123 Gloucester 78.57
124 Sharon 72.66
125 Medway 69.47
126 Ludlow 65.72
127 Norwell 65.69
128 Hingham 62.29
129 Newton 62.28
130 North Reading 59.28
131 Andover 59.25
132 Clinton 58.08
133 Chelmsford 58.04
134 Holliston 57.93
135 Concord 55.57
136 Groton 55.29
137 Norwood 55.06
138 Westborough 54.07
139 Wayland 52.84
140 Lynnfield 50.89
141 Belmont 47.60
142 Ashland 47.29
143 Wrentham 44.94
144 Bedford 44.20
145 Dedham 43.80
146 Hudson 41.16
147 Lexington 40.63
148 Winchester 36.72
149 Norton 36.42
150 Braintree 35.80
151 Westford 35.75
152 Wellesley 35.21
153 Longmeadow 25.10
154 Walpole 24.54
155 Holden 22.78
156 Duxbury 19.64
157 Reading 15.86
158 Ipswich 14.93
159 Hanover 14.21
160 Dracut 13.32
161 Weston 8.72
162 Shrewsbury 8.32
163 Needham 6.82
164 Hopkinton 6.57
165 Franklin 6.22
166 Sudbury 5.56
167 Norfolk 0.00
167 North Attleboro 0.00