Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Arson 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, Springfield had the highest Arson Crime Rate per 100K residents (44.01), followed by Athol (42.64), Holyoke (39.74), Brockton (34.68), and Scituate (32.62).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Arson crime rate in 2012, and the table below shows the ranking of Massachusetts cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Arson 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 Arson 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 Arson Crime Rate Per 100K in 2012
Springfield
Athol
Holyoke
Brockton
Scituate
New Bedford
Fall River
Southbridge
Yarmouth
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Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Arson Crime Rate Per 100K in 2012
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Springfield 44.01
2 Athol 42.64
3 Holyoke 39.74
4 Brockton 34.68
5 Scituate 32.62
6 New Bedford 30.20
7 Fall River 30.08
8 Southbridge 29.54
9 Yarmouth 29.18
10 Wareham 27.11
11 Bourne 25.10
12 Lowell 24.88
13 Palmer 24.48
14 West Springfield 24.42
15 Auburn 24.41
16 Webster 23.57
17 Kingston 23.42
18 Greenfield 22.64
19 Barnstable 21.94
20 Seekonk 21.64
21 Oxford 21.61
22 East Bridgewater 21.45
23 Mashpee 21.24
24 Leominster 19.39
25 Acushnet 19.22
26 Swansea 18.72
27 Melrose 18.18
28 Northampton 17.39
29 Carver 17.13
30 Middleboro 17.06
31 Spencer 16.90
32 Weymouth 16.48
33 Arlington 16.03
34 Charlton 15.22
35 Fitchburg 14.70
36 Stoughton 14.60
37 North Adams 14.54
38 Ludlow 14.08
39 Dennis 13.96
40 Wilbraham 13.93
41 Chelsea 13.90
42 Quincy 13.87
43 Attleboro 13.63
44 Wilmington 13.18
45 Haverhill 12.93
46 East Longmeadow 12.60
47 Northbridge 12.58
48 Chicopee 12.54
49 Randolph 12.26
50 Malden 11.55
51 South Hadley 11.34
52 Winthrop 11.18
53 Pittsfield 11.14
54 Grafton 11.12
55 Somerset 10.90
56 Norwood 10.33
57 Marlborough 10.19
58 Billerica 9.75
59 Falmouth 9.44
60 Lakeville 9.30
61 Leicester 9.00
62 Norfolk 8.78
63 Lynn 8.71
64 Dudley 8.68
65 Rehoboth 8.53
66 Lynnfield 8.48
67 Harwich 8.10
68 Cambridge 7.48
69 Beverly 7.47
70 Millbury 7.45
71 Danvers 7.43
72 Uxbridge 7.34
73 Belchertown 6.78
74 Longmeadow 6.28
75 Abington 6.17
76 Amesbury 6.04
77 Natick 5.94
78 Ashland 5.91
79 Dartmouth 5.82
80 Peabody 5.76
81 Holden 5.69
82 Newburyport 5.65
83 Braintree 5.51
84 Westborough 5.41
85 Amherst 5.25
86 Marblehead 4.97
87 Gardner 4.88
88 Westfield 4.82
89 Sandwich 4.80
90 Everett 4.71
91 Winchester 4.59
92 Canton 4.57
93 Westford 4.47
94 Hingham 4.45
95 Belmont 3.97
96 Somerville 3.89
97 Revere 3.78
98 Saugus 3.69
99 Taunton 3.54
100 Tewksbury 3.39
101 Worcester 3.27
102 Shrewsbury 2.77
103 Newton 2.31
104 Methuen 2.08
105 Waltham 1.62
106 Framingham 1.44
107 Acton 0.00
107 Agawam 0.00
107 Andover 0.00
107 Bedford 0.00
107 Boston 0.00
107 Brookline 0.00
107 Burlington 0.00
107 Chelmsford 0.00
107 Clinton 0.00
107 Concord 0.00
107 Dedham 0.00
107 Dracut 0.00
107 Duxbury 0.00
107 Easthampton 0.00
107 Easton 0.00
107 Fairhaven 0.00
107 Franklin 0.00
107 Gloucester 0.00
107 Groton 0.00
107 Hanover 0.00
107 Hanson 0.00
107 Holbrook 0.00
107 Holliston 0.00
107 Hopkinton 0.00
107 Hudson 0.00
107 Hull 0.00
107 Ipswich 0.00
107 Lawrence 0.00
107 Lexington 0.00
107 Lunenburg 0.00
107 Marshfield 0.00
107 Maynard 0.00
107 Medfield 0.00
107 Medway 0.00
107 Milford 0.00
107 Milton 0.00
107 Nantucket 0.00
107 Needham 0.00
107 North Attleboro 0.00
107 Northborough 0.00
107 North Reading 0.00
107 Norton 0.00
107 Norwell 0.00
107 Pepperell 0.00
107 Raynham 0.00
107 Reading 0.00
107 Salem 0.00
107 Sharon 0.00
107 Stoneham 0.00
107 Sudbury 0.00
107 Wakefield 0.00
107 Walpole 0.00
107 Watertown 0.00
107 Wayland 0.00
107 Wellesley 0.00
107 Weston 0.00
107 Westport 0.00
107 Westwood 0.00
107 Whitman 0.00
107 Winchendon 0.00
107 Woburn 0.00
107 Wrentham 0.00