Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Total 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, Holyoke had the highest Total Crime Rate per 100K residents (7,220.57), followed by Chelsea (5,694.27), Springfield (5,629.12), West Springfield (5,330.91), and North Adams (5,046.17).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Total crime rate in 2012, 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 2012
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Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Total Crime Rate Per 100K in 2012
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Holyoke 7220.57
2 Chelsea 5694.27
3 Springfield 5629.12
4 West Springfield 5330.91
5 North Adams 5046.17
6 Wareham 4747.92
7 Worcester 4472.65
8 New Bedford 4414.20
9 Brockton 4405.40
10 Fall River 4107.94
11 Dennis 4034.90
12 Webster 3947.21
13 Greenfield 3922.57
14 Auburn 3898.96
15 Leominster 3865.54
16 Falmouth 3761.72
17 Boston 3744.56
18 Yarmouth 3659.71
19 Lynn 3648.50
20 Lawrence 3541.03
21 Chicopee 3482.31
22 Fitchburg 3457.57
23 Lowell 3443.00
24 Barnstable 3427.69
25 Northampton 3401.15
26 Nantucket 3342.46
27 Cambridge 3299.65
28 Saugus 3253.92
29 Dartmouth 3159.92
30 Bourne 3127.35
31 Seekonk 3123.65
32 Pittsfield 3035.57
33 Northbridge 3018.68
34 Danvers 3018.49
35 Haverhill 3013.07
36 Gardner 2989.16
37 Fairhaven 2937.69
38 Southbridge 2930.75
39 Revere 2864.38
40 Winchendon 2800.42
41 Carver 2749.23
42 Attleboro 2747.94
43 Everett 2726.25
44 Burlington 2682.68
45 Swansea 2664.59
46 Salem 2650.80
47 Raynham 2648.32
48 Athol 2609.36
49 Somerville 2585.49
50 Dedham 2556.14
51 Natick 2541.16
52 Stoughton 2540.89
53 Millbury 2525.14
54 Middleboro 2524.74
55 Palmer 2521.01
56 Lunenburg 2487.27
57 Abington 2466.85
58 Malden 2458.54
59 Holbrook 2444.59
60 East Longmeadow 2432.11
61 Mashpee 2428.66
62 Tewksbury 2418.86
63 Peabody 2352.58
64 Harwich 2251.92
65 Kingston 2185.96
66 Lakeville 2175.94
67 South Hadley 2142.61
68 Milford 2130.81
69 Quincy 2099.51
70 Randolph 2087.42
71 Marlborough 2087.10
72 Westfield 2044.11
73 Braintree 2015.97
74 Spencer 2003.04
75 Framingham 2001.29
76 Taunton 1986.25
77 Methuen 1974.99
78 Woburn 1965.88
79 Wilbraham 1936.47
80 Hanover 1924.99
81 Oxford 1909.22
82 Norwood 1858.42
83 Ludlow 1840.03
84 Weymouth 1835.27
85 Somerset 1825.71
86 Amesbury 1817.96
87 Westport 1810.30
88 Watertown 1794.99
89 Beverly 1783.31
90 East Bridgewater 1744.23
91 Leicester 1710.79
92 Sandwich 1702.80
93 Hingham 1690.77
94 Rehoboth 1671.78
95 Pepperell 1663.97
96 Chelmsford 1659.90
97 Waltham 1613.61
98 Walpole 1582.82
99 Maynard 1582.06
100 Whitman 1578.34
101 Gloucester 1513.39
102 North Attleboro 1510.29
103 Brookline 1483.46
104 Acushnet 1479.63
105 Wakefield 1479.44
106 Charlton 1468.57
107 Easthampton 1453.67
108 Newburyport 1451.32
109 Hull 1369.60
110 Northborough 1367.86
111 Hanson 1361.40
112 Canton 1346.85
113 Wilmington 1344.58
114 Stoneham 1317.96
115 Arlington 1311.96
116 Marshfield 1302.17
117 Melrose 1294.26
118 Longmeadow 1292.67
119 Scituate 1288.39
120 Billerica 1287.30
121 Winthrop 1257.33
122 Hudson 1250.32
123 Uxbridge 1247.89
124 Easton 1242.40
125 Marblehead 1241.19
126 Belmont 1233.69
127 Belchertown 1193.14
128 Westborough 1184.04
129 Acton 1181.26
130 Newton 1120.98
131 Milton 1115.81
132 Amherst 1112.51
133 Westwood 1097.49
134 Dracut 1082.18
135 North Reading 1073.64
136 Agawam 1065.91
137 Groton 1022.95
138 Norwell 1022.90
139 Concord 1016.95
140 Medway 1003.40
141 Winchester 986.87
142 Dudley 980.22
143 Lynnfield 966.84
144 Needham 947.45
145 Ashland 934.03
146 Andover 927.33
147 Ipswich 836.01
148 Holliston 825.43
149 Wrentham 817.98
150 Reading 788.96
151 Wellesley 785.16
152 Grafton 778.38
153 Shrewsbury 776.74
154 Westford 768.61
155 Lexington 746.88
156 Norton 717.93
157 Medfield 695.81
158 Sharon 693.05
159 Duxbury 641.53
160 Hopkinton 631.00
161 Bedford 611.42
162 Holden 609.27
163 Norfolk 509.22
164 Clinton 500.94
165 Franklin 454.35
166 Weston 453.28
167 Wayland 437.80
168 Sudbury 422.18