Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Violent 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 Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,851.75), followed by Brockton (1,143.39), New Bedford (1,072.57), Fall River (1,062.92), and Springfield (1,039.36).

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

Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2012
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Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2012
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Chelsea 1851.75
2 Brockton 1143.39
3 New Bedford 1072.57
4 Fall River 1062.92
5 Springfield 1039.36
6 Lawrence 1010.80
7 Worcester 959.36
8 Holyoke 948.83
9 Boston 835.01
10 Lynn 820.94
11 Fitchburg 781.69
12 North Adams 705.30
13 Wareham 686.66
14 Haverhill 675.32
15 Webster 659.83
16 Leominster 656.78
17 Greenfield 650.93
18 Barnstable 621.02
19 Yarmouth 612.73
20 West Springfield 544.26
21 Lowell 538.98
22 Revere 508.26
23 Taunton 474.86
24 Chicopee 462.16
25 Malden 462.01
26 Gardner 429.81
27 Quincy 427.80
28 Pittsfield 425.69
29 Falmouth 405.74
30 Cambridge 402.88
31 Everett 400.23
32 Northampton 399.93
33 Athol 392.26
34 Palmer 383.45
35 Randolph 383.15
36 Holbrook 383.11
37 Bourne 381.51
38 Salem 378.35
39 Southbridge 372.25
40 Somerville 348.45
41 Weymouth 344.34
42 Dennis 342.06
43 Oxford 338.62
44 Dudley 338.31
45 Mashpee 332.79
46 Tewksbury 332.00
47 Winchendon 326.08
48 Hull 325.64
49 Stoughton 324.91
50 Attleboro 322.49
51 Fairhaven 311.86
52 Middleboro 311.33
53 Saugus 310.25
54 Marlborough 298.16
55 Millbury 297.95
56 Auburn 292.88
57 Whitman 292.54
58 Hanson 280.00
59 Milford 278.70
60 Amesbury 265.75
61 Lunenburg 264.40
62 Wakefield 263.62
63 Swansea 262.09
64 Abington 252.85
65 Woburn 247.02
66 Seekonk 245.28
67 South Hadley 238.07
68 Waltham 236.53
69 Maynard 232.94
70 Peabody 232.19
71 Carver 231.24
72 Harwich 226.81
73 Framingham 221.25
74 Winthrop 217.94
75 Easthampton 216.50
76 Danvers 215.34
77 Dartmouth 212.41
78 Amherst 207.28
79 Beverly 206.73
80 Northbridge 201.25
81 Spencer 194.39
82 Somerset 190.75
83 Sandwich 187.07
84 Westfield 183.20
85 Westwood 181.79
86 Natick 181.30
87 Wilbraham 174.14
88 Watertown 172.12
89 East Bridgewater 171.56
90 Methuen 162.33
91 Leicester 162.07
92 Canton 159.79
93 East Longmeadow 157.52
94 Burlington 156.16
95 Pepperell 153.60
96 Marshfield 149.04
97 Nantucket 146.60
98 Charlton 144.57
99 Raynham 140.55
100 Uxbridge 139.47
101 Melrose 138.15
102 Brookline 137.45
103 Billerica 136.53
104 Marblehead 134.05
105 Easton 132.81
106 Kingston 132.72
107 Stoneham 132.71
108 Ludlow 131.43
109 Medfield 130.98
110 Belchertown 128.81
111 Westport 127.49
112 Scituate 125.03
113 Acushnet 124.90
114 Wilmington 123.03
115 Grafton 122.32
116 Rehoboth 119.41
117 Newburyport 118.59
118 Agawam 118.43
119 Arlington 116.77
120 Northborough 111.66
121 Lakeville 111.59
122 Acton 102.91
123 Milton 102.10
124 North Reading 98.80
125 Westborough 97.32
126 Norwood 96.36
127 Medway 92.62
128 Gloucester 92.24
129 Newton 87.65
130 Norwell 84.46
131 Sharon 83.84
132 Ashland 82.76
133 Braintree 82.62
134 Dedham 75.65
135 Hingham 75.64
136 Belmont 75.37
137 Chelmsford 72.55
138 Concord 72.24
139 Longmeadow 69.03
140 Andover 68.14
141 Clinton 65.34
142 Groton 64.51
143 Wayland 60.39
144 Lynnfield 59.37
145 Holliston 57.93
146 Winchester 55.08
147 Wrentham 53.93
148 Walpole 53.17
149 Bedford 51.57
150 Westford 49.16
151 Norton 46.82
152 Dracut 46.62
153 Holden 45.55
154 Wellesley 42.25
155 Hudson 41.16
156 Lexington 40.63
157 Reading 39.65
158 Ipswich 37.32
159 Franklin 34.23
160 Hanover 21.31
161 Duxbury 19.64
162 Shrewsbury 16.64
163 Hopkinton 13.15
164 Norfolk 8.78
165 Weston 8.72
166 Needham 6.82
167 Sudbury 5.56
168 North Attleboro 0.00