Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2012
Updated on January 9, 2025.
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2012, the Massachusetts city with the highest number of Total Crimes was Boston (23,615), followed by Springfield (8,698), Worcester (8,196), New Bedford (4,239), and Brockton (4,192).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Total crimes in 2012, and the table below shows the ranking of Massachusetts cities with high number of Total crimes.
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.
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Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2012
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| Rank | City | Number of Crimes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston | 23615 |
| 2 | Springfield | 8698 |
| 3 | Worcester | 8196 |
| 4 | New Bedford | 4239 |
| 5 | Brockton | 4192 |
| 6 | Lowell | 3737 |
| 7 | Fall River | 3687 |
| 8 | Cambridge | 3530 |
| 9 | Lynn | 3351 |
| 10 | Holyoke | 2907 |
| 11 | Lawrence | 2750 |
| 12 | Chelsea | 2048 |
| 13 | Somerville | 1996 |
| 14 | Quincy | 1968 |
| 15 | Chicopee | 1944 |
| 16 | Haverhill | 1865 |
| 17 | Leominster | 1595 |
| 18 | Barnstable | 1562 |
| 19 | West Springfield | 1528 |
| 20 | Revere | 1516 |
| 21 | Malden | 1490 |
| 22 | Fitchburg | 1411 |
| 23 | Framingham | 1393 |
| 24 | Pittsfield | 1362 |
| 25 | Peabody | 1226 |
| 26 | Attleboro | 1210 |
| 27 | Falmouth | 1196 |
| 28 | Everett | 1158 |
| 29 | Taunton | 1121 |
| 30 | Salem | 1114 |
| 31 | Dartmouth | 1086 |
| 32 | Wareham | 1051 |
| 33 | Weymouth | 1002 |
| 34 | Waltham | 996 |
| 35 | Northampton | 978 |
| 36 | Newton | 972 |
| 37 | Methuen | 949 |
| 38 | Brookline | 885 |
| 39 | Saugus | 881 |
| 40 | Yarmouth | 878 |
| 41 | Natick | 855 |
| 42 | Westfield | 848 |
| 43 | Marlborough | 819 |
| 44 | Danvers | 813 |
| 45 | Woburn | 764 |
| 46 | Braintree | 732 |
| 47 | Beverly | 716 |
| 48 | Tewksbury | 714 |
| 49 | Stoughton | 696 |
| 50 | North Adams | 694 |
| 51 | Greenfield | 693 |
| 52 | Randolph | 681 |
| 53 | Burlington | 670 |
| 53 | Webster | 670 |
| 54 | Dedham | 642 |
| 55 | Auburn | 639 |
| 56 | Bourne | 623 |
| 57 | Gardner | 612 |
| 58 | Milford | 604 |
| 59 | Middleboro | 592 |
| 60 | Watertown | 584 |
| 61 | Dennis | 578 |
| 62 | Arlington | 573 |
| 63 | Chelmsford | 572 |
| 64 | Norwood | 540 |
| 65 | Billerica | 528 |
| 66 | Southbridge | 496 |
| 67 | Northbridge | 480 |
| 68 | Fairhaven | 471 |
| 69 | Gloucester | 443 |
| 70 | North Attleboro | 438 |
| 71 | Seekonk | 433 |
| 72 | Swansea | 427 |
| 73 | Amherst | 424 |
| 74 | Abington | 400 |
| 75 | Ludlow | 392 |
| 76 | Walpole | 387 |
| 77 | East Longmeadow | 386 |
| 78 | Hingham | 380 |
| 79 | South Hadley | 378 |
| 80 | Wakefield | 376 |
| 81 | Raynham | 358 |
| 82 | Melrose | 356 |
| 83 | Sandwich | 355 |
| 84 | Mashpee | 343 |
| 85 | Nantucket | 342 |
| 86 | Millbury | 339 |
| 87 | Somerset | 335 |
| 88 | Marshfield | 332 |
| 89 | Dracut | 325 |
| 90 | Carver | 321 |
| 91 | Andover | 313 |
| 92 | Belmont | 311 |
| 93 | Palmer | 309 |
| 94 | Agawam | 306 |
| 94 | Athol | 306 |
| 94 | Milton | 306 |
| 94 | Wilmington | 306 |
| 95 | Amesbury | 301 |
| 96 | Canton | 295 |
| 97 | Winchendon | 292 |
| 98 | Easton | 290 |
| 99 | Stoneham | 288 |
| 100 | Westport | 284 |
| 101 | Kingston | 280 |
| 101 | Shrewsbury | 280 |
| 102 | Harwich | 278 |
| 102 | Needham | 278 |
| 102 | Wilbraham | 278 |
| 103 | Hanover | 271 |
| 104 | Holbrook | 268 |
| 105 | Oxford | 265 |
| 106 | Acton | 264 |
| 107 | Salisbury | 262 |
| 108 | Newburyport | 257 |
| 109 | Lunenburg | 254 |
| 109 | Montague | 254 |
| 110 | Hadley | 252 |
| 111 | Marblehead | 250 |
| 112 | East Bridgewater | 244 |
| 113 | Hudson | 243 |
| 114 | Ware | 241 |
| 115 | Lexington | 239 |
| 116 | Scituate | 237 |
| 116 | Spencer | 237 |
| 117 | Easthampton | 235 |
| 118 | Lakeville | 234 |
| 119 | Adams | 233 |
| 120 | Whitman | 232 |
| 121 | Winthrop | 225 |
| 122 | Wellesley | 223 |
| 123 | Westborough | 219 |
| 124 | Winchester | 215 |
| 125 | Freetown | 213 |
| 126 | Longmeadow | 206 |
| 126 | Sturbridge | 206 |
| 127 | Ayer | 199 |
| 127 | Reading | 199 |
| 128 | Northborough | 196 |
| 128 | Rehoboth | 196 |
| 129 | Orleans | 195 |
| 129 | Pepperell | 195 |
| 130 | Charlton | 193 |
| 131 | Leicester | 190 |
| 132 | Chatham | 188 |
| 133 | Brewster | 184 |
| 134 | Concord | 183 |
| 135 | Belchertown | 176 |
| 136 | Westford | 172 |
| 137 | Uxbridge | 170 |
| 138 | Monson | 167 |
| 139 | Avon | 164 |
| 140 | Maynard | 163 |
| 140 | North Reading | 163 |
| 140 | Plainville | 163 |
| 140 | Westwood | 163 |
| 141 | Southwick | 162 |
| 142 | Oak Bluffs | 161 |
| 143 | West Bridgewater | 159 |
| 144 | Ashland | 158 |
| 145 | Acushnet | 154 |
| 146 | Westminster | 150 |
| 147 | Franklin | 146 |
| 148 | Lee | 145 |
| 149 | Provincetown | 144 |
| 150 | Hull | 143 |
| 151 | Blackstone | 141 |
| 151 | Hanson | 141 |
| 152 | Grafton | 140 |
| 153 | Norton | 138 |
| 154 | Eastham | 134 |
| 155 | Medway | 130 |
| 156 | Lenox | 128 |
| 157 | Littleton | 125 |
| 157 | Sutton | 125 |
| 158 | Sharon | 124 |
| 159 | Tisbury | 122 |
| 160 | Holliston | 114 |
| 160 | Lynnfield | 114 |
| 161 | Dudley | 113 |
| 162 | Ipswich | 112 |
| 163 | Groton | 111 |
| 163 | Mattapoisett | 111 |
| 164 | Norwell | 109 |
| 164 | West Boylston | 109 |
| 165 | Holden | 107 |
| 166 | Sterling | 104 |
| 167 | Granby | 99 |
| 168 | Duxbury | 98 |
| 169 | Middleton | 97 |
| 170 | Hopkinton | 96 |
| 171 | Halifax | 95 |
| 172 | Barre | 93 |
| 173 | Deerfield | 92 |
| 173 | Lancaster | 92 |
| 174 | Wrentham | 91 |
| 175 | Dalton | 89 |
| 176 | Medfield | 85 |
| 177 | Bedford | 83 |
| 177 | Upton | 83 |
| 178 | Berkley | 82 |
| 179 | Rutland | 80 |
| 179 | Templeton | 80 |
| 180 | Plympton | 77 |
| 181 | Sudbury | 76 |
| 182 | Marion | 75 |
| 183 | Southborough | 72 |
| 184 | Ashburnham | 70 |
| 184 | Southampton | 70 |
| 185 | Clinton | 69 |
| 186 | Hopedale | 68 |
| 186 | Rochester | 68 |
| 187 | Hardwick | 66 |
| 188 | Merrimac | 65 |
| 188 | Stow | 65 |
| 189 | Hubbardston | 64 |
| 190 | Douglas | 62 |
| 190 | North Brookfield | 62 |
| 191 | Shirley | 61 |
| 192 | Hamilton | 60 |
| 192 | Stockbridge | 60 |
| 192 | Wellfleet | 60 |
| 193 | Dighton | 59 |
| 194 | Norfolk | 58 |
| 194 | Wayland | 58 |
| 195 | Bolton | 57 |
| 196 | Harvard | 53 |
| 196 | Lincoln | 53 |
| 197 | Weston | 52 |
| 198 | Boxborough | 50 |
| 198 | Mendon | 50 |
| 199 | Dover | 48 |
| 199 | Erving | 48 |
| 200 | Groveland | 47 |
| 201 | Berlin | 44 |
| 201 | Princeton | 44 |
| 201 | Truro | 44 |
| 202 | Millville | 43 |
| 202 | Northfield | 43 |
| 203 | Hampden | 41 |
| 203 | Nahant | 41 |
| 204 | East Brookfield | 40 |
| 205 | Paxton | 39 |
| 206 | Brimfield | 38 |
| 207 | Boxford | 37 |
| 208 | Wenham | 36 |
| 208 | West Newbury | 36 |
| 209 | Ashby | 34 |
| 209 | Williamsburg | 34 |
| 210 | Bernardston | 32 |
| 211 | Manchester-by-the-Sea | 30 |
| 211 | Sherborn | 30 |
| 212 | Essex | 27 |
| 213 | Whately | 23 |
| 214 | Egremont | 21 |
| 214 | Oakham | 21 |
| 214 | Rowley | 21 |
| 215 | Gill | 19 |
| 215 | West Tisbury | 19 |
| 216 | Rockport | 18 |
| 217 | Shelburne | 17 |
| 218 | Blandford | 14 |
| 219 | Granville | 13 |
| 220 | Cheshire | 12 |
| 221 | Ashfield | 11 |
| 222 | Chesterfield | 7 |
| 222 | Monterey | 7 |
| 222 | Pelham | 7 |
| 223 | Wales | 6 |
| 224 | Goshen | 4 |