Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2014

Updated on November 27, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2014, among Massachusetts cities with a population of at least 10K, New Bedford had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,257.26), followed by Fall River (1,165.16), Chelsea (1,112.1), Lawrence (1,093.78), and Springfield (1,080.86).

The chart below shows the top 9 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2014, 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.

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 Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2014
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Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2014
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 New Bedford 1257.26
2 Fall River 1165.16
3 Chelsea 1112.10
4 Lawrence 1093.78
5 Springfield 1080.86
6 Brockton 1050.55
7 Holyoke 966.88
8 Worcester 961.54
9 Yarmouth 836.04
10 Fitchburg 814.98
11 Lynn 777.15
12 Gardner 737.95
13 Boston 725.69
14 Haverhill 697.02
15 Leominster 655.67
16 Barnstable 624.97
17 Revere 556.97
18 North Adams 556.75
19 Lowell 544.98
20 Wareham 504.76
21 Webster 480.17
22 Dennis 468.95
23 Northampton 463.73
24 Pittsfield 441.96
25 West Springfield 431.05
26 Quincy 416.87
27 Fairhaven 402.30
28 Everett 396.61
29 Athol 394.68
30 Chicopee 381.51
31 Palmer 370.04
32 Taunton 369.60
33 Southbridge 367.78
34 Malden 359.46
35 Salem 359.42
36 Whitman 358.45
37 Falmouth 355.79
38 Dudley 354.61
39 Winchendon 348.14
40 Marlborough 337.12
41 Stoughton 333.91
42 Winthrop 322.16
43 Mashpee 318.63
44 Bourne 313.43
45 Hull 308.58
46 Tewksbury 282.33
47 Oxford 281.20
48 Brookline 279.40
49 Cambridge 278.19
50 Easthampton 269.52
51 Peabody 267.35
52 Somerville 266.92
53 Canton 262.91
54 Saugus 252.87
55 Middleboro 252.27
56 Auburn 250.12
57 Harwich 245.42
58 Carver 243.03
59 Attleboro 242.72
60 Weymouth 239.30
61 Leicester 238.05
62 Braintree 237.41
63 Acushnet 221.32
64 Ludlow 213.68
65 Westfield 207.99
66 Dartmouth 204.59
67 Swansea 203.99
68 Kingston 201.52
69 Somerset 201.49
70 Millbury 200.40
71 Northbridge 196.98
72 Waltham 196.00
73 Milford 193.43
74 Hanson 192.70
75 Maynard 191.15
76 Raynham 190.69
77 Beverly 190.14
78 Grafton 185.78
79 Medford 184.18
80 South Hadley 180.31
81 Woburn 180.20
82 Sandwich 179.37
83 Bellingham 178.56
84 Lunenburg 177.97
85 Amherst 177.03
86 Mansfield 177.01
87 Abington 172.84
88 Pembroke 164.77
89 Marshfield 163.70
90 Methuen 163.43
91 Wakefield 162.92
92 Newburyport 150.49
93 Pepperell 150.01
94 Natick 147.72
95 Burlington 143.61
96 Belchertown 142.30
97 Arlington 141.77
98 East Bridgewater 140.82
99 Uxbridge 138.36
100 Seekonk 137.29
101 Spencer 135.38
102 Northborough 134.23
103 Westport 133.04
104 Scituate 130.54
105 Danvers 129.45
106 Swampscott 128.32
107 Lakeville 124.04
108 Tyngsboro 122.32
109 Wilmington 119.61
110 Westwood 113.50
111 Charlton 113.14
112 Marblehead 113.12
113 Melrose 110.95
114 North Reading 109.42
115 Easton 104.48
116 Stoneham 95.87
117 Watertown 92.95
118 Norwell 92.54
119 Wrentham 87.91
120 Ashland 86.54
121 Chelmsford 85.62
122 Billerica 80.20
123 Norwood 79.00
124 Wilbraham 75.65
125 Rehoboth 75.48
126 Hingham 74.11
127 Acton 73.30
128 Holden 71.40
129 Westborough 69.25
130 Walpole 67.83
131 Newton 67.51
132 Dedham 66.68
133 Duxbury 65.00
134 Dracut 64.38
135 Lynnfield 63.32
136 Belmont 62.62
137 Longmeadow 56.60
138 Westford 50.73
139 Concord 50.63
140 Wellesley 47.60
141 Andover 45.87
142 Wayland 44.14
143 Ipswich 43.77
144 Clinton 43.62
145 Bedford 42.32
146 Milton 40.14
147 Holliston 34.84
148 Medfield 32.22
149 Lexington 30.26
150 Hanover 27.74
151 North Andover 27.12
152 Weston 24.97
153 Medway 22.80
154 Winchester 22.41
155 Norton 20.54
156 Norfolk 16.90
157 Franklin 15.22
158 Needham 13.34
159 Groton 8.88
160 Hopkinton 6.17
161 Shrewsbury 5.47
162 Sudbury 5.38
163 Sharon 0.00