Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2015

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2015, the Massachusetts city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Boston (4,702), followed by Springfield (1,654), Worcester (1,627), Fall River (1,012), and Brockton (942).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2015, and the table below shows the ranking of Massachusetts cities with high number of Violent 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 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.

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Related Topics: Massachusetts FBI UCR 2015 Topic List.

Data Source: FBI UCR.

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Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2015

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Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2015

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Rank	City	Number of Crimes
1	Boston	4702
2	Springfield	1654
3	Worcester	1627
4	Fall River	1012
5	Brockton	942
6	Lynn	719
7	Lawrence	691
8	Lowell	482
9	Chelsea	430
10	Barnstable	411
11	Holyoke	381
12	Quincy	376
13	Leominster	372
14	Haverhill	341
15	Fitchburg	340
16	Cambridge	328
17	Revere	292
18	Pittsfield	284
19	Chicopee	270
20	Malden	237
21	Yarmouth	215
22	Taunton	207
23	West Springfield	203
24	Gardner	197
25	Somerville	193
26	Weymouth	177
27	Brookline	164
28	Peabody	156
29	Falmouth	155
30	Everett	151
31	North Adams	143
32	Marlborough	141
33	Randolph	132
34	Salem	125
35	Northampton	124
35	Plymouth	124
36	Waltham	111
37	Wareham	110
38	Attleboro	109
38	Greenfield	109
39	Medford	107
39	Webster	107
40	Winthrop	90
41	Methuen	89
41	Woburn	89
42	Amesbury	88
43	Tewksbury	83
44	Westfield	80
45	Amherst	79
46	Agawam	76
47	Montague	74
47	Newton	74
48	Gloucester	71
48	Saugus	71
49	Middleboro	70
50	Southbridge	69
51	Canton	66
52	Stoughton	64
53	Beverly	63
53	Milford	63
54	Bourne	60
54	Mansfield	60
55	Dartmouth	56
56	Burlington	55
57	Natick	54
58	Danvers	53
59	Dennis	52
59	Palmer	52
59	Wakefield	52
60	Mashpee	50
61	Athol	45
61	Auburn	45
61	Marshfield	45
62	Arlington	44
63	Oxford	43
63	Stoneham	43
64	Hull	42
64	Winchendon	42
65	Walpole	41
65	Whitman	41
66	Harwich	40
66	South Hadley	40
67	Somerset	39
68	Ware	38
68	Wilmington	38
69	Fairhaven	37
70	Watertown	36
71	Northbridge	35
72	Maynard	34
73	Bellingham	33
73	Billerica	33
73	Nantucket	33
73	Pepperell	33
74	Ayer	32
74	Easthampton	32
74	Easton	32
75	Adams	31
76	Barre	30
76	Ludlow	30
77	North Attleboro	29
77	Salisbury	29
78	Abington	28
78	Acushnet	28
78	Ashland	28
78	Provincetown	28
79	Melrose	27
79	Newburyport	27
79	Seekonk	27
79	Swansea	27
80	Dudley	26
80	Edgartown	26
80	Freetown	26
80	Grafton	26
81	Raynham	25
81	Rutland	25
82	Chelmsford	24
82	Sturbridge	24
82	Tisbury	24
83	Acton	23
83	Millbury	23
83	Spencer	23
83	Westminster	23
84	Carver	22
84	Kingston	22
84	Lunenburg	22
85	East Bridgewater	21
85	Hingham	21
85	Norwood	21
85	Oak Bluffs	21
85	Pembroke	21
85	Wilbraham	21
86	Brewster	20
86	Eastham	20
86	Leicester	20
86	Marblehead	20
86	North Andover	20
86	Templeton	20
87	Andover	19
87	Dracut	19
87	Lexington	19
87	Orange	19
87	Westport	19
88	East Longmeadow	18
88	Longmeadow	18
88	Sandwich	18
88	Swampscott	18
89	Lee	17
89	Orleans	17
89	Westford	17
90	Blackstone	16
90	Littleton	16
90	Southwick	16
90	Tyngsboro	16
90	West Bridgewater	16
91	Dalton	15
91	Norton	15
91	Rehoboth	15
91	Westborough	15
92	Duxbury	14
92	Milton	14
92	Monson	14
93	Chatham	13
94	Hadley	12
94	Middleton	12
95	Ashburnham	11
95	Deerfield	11
95	Hardwick	11
95	Southampton	11
95	Townsend	11
95	Truro	11
95	Wellesley	11
96	Granby	10
96	Lancaster	10
96	Mattapoisett	10
97	Concord	9
97	Halifax	9
97	Holden	9
97	Lakeville	9
97	Needham	9
97	Stow	9
97	Sutton	9
97	Westwood	9
98	Bedford	8
98	Belmont	8
98	Berkley	8
98	Douglas	8
98	Hatfield	8
98	Nahant	8
98	Northborough	8
98	North Reading	8
98	Plainville	8
98	Rockport	8
98	Shirley	8
98	Southborough	8
98	Williamstown	8
98	Wrentham	8
99	Charlton	7
99	Cohasset	7
99	Lynnfield	7
100	Becket	6
100	Holliston	6
100	Reading	6
100	Stockbridge	6
100	Upton	6
100	Winchester	6
101	Aquinnah	5
101	Bolton	5
101	Groton	5
101	Hopedale	5
101	Hudson	5
101	Ipswich	5
101	Lenox	5
101	Manchester-by-the-Sea	5
101	Marion	5
101	Williamsburg	5
102	Avon	4
102	Boylston	4
102	Dunstable	4
102	Erving	4
102	Franklin	4
102	Hamilton	4
102	Hampden	4
102	Lincoln	4
102	Millville	4
102	Northfield	4
102	Norwell	4
102	Paxton	4
102	Rochester	4
102	Sterling	4
102	Wellfleet	4
102	West Tisbury	4
103	Bernardston	3
103	Boxborough	3
103	Brimfield	3
103	Clinton	3
103	Georgetown	3
103	Harvard	3
103	Mendon	3
103	Merrimac	3
104	Dighton	2
104	East Brookfield	2
104	Groveland	2
104	Oakham	2
104	Princeton	2
104	Sudbury	2
104	Wales	2
105	Carlisle	1
105	Hanover	1
105	Norfolk	1
105	Sherborn	1
105	Wayland	1
106	Boxford	0
106	Chilmark	0
106	Dover	0
106	Goshen	0
106	Hopkinton	0
106	Leverett	0
106	Pelham	0
106	Plympton	0
106	Sharon	0
106	Shelburne	0
106	Weston	0
106	Whately	0