Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Aggravated Assault Crime Rate Per 100K in 2016

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2016, among Massachusetts cities with a population of at least 10K, North Adams had the highest Aggravated Assault Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,154.84), followed by Brockton (813.12), Fall River (801.17), Holyoke (768.32), and Worcester (637.61).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Aggravated Assault crime rate in 2016, and the table below shows the ranking of Massachusetts cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Aggravated Assault 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 Aggravated Assault 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 Aggravated Assault Crime Rate Per 100K in 2016
North Adams
Brockton
Fall River
Holyoke
Worcester
Springfield
Pittsfield
Webster
New Bedford
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Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Aggravated Assault Crime Rate Per 100K in 2016
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 North Adams 1154.84
2 Brockton 813.12
3 Fall River 801.17
4 Holyoke 768.32
5 Worcester 637.61
6 Springfield 631.40
7 Pittsfield 606.54
8 Webster 581.88
9 New Bedford 578.69
10 Fitchburg 549.63
11 Lynn 532.22
12 Chelsea 523.74
13 Leominster 503.05
14 Haverhill 501.19
15 Greenfield 452.57
16 Palmer 451.89
17 West Springfield 449.65
18 Lawrence 446.53
19 Wareham 432.61
20 Boston 431.83
21 Athol 396.14
22 Winthrop 389.77
23 Barnstable 379.77
24 Revere 368.13
25 Falmouth 347.33
26 Marlborough 343.37
27 Quincy 340.34
28 Northampton 340.10
29 Dennis 338.01
30 Middleboro 322.58
31 Peabody 318.09
32 Canton 300.50
33 Chicopee 295.32
34 Fairhaven 266.75
35 Taunton 262.69
36 Winchendon 261.02
37 Framingham 259.02
38 Easthampton 249.59
39 Hanson 234.39
40 Saugus 231.06
41 Stoughton 230.91
42 Auburn 224.13
43 Agawam 221.88
44 Hull 219.42
45 Everett 218.16
46 Gloucester 217.86
47 Weymouth 217.28
48 Braintree 209.70
49 Lowell 208.96
50 Southbridge 208.10
51 Randolph 204.10
52 Bourne 199.21
53 Dudley 199.00
54 Carver 198.28
55 Salem 198.19
56 Maynard 195.44
57 Lunenburg 192.34
58 Malden 191.48
59 Ludlow 181.53
60 Nantucket 181.23
61 Abington 179.00
62 Somerville 178.00
63 Mashpee 177.03
64 Oxford 172.72
65 Dartmouth 170.37
66 Cambridge 169.32
67 Whitman 168.33
68 Leicester 167.33
69 Harwich 165.13
70 Seekonk 164.92
71 Swansea 164.45
72 Milford 164.30
73 Wakefield 162.48
74 Acushnet 162.43
75 Northbridge 162.28
76 Wilmington 160.56
77 Woburn 158.94
78 Walpole 158.81
79 Westfield 158.27
80 Pepperell 155.20
81 Amherst 154.76
82 Attleboro 153.76
83 Bellingham 153.65
84 Raynham 151.98
85 Sandwich 147.70
86 Burlington 141.85
87 Tewksbury 138.00
88 Somerset 137.19
89 Beverly 133.16
90 Ipswich 129.84
91 Millbury 125.63
92 Waltham 122.62
93 Plymouth 121.85
94 Natick 119.64
95 Kingston 119.60
96 Grafton 118.20
97 Rehoboth 116.35
98 North Reading 114.56
99 Mansfield 114.02
100 Westport 113.94
101 Spencer 110.34
102 Medford 109.82
103 Danvers 107.15
104 Methuen 106.19
105 Stoneham 104.33
106 Hingham 103.43
107 Easton 100.34
108 Dracut 98.15
109 Lakeville 96.35
110 South Hadley 95.79
111 Marblehead 92.40
112 Norwell 90.66
113 Marshfield 89.51
114 Watertown 89.45
115 Tyngsboro 88.73
116 Pembroke 87.56
117 North Attleboro 86.17
118 Westwood 85.97
119 Arlington 84.44
120 Acton 84.14
121 East Bridgewater 83.39
122 Wilbraham 81.72
123 Billerica 81.46
124 Belchertown 80.08
125 Ashland 79.15
126 Duxbury 77.43
127 Concord 74.30
128 Littleton 69.49
129 East Longmeadow 67.62
130 Westford 66.38
131 Sharon 65.93
132 Chelmsford 62.41
133 Newburyport 61.07
134 Holden 58.42
135 Lexington 56.48
136 Swampscott 54.98
137 Holliston 54.59
138 Charlton 52.12
139 Andover 50.62
140 Southborough 49.76
141 Norwood 48.18
142 Westborough 47.41
143 Melrose 46.31
144 Clinton 43.54
145 Weston 41.16
146 Longmeadow 37.79
147 North Andover 36.85
148 Sudbury 36.77
149 Norton 36.00
150 Newton 35.91
151 Belmont 35.11
152 Wrentham 34.44
153 Wellesley 30.98
154 Lynnfield 30.90
155 Bedford 28.01
156 Hudson 25.09
157 Norfolk 25.02
158 Wayland 21.80
159 Hanover 20.74
160 Dedham 19.68
161 Reading 19.40
162 Milton 18.30
163 Needham 13.02
164 Hopkinton 11.79
165 Winchester 8.88
166 Groton 8.79
167 Shrewsbury 8.14
168 Northborough 6.62
169 Brookline 0.00
169 Franklin 0.00
169 Gardner 0.00
169 Medway 0.00
169 Yarmouth 0.00