Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Arson 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, Fall River had the highest Arson Crime Rate per 100K residents (55.45), followed by Webster (35.63), Swampscott (34.36), Springfield (29.85), and Southbridge (29.73).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Arson crime rate in 2016, and the table below shows the ranking of Massachusetts cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Arson 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 Arson 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 Arson Crime Rate Per 100K in 2016
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Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Arson Crime Rate Per 100K in 2016
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Fall River 55.45
2 Webster 35.63
3 Swampscott 34.36
4 Springfield 29.85
5 Southbridge 29.73
6 Holyoke 29.46
7 Mashpee 28.33
8 Athol 25.84
9 Palmer 24.65
10 Northampton 24.54
11 New Bedford 23.28
12 Greenfield 22.92
13 Pittsfield 20.92
14 Wilbraham 20.43
15 Hanson 18.75
16 Winchendon 18.65
17 Maynard 18.61
18 Wareham 17.84
19 Lakeville 17.52
20 Ipswich 14.43
21 Brockton 13.66
22 Belchertown 13.35
23 Mansfield 12.67
24 Chelsea 12.47
25 Taunton 12.34
26 Northbridge 12.02
27 Westfield 11.99
28 Lowell 11.71
29 Burlington 11.50
30 Haverhill 11.14
31 West Springfield 10.46
32 Norwood 10.32
33 Fitchburg 9.90
34 Leominster 9.63
35 Hull 9.54
36 Ludlow 9.31
37 Norwell 9.07
38 Attleboro 9.05
39 Randolph 8.87
40 Groton 8.79
41 Lunenburg 8.74
42 Somerville 8.65
43 Carver 8.62
44 Yarmouth 8.58
45 Wilmington 8.45
46 Andover 8.44
47 Rehoboth 8.31
48 Middleboro 8.17
48 Pepperell 8.17
49 Natick 8.16
50 North Adams 7.60
51 Wakefield 7.39
52 Stoughton 7.00
53 Agawam 6.93
54 Holliston 6.82
55 Gloucester 6.70
56 Arlington 6.67
57 Quincy 6.42
57 Tewksbury 6.42
58 Falmouth 6.37
59 Westport 6.33
60 Easthampton 6.24
61 Auburn 6.06
62 Methuen 6.01
63 Bellingham 5.91
64 Ashland 5.65
65 South Hadley 5.63
66 Revere 5.61
67 Somerset 5.49
68 Pembroke 5.47
69 Cambridge 5.40
70 Holden 5.31
71 Bourne 5.11
72 Marlborough 5.01
73 Amherst 4.99
74 Concord 4.95
75 Gardner 4.93
76 Salem 4.66
77 Barnstable 4.55
78 Stoneham 4.54
79 Canton 4.36
80 Lynn 4.33
81 Everett 4.28
82 Danvers 3.57
83 Weymouth 3.56
84 Chicopee 3.52
85 North Attleboro 3.45
86 North Andover 3.35
87 Waltham 3.14
88 Chelmsford 2.84
89 Worcester 2.71
90 Beverly 2.42
91 Plymouth 1.69
92 Abington 0.00
92 Acton 0.00
92 Acushnet 0.00
92 Bedford 0.00
92 Belmont 0.00
92 Billerica 0.00
92 Boston 0.00
92 Braintree 0.00
92 Brookline 0.00
92 Charlton 0.00
92 Clinton 0.00
92 Dartmouth 0.00
92 Dedham 0.00
92 Dennis 0.00
92 Dracut 0.00
92 Dudley 0.00
92 Duxbury 0.00
92 East Bridgewater 0.00
92 East Longmeadow 0.00
92 Easton 0.00
92 Fairhaven 0.00
92 Framingham 0.00
92 Franklin 0.00
92 Grafton 0.00
92 Hanover 0.00
92 Harwich 0.00
92 Hingham 0.00
92 Hopkinton 0.00
92 Hudson 0.00
92 Kingston 0.00
92 Lawrence 0.00
92 Leicester 0.00
92 Lexington 0.00
92 Littleton 0.00
92 Longmeadow 0.00
92 Lynnfield 0.00
92 Malden 0.00
92 Marblehead 0.00
92 Marshfield 0.00
92 Medford 0.00
92 Medway 0.00
92 Melrose 0.00
92 Milford 0.00
92 Millbury 0.00
92 Milton 0.00
92 Nantucket 0.00
92 Needham 0.00
92 Newburyport 0.00
92 Newton 0.00
92 Norfolk 0.00
92 Northborough 0.00
92 North Reading 0.00
92 Norton 0.00
92 Oxford 0.00
92 Peabody 0.00
92 Raynham 0.00
92 Reading 0.00
92 Sandwich 0.00
92 Saugus 0.00
92 Seekonk 0.00
92 Sharon 0.00
92 Shrewsbury 0.00
92 Southborough 0.00
92 Spencer 0.00
92 Sudbury 0.00
92 Swansea 0.00
92 Tyngsboro 0.00
92 Walpole 0.00
92 Watertown 0.00
92 Wayland 0.00
92 Wellesley 0.00
92 Westborough 0.00
92 Westford 0.00
92 Weston 0.00
92 Westwood 0.00
92 Whitman 0.00
92 Winchester 0.00
92 Winthrop 0.00
92 Woburn 0.00
92 Wrentham 0.00