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

Updated on November 28, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2016, among Massachusetts cities with a population of at least 10K, Holyoke had the highest Total Crime Rate per 100K residents (6,041.04), followed by West Springfield (4,869.46), North Adams (4,672.54), Springfield (4,352.31), and New Bedford (3,983.12).

The chart below shows the top 9 cities with high Total crime rate in 2016, and the table below shows the ranking of Massachusetts cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Total 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 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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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 Total Crime Rate Per 100K in 2016
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Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Total Crime Rate Per 100K in 2016
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Holyoke 6041.04
2 West Springfield 4869.46
3 North Adams 4672.54
4 Springfield 4352.31
5 New Bedford 3983.12
6 Worcester 3794.79
7 Brockton 3500.40
8 Chelsea 3214.79
9 Pittsfield 3172.13
10 Fall River 3033.80
11 Nantucket 3008.34
12 Leominster 2921.99
13 Fitchburg 2876.88
14 Boston 2857.48
15 Lynn 2855.81
16 Greenfield 2784.14
17 Chicopee 2782.71
18 Auburn 2762.30
19 Salem 2718.71
20 Dennis 2711.26
21 Fairhaven 2661.29
22 Revere 2629.22
23 Gardner 2618.73
24 Lawrence 2612.19
25 Northampton 2580.55
26 Wareham 2555.53
27 Dartmouth 2529.60
28 Webster 2487.83
29 Cambridge 2403.86
30 Falmouth 2380.34
31 Saugus 2356.83
32 Lowell 2334.57
33 Danvers 2314.53
34 Seekonk 2302.26
35 Athol 2264.90
36 Raynham 2171.08
37 Haverhill 2167.03
38 Palmer 2152.66
39 Lunenburg 2115.76
40 Bellingham 2103.77
41 Yarmouth 2090.22
42 Barnstable 2073.95
43 Quincy 2054.86
44 Winchendon 2041.58
45 Dedham 2023.46
46 Southbridge 2015.58
47 Braintree 2001.43
48 Agawam 1983.08
49 Attleboro 1980.78
50 Burlington 1947.63
51 Wrentham 1894.27
52 Stoughton 1836.76
53 Millbury 1817.91
54 Marlborough 1812.08
55 Methuen 1809.18
56 Somerville 1754.04
57 Everett 1708.95
58 Swansea 1699.35
59 Peabody 1697.11
60 Abington 1691.25
61 Taunton 1690.76
62 Randolph 1686.04
63 North Attleboro 1616.52
64 Oxford 1604.89
65 Ludlow 1587.23
66 Bourne 1568.17
67 South Hadley 1560.74
68 Westfield 1553.96
69 Leicester 1514.75
70 Natick 1511.81
71 Acushnet 1461.88
72 Framingham 1458.93
73 Milford 1454.24
74 Harwich 1453.10
75 Malden 1450.03
76 Somerset 1432.26
77 Middleboro 1408.74
78 Dracut 1399.35
79 Northbridge 1394.40
80 Swampscott 1381.35
81 Easthampton 1360.29
82 Lakeville 1348.87
83 Woburn 1332.06
84 Medford 1323.06
85 East Longmeadow 1309.40
86 Chelmsford 1282.23
87 Wilbraham 1266.69
88 Watertown 1263.89
89 Mashpee 1253.36
90 Winthrop 1251.65
91 Stoneham 1242.91
92 Waltham 1240.31
93 Weymouth 1228.87
94 Kingston 1225.89
95 Canton 1206.34
96 Westwood 1203.56
97 Spencer 1188.25
98 Hudson 1179.07
99 Tewksbury 1171.37
100 Newburyport 1160.40
101 Walpole 1147.42
102 Carver 1137.93
103 Norwood 1135.66
104 Easton 1091.23
105 Westport 1088.74
106 East Bridgewater 1070.19
107 Brookline 1057.04
108 Mansfield 1047.25
109 Whitman 1036.90
110 Hull 1020.80
111 Gloucester 1018.90
112 Rehoboth 1013.88
113 Wakefield 1004.43
114 Northborough 986.17
115 Beverly 958.77
116 Longmeadow 957.42
117 Hingham 948.11
118 Wilmington 933.79
119 Pepperell 923.05
120 Sandwich 900.95
121 Littleton 883.46
122 Milton 849.29
123 Maynard 846.91
124 Westborough 837.55
125 Melrose 830.07
126 Marblehead 826.73
127 Amherst 821.21
128 Hanover 815.71
129 Acton 811.95
130 Plymouth 797.12
131 Ashland 774.49
132 Newton 772.03
133 Hanson 768.80
134 Lynnfield 764.72
135 Dudley 761.38
136 Winchester 754.78
137 Concord 747.93
138 Belmont 745.02
139 Norwell 743.43
140 Ipswich 735.77
141 Reading 725.40
142 Andover 680.58
143 Charlton 677.59
144 Duxbury 677.55
145 Pembroke 673.09
146 North Andover 643.15
147 Belchertown 640.64
148 Arlington 633.28
149 Marshfield 618.77
150 Tyngsboro 604.99
151 Needham 595.45
152 Wellesley 592.10
153 Grafton 585.61
154 Southborough 577.23
155 Billerica 567.90
156 Weston 510.41
157 North Reading 509.17
158 Shrewsbury 488.15
159 Groton 474.85
160 Clinton 464.44
161 Lexington 460.72
162 Westford 452.23
163 Holliston 450.33
164 Medway 443.98
165 Sharon 417.58
166 Hopkinton 389.15
167 Bedford 385.15
168 Holden 366.46
169 Franklin 297.62
170 Sudbury 252.17
171 Norton 221.14
172 Norfolk 208.49
173 Wayland 79.94