Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Violent 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, North Adams had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,375.17), followed by Fall River (1,093.12), Brockton (1,081.01), Holyoke (1,070.25), and Springfield (1,030.49).

The chart below shows the top 9 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2016, 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 2016
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Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2016
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 North Adams 1375.17
2 Fall River 1093.12
3 Brockton 1081.01
4 Holyoke 1070.25
5 Springfield 1030.49
6 Chelsea 922.79
7 Worcester 889.52
8 New Bedford 866.45
9 Pittsfield 790.13
10 Fitchburg 772.45
11 Lynn 772.37
12 Lawrence 740.49
13 Webster 718.44
14 Boston 707.40
15 Greenfield 670.26
16 West Springfield 655.30
17 Leominster 649.87
18 Haverhill 593.47
19 Wareham 548.57
20 Palmer 542.27
21 Revere 489.59
22 Chicopee 465.84
23 Barnstable 452.54
24 Northampton 452.30
25 Quincy 436.66
26 Athol 421.98
27 Middleboro 412.41
28 Winthrop 411.73
29 Dennis 409.92
30 Marlborough 401.01
31 Peabody 392.37
32 Falmouth 382.39
33 Taunton 357.90
34 Winchendon 354.25
35 Fairhaven 347.40
36 Lowell 342.26
37 Canton 339.69
38 Saugus 323.49
39 Easthampton 311.99
40 Everett 310.13
41 Southbridge 309.17
42 Salem 305.45
43 Framingham 295.43
44 Stoughton 290.38
45 Weymouth 286.74
46 Randolph 283.96
47 Agawam 280.82
48 Auburn 278.65
49 Dudley 276.87
50 Malden 276.59
51 Hanson 271.89
52 Lunenburg 271.03
53 Cambridge 264.79
54 Maynard 260.59
55 Somerville 254.64
56 Bourne 250.29
57 Hull 248.04
58 Gloucester 244.67
59 Ludlow 242.04
60 Carver 241.38
61 Braintree 238.90
62 Milford 237.71
63 Nantucket 235.59
64 Mashpee 233.68
65 Somerset 230.48
66 Westfield 223.02
67 Abington 222.21
68 Whitman 222.19
69 Wakefield 221.57
70 Amherst 217.16
71 Attleboro 210.29
72 Dartmouth 207.91
73 Woburn 206.87
74 Harwich 206.41
75 Northbridge 204.35
76 Raynham 202.63
77 Leicester 202.55
78 Tewksbury 202.18
79 Swansea 201.00
80 Bellingham 200.92
81 Burlington 199.36
82 Seekonk 197.90
83 Pepperell 196.05
84 Oxford 187.12
85 Wilmington 185.91
86 Acushnet 181.54
87 Walpole 178.66
88 Mansfield 164.69
89 Kingston 164.45
90 Millbury 162.58
91 Sandwich 162.47
92 Easton 158.88
93 Methuen 158.28
94 Natick 157.71
95 Plymouth 157.39
96 Beverly 157.37
97 Grafton 155.81
98 Waltham 155.63
99 Medford 155.14
100 Spencer 152.78
101 Lakeville 148.90
102 Rehoboth 141.28
103 Stoneham 140.62
104 Danvers 139.30
105 Westport 139.26
106 East Bridgewater 138.99
107 Westwood 135.09
108 Ipswich 129.84
109 South Hadley 129.59
110 North Reading 127.29
111 East Longmeadow 122.95
112 Wilbraham 122.58
113 Marshfield 120.64
113 North Attleboro 120.64
114 Dracut 120.31
115 Arlington 119.99
116 Ashland 113.07
117 Watertown 109.65
118 Littleton 109.19
119 Norwell 108.79
120 Marblehead 106.99
121 Norwood 106.68
122 Gardner 103.57
123 Hingham 103.43
124 Acton 100.97
125 Billerica 100.08
126 Tyngsboro 96.80
127 Newburyport 94.39
128 Pembroke 93.03
129 Duxbury 90.34
130 Concord 89.16
131 Westford 87.13
132 Belchertown 86.75
133 Weston 82.33
134 Chelmsford 82.27
135 Charlton 81.91
136 Westborough 79.01
137 Sharon 76.92
138 Yarmouth 72.97
139 Lynnfield 69.52
140 Longmeadow 69.29
141 Holden 69.04
142 Swampscott 68.72
143 Lexington 68.36
144 Holliston 68.23
145 Melrose 67.69
146 Andover 64.68
147 Clinton 58.06
148 Belmont 54.61
149 Newton 51.62
150 Norton 51.43
151 Southborough 49.76
152 Wellesley 44.75
153 Wrentham 43.05
154 Reading 42.67
155 Bedford 42.02
156 North Andover 40.20
157 Hudson 40.14
158 Dedham 39.37
159 Sudbury 36.77
160 Wayland 36.34
161 Groton 35.17
162 Norfolk 33.36
163 Milton 32.95
164 Brookline 23.72
165 Hanover 20.74
166 Northborough 19.86
167 Needham 19.52
168 Winchester 17.76
169 Hopkinton 11.79
170 Shrewsbury 10.85
171 Franklin 3.01
172 Medway 0.00