Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2016

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2016, the Massachusetts city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Boston (4,767), followed by Worcester (1,642), Springfield (1,588), Brockton (1,029), and Fall River (966).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2016, 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 2016 Topic List.

Data Source: FBI UCR.

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Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2016

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Rank	City	Number of Crimes
1	Boston	4767
2	Worcester	1642
3	Springfield	1588
4	Brockton	1029
5	Fall River	966
6	New Bedford	819
7	Lynn	714
8	Lawrence	597
9	Holyoke	436
10	Quincy	408
11	Lowell	380
12	Haverhill	373
13	Chelsea	370
14	Pittsfield	340
15	Fitchburg	312
16	Cambridge	294
17	Leominster	270
18	Chicopee	265
19	Revere	262
20	Framingham	211
21	Peabody	206
21	Somerville	206
22	Taunton	203
23	Barnstable	199
24	West Springfield	188
25	North Adams	181
26	Malden	169
27	Weymouth	161
28	Marlborough	160
29	Everett	145
30	Salem	131
31	Northampton	129
32	Wareham	123
33	Webster	121
34	Falmouth	120
35	Greenfield	117
36	Middleboro	101
37	Waltham	99
38	Randolph	96
39	Attleboro	93
39	Plymouth	93
39	Westfield	93
40	Saugus	91
41	Braintree	90
42	Medford	89
43	Amherst	87
44	Stoughton	83
45	Woburn	82
46	Agawam	81
47	Methuen	79
48	Canton	78
49	Winthrop	75
50	Gloucester	73
51	Dartmouth	72
52	Milford	68
53	Palmer	66
54	Beverly	65
55	Tewksbury	63
56	Wakefield	60
57	Natick	58
57	Ware	58
58	Dennis	57
58	Montague	57
59	Fairhaven	56
60	Arlington	54
61	Burlington	52
61	Ludlow	52
61	Southbridge	52
62	Easthampton	50
63	Athol	49
63	Bourne	49
64	Auburn	46
64	Newton	46
65	Walpole	45
66	Wilmington	44
67	Billerica	43
68	Somerset	42
69	Danvers	39
69	Mansfield	39
70	Dracut	38
70	Easton	38
70	Watertown	38
70	Winchendon	38
71	Abington	36
71	Monson	36
72	North Attleboro	35
73	Ayer	34
73	Bellingham	34
73	Northbridge	34
73	Salisbury	34
73	Sturbridge	34
74	Mashpee	33
74	Sandwich	33
74	Swansea	33
74	Whitman	33
75	Dudley	32
76	Lunenburg	31
76	Marshfield	31
76	Norwood	31
76	Stoneham	31
77	Seekonk	30
78	Chelmsford	29
78	Grafton	29
78	Hanson	29
79	Carver	28
79	Maynard	28
79	Raynham	28
80	Tisbury	27
81	Hull	26
81	Nantucket	26
81	Orange	26
81	Oxford	26
82	Harwich	25
83	Acton	24
83	Adams	24
83	Hadley	24
83	Hingham	24
83	Pepperell	24
84	Andover	23
84	Leicester	23
84	Lexington	23
84	South Hadley	23
85	Kingston	22
85	Marblehead	22
85	Millbury	22
85	Westport	22
85	Westwood	22
86	Freetown	21
86	Gardner	21
86	Westford	21
87	Ashland	20
87	East Bridgewater	20
87	East Longmeadow	20
87	North Reading	20
87	Provincetown	20
88	Acushnet	19
88	Cohasset	19
88	Melrose	19
88	Westminster	19
89	Concord	18
89	Ipswich	18
89	Spencer	18
89	Wilbraham	18
90	Brewster	17
90	Lakeville	17
90	Mattapoisett	17
90	Newburyport	17
90	Pembroke	17
90	Rehoboth	17
90	Rutland	17
90	Shirley	17
90	Yarmouth	17
91	Southwick	16
92	Townsend	15
92	Westborough	15
93	Belmont	14
93	Brookline	14
93	Duxbury	14
93	Sharon	14
93	West Bridgewater	14
94	Belchertown	13
94	Holden	13
94	Lee	13
94	Wellesley	13
95	Blackstone	12
95	Dalton	12
95	Douglas	12
95	Newbury	12
95	North Andover	12
95	Norwell	12
95	Plainville	12
95	Rochester	12
95	Tyngsboro	12
95	Williamstown	12
96	Charlton	11
96	Great Barrington	11
96	Littleton	11
96	Longmeadow	11
96	Reading	11
96	Sterling	11
97	Ashburnham	10
97	Dedham	10
97	Holliston	10
97	Norton	10
97	Stow	10
97	Swampscott	10
97	Weston	10
98	Eastham	9
98	Edgartown	9
98	Harvard	9
98	Lynnfield	9
98	Milton	9
99	Avon	8
99	Clinton	8
99	Dighton	8
99	Hudson	8
99	Lenox	8
99	Middleton	8
99	Sutton	8
99	West Boylston	8
100	Berkley	7
100	Boxborough	7
100	Chatham	7
100	East Brookfield	7
100	Granby	7
100	Halifax	7
100	Lancaster	7
100	Merrimac	7
100	Northfield	7
100	Paxton	7
100	Rowley	7
100	Sudbury	7
100	West Tisbury	7
101	Bedford	6
101	Bolton	6
101	Boylston	6
101	Deerfield	6
101	Hamilton	6
101	Marion	6
101	Needham	6
101	Sunderland	6
101	Templeton	6
101	Truro	6
101	Wenham	6
102	Hardwick	5
102	Manchester-by-the-Sea	5
102	Oakham	5
102	Rockport	5
102	Southborough	5
102	Wayland	5
102	Wrentham	5
103	Brimfield	4
103	Chilmark	4
103	Dunstable	4
103	Groton	4
103	Hopedale	4
103	Nahant	4
103	Norfolk	4
103	Shrewsbury	4
103	Stockbridge	4
103	Winchester	4
104	Erving	3
104	Hampden	3
104	Hanover	3
104	Mendon	3
104	Millville	3
104	Northborough	3
104	Princeton	3
104	Sherborn	3
104	Topsfield	3
104	Wellfleet	3
105	Becket	2
105	Bernardston	2
105	Dover	2
105	Georgetown	2
105	Groveland	2
105	Hatfield	2
105	Hopkinton	2
105	Lincoln	2
105	Orleans	2
105	Upton	2
105	Wales	2
105	Williamsburg	2
106	Carlisle	1
106	Egremont	1
106	Franklin	1
106	Goshen	1
106	Leverett	1
106	Plympton	1
106	Shelburne	1
106	West Newbury	1
106	Whately	1
107	Berlin	0
107	Boxford	0
107	Medway	0
107	Pelham	0