Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Aggravated Assault Crime Rate Per 100K in 2017

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2017, among Massachusetts cities with a population of at least 10K, North Adams had the highest Aggravated Assault Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,289.77), followed by Holyoke (756.47), Fall River (715.63), Brockton (671.76), and Pittsfield (653.41).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Aggravated Assault crime rate in 2017, 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 2017
North Adams
Holyoke
Fall River
Brockton
Pittsfield
Webster
Springfield
Yarmouth
Haverhill
Worcester
Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Aggravated Assault Crime Rate Per 100K in 2017
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 North Adams 1289.77
2 Holyoke 756.47
3 Fall River 715.63
4 Brockton 671.76
5 Pittsfield 653.41
6 Webster 627.85
7 Springfield 571.94
8 Yarmouth 569.11
9 Haverhill 526.53
10 Worcester 526.18
11 Fitchburg 511.81
12 Wareham 501.25
13 Lynn 496.03
14 Lawrence 485.85
15 Leominster 463.61
16 West Springfield 450.50
17 Southbridge 438.91
18 Greenfield 429.50
19 Chelsea 429.48
20 Athol 421.32
21 Boston 412.80
22 Northampton 404.10
23 Barnstable 373.79
24 New Bedford 364.85
25 Nantucket 358.26
26 Gardner 356.25
27 Revere 351.90
28 Dennis 350.60
29 Chicopee 339.53
30 Falmouth 336.65
31 Palmer 329.60
32 Marlborough 323.15
33 Canton 314.21
34 Quincy 312.88
35 Taunton 310.27
36 Stoughton 303.37
37 Framingham 278.58
38 Middleboro 275.08
39 Malden 268.42
40 Randolph 265.98
41 Amesbury 249.49
42 Holbrook 244.04
43 Mashpee 238.23
44 Acushnet 237.03
45 Bridgewater 234.07
46 Gloucester 233.49
47 Peabody 231.41
48 Hanson 230.20
49 Everett 228.89
50 Foxborough 226.81
51 Winchendon 221.98
52 Ludlow 213.67
53 Auburn 211.31
54 Easthampton 205.47
55 Saugus 205.38
56 Dudley 203.37
57 Leicester 202.31
58 Weymouth 202.19
59 Plymouth 198.99
60 Amherst 191.01
61 Attleboro 188.31
62 Agawam 187.25
63 Walpole 185.68
64 Fairhaven 185.32
65 Harwich 181.07
66 Andover 178.28
67 Lunenburg 174.26
68 Northbridge 173.54
69 Cambridge 172.77
70 Raynham 170.84
71 Winthrop 169.22
72 Westfield 167.73
73 Maynard 167.35
74 Tewksbury 166.43
75 Carver 162.80
76 Kingston 161.59
77 Somerville 161.55
78 Bourne 161.07
79 Salem 159.04
80 Marblehead 155.20
81 Dartmouth 155.16
82 Burlington 153.69
83 Hull 151.62
84 Lowell 147.36
85 Whitman 146.67
86 Milford 142.50
87 Sandwich 142.42
88 Abington 140.51
89 Wakefield 140.49
90 Woburn 138.62
91 Methuen 134.93
92 Danvers 131.35
93 Oxford 128.99
94 Spencer 125.84
95 Norwood 123.31
96 Bellingham 122.66
97 Mansfield 121.61
98 Medford 120.17
99 Belchertown 119.23
100 South Hadley 117.95
101 Millbury 117.42
102 Easton 115.82
103 Stoneham 113.24
104 Newburyport 110.55
105 Braintree 109.10
106 Waltham 105.66
107 Chelmsford 104.54
108 East Longmeadow 104.37
109 Dracut 104.15
110 Seekonk 103.09
111 East Bridgewater 102.93
112 Somerset 98.69
113 Pepperell 97.82
114 Charlton 96.13
115 Marshfield 92.56
116 Swansea 90.38
117 Natick 89.91
118 Littleton 88.27
119 Acton 87.73
120 Lakeville 86.94
121 Beverly 86.38
122 Wilmington 84.07
123 North Reading 82.38
124 North Attleboro 82.31
125 Westport 81.66
126 Grafton 79.94
127 Rehoboth 74.06
128 Westwood 73.41
129 Swampscott 73.26
130 Ashland 72.72
131 North Andover 70.89
132 Concord 69.33
133 Melrose 67.61
134 Wrentham 67.58
135 Tyngsboro 64.05
136 Watertown 61.82
137 Billerica 60.29
138 Ipswich 57.34
139 Pembroke 54.19
140 Brookline 54.02
141 Arlington 52.81
142 Sudbury 52.30
143 Wilbraham 47.46
144 Holden 47.21
145 Hingham 47.03
146 Newton 43.46
147 Sharon 43.43
148 Westborough 41.94
149 Southborough 39.42
150 Lynnfield 38.34
151 Duxbury 37.30
152 Clinton 36.13
153 Hanover 34.25
154 Holliston 33.93
155 Winchester 30.36
156 Medway 29.84
157 Bedford 27.38
158 Wellesley 27.18
159 Milton 25.53
160 Westford 24.35
161 Franklin 23.95
162 Hudson 20.04
163 Needham 19.32
164 Belmont 18.92
165 Norwell 17.94
166 Weston 16.33
167 Reading 15.37
168 Wayland 14.31
169 Longmeadow 12.62
170 Groton 8.76
171 Shrewsbury 8.11
172 Dedham 7.89
173 Norton 5.09
174 Hopkinton 0.00
174 Norfolk 0.00
174 Northborough 0.00