Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Arson Crime Rate Per 100K in 2017
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2017, among Massachusetts cities with a population of at least 10K, Nantucket had the highest Arson Crime Rate per 100K residents (44.78), followed by New Bedford (36.8), Greenfield (34.36), Fall River (32.58), and Gardner (24.4).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Arson crime rate in 2017, 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.
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You can also find the rate of violent and property crimes for Massachusetts cities.
| Rank | City | Crime Rate Per 100K |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nantucket | 44.78 |
| 2 | New Bedford | 36.80 |
| 3 | Greenfield | 34.36 |
| 4 | Fall River | 32.58 |
| 5 | Gardner | 24.40 |
| 6 | Springfield | 23.94 |
| 7 | Webster | 23.69 |
| 8 | Holyoke | 22.25 |
| 9 | Winchendon | 18.50 |
| 10 | Auburn | 18.11 |
| 11 | West Springfield | 17.46 |
| 12 | Fitchburg | 17.31 |
| 13 | Athol | 17.20 |
| 14 | Leominster | 16.73 |
| 15 | Brockton | 16.66 |
| 16 | North Adams | 15.45 |
| 17 | Millbury | 14.68 |
| 18 | Dartmouth | 14.37 |
| 19 | Stoughton | 13.95 |
| 20 | Yarmouth | 12.84 |
| 21 | Falmouth | 12.70 |
| 22 | Westport | 12.56 |
| 23 | East Longmeadow | 12.28 |
| 24 | Swansea | 12.05 |
| 25 | Southbridge | 11.86 |
| 26 | Pittsfield | 11.75 |
| 27 | Melrose | 10.68 |
| 28 | Northampton | 10.54 |
| 29 | Agawam | 10.40 |
| 30 | Marlborough | 10.02 |
| 31 | Hanson | 9.21 |
| 32 | Barnstable | 9.06 |
| 33 | Holbrook | 9.04 |
| 34 | Lowell | 8.99 |
| 35 | Wareham | 8.79 |
| 36 | Groton | 8.76 |
| 37 | Lunenburg | 8.71 |
| 38 | Lakeville | 8.69 |
| 39 | Lynn | 8.59 |
| 40 | Carver | 8.57 |
| 41 | Hingham | 8.55 |
| 42 | Norfolk | 8.46 |
| 43 | Spencer | 8.39 |
| 44 | Rehoboth | 8.23 |
| 45 | Pepperell | 8.15 |
| 46 | Tyngsboro | 8.01 |
| 47 | Middleboro | 7.97 |
| 48 | Marshfield | 7.71 |
| 49 | Amherst | 7.44 |
| 50 | Charlton | 7.40 |
| 51 | Kingston | 7.35 |
| 52 | Westfield | 7.19 |
| 53 | Ipswich | 7.17 |
| 53 | Oxford | 7.17 |
| 54 | Danvers | 7.10 |
| 55 | Salem | 6.92 |
| 56 | East Bridgewater | 6.86 |
| 57 | Hanover | 6.85 |
| 58 | Wilbraham | 6.78 |
| 59 | Whitman | 6.67 |
| 60 | Northborough | 6.62 |
| 61 | Tewksbury | 6.40 |
| 62 | Quincy | 6.39 |
| 63 | Haverhill | 6.33 |
| 64 | Easthampton | 6.23 |
| 65 | Somerville | 6.07 |
| 66 | Foxborough | 5.67 |
| 67 | South Hadley | 5.62 |
| 68 | Ashland | 5.59 |
| 69 | Somerset | 5.48 |
| 70 | Pembroke | 5.42 |
| 71 | Taunton | 5.26 |
| 72 | Holden | 5.25 |
| 73 | Bourne | 5.03 |
| 74 | Hudson | 5.01 |
| 75 | Chelsea | 4.94 |
| 76 | Billerica | 4.64 |
| 76 | Ludlow | 4.64 |
| 77 | Winchester | 4.34 |
| 78 | Everett | 4.24 |
| 79 | Acton | 4.18 |
| 80 | Westford | 4.06 |
| 81 | Worcester | 3.78 |
| 82 | Burlington | 3.75 |
| 83 | Weymouth | 3.55 |
| 84 | Milford | 3.48 |
| 85 | Gloucester | 3.34 |
| 86 | Needham | 3.22 |
| 87 | Waltham | 3.15 |
| 88 | Chelmsford | 2.83 |
| 89 | Andover | 2.79 |
| 90 | Framingham | 2.77 |
| 91 | Natick | 2.72 |
| 92 | Cambridge | 2.69 |
| 93 | Attleboro | 2.24 |
| 94 | Newton | 2.23 |
| 95 | Revere | 1.87 |
| 96 | Medford | 1.74 |
| 97 | Brookline | 1.69 |
| 98 | Abington | 0.00 |
| 98 | Acushnet | 0.00 |
| 98 | Amesbury | 0.00 |
| 98 | Arlington | 0.00 |
| 98 | Bedford | 0.00 |
| 98 | Belchertown | 0.00 |
| 98 | Bellingham | 0.00 |
| 98 | Belmont | 0.00 |
| 98 | Beverly | 0.00 |
| 98 | Boston | 0.00 |
| 98 | Braintree | 0.00 |
| 98 | Bridgewater | 0.00 |
| 98 | Canton | 0.00 |
| 98 | Chicopee | 0.00 |
| 98 | Clinton | 0.00 |
| 98 | Concord | 0.00 |
| 98 | Dedham | 0.00 |
| 98 | Dennis | 0.00 |
| 98 | Dracut | 0.00 |
| 98 | Dudley | 0.00 |
| 98 | Duxbury | 0.00 |
| 98 | Easton | 0.00 |
| 98 | Fairhaven | 0.00 |
| 98 | Franklin | 0.00 |
| 98 | Grafton | 0.00 |
| 98 | Harwich | 0.00 |
| 98 | Holliston | 0.00 |
| 98 | Hopkinton | 0.00 |
| 98 | Hull | 0.00 |
| 98 | Lawrence | 0.00 |
| 98 | Leicester | 0.00 |
| 98 | Littleton | 0.00 |
| 98 | Longmeadow | 0.00 |
| 98 | Lynnfield | 0.00 |
| 98 | Malden | 0.00 |
| 98 | Mansfield | 0.00 |
| 98 | Marblehead | 0.00 |
| 98 | Mashpee | 0.00 |
| 98 | Maynard | 0.00 |
| 98 | Medway | 0.00 |
| 98 | Methuen | 0.00 |
| 98 | Milton | 0.00 |
| 98 | Newburyport | 0.00 |
| 98 | North Andover | 0.00 |
| 98 | North Attleboro | 0.00 |
| 98 | Northbridge | 0.00 |
| 98 | North Reading | 0.00 |
| 98 | Norton | 0.00 |
| 98 | Norwell | 0.00 |
| 98 | Norwood | 0.00 |
| 98 | Palmer | 0.00 |
| 98 | Peabody | 0.00 |
| 98 | Plymouth | 0.00 |
| 98 | Randolph | 0.00 |
| 98 | Raynham | 0.00 |
| 98 | Reading | 0.00 |
| 98 | Sandwich | 0.00 |
| 98 | Saugus | 0.00 |
| 98 | Seekonk | 0.00 |
| 98 | Sharon | 0.00 |
| 98 | Shrewsbury | 0.00 |
| 98 | Southborough | 0.00 |
| 98 | Stoneham | 0.00 |
| 98 | Sudbury | 0.00 |
| 98 | Swampscott | 0.00 |
| 98 | Wakefield | 0.00 |
| 98 | Walpole | 0.00 |
| 98 | Watertown | 0.00 |
| 98 | Wayland | 0.00 |
| 98 | Wellesley | 0.00 |
| 98 | Westborough | 0.00 |
| 98 | Weston | 0.00 |
| 98 | Westwood | 0.00 |
| 98 | Wilmington | 0.00 |
| 98 | Winthrop | 0.00 |
| 98 | Woburn | 0.00 |
| 98 | Wrentham | 0.00 |