Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Total 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, Holyoke had the highest Total Crime Rate per 100K residents (5,915.8), followed by North Adams (4,587.58), West Springfield (4,484.02), Springfield (3,870.29), and New Bedford (3,559.15).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Total crime rate in 2017, 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.

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 Total Crime Rate Per 100K in 2017
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Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Total Crime Rate Per 100K in 2017
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Holyoke 5915.80
2 North Adams 4587.58
3 West Springfield 4484.02
4 Springfield 3870.29
5 New Bedford 3559.15
6 Pittsfield 3459.79
7 Brockton 3014.08
8 Chicopee 2968.63
9 Worcester 2916.69
10 Nantucket 2830.27
11 Leominster 2822.25
12 Fall River 2778.28
13 Boston 2758.23
14 Fitchburg 2588.70
15 Greenfield 2571.30
16 Northampton 2540.59
17 Dennis 2497.14
18 Lynn 2474.77
19 Salem 2466.29
20 Wareham 2444.71
21 Lawrence 2442.82
22 Chelsea 2416.45
23 Auburn 2360.68
24 Revere 2356.57
25 Fairhaven 2335.06
26 Yarmouth 2284.98
27 Lowell 2273.26
28 Dartmouth 2255.62
29 Athol 2252.79
30 Webster 2244.86
31 Southbridge 2212.34
32 Gardner 2147.28
33 Cambridge 2101.03
34 Quincy 2078.41
35 Haverhill 2074.51
36 Agawam 2038.91
37 Burlington 2020.39
38 Saugus 1951.06
39 Danvers 1945.47
40 Marlborough 1918.89
41 Braintree 1897.34
42 Winchendon 1896.04
43 Falmouth 1889.67
44 Raynham 1886.39
45 East Longmeadow 1872.54
46 Seekonk 1855.55
47 Randolph 1785.03
48 Wrentham 1740.16
49 Everett 1739.96
50 Stoughton 1733.04
51 Leicester 1732.78
52 Dedham 1723.32
53 North Attleboro 1721.65
54 Swansea 1705.13
55 Bellingham 1699.67
56 Barnstable 1694.53
57 Malden 1615.44
58 Lunenburg 1603.21
59 Attleboro 1600.65
60 Westfield 1598.18
61 Mashpee 1576.51
62 South Hadley 1567.06
63 Somerville 1539.00
64 Bourne 1530.18
65 Holbrook 1527.48
66 Methuen 1515.99
67 Chelmsford 1514.47
68 Palmer 1474.95
69 Peabody 1473.80
70 Northbridge 1442.16
71 Harwich 1432.10
72 Kingston 1395.52
73 Millbury 1387.05
74 Framingham 1365.16
75 Newburyport 1354.19
76 Foxborough 1349.51
77 Natick 1348.59
78 Tewksbury 1337.81
79 Middleboro 1327.54
80 Easthampton 1319.97
81 Medford 1309.69
82 Wilbraham 1308.56
83 Swampscott 1298.62
84 Weymouth 1287.65
85 Milford 1275.55
86 Acushnet 1261.02
87 Taunton 1253.35
88 Woburn 1250.10
89 Plymouth 1240.74
90 Ludlow 1235.54
91 Walpole 1216.81
92 Mansfield 1207.70
93 Brookline 1200.34
94 Carver 1199.55
95 Oxford 1182.37
96 Abington 1166.84
97 Norwood 1147.50
98 Dracut 1139.34
99 Westwood 1125.59
100 Somerset 1123.96
101 Waltham 1118.07
102 Westport 1080.47
103 Hingham 1064.47
104 Northborough 1052.35
105 Lakeville 1051.99
106 Watertown 1048.17
107 East Bridgewater 1036.16
108 Stoneham 1023.69
109 Hull 1023.41
110 Canton 1014.82
111 Andover 1002.84
112 Gloucester 967.31
113 Longmeadow 965.42
114 Amesbury 963.94
115 Sandwich 928.20
116 Marblehead 926.38
117 Amherst 907.90
118 Wakefield 890.98
119 Wilmington 861.67
120 Melrose 861.18
121 Lynnfield 851.10
122 Westborough 844.08
123 Littleton 843.47
124 Belmont 839.89
125 Bridgewater 839.07
126 Milton 838.80
127 Tyngsboro 832.67
128 Easton 827.27
129 Whitman 813.33
130 Acton 810.46
131 Charlton 806.03
132 Winthrop 802.45
133 Hudson 791.46
134 Dudley 788.07
135 Spencer 780.20
136 Pepperell 774.44
137 Belchertown 768.37
138 Hanson 745.86
139 Hanover 739.88
140 Newton 698.72
141 Maynard 697.29
142 Duxbury 690.08
143 Beverly 679.02
144 Billerica 663.16
145 Southborough 660.23
146 Needham 656.92
147 Arlington 649.08
148 Ipswich 645.12
149 Pembroke 639.43
150 Reading 633.81
151 Ashland 620.88
152 North Andover 615.43
153 Rehoboth 608.90
154 Concord 579.41
155 North Reading 564.01
156 Winchester 559.43
157 Wellesley 485.83
158 Bedford 465.53
159 Marshfield 455.09
160 Medway 440.07
161 Grafton 437.03
162 Sudbury 434.10
163 Norwell 412.56
164 Groton 359.30
165 Shrewsbury 354.30
166 Westford 349.04
167 Weston 342.89
168 Hopkinton 340.10
169 Holden 330.50
170 Sharon 325.75
171 Norfolk 313.16
172 Clinton 289.04
173 Holliston 257.87
174 Franklin 248.53
175 Norton 96.67
176 Wayland 78.71