Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2020

Updated on October 22, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, among Massachusetts cities with a population of at least 10K, Springfield had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (966.79), followed by Holyoke (904.96), Fall River (873.95), Pittsfield (814.52), and Brockton (758.29).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2020, 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.

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Related Topics: Massachusetts FBI UCR 2020 Topic List.

Data Source: FBI UCR.

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Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2020

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Rank	City	Crime Rate Per 100K
1	Springfield	966.79
2	Holyoke	904.96
3	Fall River	873.95
4	Pittsfield	814.52
5	Brockton	758.29
6	Webster	687.37
7	North Adams	681.46
8	Worcester	632.41
9	New Bedford	628.12
10	Boston	624.39
11	Chelsea	622.58
12	Fitchburg	546.45
13	Chicopee	535.34
14	Leominster	478.39
15	Haverhill	474.89
16	West Springfield	471.22
17	Gardner	450.82
18	Lawrence	447.52
19	Lynn	443.63
20	Southbridge	434.40
21	Barnstable	425.64
22	Hull	414.75
23	Taunton	413.34
24	Athol	402.33
25	Holbrook	389.67
26	Everett	387.04
27	Yarmouth	378.01
28	Marlborough	377.23
29	Wareham	376.82
30	Dennis	370.64
31	Revere	370.30
32	Fairhaven	368.43
33	Palmer	360.66
34	Framingham	353.51
35	Middleboro	349.55
36	Northampton	323.63
37	Quincy	320.57
38	Lowell	313.86
39	Ludlow	311.75
40	Canton	308.14
41	Stoughton	306.19
42	Attleboro	303.23
43	Falmouth	295.75
44	Plymouth	288.17
45	Cambridge	284.31
46	Malden	268.96
47	Randolph	268.31
48	Winchendon	256.69
49	Saugus	253.55
50	Uxbridge	253.49
51	Salem	250.27
52	Rockland	246.62
53	Gloucester	236.49
54	South Hadley	232.78
55	Agawam	231.31
56	Braintree	228.02
57	Southborough	225.45
58	Abington	225.36
59	Weymouth	223.79
60	Bourne	218.75
61	Harwich	215.45
62	Peabody	215.20
63	Tewksbury	214.49
64	Dartmouth	211.85
65	Mashpee	211.57
66	Northbridge	209.59
67	Bellingham	207.72
68	Westfield	204.52
69	Lunenburg	202.12
70	Lakeville	199.12
71	Hingham	193.68
72	Danvers	188.97
73	Somerville	187.61
74	Seekonk	182.08
75	Dudley	178.80
76	Somerset	171.99
77	Spencer	168.12
78	Westborough	167.21
79	Easthampton	164.52
80	Leicester	158.88
81	Belchertown	158.44
82	Oxford	157.51
83	Nantucket	156.74
84	Auburn	155.35
85	Amherst	154.76
86	Burlington	151.93
87	Kingston	151.92
88	Acushnet	150.89
89	Winthrop	150.85
90	Maynard	148.86
91	Amesbury	147.91
92	Foxborough	145.64
93	Raynham	144.71
94	Millbury	143.38
95	Wilbraham	142.95
96	Beverly	142.08
97	Milford	141.06
98	Pepperell	140.33
99	Waltham	136.35
100	Walpole	134.53
101	Woburn	134.52
102	Wilmington	132.27
103	Swampscott	129.95
104	Medford	126.01
105	Newburyport	125.77
106	Sandwich	124.95
107	Methuen	122.02
108	Whitman	120.15
109	Easton	119.16
110	Swansea	118.67
111	Norwood	117.49
112	North Attleboro	109.29
113	Wakefield	106.96
114	Brookline	106.68
115	Hudson	105.85
116	Dracut	104.08
117	Westwood	102.55
118	Ashland	100.89
119	Carver	98.39
120	Westport	93.73
121	Chelmsford	93.30
122	Melrose	92.94
123	North Andover	89.34
124	Hanson	87.97
125	Natick	85.64
126	Watertown	85.63
127	East Bridgewater	79.45
128	Billerica	78.21
129	Stoneham	78.10
130	Pembroke	78.08
131	Bedford	77.82
132	Norwell	77.55
133	Needham	75.98
134	Wrentham	74.31
135	Marshfield	74.25
136	East Longmeadow	74.16
137	Concord	73.87
138	Holliston	73.40
139	Marblehead	73.08
140	Sudbury	70.79
141	North Reading	69.24
142	Acton	67.43
143	Duxbury	66.42
144	Rehoboth	64.49
145	Tyngsboro	63.54
146	Belmont	61.22
147	Arlington	59.23
148	Littleton	58.11
149	Ipswich	56.75
150	Scituate	55.97
151	Newton	54.37
152	Lynnfield	53.46
153	Northborough	52.96
154	Grafton	52.89
155	Charlton	51.02
156	Winchester	48.19
157	Medfield	46.03
158	Reading	43.28
159	Clinton	42.96
160	Sharon	42.08
161	Middleton	39.26
162	Lexington	36.21
163	Groton	35.28
164	Wellesley	34.86
165	Longmeadow	31.97
166	Holden	30.91
167	Milton	28.99
168	Dedham	27.76
169	Hopkinton	26.59
170	Franklin	17.50
171	Norfolk	16.57
172	Westford	15.99
173	Hanover	13.21
174	Shrewsbury	10.35
175	Weston	8.23
176	Wayland	7.22