Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2021

Updated on November 1, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, among Massachusetts cities with a population of at least 10K, North Adams had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,084.03), followed by Fall River (941.31), Springfield (937.72), Holyoke (910.08), and Chelsea (728.03).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2021, 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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Data Source: FBI UCR.

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Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2021

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Rank	City	Crime Rate Per 100K
1	North Adams	1084.03
2	Fall River	941.31
3	Springfield	937.72
4	Holyoke	910.08
5	Chelsea	728.03
6	Webster	725.11
7	Brockton	671.54
8	Pittsfield	664.16
9	Worcester	643.36
10	New Bedford	638.32
11	West Springfield	582.13
12	Haverhill	578.96
13	Boston	551.25
14	Hull	490.91
15	Chicopee	482.54
16	Lynn	463.82
17	Fitchburg	462.76
18	Lawrence	444.33
19	Dennis	443.78
20	Barnstable	439.33
21	Leominster	402.72
22	Northampton	402.37
23	Holbrook	394.16
24	Taunton	387.43
25	Athol	381.29
26	Greenfield	377.42
27	Marlborough	360.37
28	Agawam	337.31
29	Yarmouth	334.84
30	Lowell	326.12
31	Falmouth	322.48
32	Palmer	317.07
33	Quincy	316.49
34	Mashpee	312.26
35	Wareham	308.90
36	Middleboro	308.51
37	Gardner	307.77
38	Cambridge	305.67
39	Canton	305.25
40	Everett	302.39
41	Revere	297.01
42	Tewksbury	296.11
43	Randolph	294.51
44	Framingham	294.50
45	Attleboro	286.91
46	Plymouth	280.59
47	Stoughton	271.94
48	Peabody	270.18
49	Fairhaven	258.35
50	Malden	256.48
51	Winchendon	255.17
52	Rockland	238.12
53	Weymouth	238.01
54	Southbridge	236.24
55	Bourne	231.11
56	Foxborough	229.04
57	Salem	226.66
58	Seekonk	222.06
59	Somerset	218.75
60	Saugus	217.49
61	Westfield	217.00
62	South Hadley	211.19
63	Raynham	209.47
64	Nantucket	206.90
65	Dudley	203.77
66	Sandwich	197.38
67	Maynard	191.17
68	Wilbraham	188.38
69	Somerville	185.09
70	East Bridgewater	182.72
71	Dracut	181.94
72	Bellingham	181.47
73	Westborough	181.36
74	East Longmeadow	178.07
74	Westport	178.07
75	Ludlow	173.61
76	Danvers	172.02
77	Wrentham	170.26
78	Methuen	168.31
79	Dartmouth	166.87
80	Amherst	166.49
81	Abington	164.56
82	North Attleboro	164.49
83	Milford	163.84
84	Gloucester	161.48
85	Braintree	156.74
86	Harwich	155.29
87	Northbridge	154.30
88	Mansfield	152.73
89	Medford	152.06
90	Auburn	148.06
91	Easton	141.13
92	Leicester	140.34
93	Belchertown	138.63
94	Norwood	135.76
95	Hudson	135.31
96	Millbury	134.18
97	Easthampton	133.59
98	Natick	129.33
99	Norton	128.51
100	Kingston	128.01
101	Swansea	127.48
102	Winthrop	123.05
103	Lakeville	121.36
104	Burlington	120.33
105	Waltham	119.63
106	Norwell	118.95
107	Stoneham	118.66
108	Woburn	118.32
109	Whitman	117.98
110	Pepperell	114.83
111	Wakefield	112.85
112	Amesbury	112.30
113	Beverly	109.68
114	Spencer	108.21
115	Melrose	106.78
116	Newburyport	106.63
117	Oxford	106.55
118	Ipswich	104.92
119	Uxbridge	103.02
120	Rehoboth	102.39
121	Acushnet	101.87
122	Chelmsford	100.04
123	Medfield	98.00
124	Watertown	97.67
125	Walpole	95.73
126	Marshfield	95.03
127	North Reading	92.97
128	Wilmington	89.11
129	Carver	89.09
130	Hanson	86.58
131	Lynnfield	82.71
132	Franklin	81.86
133	Tyngsboro	77.63
134	Ashland	77.09
135	Sudbury	75.77
136	Scituate	74.83
137	Lunenburg	74.39
138	Billerica	73.32
139	Hingham	72.60
140	Lexington	68.81
141	Southborough	67.78
142	Hopkinton	67.74
143	Sharon	67.63
144	Marblehead	67.34
145	Dedham	66.15
146	Holliston	66.06
147	Brookline	65.27
148	Concord	63.08
149	Newton	61.96
150	Duxbury	59.60
151	Charlton	57.63
152	Weston	57.40
153	North Andover	56.18
154	Holden	56.11
155	Groton	52.60
156	Pembroke	51.27
157	Belmont	49.61
158	Littleton	47.71
159	Grafton	46.52
160	Needham	43.53
161	Westwood	41.75
162	Arlington	41.52
163	Swampscott	38.06
164	Medway	36.58
165	Milton	35.83
166	Reading	34.75
167	Acton	33.54
168	Norfolk	32.92
169	Northborough	32.85
170	Hanover	32.48
171	Westford	30.97
172	Winchester	30.45
173	Clinton	28.37
174	Bedford	28.09
175	Longmeadow	25.37
176	Shrewsbury	25.25
177	Middleton	19.40
178	Andover	18.81
179	Wellesley	17.19
180	Wayland	0.00