Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2022
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2022, the Massachusetts city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Boston (3,955), followed by Springfield (1,337), Worcester (1,245), Fall River (935), and Brockton (712).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2022, and the table below shows the ranking of Massachusetts cities with high number of Violent crimes.
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.
Rank | City | Number of Crimes |
---|---|---|
1 | Boston | 3955 |
2 | Springfield | 1337 |
3 | Worcester | 1245 |
4 | Fall River | 935 |
5 | Brockton | 712 |
6 | Lynn | 662 |
7 | New Bedford | 635 |
8 | Cambridge | 475 |
9 | Lowell | 455 |
10 | Lawrence | 444 |
11 | Quincy | 403 |
12 | Haverhill | 390 |
13 | Holyoke | 364 |
14 | Pittsfield | 326 |
15 | Chelsea | 302 |
16 | Chicopee | 301 |
17 | Taunton | 291 |
18 | Barnstable | 234 |
19 | Plymouth | 229 |
20 | Framingham | 201 |
21 | Somerville | 200 |
22 | Revere | 193 |
23 | Leominster | 187 |
24 | Fitchburg | 186 |
25 | Marlborough | 173 |
26 | Everett | 169 |
27 | Weymouth | 154 |
28 | Malden | 150 |
29 | West Springfield | 141 |
30 | North Adams | 129 |
31 | Webster | 122 |
32 | Attleboro | 118 |
33 | Northampton | 114 |
34 | Medford | 112 |
35 | Middleboro | 107 |
36 | Agawam | 102 |
37 | Canton | 99 |
38 | Waltham | 95 |
39 | Braintree | 94 |
40 | Westfield | 92 |
41 | Dartmouth | 90 |
42 | Salem | 85 |
43 | Greenfield | 84 |
43 | Randolph | 84 |
44 | Falmouth | 82 |
45 | Yarmouth | 81 |
46 | Tewksbury | 79 |
47 | Amherst | 76 |
47 | Methuen | 76 |
47 | Stoughton | 76 |
47 | Wareham | 76 |
48 | Gloucester | 73 |
49 | Athol | 69 |
50 | Southbridge | 67 |
51 | Brookline | 66 |
52 | Ware | 64 |
53 | Woburn | 59 |
54 | Newton | 56 |
55 | Fairhaven | 55 |
56 | Danvers | 54 |
57 | Dennis | 53 |
57 | Dracut | 53 |
57 | Natick | 53 |
57 | Rockland | 53 |
58 | Saugus | 52 |
59 | Montague | 51 |
60 | Norwood | 49 |
61 | North Attleboro | 48 |
61 | Stoneham | 48 |
61 | Watertown | 48 |
62 | Dedham | 47 |
63 | Foxborough | 46 |
64 | Easton | 45 |
64 | Ludlow | 45 |
64 | Milford | 45 |
65 | Bourne | 44 |
65 | Hingham | 44 |
66 | Andover | 43 |
66 | Beverly | 43 |
66 | Gardner | 43 |
67 | Palmer | 42 |
67 | Somerset | 42 |
68 | Wakefield | 41 |
68 | Walpole | 41 |
69 | Chelmsford | 40 |
69 | Nantucket | 40 |
70 | Holbrook | 39 |
70 | Oak Bluffs | 39 |
70 | Seekonk | 39 |
71 | Mashpee | 38 |
71 | Wilbraham | 38 |
72 | Auburn | 35 |
72 | Burlington | 35 |
73 | East Longmeadow | 34 |
73 | Rutland | 34 |
73 | Tisbury | 34 |
73 | Wilmington | 34 |
74 | Marshfield | 33 |
75 | Bridgewater | 32 |
75 | Concord | 32 |
75 | Oxford | 32 |
76 | Hopkinton | 30 |
76 | Whitman | 30 |
77 | Adams | 29 |
77 | Bellingham | 29 |
77 | Franklin | 29 |
77 | Hudson | 29 |
77 | Mansfield | 29 |
77 | Westborough | 29 |
77 | Winchendon | 29 |
78 | North Andover | 28 |
79 | Abington | 27 |
79 | Arlington | 27 |
79 | Hanover | 27 |
79 | Newburyport | 27 |
79 | Sturbridge | 27 |
80 | Needham | 26 |
80 | Salisbury | 26 |
80 | South Hadley | 26 |
80 | Swansea | 26 |
81 | Easthampton | 25 |
81 | Monson | 25 |
82 | Amesbury | 24 |
82 | Freetown | 24 |
82 | Sandwich | 24 |
83 | Barre | 23 |
83 | Billerica | 23 |
83 | Edgartown | 23 |
83 | Hadley | 23 |
83 | Hull | 23 |
83 | Maynard | 23 |
83 | Millbury | 23 |
83 | Uxbridge | 23 |
84 | East Bridgewater | 22 |
84 | Raynham | 22 |
84 | Winthrop | 22 |
85 | Dudley | 21 |
85 | Holden | 21 |
85 | Norton | 21 |
86 | Lakeville | 20 |
86 | Lunenburg | 20 |
87 | Ashland | 19 |
87 | Belchertown | 19 |
87 | Wellesley | 19 |
87 | Westminster | 19 |
87 | Westport | 19 |
88 | Carver | 18 |
88 | Leicester | 18 |
88 | Plainville | 18 |
89 | Dalton | 17 |
89 | Duxbury | 17 |
89 | Great Barrington | 17 |
89 | Melrose | 17 |
89 | Westford | 17 |
90 | Hanson | 16 |
90 | Pembroke | 16 |
90 | Tyngsboro | 16 |
91 | Acton | 15 |
91 | Belmont | 15 |
91 | Lexington | 15 |
91 | Shirley | 15 |
92 | Ayer | 14 |
92 | Harwich | 14 |
92 | Longmeadow | 14 |
92 | Marblehead | 14 |
92 | North Reading | 14 |
92 | Rehoboth | 14 |
92 | Scituate | 14 |
92 | Sudbury | 14 |
92 | Templeton | 14 |
92 | Westwood | 14 |
93 | Kingston | 13 |
93 | Spencer | 13 |
94 | Grafton | 12 |
94 | Mattapoisett | 12 |
94 | Southwick | 12 |
94 | Swampscott | 12 |
95 | Ashburnham | 11 |
95 | Avon | 11 |
95 | Charlton | 11 |
95 | East Brookfield | 11 |
95 | Lancaster | 11 |
95 | Lee | 11 |
95 | Lynnfield | 11 |
95 | Townsend | 11 |
96 | Acushnet | 10 |
96 | Chatham | 10 |
96 | Harvard | 10 |
96 | Medfield | 10 |
96 | Merrimac | 10 |
96 | Orleans | 10 |
96 | Paxton | 10 |
96 | Pepperell | 10 |
96 | Southampton | 10 |
96 | Upton | 10 |
96 | West Bridgewater | 10 |
97 | Groton | 9 |
97 | Hamilton | 9 |
97 | Medway | 9 |
97 | Norfolk | 9 |
97 | Northbridge | 9 |
97 | Warren | 9 |
97 | West Boylston | 9 |
97 | Weston | 9 |
97 | Winchester | 9 |
98 | Brewster | 8 |
98 | Clinton | 8 |
98 | Dighton | 8 |
98 | Eastham | 8 |
98 | Middleton | 8 |
98 | Sterling | 8 |
98 | West Tisbury | 8 |
99 | Georgetown | 7 |
99 | Halifax | 7 |
99 | Millis | 7 |
99 | Milton | 7 |
99 | Northfield | 7 |
99 | Sharon | 7 |
99 | Wenham | 7 |
100 | Brookfield | 6 |
100 | Deerfield | 6 |
100 | Erving | 6 |
100 | Hatfield | 6 |
100 | Ipswich | 6 |
100 | Newbury | 6 |
100 | Provincetown | 6 |
100 | Williamstown | 6 |
101 | Becket | 5 |
101 | Blackstone | 5 |
101 | Bolton | 5 |
101 | Boylston | 5 |
101 | Cohasset | 5 |
101 | Dover | 5 |
101 | Hampden | 5 |
101 | Hopedale | 5 |
101 | Lenox | 5 |
101 | Northborough | 5 |
101 | Princeton | 5 |
101 | Rochester | 5 |
101 | Southborough | 5 |
101 | Stockbridge | 5 |
102 | Berkley | 4 |
102 | Boxborough | 4 |
102 | Douglas | 4 |
102 | Dunstable | 4 |
102 | Essex | 4 |
102 | Granby | 4 |
102 | Hardwick | 4 |
102 | Holliston | 4 |
102 | Lanesboro | 4 |
102 | Littleton | 4 |
102 | Marion | 4 |
102 | Mendon | 4 |
102 | Norwell | 4 |
102 | Reading | 4 |
102 | Rowley | 4 |
102 | Sherborn | 4 |
102 | Shrewsbury | 4 |
102 | Stow | 4 |
102 | Sunderland | 4 |
102 | Sutton | 4 |
102 | Topsfield | 4 |
102 | Wrentham | 4 |
103 | Ashby | 3 |
103 | Berlin | 3 |
103 | Brimfield | 3 |
103 | New Marlborough | 3 |
103 | Plympton | 3 |
103 | Truro | 3 |
103 | Wellfleet | 3 |
103 | Williamsburg | 3 |
104 | Bedford | 2 |
104 | Bernardston | 2 |
104 | Buckland | 2 |
104 | Carlisle | 2 |
104 | Cheshire | 2 |
104 | Egremont | 2 |
104 | Granville | 2 |
104 | Holland | 2 |
104 | Millville | 2 |
104 | New Braintree | 2 |
104 | Rockport | 2 |
104 | Whately | 2 |
105 | Boxford | 1 |
105 | Leverett | 1 |
105 | Lincoln | 1 |
105 | Nahant | 1 |
105 | Oakham | 1 |
105 | Pelham | 1 |
105 | Royalston | 1 |
105 | Shutesbury | 1 |
105 | Wayland | 1 |
105 | West Brookfield | 1 |
105 | West Newbury | 1 |
106 | Aquinnah | 0 |
106 | Ashfield | 0 |
106 | Chester | 0 |
106 | Chilmark | 0 |
106 | Gill | 0 |
106 | Goshen | 0 |
106 | Hinsdale | 0 |
106 | Manchester-by-the-Sea | 0 |
106 | Monterey | 0 |
106 | Otis | 0 |
106 | Shelburne | 0 |
106 | Wales | 0 |
106 | Worthington | 0 |