Crime Grade · Massachusetts
Massachusetts Crime Grade
Every reporting Massachusetts city, ranked by FBI violent crime rate. Statewide rate was 303.5 per 100,000 in 2025.
83 cities in Massachusetts
| City | Population | Violent / 100k | National Grade | State Grade | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shrewsbury | 39,837 | 30.1 | A1/10 | A1/10 | 2024 |
| Westford | 25,043 | 31.9 | A1/10 | A1/10 | 2025 |
| Wellesley | 31,973 | 34.4 | A1/10 | A1/10 | 2024 |
| Reading | 25,871 | 38.7 | A1/10 | A1/10 | 2024 |
| Newton | 89,935 | 48.9 | A1/10 | A1/10 | 2024 |
| Marshfield | 26,033 | 49.9 | A1/10 | A1/10 | 2025 |
| Belmont | 27,280 | 51.3 | A1/10 | A1/10 | 2024 |
| Needham | 32,779 | 51.9 | A1/10 | A1/10 | 2024 |
| Milton | 28,832 | 52.0 | A1/10 | A2/10 | 2024 |
| Arlington | 46,956 | 55.4 | A1/10 | A2/10 | 2024 |
| North Attleboro | 31,227 | 57.6 | A1/10 | A2/10 | 2025 |
| Lexington | 34,350 | 61.1 | A1/10 | A2/10 | 2024 |
| Salem | 46,067 | 69.5 | A1/10 | A2/10 | 2025 |
| Franklin | 34,015 | 70.6 | A1/10 | A2/10 | 2025 |
| Bridgewater | 29,465 | 74.7 | A1/10 | A2/10 | 2024 |
| Andover | 37,152 | 94.2 | A1/10 | A2/10 | 2024 |
| Billerica | 43,159 | 95.0 | A1/10 | A2/10 | 2025 |
| Brookline | 64,122 | 102.9 | A1/10 | A3/10 | 2024 |
| Chelmsford | 37,003 | 132.4 | A2/10 | A3/10 | 2025 |
| Walpole | 26,268 | 133.2 | A2/10 | A3/10 | 2024 |
| Wakefield | 29,706 | 134.7 | A2/10 | A3/10 | 2025 |
| North Andover | 32,474 | 135.5 | A2/10 | A3/10 | 2024 |
| Danvers | 28,375 | 137.4 | A2/10 | A3/10 | 2024 |
| Easton | 25,941 | 146.5 | A2/10 | A3/10 | 2024 |
| Dracut | 32,821 | 149.3 | A2/10 | A3/10 | 2024 |
| Watertown | 35,885 | 153.3 | A2/10 | B4/10 | 2024 |
| Melrose | 29,912 | 157.1 | A2/10 | B4/10 | 2025 |
| Amherst | 46,304 | 162.0 | A2/10 | B4/10 | 2024 |
| Beverly | 43,024 | 167.3 | A2/10 | B4/10 | 2024 |
| Norwood | 31,704 | 170.3 | A2/10 | B4/10 | 2024 |
| Medford | 59,601 | 177.8 | A2/10 | B4/10 | 2024 |
| Methuen | 54,623 | 181.2 | A3/10 | B4/10 | 2024 |
| Westfield | 41,270 | 193.8 | A3/10 | B4/10 | 2024 |
| Natick | 37,320 | 211.7 | A3/10 | B4/10 | 2025 |
| Attleboro | 47,111 | 212.3 | A3/10 | B5/10 | 2025 |
| Woburn | 42,716 | 215.4 | A3/10 | B5/10 | 2024 |
| Somerville | 81,766 | 221.4 | A3/10 | B5/10 | 2024 |
| Waltham | 66,089 | 222.4 | A3/10 | B5/10 | 2025 |
| Burlington | 27,124 | 224.9 | A3/10 | B5/10 | 2024 |
| Weymouth | 60,691 | 235.6 | A3/10 | B5/10 | 2025 |
| Stoughton | 29,430 | 237.9 | A3/10 | B5/10 | 2025 |
| Randolph | 34,992 | 240.1 | A3/10 | B5/10 | 2024 |
| Dartmouth | 34,792 | 247.2 | A3/10 | C6/10 | 2024 |
| Saugus | 29,180 | 250.2 | A3/10 | C6/10 | 2024 |
| Peabody | 54,964 | 254.7 | A3/10 | C6/10 | 2024 |
| Canton | 25,290 | 261.0 | B4/10 | C6/10 | 2025 |
| Braintree | 39,044 | 261.2 | B4/10 | C6/10 | 2025 |
| Gloucester | 30,599 | 277.8 | B4/10 | C6/10 | 2024 |
| Tewksbury | 31,883 | 279.1 | B4/10 | C6/10 | 2025 |
| Falmouth | 33,877 | 283.4 | B4/10 | C6/10 | 2024 |
| Milford | 30,799 | 285.7 | B4/10 | C7/10 | 2024 |
| Agawam | 28,921 | 287.0 | B4/10 | C7/10 | 2024 |
| Dedham | 25,355 | 291.9 | B4/10 | C7/10 | 2024 |
| Malden | 66,046 | 292.2 | B4/10 | C7/10 | 2024 |
| Yarmouth | 25,616 | 296.7 | B4/10 | C7/10 | 2024 |
| Revere | 60,265 | 313.6 | B4/10 | C7/10 | 2025 |
| Plymouth | 68,195 | 322.6 | B4/10 | C7/10 | 2024 |
| Framingham | 73,123 | 330.9 | B4/10 | C7/10 | 2024 |
| Quincy | 103,550 | 334.1 | B4/10 | D8/10 | 2024 |
| New Bedford | 101,139 | 343.1 | B4/10 | D8/10 | 2025 |
| Everett | 51,744 | 347.9 | B4/10 | D8/10 | 2024 |
| Lawrence | 89,201 | 361.0 | B5/10 | D8/10 | 2025 |
| Taunton | 62,418 | 362.1 | B5/10 | D8/10 | 2025 |
| Worcester | 212,425 | 383.2 | B5/10 | D8/10 | 2024 |
| Lowell | 121,283 | 409.8 | B5/10 | D8/10 | 2025 |
| Haverhill | 68,602 | 411.1 | B5/10 | D8/10 | 2024 |
| Barnstable | 50,928 | 416.3 | B5/10 | D8/10 | 2024 |
| West Springfield | 29,018 | 420.4 | B5/10 | F9/10 | 2025 |
| Marlborough | 41,785 | 421.2 | B5/10 | F9/10 | 2024 |
| Middleboro | 25,046 | 431.2 | B5/10 | F9/10 | 2024 |
| Cambridge | 120,447 | 436.7 | B5/10 | F9/10 | 2024 |
| Northampton | 30,108 | 445.1 | B5/10 | F9/10 | 2024 |
| Chicopee | 55,222 | 472.6 | B5/10 | F9/10 | 2025 |
| Leominster | 44,407 | 486.4 | C6/10 | F9/10 | 2024 |
| Fitchburg | 42,332 | 486.6 | C6/10 | F10/10 | 2024 |
| Pittsfield | 42,835 | 511.3 | C6/10 | F10/10 | 2024 |
| Lynn | 103,819 | 548.1 | C6/10 | F10/10 | 2025 |
| Boston | 671,262 | 573.4 | C6/10 | F10/10 | 2025 |
| Brockton | 106,650 | 599.2 | C6/10 | F10/10 | 2024 |
| Fall River | 94,628 | 795.7 | C7/10 | F10/10 | 2025 |
| Springfield | 154,390 | 807.0 | D8/10 | F10/10 | 2025 |
| Chelsea | 38,307 | 984.2 | D8/10 | F10/10 | 2024 |
| Holyoke | 38,232 | 1127.3 | F9/10 | F10/10 | 2024 |