Crime Grade · Massachusetts

Most Dangerous Cities in Massachusetts

186 reporting Massachusetts cities ranked from highest violent crime rate down, by FBI violent crime rate per 100,000 residents. Data from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

State median violent crime rate: 162.0 per 100,000. Cities with population ≥ 10,000. Letter grade is the national decile against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities — same grade everywhere on this site.

Rank	City	Population	Violent / 100k	Grade
1	North Adams	12,395	1194.0	F9/10
2	Holyoke	38,232	1127.3	F9/10
3	Chelsea	38,307	984.2	D8/10
4	Springfield	154,390	807.0	D8/10
5	Fall River	94,628	795.7	C7/10
6	Ware	10,076	694.7	C7/10
7	Greenfield	17,419	694.6	C7/10
8	Webster	17,876	643.3	C7/10
9	Brockton	106,650	599.2	C6/10
10	Boston	671,262	573.4	C6/10
11	Lynn	103,819	548.1	C6/10
12	Pittsfield	42,835	511.3	C6/10
13	Fitchburg	42,332	486.6	C6/10
14	Leominster	44,407	486.4	C6/10
15	Chicopee	55,222	472.6	B5/10
16	Palmer	12,348	453.5	B5/10
17	Athol	12,165	452.1	B5/10
18	Northampton	30,108	445.1	B5/10
19	Cambridge	120,447	436.7	B5/10
20	Middleboro	25,046	431.2	B5/10
21	Marlborough	41,785	421.2	B5/10
22	West Springfield	29,018	420.4	B5/10
23	Barnstable	50,928	416.3	B5/10
24	Auburn	17,122	414.7	B5/10
25	Haverhill	68,602	411.1	B5/10
26	Lowell	121,283	409.8	B5/10
27	Worcester	212,425	383.2	B5/10
28	Southbridge	18,280	366.5	B5/10
29	Taunton	62,418	362.1	B5/10
30	Lawrence	89,201	361.0	B5/10
31	Everett	51,744	347.9	B4/10
32	New Bedford	101,139	343.1	B4/10
33	Quincy	103,550	334.1	B4/10
34	Framingham	73,123	330.9	B4/10
35	Gardner	21,288	328.8	B4/10
36	Plymouth	68,195	322.6	B4/10
37	Revere	60,265	313.6	B4/10
38	Leicester	11,275	310.4	B4/10
39	Fairhaven	15,986	306.5	B4/10
40	Yarmouth	25,616	296.7	B4/10
41	Whitman	15,670	293.6	B4/10
42	Wareham	23,609	292.3	B4/10
43	Malden	66,046	292.2	B4/10
44	Dedham	25,355	291.9	B4/10
45	Agawam	28,921	287.0	B4/10
46	Milford	30,799	285.7	B4/10
47	Falmouth	33,877	283.4	B4/10
48	Tewksbury	31,883	279.1	B4/10
49	Gloucester	30,599	277.8	B4/10
50	Bourne	21,124	274.6	B4/10
51	Hull	10,310	261.9	B4/10
52	Braintree	39,044	261.2	B4/10
53	Canton	25,290	261.0	B4/10
54	Peabody	54,964	254.7	A3/10
55	Saugus	29,180	250.2	A3/10
56	Dartmouth	34,792	247.2	A3/10
57	Maynard	10,762	241.6	A3/10
58	Randolph	34,992	240.1	A3/10
59	Rockland	17,643	238.1	A3/10
60	Stoughton	29,430	237.9	A3/10
61	Dennis	15,263	235.9	A3/10
62	Raynham	16,119	235.7	A3/10
63	Weymouth	60,691	235.6	A3/10
64	Winchendon	10,671	234.3	A3/10
65	Foxborough	18,788	234.2	A3/10
66	Abington	17,261	231.7	A3/10
67	Westborough	22,591	225.8	A3/10
68	Burlington	27,124	224.9	A3/10
69	Acushnet	10,708	224.1	A3/10
70	Waltham	66,089	222.4	A3/10
71	Somerville	81,766	221.4	A3/10
72	Somerset	18,347	218.0	A3/10
73	Holbrook	11,467	218.0	A3/10
74	Sturbridge	10,135	217.1	A3/10
75	Bellingham	18,099	215.5	A3/10
76	Woburn	42,716	215.4	A3/10
77	Attleboro	47,111	212.3	A3/10
78	Natick	37,320	211.7	A3/10
79	East Longmeadow	16,714	209.4	A3/10
80	Plainville	10,074	208.5	A3/10
81	Seekonk	16,083	205.2	A3/10
82	Westfield	41,270	193.8	A3/10
83	Pepperell	11,924	184.5	A3/10
84	Mashpee	15,804	183.5	A3/10
85	Nantucket	14,742	183.2	A3/10
86	Methuen	54,623	181.2	A3/10
87	South Hadley	18,513	178.3	A2/10
88	Medford	59,601	177.8	A2/10
89	Ludlow	21,304	173.7	A2/10
90	Norwood	31,704	170.3	A2/10
91	Beverly	43,024	167.3	A2/10
92	Wilbraham	14,798	162.2	A2/10
93	Amherst	46,304	162.0	A2/10
94	Millbury	14,328	160.5	A2/10
95	Dudley	11,971	158.7	A2/10
96	Hudson	20,237	158.1	A2/10
97	Melrose	29,912	157.1	A2/10
98	Watertown	35,885	153.3	A2/10
99	Stoneham	23,173	151.0	A2/10
100	Wilmington	23,869	150.8	A2/10
101	Dracut	32,821	149.3	A2/10
102	Medfield	13,434	148.9	A2/10
103	Easton	25,941	146.5	A2/10
104	Sandwich	20,517	146.2	A2/10
105	Marblehead	20,645	145.3	A2/10
106	Belchertown	15,380	143.0	A2/10
107	Danvers	28,375	137.4	A2/10
108	North Andover	32,474	135.5	A2/10
109	Wakefield	29,706	134.7	A2/10
110	Ipswich	14,215	133.7	A2/10
111	Walpole	26,268	133.2	A2/10
112	Chelmsford	37,003	132.4	A2/10
113	Wrentham	12,906	131.7	A2/10
114	Swansea	17,772	129.4	A2/10
115	Winthrop	18,566	129.3	A2/10
116	Hingham	24,620	125.9	A2/10
117	Westport	16,811	119.0	A1/10
118	Charlton	13,672	117.0	A1/10
119	Mansfield	24,311	115.2	A1/10
120	Duxbury	16,527	115.0	A1/10
121	Norton	19,383	113.5	A1/10
122	Easthampton	16,018	112.4	A1/10
123	Tyngsboro	12,737	109.9	A1/10
124	Harwich	13,910	107.8	A1/10
125	Uxbridge	14,915	107.3	A1/10
126	Brookline	64,122	102.9	A1/10
127	Carver	11,910	100.8	A1/10
128	Lynnfield	13,298	97.8	A1/10
129	Oxford	13,509	96.2	A1/10
130	Kingston	14,615	95.8	A1/10
131	Ashland	18,861	95.4	A1/10
132	Billerica	43,159	95.0	A1/10
133	Andover	37,152	94.2	A1/10
134	Hanover	14,863	94.2	A1/10
135	Hanson	10,712	93.4	A1/10
136	Medway	13,993	92.9	A1/10
137	Pembroke	18,610	91.3	A1/10
138	Amesbury	17,607	90.9	A1/10
139	Middleton	10,115	89.0	A1/10
140	Rehoboth	13,766	87.2	A1/10
141	Hopkinton	20,171	84.3	A1/10
142	Swampscott	15,907	81.7	A1/10
143	Wayland	13,959	78.8	A1/10
144	Brewster	10,453	76.5	A1/10
145	Lunenburg	12,029	74.8	A1/10
146	Bridgewater	29,465	74.7	A1/10
147	Spencer	12,090	74.4	A1/10
148	Lakeville	12,414	72.5	A1/10
149	Northbridge	16,813	71.4	A1/10
150	Franklin	34,015	70.6	A1/10
151	Salem	46,067	69.5	A1/10
152	Grafton	20,464	68.4	A1/10
153	North Reading	16,531	66.5	A1/10
154	Littleton	10,561	66.3	A1/10
155	Acton	24,506	65.3	A1/10
156	Lexington	34,350	61.1	A1/10
157	North Attleboro	31,227	57.6	A1/10
158	Southborough	10,620	56.5	A1/10
159	Arlington	46,956	55.4	A1/10
160	Sudbury	19,939	55.2	A1/10
161	Holden	20,322	54.1	A1/10
162	Norwell	11,498	52.2	A1/10
163	Milton	28,832	52.0	A1/10
164	Needham	32,779	51.9	A1/10
165	Belmont	27,280	51.3	A1/10
166	Scituate	19,677	50.8	A1/10
167	Norfolk	11,824	50.7	A1/10
168	Marshfield	26,033	49.9	A1/10
169	Concord	18,335	49.1	A1/10
170	Newton	89,935	48.9	A1/10
171	Newburyport	19,232	46.8	A1/10
172	Clinton	15,864	44.1	A1/10
173	Groton	11,487	43.5	A1/10
174	East Bridgewater	14,502	41.4	A1/10
175	Reading	25,871	38.7	A1/10
176	Longmeadow	15,646	38.3	A1/10
177	Wellesley	31,973	34.4	A1/10
178	Weston	11,975	33.4	A1/10
179	Westford	25,043	31.9	A1/10
180	Northborough	15,975	31.3	A1/10
181	Shrewsbury	39,837	30.1	A1/10
182	Westwood	16,565	24.1	A1/10
183	Sharon	18,765	21.3	A1/10
184	Holliston	15,399	19.5	A1/10
185	Winchester	23,238	17.2	A1/10
186	Bedford	14,659	13.6	A1/10

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Cities are ranked by the FBI's reported violent crime rate per 100,000 residents for the most recent fully-reported year (see individual city pages for the year shown). The list is restricted to cities with population ≥ 10,000 that report to the FBI's National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer. Refreshed every six months.