Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2024

Updated on January 21, 2026.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, among Massachusetts cities with a population of at least 10K, North Adams had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,194.03), followed by Holyoke (1,041.01), Chelsea (978.93), Springfield (891.37), and Fall River (742.89).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2024, 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 2024

North Adams

Holyoke

Chelsea

Springfield

Fall River

Ware

Greenfield

Webster

Boston

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Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2024

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Rank	City	Crime Rate Per 100K
1	North Adams	1194.03
2	Holyoke	1041.01
3	Chelsea	978.93
4	Springfield	891.37
5	Fall River	742.89
6	Ware	694.72
7	Greenfield	694.64
8	Webster	637.73
9	Boston	627.87
10	Brockton	599.16
11	Lynn	574.61
12	Chicopee	566.61
13	Lowell	532.47
14	Pittsfield	511.26
15	Fitchburg	486.63
16	Leominster	484.16
17	Athol	452.12
18	Taunton	447.68
19	Northampton	445.06
20	Revere	444.80
21	Lawrence	439.73
22	Cambridge	436.71
23	Middleboro	427.21
24	Marlborough	421.20
25	West Springfield	415.25
26	Haverhill	411.07
27	Barnstable	410.38
28	Auburn	408.83
29	Palmer	374.98
30	Southbridge	366.52
31	New Bedford	353.20
32	Everett	347.87
33	Quincy	335.10
34	Gardner	328.82
35	Framingham	325.48
36	Plymouth	322.60
37	Holbrook	314.08
38	Leicester	310.42
39	Yarmouth	296.69
40	Whitman	293.56
41	Wareham	292.26
42	Malden	292.22
43	Canton	289.90
44	Agawam	286.99
45	Milford	285.72
46	Braintree	284.48
47	Falmouth	283.38
48	Foxborough	282.02
49	Gloucester	277.79
50	Bourne	274.57
51	Dedham	272.14
52	Plainville	268.63
53	Rockland	263.11
54	Hull	261.88
55	Stoughton	258.42
56	Peabody	254.71
57	Tewksbury	254.50
58	Waltham	251.96
59	Saugus	250.17
60	Dartmouth	250.06
61	Maynard	241.59
62	Randolph	240.06
63	Oxford	236.18
64	Dennis	235.87
65	Raynham	235.75
66	Winchendon	234.28
67	Abington	231.74
68	Westborough	225.75
69	Burlington	224.89
70	Weymouth	223.68
71	Somerville	221.36
72	Attleboro	220.62
73	Sturbridge	217.07
74	Kingston	216.92
75	Bellingham	215.48
76	Woburn	215.38
77	Natick	213.09
78	Seekonk	211.40
79	East Longmeadow	209.41
80	Belchertown	208.62
81	Easthampton	206.47
82	Nantucket	202.85
83	South Hadley	193.27
84	Westfield	191.42
85	Mashpee	183.50
86	Medford	179.53
87	Lakeville	178.24
88	Methuen	175.75
89	Wakefield	174.86
90	Ludlow	173.68
91	Beverly	167.35
92	Norwood	167.17
93	Wilmington	165.71
94	Amesbury	164.60
95	Wilbraham	162.18
96	Amherst	159.81
97	Norton	159.10
98	Hudson	158.13
99	Winthrop	157.95
100	Sandwich	157.66
101	Fairhaven	154.64
102	Millbury	153.55
103	Watertown	153.27
104	Salem	152.32
105	Somerset	151.16
106	Stoneham	151.04
107	Dracut	149.29
108	Medfield	148.88
109	Easton	146.49
110	Marblehead	145.31
111	Marshfield	144.83
112	Dudley	141.04
113	North Andover	138.57
114	Danvers	137.45
115	Ipswich	133.66
116	Walpole	133.24
117	Wrentham	131.72
118	Acushnet	129.43
119	Swansea	129.42
120	Hingham	125.91
121	East Bridgewater	122.69
122	Brewster	122.64
123	Chelmsford	122.30
124	Hanson	120.68
125	Westport	118.97
126	Charlton	117.03
127	Mansfield	115.17
128	Duxbury	114.96
129	Tyngsboro	109.92
130	Pepperell	108.61
131	Harwich	107.84
132	Lunenburg	107.48
133	Uxbridge	107.28
134	Hanover	106.61
135	Billerica	101.58
136	Carver	100.76
137	Melrose	100.73
138	Brookline	99.81
139	Lynnfield	97.76
140	Ashland	95.44
141	North Attleboro	95.04
142	Franklin	94.91
143	Longmeadow	94.45
144	Andover	94.21
145	Pembroke	91.35
146	Middleton	88.98
147	Rehoboth	86.68
148	Hopkinton	84.28
149	Spencer	82.44
150	Swampscott	81.72
151	Wayland	78.80
152	Bridgewater	74.67
153	Northbridge	71.37
154	Grafton	68.41
155	Westford	68.15
156	North Reading	66.54
157	Acton	65.29
158	Medway	64.38
159	Weston	58.14
160	Littleton	57.23
161	Southborough	56.50
162	Arlington	55.37
163	Sudbury	55.17
164	Holden	54.13
165	Lexington	52.40
166	Norwell	52.18
167	Milton	52.03
168	Needham	51.86
169	Belmont	51.32
170	Norfolk	50.74
171	Concord	49.09
172	Newton	48.92
173	Wellesley	46.92
174	Newburyport	46.80
175	Clinton	44.13
176	Groton	43.53
177	Westwood	42.29
178	Scituate	40.54
179	Reading	38.65
180	Sharon	37.33
181	Holliston	32.66
182	Shrewsbury	30.12
183	Winchester	17.21
184	Worcester	16.48
185	Bedford	13.64
186	Northborough	12.52