What is the safest city in Massachusetts?

Based on 2024 FBI data, Boxford is the safest city in Massachusetts with a violent crime rate of 0.0 per 100,000 residents.

What is the most dangerous city in Massachusetts?

North Adams has the highest violent crime rate in Massachusetts at 1194.0 per 100,000 residents in 2024.

How many cities in Massachusetts report crime data?

322 cities in Massachusetts reported crime data to the FBI in 2024.

Safest Cities in Massachusetts (2024)

Ranked by violent crime rate per 100,000 residents from 2024 FBI data. Massachusetts has 322 cities reporting crime data, with a statewide violent crime rate of 314.7 per 100K.

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Cities Tracked

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Safest City Rate

144.8

Median City Rate

1194.0

Highest Rate

Top 25 Safest Cities in Massachusetts

#	City	Population	Violent Rate	Murder Rate	Property Rate	Grade
1	Boxford	8,291	0.0	0.0	144.7	A
2	Lincoln	6,985	0.0	0.0	229.1	A
3	Topsfield	6,664	0.0	0.0	255.1	A
4	Millis	9,370	10.7	0.0	85.4	A
5	Northborough	15,975	12.5	0.0	187.8	A
6	Bedford	14,659	13.6	13.6	443.4	A
7	Merrimac	6,846	14.6	0.0	219.1	A
8	Winchester	23,238	17.2	0.0	383.0	A
9	Manchester-by-the-Sea	5,501	18.2	0.0	236.3	A
10	Marion	5,376	18.6	0.0	595.2	A
11	Groveland	6,869	29.1	0.0	43.7	A
12	Shrewsbury	39,837	30.1	0.0	642.6	A
13	Southampton	6,187	32.3	0.0	323.3	A
14	Holliston	15,309	32.7	0.0	182.9	A
15	Georgetown	8,597	34.9	0.0	314.1	B+
16	Upton	8,575	35.0	0.0	105.0	B+
17	Sharon	18,754	37.3	0.0	239.9	B+
18	Reading	25,871	38.7	0.0	533.4	B+
19	Scituate	19,735	40.5	0.0	116.5	B+
20	Rockport	7,120	42.1	0.0	126.4	B+
21	Westwood	16,551	42.3	0.0	1148.0	B+
22	Groton	11,487	43.5	0.0	191.5	B+
23	Clinton	15,864	44.1	0.0	56.7	B+
24	Newburyport	19,232	46.8	0.0	395.2	B+
25	Wellesley	31,973	46.9	0.0	484.8	B+

Most Dangerous Cities in Massachusetts

#	City	Population	Violent Rate	Murder Rate	Grade
1	North Adams	12,395	1194.0	0.0	F
2	Holyoke	38,232	1041.0	7.8	F
3	Chelsea	38,307	978.9	5.2	F
4	Springfield	155,491	891.4	10.9	F
5	Fall River	95,573	742.9	3.1	F
6	Ware	10,076	694.7	0.0	F
7	Greenfield	17,419	694.6	5.7	F
8	Webster	17,876	637.7	0.0	F
9	Boston	659,049	627.9	3.6	F
10	Worcester	206,575	602.7	5.3	F
11	Brockton	106,650	599.2	7.5	F
12	Lynn	103,200	574.6	2.9	F
13	Chicopee	55,770	566.6	7.2	F
14	Lowell	116,062	532.5	4.3	F
15	Pittsfield	42,835	511.3	4.7	F

All 322 Cities in Massachusetts

Complete list ranked from safest to most dangerous.

Show all 322 cities

#	City	Pop.	Violent Rate	Grade
1	Boxford	8,291	0.0	A
2	Lincoln	6,985	0.0	A
3	Topsfield	6,664	0.0	A
4	West Newbury	4,716	0.0	A
5	Hinsdale	1,890	0.0	A
6	Wales	1,831	0.0	A
7	Buckland	1,810	0.0	A
8	Colrain	1,638	0.0	A
9	Westhampton	1,629	0.0	A
10	Granville	1,553	0.0	A
11	Chester	1,231	0.0	A
12	Worthington	1,175	0.0	A
13	Chesterfield	1,169	0.0	A
14	Goshen	939	0.0	A
15	Montgomery	828	0.0	A
16	Savoy	647	0.0	A
17	Tolland	477	0.0	A
18	Rowe	420	0.0	A
19	Tyringham	417	0.0	A
20	Millis	9,370	10.7	A
21	Northborough	15,975	12.5	A
22	Bedford	14,659	13.6	A
23	Merrimac	6,846	14.6	A
24	Winchester	23,238	17.2	A
25	Manchester-by-the-Sea	5,501	18.2	A
26	Marion	5,376	18.6	A
27	Sherborn	4,491	22.3	A
28	Groveland	6,869	29.1	A
29	Shrewsbury	39,837	30.1	A
30	Millville	3,198	31.3	A
31	Cheshire	3,176	31.5	A
32	Southampton	6,187	32.3	A
33	Holliston	15,309	32.7	A
34	Georgetown	8,597	34.9	B+
35	Upton	8,575	35.0	B+
36	Sharon	18,754	37.3	B+
37	Reading	25,871	38.7	B+
38	Scituate	19,735	40.5	B+
39	Rockport	7,120	42.1	B+
40	Westwood	16,551	42.3	B+
41	Groton	11,487	43.5	B+
42	Clinton	15,864	44.1	B+
43	Newburyport	19,232	46.8	B+
44	Wellesley	31,973	46.9	B+
45	Newton	89,935	48.9	B+
46	Concord	18,335	49.1	B+
47	Granby	6,046	49.6	B+
48	Rochester	6,032	49.7	B+
49	Norfolk	11,824	50.7	B+
50	Belmont	27,280	51.3	B+
51	Needham	32,779	51.9	B+
52	Milton	28,832	52.0	B+
53	Norwell	11,498	52.2	B+
54	Lexington	34,350	52.4	B+
55	Shelburne	1,876	53.3	B+
56	Holden	20,322	54.1	B+
57	Sudbury	19,939	55.2	B+
58	Arlington	46,956	55.4	B+
59	Stow	7,198	55.6	B+
60	Princeton	3,579	55.9	B+
61	Harvard	7,086	56.4	B+
62	Southborough	10,620	56.5	B+
63	Carlisle	5,276	56.9	B+
64	Littleton	10,485	57.2	B+
65	Weston	12,041	58.1	B+
66	Shutesbury	1,721	58.1	B+
67	Paxton	5,135	58.4	B+
68	Mattapoisett	6,827	58.6	B+
69	Ashfield	1,691	59.1	B+
70	Hampden	5,002	60.0	B+
71	Hatfield	3,313	60.4	B+
72	Ashby	3,262	61.3	B+
73	Whately	1,628	61.4	B+
74	Otis	1,614	62.0	B+
75	Rowley	6,369	62.8	B+
76	Medway	13,980	64.4	B+
77	Hamilton	7,738	64.6	B+
78	Hopedale	6,149	65.1	B+
79	Acton	24,506	65.3	B+
80	North Reading	16,531	66.5	B+
81	Hubbardston	4,438	67.6	B
82	Westford	24,946	68.1	B
83	Grafton	20,464	68.4	B
84	Northfield	2,863	69.9	B
85	Northbridge	16,813	71.4	B
86	Southwick	9,378	74.6	B
87	Bridgewater	29,465	74.7	B
88	Halifax	7,855	76.4	B
89	Wayland	13,959	78.8	B
90	Truro	2,537	78.8	B
91	Lenox	5,054	79.1	B
92	Pelham	1,259	79.4	B
93	Swampscott	15,907	81.7	B
94	Cohasset	8,555	81.8	B
95	Spencer	12,130	82.4	B
96	Hopkinton	20,171	84.3	B
97	Berlin	3,544	84.7	B
98	Rehoboth	13,844	86.7	B
99	Middleton	10,115	89.0	B
100	Pembroke	18,610	91.3	B
101	Monterey	1,082	92.4	B
102	Andover	37,152	94.2	B
103	Longmeadow	15,881	94.5	B
104	Sterling	8,437	94.8	B
105	Franklin	33,716	94.9	B
106	North Attleboro	31,565	95.0	B
107	Ashland	18,861	95.4	B
108	Williamstown	7,341	95.4	B
109	Lynnfield	13,298	97.8	B
110	New Braintree	1,012	98.8	B
111	Wenham	5,058	98.9	B
112	Brookline	64,122	99.8	B
113	Melrose	29,784	100.7	B
114	Carver	11,910	100.8	B
115	Newbury	6,911	101.3	B
116	Billerica	42,332	101.6	B
117	Shirley	6,857	102.1	B
118	Rutland	9,721	102.9	B
119	Bernardston	2,849	105.3	C+
120	Brimfield	3,779	105.8	C+
121	Ashburnham	6,572	106.5	C+
122	Hanover	15,008	106.6	C+
123	Uxbridge	14,915	107.3	C+
124	Leverett	1,862	107.4	C+
125	Lunenburg	12,095	107.5	C+
126	Harwich	13,910	107.8	C+
127	Pepperell	11,970	108.6	C+
128	Townsend	9,139	109.4	C+
129	Tyngsboro	12,737	109.9	C+
130	West Boylston	7,990	112.6	C+
131	Dalton	6,161	113.6	C+
132	Berkley	6,969	114.8	C+
133	Duxbury	16,527	115.0	C+
134	Holland	2,608	115.0	C+
135	Mansfield	24,311	115.2	C+
136	Charlton	13,672	117.0	C+
137	Blackstone	9,391	117.1	C+
138	Templeton	8,457	118.2	C+
139	Westport	16,811	119.0	C+
140	Erving	1,665	120.1	C+
141	Hanson	10,772	120.7	C+
142	Chelmsford	36,795	122.3	C+
143	Brewster	10,600	122.6	C+
144	East Bridgewater	14,671	122.7	C+
145	Mendon	6,486	123.3	C+
146	Sutton	9,643	124.4	C+
147	Hingham	24,620	125.9	C+
148	West Brookfield	3,924	127.4	C+
149	Warwick	774	129.2	C+
150	Swansea	17,772	129.4	C+
151	Acushnet	10,817	129.4	C+
152	Wrentham	12,906	131.7	C+
153	Walpole	26,268	133.2	C+
154	Ipswich	14,215	133.7	C+
155	New Marlborough	1,495	133.8	C+
156	Wellfleet	3,717	134.5	C+
157	Danvers	28,375	137.4	C+
158	North Andover	32,474	138.6	C+
159	West Bridgewater	7,817	140.7	C+
160	Dudley	12,053	141.0	C+
161	Lancaster	9,104	142.8	C+
162	Marshfield	26,238	144.8	C+
163	Marblehead	20,645	145.3	C
164	Easton	25,941	146.5	C
165	Medfield	13,434	148.9	C
166	Dracut	32,821	149.3	C
167	Stockbridge	1,988	150.9	C
168	Stoneham	23,173	151.0	C
169	Dover	5,957	151.1	C
170	Somerset	18,524	151.2	C
171	Salem	45,955	152.3	C
172	Royalston	1,308	152.9	C
173	Orleans	6,533	153.1	C
174	Watertown	35,885	153.3	C
175	Millbury	14,328	153.5	C
176	Fairhaven	16,167	154.6	C
177	Oakham	1,934	155.1	C
178	Sandwich	20,931	157.7	C
179	Winthrop	18,360	158.0	C
180	Chilmark	1,266	158.0	C
181	Hudson	20,237	158.1	C
182	Norton	19,484	159.1	C
183	Amherst	46,304	159.8	C
184	Wilbraham	14,798	162.2	C
185	Boxborough	5,540	162.5	C
186	Williamsburg	2,459	162.7	C
187	Westminster	8,586	163.1	C
188	West Tisbury	3,679	163.1	C
189	Amesbury	17,618	164.6	C
190	Wilmington	23,535	165.7	C
191	Lanesboro	2,994	167.0	C
192	Norwood	31,704	167.2	C
193	Beverly	43,024	167.3	C
194	Douglas	9,500	168.4	C
195	Eastham	5,932	168.6	C
196	Bolton	5,871	170.3	C
197	Brookfield	3,516	170.6	C
198	Dunstable	3,489	172.0	C
199	Ludlow	21,304	173.7	C
200	Wakefield	28,594	174.9	C
201	Chatham	6,843	175.4	C
202	Methuen	54,623	175.8	C
203	Boylston	5,107	176.2	C
204	Lakeville	12,343	178.2	C
205	Dighton	8,362	179.4	C
206	Medford	59,601	179.5	C
207	Salisbury	9,448	179.9	C
208	Russell	1,657	181.1	C
209	Clarksburg	1,638	183.2	C
210	Mashpee	15,804	183.5	C
211	Avon	4,798	187.6	C
212	Westfield	41,270	191.4	C
213	Sunderland	3,630	192.8	C
214	South Hadley	18,627	193.3	C
215	Nantucket	14,789	202.9	D+
216	Easthampton	15,983	206.5	D+
217	Belchertown	15,339	208.6	D+
218	Becket	1,917	208.7	D+
219	East Longmeadow	16,714	209.4	D+
220	Seekonk	16,083	211.4	D+
221	Natick	37,073	213.1	D+
222	Woburn	42,716	215.4	D+
223	Warren	5,106	215.4	D+
224	Bellingham	18,099	215.5	D+
225	Kingston	14,291	216.9	D+
226	Sturbridge	10,135	217.1	D+
227	Egremont	1,371	218.8	D+
228	Aquinnah	456	219.3	D+
229	Attleboro	47,594	220.6	D+
230	Hardwick	2,715	221.0	D+
231	Somerville	81,766	221.4	D+
232	Great Barrington	7,198	222.3	D+
233	Weymouth	60,802	223.7	D+
234	Burlington	27,124	224.9	D+
235	Westborough	22,591	225.8	D+
236	Lee	5,666	229.4	D+
237	Abington	17,261	231.7	D+
238	Winchendon	10,671	234.3	D+
239	Plympton	2,988	234.3	D+
240	Raynham	16,119	235.7	D+
241	Dennis	15,263	235.9	D+
242	Oxford	13,549	236.2	D+
243	Randolph	34,992	240.1	D+
244	Maynard	10,762	241.6	D+
245	Dartmouth	34,792	250.1	D+
246	Saugus	29,180	250.2	D+
247	Waltham	65,488	252.0	D+
248	Tewksbury	31,827	254.5	D+
249	Peabody	54,964	254.7	D+
250	Stoughton	29,410	258.4	D+
251	Hull	10,310	261.9	D+
252	Rockland	17,863	263.1	D+
253	Nahant	3,352	268.5	D
254	Plainville	10,051	268.6	D
255	Dedham	25,355	272.1	D
256	Bourne	21,124	274.6	D
257	Adams	7,947	276.8	D
258	Gloucester	30,599	277.8	D
259	Foxborough	18,793	282.0	D
260	Falmouth	33,877	283.4	D
261	Braintree	39,018	284.5	D
262	Milford	30,799	285.7	D
263	Agawam	28,921	287.0	D
264	Canton	25,181	289.9	D
265	Essex	3,770	291.8	D
266	Malden	66,046	292.2	D
267	Wareham	23,609	292.3	D
268	Whitman	15,670	293.6	D
269	Yarmouth	25,616	296.7	D
270	Deerfield	5,204	307.5	D
271	Ayer	8,729	309.3	D
272	Leicester	11,275	310.4	D
273	Holbrook	11,462	314.1	D
274	Orange	7,556	317.6	D
275	Barre	5,645	318.9	D
276	Plymouth	68,195	322.6	D
277	Framingham	73,123	325.5	D
278	Freetown	9,493	326.6	D
279	Gardner	21,288	328.8	D
280	Quincy	103,550	335.1	D
281	Everett	51,744	347.9	D
282	New Bedford	102,491	353.2	D
283	East Brookfield	2,236	357.8	D
284	Oak Bluffs	5,483	364.8	D
285	Southbridge	18,280	366.5	D
286	Provincetown	3,795	368.9	D
287	Palmer	12,534	375.0	F
288	Edgartown	5,419	387.5	F
289	Monson	8,262	399.4	F
290	Auburn	17,122	408.8	F
291	Barnstable	50,928	410.4	F
292	Haverhill	68,602	411.1	F
293	West Springfield	28,898	415.3	F
294	Marlborough	41,785	421.2	F
295	Middleboro	25,046	427.2	F
296	Montague	8,403	428.4	F
297	Cambridge	120,447	436.7	F
298	Lawrence	89,600	439.7	F
299	Revere	57,779	444.8	F
300	Northampton	30,108	445.1	F
301	Taunton	61,874	447.7	F
302	Gill	1,553	450.7	F
303	Athol	12,165	452.1	F
304	Hadley	5,264	455.9	F
305	Leominster	44,407	484.2	F
306	Fitchburg	42,332	486.6	F
307	Pittsfield	42,835	511.3	F
308	Lowell	116,062	532.5	F
309	Chicopee	55,770	566.6	F
310	Lynn	103,200	574.6	F
311	Brockton	106,650	599.2	F
312	Worcester	206,575	602.7	F
313	Boston	659,049	627.9	F
314	Webster	17,876	637.7	F
315	Tisbury	4,990	681.4	F
316	Greenfield	17,419	694.6	F
317	Ware	10,076	694.7	F
318	Fall River	95,573	742.9	F
319	Springfield	155,491	891.4	F
320	Chelsea	38,307	978.9	F
321	Holyoke	38,232	1041.0	F
322	North Adams	12,395	1194.0	F

Crime Composition in Massachusetts

How violent crime breaks down across cities reporting data in Massachusetts.

Agg. Assault: 79.4%

Robbery: 11.5%

Rape: 8.6%

Murder: 0.6%

State violent crime rate: 314.7/100K vs national average: 359.1/100K (12% below national average)

About This Data

Crime rates are from the FBI's 2024 Uniform Crime Report, the most recent data available. Rates are per 100,000 residents. Safety grades are based on national percentile ranking — an "A" means the city is safer than 80%+ of all US cities in our database.

Not all cities report to the FBI. Small agencies may have incomplete data. Always consider multiple years of data before drawing conclusions about a city's safety.

→ Most Dangerous Cities in Massachusetts → Massachusetts Crime Overview → Safest Cities in America → National Rankings → Safety Score Calculator

National demographic context: Crime and safety vary across racial and ethnic groups. Per-city demographic data is not published by the FBI, but national patterns show significant disparities. Full demographics | Racial disparities

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