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

142.8

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	West Newbury	4,716	0.0	0.0	381.7	A+
5	Hinsdale	1,890	0.0	0.0	211.6	A+
6	Wales	1,831	0.0	0.0	163.8	A+
7	Buckland	1,810	0.0	0.0	0.0	A+
8	Colrain	1,638	0.0	0.0	0.0	A+
9	Westhampton	1,629	0.0	0.0	306.9	A+
10	Granville	1,553	0.0	0.0	257.6	A+
11	Chester	1,231	0.0	0.0	0.0	A+
12	Worthington	1,175	0.0	0.0	0.0	A+
13	Chesterfield	1,169	0.0	0.0	171.1	A+
14	Goshen	939	0.0	0.0	0.0	A+
15	Montgomery	828	0.0	0.0	0.0	A+
16	Savoy	647	0.0	0.0	0.0	A
17	Tolland	477	0.0	0.0	209.6	A
18	Rowe	420	0.0	0.0	238.1	A
19	Tyringham	417	0.0	0.0	719.4	A
20	Millis	9,370	10.7	0.0	85.4	A
21	Northborough	15,975	12.5	0.0	187.8	A
22	Bedford	14,659	13.6	13.6	443.4	A
23	Merrimac	6,846	14.6	0.0	219.1	A
24	Worcester	212,425	16.5	7.5	0.0	A
25	Winchester	23,238	17.2	0.0	383.0	A

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	Tisbury	4,990	681.4	0.0	F
9	Webster	17,876	637.7	0.0	F
10	Boston	659,049	627.9	3.6	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	Worcester	212,425	16.5	A
25	Winchester	23,238	17.2	A
26	Manchester-by-the-Sea	5,501	18.2	A
27	Marion	5,376	18.6	A
28	Sherborn	4,491	22.3	A
29	Groveland	6,869	29.1	A
30	Shrewsbury	39,837	30.1	A
31	Millville	3,198	31.3	A
32	Cheshire	3,176	31.5	A
33	Southampton	6,187	32.3	A
34	Holliston	15,309	32.7	A
35	Georgetown	8,597	34.9	A
36	Upton	8,575	35.0	A
37	Sharon	18,754	37.3	A
38	Reading	25,871	38.7	B+
39	Scituate	19,735	40.5	B+
40	Rockport	7,120	42.1	B+
41	Westwood	16,551	42.3	B+
42	Groton	11,487	43.5	B+
43	Clinton	15,864	44.1	B+
44	Newburyport	19,232	46.8	B+
45	Wellesley	31,973	46.9	B+
46	Newton	89,935	48.9	B+
47	Concord	18,335	49.1	B+
48	Granby	6,046	49.6	B+
49	Rochester	6,032	49.7	B+
50	Norfolk	11,824	50.7	B+
51	Belmont	27,280	51.3	B+
52	Needham	32,779	51.9	B+
53	Milton	28,832	52.0	B+
54	Norwell	11,498	52.2	B+
55	Lexington	34,350	52.4	B+
56	Shelburne	1,876	53.3	B+
57	Holden	20,322	54.1	B+
58	Sudbury	19,939	55.2	B+
59	Arlington	46,956	55.4	B+
60	Stow	7,198	55.6	B+
61	Princeton	3,579	55.9	B+
62	Harvard	7,086	56.4	B+
63	Southborough	10,620	56.5	B+
64	Carlisle	5,276	56.9	B+
65	Littleton	10,485	57.2	B+
66	Weston	12,041	58.1	B+
67	Shutesbury	1,721	58.1	B+
68	Paxton	5,135	58.4	B+
69	Mattapoisett	6,827	58.6	B+
70	Ashfield	1,691	59.1	B+
71	Hampden	5,002	60.0	B+
72	Hatfield	3,313	60.4	B+
73	Ashby	3,262	61.3	B+
74	Whately	1,628	61.4	B+
75	Otis	1,614	62.0	B+
76	Rowley	6,369	62.8	B+
77	Medway	13,980	64.4	B+
78	Hamilton	7,738	64.6	B+
79	Hopedale	6,149	65.1	B+
80	Acton	24,506	65.3	B+
81	North Reading	16,531	66.5	B+
82	Hubbardston	4,438	67.6	B+
83	Westford	24,946	68.1	B+
84	Grafton	20,464	68.4	B+
85	Northfield	2,863	69.9	B+
86	Northbridge	16,813	71.4	B
87	Southwick	9,378	74.6	B
88	Bridgewater	29,465	74.7	B
89	Halifax	7,855	76.4	B
90	Wayland	13,959	78.8	B
91	Truro	2,537	78.8	B
92	Lenox	5,054	79.1	B
93	Pelham	1,259	79.4	B
94	Swampscott	15,907	81.7	B
95	Cohasset	8,555	81.8	B
96	Spencer	12,130	82.4	B
97	Hopkinton	20,171	84.3	B
98	Berlin	3,544	84.7	B
99	Rehoboth	13,844	86.7	B
100	Middleton	10,115	89.0	B
101	Pembroke	18,610	91.3	B
102	Monterey	1,082	92.4	B
103	Andover	37,152	94.2	B
104	Longmeadow	15,881	94.5	B
105	Sterling	8,437	94.8	B
106	Franklin	33,716	94.9	B
107	North Attleboro	31,565	95.0	B
108	Ashland	18,861	95.4	B
109	Williamstown	7,341	95.4	B
110	Lynnfield	13,298	97.8	B
111	New Braintree	1,012	98.8	B
112	Wenham	5,058	98.9	B
113	Brookline	64,122	99.8	B
114	Melrose	29,784	100.7	B
115	Carver	11,910	100.8	B
116	Newbury	6,911	101.3	B
117	Billerica	42,332	101.6	B
118	Shirley	6,857	102.1	B
119	Rutland	9,721	102.9	B
120	Bernardston	2,849	105.3	B
121	Brimfield	3,779	105.8	B
122	Ashburnham	6,572	106.5	C+
123	Hanover	15,008	106.6	C+
124	Uxbridge	14,915	107.3	C+
125	Leverett	1,862	107.4	C+
126	Lunenburg	12,095	107.5	C+
127	Harwich	13,910	107.8	C+
128	Pepperell	11,970	108.6	C+
129	Townsend	9,139	109.4	C+
130	Tyngsboro	12,737	109.9	C+
131	West Boylston	7,990	112.6	C+
132	Dalton	6,161	113.6	C+
133	Berkley	6,969	114.8	C+
134	Duxbury	16,527	115.0	C+
135	Holland	2,608	115.0	C+
136	Mansfield	24,311	115.2	C+
137	Charlton	13,672	117.0	C+
138	Blackstone	9,391	117.1	C+
139	Templeton	8,457	118.2	C+
140	Westport	16,811	119.0	C+
141	Erving	1,665	120.1	C+
142	Hanson	10,772	120.7	C+
143	Chelmsford	36,795	122.3	C+
144	Brewster	10,600	122.6	C+
145	East Bridgewater	14,671	122.7	C+
146	Mendon	6,486	123.3	C+
147	Sutton	9,643	124.4	C+
148	Hingham	24,620	125.9	C+
149	West Brookfield	3,924	127.4	C+
150	Warwick	774	129.2	C+
151	Swansea	17,772	129.4	C+
152	Acushnet	10,817	129.4	C+
153	Wrentham	12,906	131.7	C+
154	Walpole	26,268	133.2	C+
155	Ipswich	14,215	133.7	C+
156	New Marlborough	1,495	133.8	C+
157	Wellfleet	3,717	134.5	C+
158	Danvers	28,375	137.4	C+
159	North Andover	32,474	138.6	C+
160	West Bridgewater	7,817	140.7	C+
161	Dudley	12,053	141.0	C+
162	Lancaster	9,104	142.8	C+
163	Marshfield	26,238	144.8	C+
164	Marblehead	20,645	145.3	C+
165	Easton	25,941	146.5	C+
166	Medfield	13,434	148.9	C
167	Dracut	32,821	149.3	C
168	Stockbridge	1,988	150.9	C
169	Stoneham	23,173	151.0	C
170	Dover	5,957	151.1	C
171	Somerset	18,524	151.2	C
172	Salem	45,955	152.3	C
173	Royalston	1,308	152.9	C
174	Orleans	6,533	153.1	C
175	Watertown	35,885	153.3	C
176	Millbury	14,328	153.5	C
177	Fairhaven	16,167	154.6	C
178	Oakham	1,934	155.1	C
179	Sandwich	20,931	157.7	C
180	Winthrop	18,360	158.0	C
181	Chilmark	1,266	158.0	C
182	Hudson	20,237	158.1	C
183	Norton	19,484	159.1	C
184	Amherst	46,304	159.8	C
185	Wilbraham	14,798	162.2	C
186	Boxborough	5,540	162.5	C
187	Williamsburg	2,459	162.7	C
188	Westminster	8,586	163.1	C
189	West Tisbury	3,679	163.1	C
190	Amesbury	17,618	164.6	C
191	Wilmington	23,535	165.7	C
192	Lanesboro	2,994	167.0	C
193	Norwood	31,704	167.2	C
194	Beverly	43,024	167.3	C
195	Douglas	9,500	168.4	C
196	Eastham	5,932	168.6	C
197	Bolton	5,871	170.3	C
198	Brookfield	3,516	170.6	C
199	Dunstable	3,489	172.0	C
200	Ludlow	21,304	173.7	C
201	Wakefield	28,594	174.9	C
202	Chatham	6,843	175.4	C
203	Methuen	54,623	175.8	C
204	Boylston	5,107	176.2	C
205	Lakeville	12,343	178.2	C
206	Dighton	8,362	179.4	C
207	Medford	59,601	179.5	C
208	Salisbury	9,448	179.9	C
209	Russell	1,657	181.1	C
210	Clarksburg	1,638	183.2	C
211	Mashpee	15,804	183.5	C
212	Avon	4,798	187.6	C
213	Westfield	41,270	191.4	C
214	Sunderland	3,630	192.8	C
215	South Hadley	18,627	193.3	C
216	Nantucket	14,789	202.9	D+
217	Easthampton	15,983	206.5	D+
218	Belchertown	15,339	208.6	D+
219	Becket	1,917	208.7	D+
220	East Longmeadow	16,714	209.4	D+
221	Seekonk	16,083	211.4	D+
222	Natick	37,073	213.1	D+
223	Woburn	42,716	215.4	D+
224	Warren	5,106	215.4	D+
225	Bellingham	18,099	215.5	D+
226	Kingston	14,291	216.9	D+
227	Sturbridge	10,135	217.1	D+
228	Egremont	1,371	218.8	D+
229	Aquinnah	456	219.3	D+
230	Attleboro	47,594	220.6	D+
231	Hardwick	2,715	221.0	D+
232	Somerville	81,766	221.4	D+
233	Great Barrington	7,198	222.3	D+
234	Weymouth	60,802	223.7	D+
235	Burlington	27,124	224.9	D+
236	Westborough	22,591	225.8	D+
237	Lee	5,666	229.4	D+
238	Abington	17,261	231.7	D+
239	Winchendon	10,671	234.3	D+
240	Plympton	2,988	234.3	D+
241	Raynham	16,119	235.7	D+
242	Dennis	15,263	235.9	D+
243	Oxford	13,549	236.2	D+
244	Randolph	34,992	240.1	D+
245	Maynard	10,762	241.6	D+
246	Dartmouth	34,792	250.1	D+
247	Saugus	29,180	250.2	D+
248	Waltham	65,488	252.0	D+
249	Tewksbury	31,827	254.5	D+
250	Peabody	54,964	254.7	D+
251	Stoughton	29,410	258.4	D+
252	Hull	10,310	261.9	D+
253	Rockland	17,863	263.1	D+
254	Nahant	3,352	268.5	D
255	Plainville	10,051	268.6	D
256	Dedham	25,355	272.1	D
257	Bourne	21,124	274.6	D
258	Adams	7,947	276.8	D
259	Gloucester	30,599	277.8	D
260	Foxborough	18,793	282.0	D
261	Falmouth	33,877	283.4	D
262	Braintree	39,018	284.5	D
263	Milford	30,799	285.7	D
264	Agawam	28,921	287.0	D
265	Canton	25,181	289.9	D
266	Essex	3,770	291.8	D
267	Malden	66,046	292.2	D
268	Wareham	23,609	292.3	D
269	Whitman	15,670	293.6	D
270	Yarmouth	25,616	296.7	D
271	Deerfield	5,204	307.5	D
272	Ayer	8,729	309.3	D
273	Leicester	11,275	310.4	D
274	Holbrook	11,462	314.1	D
275	Orange	7,556	317.6	D
276	Barre	5,645	318.9	D
277	Plymouth	68,195	322.6	D
278	Framingham	73,123	325.5	D
279	Freetown	9,493	326.6	D
280	Gardner	21,288	328.8	D
281	Quincy	103,550	335.1	D
282	Everett	51,744	347.9	D
283	New Bedford	102,491	353.2	D
284	East Brookfield	2,236	357.8	D
285	Oak Bluffs	5,483	364.8	D
286	Southbridge	18,280	366.5	D
287	Provincetown	3,795	368.9	D
288	Palmer	12,534	375.0	F
289	Edgartown	5,419	387.5	F
290	Monson	8,262	399.4	F
291	Auburn	17,122	408.8	F
292	Barnstable	50,928	410.4	F
293	Haverhill	68,602	411.1	F
294	West Springfield	28,898	415.3	F
295	Marlborough	41,785	421.2	F
296	Middleboro	25,046	427.2	F
297	Montague	8,403	428.4	F
298	Cambridge	120,447	436.7	F
299	Lawrence	89,600	439.7	F
300	Revere	57,779	444.8	F
301	Northampton	30,108	445.1	F
302	Taunton	61,874	447.7	F
303	Gill	1,553	450.7	F
304	Athol	12,165	452.1	F
305	Hadley	5,264	455.9	F
306	Leominster	44,407	484.2	F
307	Fitchburg	42,332	486.6	F
308	Pittsfield	42,835	511.3	F
309	Lowell	116,062	532.5	F
310	Chicopee	55,770	566.6	F
311	Lynn	103,200	574.6	F
312	Brockton	106,650	599.2	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

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.

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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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