Highest Crime in Massachusetts

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Highest Crime — Massachusetts

1 Bliss Corner 1,257.3 per 1K

2 Springfield 905.3 per 1K

3 Fall River 867.9 per 1K

4 Holyoke 858.7 per 1K

5 Brockton 820.7 per 1K

6 Boston 725.7 per 1K

7 Webster 720.8 per 1K

8 Pittsfield 709.8 per 1K

9 Lawrence 674.2 per 1K

10 Chelsea 666.7 per 1K

11 New Bedford 663.8 per 1K

12 Worcester 629.9 per 1K

13 Chicopee 614.9 per 1K

14 Leominster 574.1 per 1K

15 North Adams 562.5 per 1K

16 Fitchburg 534.2 per 1K

17 Haverhill 524.0 per 1K

18 Everett 519.1 per 1K

19 Ware 499.8 per 1K

20 Lynn 492.3 per 1K

21 West Springfield Town 482.1 per 1K

22 Greenfield 481.0 per 1K

23 Southbridge Town 469.5 per 1K

24 South Yarmouth 469.0 per 1K

25 West Yarmouth 469.0 per 1K

26 Yarmouth Port 469.0 per 1K

27 Hull 451.8 per 1K

28 Northampton 414.1 per 1K

29 Palmer Town 407.9 per 1K

30 Framingham 406.1 per 1K

31 Barnstable Town 404.3 per 1K

32 Athol 402.4 per 1K

33 Quincy 398.5 per 1K

34 Taunton 380.5 per 1K

35 Marlborough 375.6 per 1K

36 Middleborough Center 369.6 per 1K

37 Lowell 363.5 per 1K

38 East Falmouth 355.8 per 1K

39 Gardner 339.3 per 1K

40 Hudson 337.1 per 1K

41 Plymouth 326.9 per 1K

42 Adams 323.9 per 1K

43 Revere 322.4 per 1K

44 Holbrook 300.3 per 1K

45 Weymouth Town 294.2 per 1K

46 Agawam Town 285.4 per 1K

47 Cambridge 278.6 per 1K

48 Attleboro 273.6 per 1K

49 Malden 266.7 per 1K

50 Saugus 253.7 per 1K

51 Amherst Town 250.0 per 1K

52 Salem 248.6 per 1K

53 North Attleborough Town 242.7 per 1K

54 Randolph Town 238.5 per 1K

55 Somerset 238.4 per 1K

56 Nantucket 237.0 per 1K

57 Peabody 231.6 per 1K

58 Easthampton Town 231.6 per 1K

59 Maynard 225.3 per 1K

60 Bridgewater Town 216.4 per 1K

61 Oxford 207.5 per 1K

62 Somerville 203.3 per 1K

63 Medford 201.8 per 1K

64 Westfield 200.0 per 1K

65 Foxborough 198.5 per 1K

66 Winthrop Town 198.0 per 1K

67 Walpole 194.8 per 1K

68 West Concord 191.2 per 1K

69 Gloucester 191.0 per 1K

70 Methuen Town 187.3 per 1K

71 Salisbury 177.6 per 1K

72 Woburn 173.9 per 1K

73 Milford 165.4 per 1K

74 East Harwich 163.9 per 1K

75 Waltham 162.6 per 1K

76 Norwood 161.0 per 1K

77 Burlington 154.7 per 1K

78 Kingston 152.6 per 1K

79 Stoneham 145.2 per 1K

80 Pinehurst 143.6 per 1K

81 Whitinsville 142.5 per 1K

82 Amesbury Town 142.1 per 1K

83 Danvers 141.0 per 1K

84 Abington 139.8 per 1K

85 Wakefield 136.1 per 1K

86 Wilmington 133.8 per 1K

87 North Scituate 130.5 per 1K

88 Newburyport 126.7 per 1K

89 Hingham 125.2 per 1K

90 Braintree Town 121.2 per 1K

91 Melrose 113.8 per 1K

92 Beverly 111.1 per 1K

93 Marblehead 106.9 per 1K

94 Brookline 96.7 per 1K

95 Spencer 92.4 per 1K

96 Watertown Town 80.1 per 1K

97 Scituate 74.6 per 1K

98 Arlington 74.5 per 1K

99 Longmeadow 63.5 per 1K

100 Newton 55.3 per 1K

Cities with the highest crime rates in Massachusetts face public safety challenges that affect residents' quality of life and economic development. Bliss Corner has 1,257.3 violent crimes per 1,000 residents.

High crime rates are often linked to economic factors including poverty, unemployment, income inequality, and limited access to education and social services. Addressing crime effectively requires tackling these underlying root causes alongside traditional law enforcement approaches.

Many cities on this list are actively implementing comprehensive safety strategies including community policing, violence intervention programs, youth mentorship, and economic development initiatives aimed at reducing the conditions that contribute to criminal activity.

Did You Know?

1. The violent crime rate in Bliss Corner is 314.3x the national average.
2. Crime rates have been declining nationally for decades — even cities on this list have generally seen improvements over time.
3. Violent crime is heavily concentrated in specific neighborhoods — most areas within these cities are considerably safer than the citywide statistics suggest.

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