Massachusetts Crime Grades: A-F Safety Ratings for 318 Cities (2024)

Statewide grade B

318 cities graded A+ through F based on 2024 FBI crime data. State overall score: 60/100 (Above Average).

What is Massachusetts’s crime safety grade?

Massachusetts earned an overall safety grade of B (score: 60/100, Above Average) based on 2024 FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program data, with a statewide violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 and property crime rate of 1101.2 per 100,000. PlainCrime graded 318 Massachusetts cities with reportable crime data against national benchmarks, producing an A+ through F score for each jurisdiction. Grades weigh violent and property crime rates: cities more than 50% below the national average typically earn A or A+, while cities significantly above average receive D or F ratings.

Across the 318 graded Massachusetts cities, 83 earned A+, 124 earned A, 67 received B, 26 landed at C, 10 received D, and 8 fell to F in the 2024 scoring. The highest-rated city is Chester with a A+ grade (score: 100/100, violent rate 0/100K). The lowest-rated city is Holyoke with a F grade (score: 0/100, violent rate 1041/100K).

Roughly 65% of graded cities in Massachusetts achieved an A or A+ rating, while 6% received a D or F. Cities missing from this table either did not submit complete 2024 UCR data, fell below the minimum population threshold for reliable rate calculation, or report through consolidated agencies that aggregate into county or regional totals instead of individual city figures. Grade boundaries use the national violent and property crime rate averages for 2024 as the reference point, so grades are directly comparable between Massachusetts and other states on the site.

A safety grade condenses several FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) measures into a single letter, ranking each state's violent and property crime rates against the national distribution rather than a fixed cutoff. A high grade therefore means a state compares well to its peers in a given year, not that it is free of crime. Grades move as the underlying rates move and as agency reporting completeness shifts from year to year. Two states with the same letter can have very different profiles: one may carry a higher violent-crime rate offset by low property crime, the other the reverse. Use the grade as a quick orientation, then read the component rates beneath it to see what is actually driving the number for this state.

A+

83 cities

124 cities

67 cities

26 cities

10 cities

8 cities

Chester

0
Colrain

0
Goshen

0
Montgomery

0
Savoy

0
Worthington

0
Boxford

0
Chesterfield

0

What this shows Chester reports the lowest violent-crime rate in Massachusetts. At 0 per 100K, it runs well below the Massachusetts average of 308.8. These eight cities anchor the safe end of the state.

#	Grade	City	Score	Violent Rate	Property Rate	Population
1	A+	Chester	100	0/100K	0/100K	1,231
2	A+	Colrain	100	0/100K	0/100K	1,638
3	A+	Goshen	100	0/100K	0/100K	939
4	A+	Montgomery	100	0/100K	0/100K	828
5	A+	Savoy	100	0/100K	0/100K	647
6	A+	Worthington	100	0/100K	0/100K	1,175
7	A+	Boxford	99	0/100K	144.7/100K	8,291
8	A+	Chesterfield	99	0/100K	171.1/100K	1,169
9	A+	Wales	99	0/100K	163.8/100K	1,831
10	A+	Granville	98	0/100K	257.6/100K	1,553
11	A+	Hinsdale	98	0/100K	211.6/100K	1,890
12	A+	Lincoln	98	0/100K	229.1/100K	6,985
13	A+	Rowe	98	0/100K	238.1/100K	420
14	A+	Tolland	98	0/100K	209.6/100K	477
15	A+	Topsfield	98	0/100K	255.1/100K	6,664
16	A+	Millis	98	10.7/100K	85.4/100K	9,370
17	A+	Worcester	98	16.5/100K	0/100K	212,425
18	A+	Westhampton	97	0/100K	306.9/100K	1,629
19	A+	West Newbury	97	0/100K	381.7/100K	4,716
20	A+	Northborough	97	12.5/100K	187.8/100K	15,975
21	A+	Merrimac	97	14.6/100K	219.1/100K	6,846
22	A+	Groveland	97	29.1/100K	43.7/100K	6,869
23	A+	Manchester-by-the-Sea	96	18.2/100K	236.3/100K	5,501
24	A+	Sherborn	96	22.3/100K	178.1/100K	4,491
25	A+	Millville	96	31.3/100K	125.1/100K	3,198
26	A+	Upton	96	35/100K	105/100K	8,575
27	A+	Bedford	95	13.6/100K	443.4/100K	14,659
28	A+	Winchester	95	17.2/100K	383/100K	23,238
29	A+	Holliston	95	32.7/100K	182.9/100K	15,309
30	A+	Scituate	95	40.5/100K	116.5/100K	19,735
31	A+	Rockport	95	42.1/100K	126.4/100K	7,120
32	A+	Clinton	95	44.1/100K	56.7/100K	15,864
33	A+	Tyringham	94	0/100K	719.4/100K	417
34	A+	Cheshire	94	31.5/100K	377.8/100K	3,176
35	A+	Southampton	94	32.3/100K	323.3/100K	6,187
36	A+	Georgetown	94	34.9/100K	314.1/100K	8,597
37	A+	Sharon	94	37.3/100K	239.9/100K	18,754
38	A+	Groton	94	43.5/100K	191.5/100K	11,487
39	A+	Ashfield	94	59.1/100K	59.1/100K	1,691
40	A+	Marion	93	18.6/100K	595.2/100K	5,376
41	A+	Harvard	93	56.4/100K	155.2/100K	7,086
42	A+	Shutesbury	93	58.1/100K	174.3/100K	1,721
43	A+	Hatfield	93	60.4/100K	120.7/100K	3,313
44	A+	Ashby	93	61.3/100K	153.3/100K	3,262
45	A+	Newburyport	92	46.8/100K	395.2/100K	19,232
46	A+	Granby	92	49.6/100K	297.7/100K	6,046
47	A+	Rochester	92	49.7/100K	298.4/100K	6,032
48	A+	Norfolk	92	50.7/100K	380.6/100K	11,824
49	A+	Lexington	92	52.4/100K	334.8/100K	34,350
50	A+	Holden	92	54.1/100K	260.8/100K	20,322
51	A+	Sudbury	92	55.2/100K	280.9/100K	19,939
52	A+	Stow	92	55.6/100K	264/100K	7,198
53	A+	Southborough	92	56.5/100K	226/100K	10,620
54	A+	Carlisle	92	56.9/100K	303.3/100K	5,276
55	A+	Hampden	92	60/100K	199.9/100K	5,002
56	A+	Whately	92	61.4/100K	184.3/100K	1,628
57	A+	Otis	92	62/100K	185.9/100K	1,614
58	A+	Hamilton	92	64.6/100K	219.7/100K	7,738
59	A+	Grafton	92	68.4/100K	175.9/100K	20,464
60	A+	Pelham	92	79.4/100K	0/100K	1,259
61	A+	Shrewsbury	91	30.1/100K	642.6/100K	39,837
62	A+	Reading	91	38.7/100K	533.4/100K	25,871
63	A+	Wellesley	91	46.9/100K	484.8/100K	31,973
64	A+	Norwell	91	52.2/100K	478.3/100K	11,498
65	A+	Arlington	91	55.4/100K	434.4/100K	46,956
66	A+	Princeton	91	55.9/100K	363.2/100K	3,579
67	A+	Weston	91	58.1/100K	357.1/100K	12,041
68	A+	Paxton	91	58.4/100K	370/100K	5,135
69	A+	Medway	91	64.4/100K	286.1/100K	13,980
70	A+	Hopedale	91	65.1/100K	243.9/100K	6,149
71	A+	Hubbardston	91	67.6/100K	225.3/100K	4,438
72	A+	Northfield	91	69.9/100K	279.4/100K	2,863
73	A+	Bridgewater	91	74.7/100K	200.2/100K	29,465
74	A+	Newton	90	48.9/100K	599.3/100K	89,935
75	A+	Concord	90	49.1/100K	540/100K	18,335
76	A+	Milton	90	52/100K	561.9/100K	28,832
77	A+	Littleton	90	57.2/100K	438.7/100K	10,485
78	A+	Mattapoisett	90	58.6/100K	527.3/100K	6,827
79	A+	Acton	90	65.3/100K	350.9/100K	24,506
80	A+	North Reading	90	66.5/100K	405.3/100K	16,531
81	A+	Westford	90	68.1/100K	336.7/100K	24,946
82	A+	Northbridge	90	71.4/100K	333.1/100K	16,813
83	A+	New Braintree	90	98.8/100K	0/100K	1,012
84	A	Belmont	89	51.3/100K	703.8/100K	27,280
85	A	Needham	89	51.9/100K	646.8/100K	32,779
86	A	Shelburne	89	53.3/100K	639.7/100K	1,876
87	A	Southwick	89	74.6/100K	383.9/100K	9,378
88	A	Cohasset	89	81.8/100K	327.3/100K	8,555
89	A	Spencer	89	82.4/100K	280.3/100K	12,130
90	A	Hopkinton	89	84.3/100K	242.9/100K	20,171
91	A	Rehoboth	89	86.7/100K	267.3/100K	13,844
92	A	Wayland	88	78.8/100K	480/100K	13,959
93	A	Middleton	88	89/100K	336.1/100K	10,115
94	A	Pembroke	88	91.3/100K	354.6/100K	18,610
95	A	Sterling	88	94.8/100K	272.6/100K	8,437
96	A	Franklin	88	94.9/100K	287.7/100K	33,716
97	A	Wenham	88	98.9/100K	276.8/100K	5,058
98	A	Rutland	88	102.9/100K	216/100K	9,721
99	A	Leverett	88	107.4/100K	161.1/100K	1,862
100	A	Dalton	88	113.6/100K	81.2/100K	6,161
101	A	Truro	87	78.8/100K	630.7/100K	2,537
102	A	Shirley	87	102.1/100K	277.1/100K	6,857
103	A	Bernardston	87	105.3/100K	280.8/100K	2,849
104	A	Brimfield	87	105.8/100K	317.5/100K	3,779
105	A	Berkley	87	114.8/100K	143.5/100K	6,969
106	A	Duxbury	87	115/100K	229.9/100K	16,527
107	A	Blackstone	87	117.1/100K	170.4/100K	9,391
108	A	Warwick	87	129.2/100K	0/100K	774
109	A	Westwood	86	42.3/100K	1148/100K	16,551
110	A	Halifax	86	76.4/100K	776.6/100K	7,855
111	A	Berlin	86	84.7/100K	592.6/100K	3,544
112	A	Melrose	86	100.7/100K	429.8/100K	29,784
113	A	Newbury	86	101.3/100K	434.1/100K	6,911
114	A	Billerica	86	101.6/100K	411/100K	42,332
115	A	Ashburnham	86	106.5/100K	334.8/100K	6,572
116	A	Uxbridge	86	107.3/100K	368.8/100K	14,915
117	A	Pepperell	86	108.6/100K	367.6/100K	11,970
118	A	West Boylston	86	112.6/100K	287.9/100K	7,990
119	A	Holland	86	115/100K	268.4/100K	2,608
120	A	Templeton	86	118.2/100K	295.6/100K	8,457
121	A	Hanson	86	120.7/100K	204.2/100K	10,772
122	A	Brewster	86	122.6/100K	245.3/100K	10,600
123	A	East Bridgewater	86	122.7/100K	231.7/100K	14,671
124	A	West Brookfield	86	127.4/100K	203.9/100K	3,924
125	A	New Marlborough	86	133.8/100K	133.8/100K	1,495
126	A	Longmeadow	85	94.5/100K	591.9/100K	15,881
127	A	Ashland	85	95.4/100K	678.6/100K	18,861
128	A	Carver	85	100.8/100K	545.8/100K	11,910
129	A	Harwich	85	107.8/100K	517.6/100K	13,910
130	A	Townsend	85	109.4/100K	481.5/100K	9,139
131	A	Charlton	85	117/100K	336.5/100K	13,672
132	A	Westport	85	119/100K	351/100K	16,811
133	A	Erving	85	120.1/100K	360.4/100K	1,665
134	A	Mendon	85	123.3/100K	292.9/100K	6,486
135	A	Sutton	85	124.4/100K	342.2/100K	9,643
136	A	Acushnet	85	129.4/100K	240.4/100K	10,817
137	A	Dudley	85	141/100K	149.3/100K	12,053
138	A	Royalston	85	152.9/100K	0/100K	1,308
139	A	Andover	84	94.2/100K	777.9/100K	37,152
140	A	Tyngsboro	84	109.9/100K	557.4/100K	12,737
141	A	Ipswich	84	133.7/100K	274.4/100K	14,215
142	A	Marshfield	84	144.8/100K	167.7/100K	26,238
143	A	Norton	84	159.1/100K	77/100K	19,484
144	A	Williamstown	83	95.4/100K	871.8/100K	7,341
145	A	Lynnfield	83	97.8/100K	857.3/100K	13,298
146	A	Medfield	83	148.9/100K	230.8/100K	13,434
147	A	Swampscott	82	81.7/100K	1075/100K	15,907
148	A	Brookline	82	99.8/100K	895.2/100K	64,122
149	A	Mansfield	82	115.2/100K	798/100K	24,311
150	A	Wellfleet	82	134.5/100K	565/100K	3,717
151	A	Oakham	82	155.1/100K	258.5/100K	1,934
152	A	Sandwich	82	157.7/100K	315.3/100K	20,931
153	A	Chilmark	82	158/100K	237/100K	1,266
154	A	Brookfield	82	170.6/100K	142.2/100K	3,516
155	A	North Attleboro	81	95/100K	1032.8/100K	31,565
156	A	Hanover	81	106.6/100K	979.5/100K	15,008
157	A	Swansea	81	129.4/100K	731.5/100K	17,772
158	A	North Andover	81	138.6/100K	566.6/100K	32,474
159	A	Dover	81	151.1/100K	503.6/100K	5,957
160	A	Amherst	81	159.8/100K	306.7/100K	46,304
161	A	Boxborough	81	162.5/100K	270.8/100K	5,540
162	A	West Tisbury	81	163.1/100K	353.4/100K	3,679
163	A	Douglas	81	168.4/100K	210.5/100K	9,500
164	A	Dunstable	81	172/100K	229.3/100K	3,489
165	A	Boylston	81	176.2/100K	156.6/100K	5,107
166	A	Lunenburg	80	107.5/100K	1033.5/100K	12,095
167	A	Hingham	80	125.9/100K	804.2/100K	24,620
168	A	Walpole	80	133.2/100K	814.7/100K	26,268
169	A	Lancaster	80	142.8/100K	626.1/100K	9,104
170	A	Marblehead	80	145.3/100K	576.4/100K	20,645
171	A	Stoneham	80	151/100K	612.8/100K	23,173
172	A	Somerset	80	151.2/100K	566.8/100K	18,524
173	A	Winthrop	80	158/100K	522.9/100K	18,360
174	A	Beverly	80	167.3/100K	411.4/100K	43,024
175	A	Bolton	80	170.3/100K	340.7/100K	5,871
176	A	Dighton	80	179.4/100K	263.1/100K	8,362
177	A	Russell	80	181.1/100K	241.4/100K	1,657
178	A	Easton	79	146.5/100K	774.8/100K	25,941
179	A	Dracut	79	149.3/100K	655.1/100K	32,821
180	A	Fairhaven	79	154.6/100K	593.8/100K	16,167
181	A	Hudson	79	158.1/100K	563.3/100K	20,237
182	A	Westminster	79	163.1/100K	582.3/100K	8,586
183	A	Amesbury	79	164.6/100K	505.2/100K	17,618
184	A	Wakefield	79	174.9/100K	409.2/100K	28,594
185	A	Sunderland	79	192.8/100K	247.9/100K	3,630
186	A	Lenox	78	79.1/100K	1582.9/100K	5,054
187	A	Chelmsford	78	122.3/100K	1127.9/100K	36,795
188	A	West Bridgewater	78	140.7/100K	933.9/100K	7,817
189	A	Williamsburg	78	162.7/100K	610/100K	2,459
190	A	Chatham	78	175.4/100K	511.5/100K	6,843
191	A	Aquinnah	78	219.3/100K	0/100K	456
192	A	Orleans	77	153.1/100K	841.9/100K	6,533
193	A	Norwood	77	167.2/100K	712.8/100K	31,704
194	A	Ludlow	77	173.7/100K	614.9/100K	21,304
195	A	Salisbury	77	179.9/100K	561/100K	9,448
196	A	Mashpee	77	183.5/100K	544.2/100K	15,804
197	A	Stockbridge	76	150.9/100K	1056.3/100K	1,988
198	A	Eastham	76	168.6/100K	826/100K	5,932
199	A	Methuen	76	175.8/100K	796.4/100K	54,623
200	A	Lakeville	76	178.2/100K	664.3/100K	12,343
201	A	Hardwick	76	221/100K	221/100K	2,715
202	A	Wilmington	75	165.7/100K	1011.3/100K	23,535
203	A	South Hadley	75	193.3/100K	714/100K	18,627
204	A	Easthampton	75	206.5/100K	463/100K	15,983
205	A	Belchertown	75	208.6/100K	521.5/100K	15,339
206	A	Warren	75	215.4/100K	352.5/100K	5,106
207	A	Egremont	75	218.8/100K	364.7/100K	1,371
208	B	Westfield	74	191.4/100K	806.9/100K	41,270
209	B	Danvers	73	137.4/100K	1480.2/100K	28,375
210	B	Wilbraham	73	162.2/100K	1277.2/100K	14,798
211	B	Wrentham	72	131.7/100K	1689.1/100K	12,906
212	B	Millbury	72	153.5/100K	1402.8/100K	14,328
213	B	Medford	72	179.5/100K	1199.6/100K	59,601
214	B	Nantucket	72	202.9/100K	912.8/100K	14,789
215	B	Kingston	72	216.9/100K	678.7/100K	14,291
216	B	Plympton	72	234.3/100K	535.5/100K	2,988
217	B	Winchendon	72	234.3/100K	571.6/100K	10,671
218	B	Salem	71	152.3/100K	1553.7/100K	45,955
219	B	Lanesboro	71	167/100K	1369.4/100K	2,994
220	B	Sturbridge	71	217.1/100K	848.5/100K	10,135
221	B	Great Barrington	71	222.3/100K	736.3/100K	7,198
222	B	Weymouth	71	223.7/100K	819.1/100K	60,802
223	B	Westborough	71	225.8/100K	801.2/100K	22,591
224	B	Oxford	71	236.2/100K	664.3/100K	13,549
225	B	Nahant	71	268.5/100K	268.5/100K	3,352
226	B	Becket	70	208.7/100K	1095.5/100K	1,917
227	B	Woburn	70	215.4/100K	927.1/100K	42,716
228	B	Dennis	70	235.9/100K	760/100K	15,263
229	B	Hull	70	261.9/100K	465.6/100K	10,310
230	B	Rockland	70	263.1/100K	414.3/100K	17,863
231	B	Natick	69	213.1/100K	1135.6/100K	37,073
232	B	Bellingham	69	215.5/100K	1044.3/100K	18,099
233	B	Lee	69	229.4/100K	953.1/100K	5,666
234	B	Maynard	69	241.6/100K	743.4/100K	10,762
235	B	Waltham	69	252/100K	699.4/100K	65,488
236	B	Watertown	68	153.3/100K	1858.7/100K	35,885
237	B	Attleboro	68	220.6/100K	1126.2/100K	47,594
238	B	Randolph	68	240.1/100K	894.5/100K	34,992
239	B	Gloucester	68	277.8/100K	552.3/100K	30,599
240	B	Essex	68	291.8/100K	344.8/100K	3,770
241	B	Raynham	67	235.7/100K	1079.5/100K	16,119
242	B	Tewksbury	67	254.5/100K	870.3/100K	31,827
243	B	Peabody	67	254.7/100K	836.9/100K	54,964
244	B	Foxborough	67	282/100K	617.3/100K	18,793
245	B	Avon	66	187.6/100K	1792.4/100K	4,798
246	B	East Longmeadow	66	209.4/100K	1465.8/100K	16,714
247	B	Dartmouth	66	250.1/100K	1095.1/100K	34,792
248	B	Canton	66	289.9/100K	540.1/100K	25,181
249	B	Ayer	66	309.3/100K	366.6/100K	8,729
250	B	Seekonk	65	211.4/100K	1647.7/100K	16,083
251	B	Abington	65	231.7/100K	1361.5/100K	17,261
252	B	Yarmouth	65	296.7/100K	675.4/100K	25,616
253	B	Deerfield	65	307.5/100K	499.6/100K	5,204
254	B	Stoughton	64	258.4/100K	1128.9/100K	29,410
255	B	Bourne	64	274.6/100K	970.5/100K	21,124
256	B	Falmouth	64	283.4/100K	841.3/100K	33,877
257	B	Milford	64	285.7/100K	902.6/100K	30,799
258	B	Whitman	64	293.6/100K	740.3/100K	15,670
259	B	Barre	64	318.9/100K	442.9/100K	5,645
260	B	Freetown	64	326.6/100K	453/100K	9,493
261	B	Somerville	63	221.4/100K	1698.8/100K	81,766
262	B	Burlington	63	224.9/100K	1662.7/100K	27,124
263	B	Saugus	63	250.2/100K	1401.6/100K	29,180
264	B	Leicester	63	310.4/100K	665.2/100K	11,275
265	B	Adams	62	276.8/100K	1233.2/100K	7,947
266	B	Braintree	62	284.5/100K	1120/100K	39,018
267	B	Agawam	62	287/100K	1044.2/100K	28,921
268	B	Plymouth	62	322.6/100K	695.1/100K	68,195
269	B	Gardner	62	328.8/100K	620.1/100K	21,288
270	B	East Brookfield	62	357.8/100K	268.3/100K	2,236
271	B	Dedham	61	272.1/100K	1325.2/100K	25,355
272	B	Malden	61	292.2/100K	1179.5/100K	66,046
273	B	Wareham	61	292.3/100K	1084.3/100K	23,609
274	B	Orange	60	317.6/100K	926.4/100K	7,556
275	C	Plainville	58	268.6/100K	1761/100K	10,051
276	C	Framingham	58	325.5/100K	1054.4/100K	73,123
277	C	Southbridge	58	366.5/100K	634.6/100K	18,280
278	C	Palmer	58	375/100K	574.4/100K	12,534
279	C	Holbrook	57	314.1/100K	1378.5/100K	11,462
280	C	Monson	56	399.4/100K	472/100K	8,262
281	C	Quincy	55	335.1/100K	1332.7/100K	103,550
282	C	Edgartown	55	387.5/100K	775.1/100K	5,419
283	C	Everett	54	347.9/100K	1314.2/100K	51,744
284	C	New Bedford	53	353.2/100K	1359.1/100K	102,491
285	C	Barnstable	52	410.4/100K	785.4/100K	50,928
286	C	Middleboro	52	427.2/100K	626.8/100K	25,046
287	C	Montague	52	428.4/100K	630.7/100K	8,403
288	C	Oak Bluffs	51	364.8/100K	1404.3/100K	5,483
289	C	Haverhill	51	411.1/100K	924.2/100K	68,602
290	C	Gill	50	450.7/100K	579.5/100K	1,553
291	C	Auburn	49	408.8/100K	1156.4/100K	17,122
292	C	Marlborough	49	421.2/100K	1036.3/100K	41,785
293	C	Athol	49	452.1/100K	731.6/100K	12,165
294	C	Lawrence	48	439.7/100K	998.9/100K	89,600
295	C	Taunton	48	447.7/100K	834/100K	61,874
296	C	Provincetown	45	368.9/100K	2055.3/100K	3,795
297	C	Northampton	45	445.1/100K	1272.1/100K	30,108
298	C	Revere	42	444.8/100K	1535.2/100K	57,779
299	C	Leominster	40	484.2/100K	1315.1/100K	44,407
300	C	Fitchburg	40	486.6/100K	1344.1/100K	42,332
301	D	Pittsfield	38	511.3/100K	1239.6/100K	42,835
302	D	Cambridge	33	436.7/100K	2644.3/100K	120,447
303	D	Lynn	33	574.6/100K	1170.5/100K	103,200
304	D	Lowell	32	532.5/100K	1662.9/100K	116,062
305	D	West Springfield	31	415.3/100K	3173.2/100K	28,898
306	D	Webster	30	637.7/100K	800/100K	17,876
307	D	Brockton	29	599.2/100K	1345.5/100K	106,650
308	D	Chicopee	28	566.6/100K	1760.8/100K	55,770
309	D	Ware	28	694.7/100K	357.3/100K	10,076
310	D	Hadley	25	455.9/100K	3609.4/100K	5,264
311	F	Boston	20	627.9/100K	2021.7/100K	659,049
312	F	Tisbury	20	681.4/100K	1402.8/100K	4,990
313	F	Fall River	18	742.9/100K	1391.6/100K	95,573
314	F	Chelsea	17	978.9/100K	1435.8/100K	38,307
315	F	Greenfield	13	694.6/100K	2003.6/100K	17,419
316	F	North Adams	8	1194/100K	2557.5/100K	12,395
317	F	Springfield	5	891.4/100K	2835.5/100K	155,491
318	F	Holyoke	0	1041/100K	4232.1/100K	38,232

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Massachusetts's overall crime safety grade?

Massachusetts has an overall safety grade of B (score: 60/100). This is based on the state's aggregate violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100K and property crime rate of 1101.2 per 100K compared to national averages.

How many cities in Massachusetts have an A+ safety grade?

83 cities in Massachusetts earned an A+ safety grade (2024), meaning their crime rates are well below the national average. 124 additional cities earned an A grade.

Which is the safest city in Massachusetts?

Chester is the highest-rated city in Massachusetts with a A+ grade (score: 100/100). Its violent crime rate is 0 per 100K.

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