Massachusetts Crime Grades

F

318 cities graded A+ through F based on 2024 FBI crime data. State overall score: 0/100 (High Risk).

FBI UCR Safety Grade Snapshot: Massachusetts

Massachusetts earned an overall safety grade of F (score: 0/100, High Risk) 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, 15 earned A+, 15 earned A, 25 received B, 44 landed at C, 39 received D, and 180 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 North Adams with a F grade (score: 0/100, violent rate 1194/100K).

Roughly 9% of graded cities in Massachusetts achieved an A or A+ rating, while 69% 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+
15 cities
A
15 cities
B
25 cities
C
44 cities
D
39 cities
F
180 cities
# Grade City Score
1 A+ Chester 100
2 A+ Colrain 100
3 A+ Goshen 100
4 A+ Montgomery 100
5 A+ Savoy 100
6 A+ Worthington 100
7 A+ Boxford 94
8 A+ Chesterfield 93
9 A+ Wales 93
10 A+ Worcester 92
11 A+ Hinsdale 91
12 A+ Tolland 91
13 A+ Millis 91
14 A+ Lincoln 90
15 A+ Rowe 90
16 A Granville 89
17 A Topsfield 89
18 A Westhampton 87
19 A Northborough 86
20 A Groveland 84
21 A West Newbury 83
22 A Merrimac 83
23 A Manchester-by-the-Sea 81
24 A Sherborn 81
25 A Millville 79
26 A Upton 78
27 A Holliston 76
28 A Clinton 76
29 A Winchester 75
30 A Scituate 75
31 B Bedford 74
32 B Rockport 74
33 B Sharon 71
34 B Tyringham 70
35 B Southampton 70
36 B Groton 70
37 B Georgetown 69
38 B Cheshire 68
39 B Ashfield 68
40 B Marion 65
41 B Harvard 65
42 B Hatfield 65
43 B Shutesbury 64
44 B Ashby 63
45 B Granby 62
46 B Rochester 62
47 B Holden 62
48 B Southborough 62
49 B Hampden 62
50 B Whately 62
51 B Stow 61
52 B Otis 61
53 B Pelham 61
54 B Newburyport 60
55 B Sudbury 60
56 C Lexington 59
57 C Carlisle 59
58 C Reading 58
59 C Norfolk 58
60 C Hamilton 58
61 C Grafton 58
62 C Shrewsbury 57
63 C Hopedale 57
64 C Hubbardston 57
65 C Wellesley 56
66 C Princeton 56
67 C Weston 56
68 C Medway 56
69 C Paxton 55
70 C Arlington 54
71 C Bridgewater 54
72 C Norwell 53
73 C Northfield 53
74 C Concord 52
75 C Littleton 52
76 C Acton 52
77 C Westford 52
78 C New Braintree 51
79 C Newton 50
80 C Milton 50
81 C Northbridge 50
82 C Westwood 49
83 C North Reading 49
84 C Mattapoisett 48
85 C Hopkinton 48
86 C Spencer 47
87 C Needham 46
88 C Shelburne 46
89 C Southwick 46
90 C Belmont 45
91 C Cohasset 45
92 C Rehoboth 45
93 C Middleton 41
94 C Sterling 41
95 C Wayland 40
96 C Franklin 40
97 C Rutland 40
98 C Leverett 40
99 C Dalton 40
100 D Pembroke 39
101 D Wenham 39
102 D Shirley 37
103 D Berkley 37
104 D Bernardston 36
105 D Warwick 36
106 D Blackstone 35
107 D Brimfield 34
108 D Truro 33
109 D Ashburnham 33
110 D Duxbury 33
111 D Halifax 32
112 D Berlin 32
113 D Billerica 32
114 D West Boylston 32
115 D Lenox 31
116 D Melrose 31
117 D Newbury 31
118 D Uxbridge 31
119 D Holland 31
120 D Hanson 31
121 D Pepperell 30
122 D Royalston 30
123 D Aquinnah 30
124 D Swampscott 29
125 D Brewster 29
126 D East Bridgewater 29
127 D Templeton 28
128 D West Brookfield 28
129 D New Marlborough 28
130 D Longmeadow 27
131 D Charlton 27
132 D Norton 27
133 D Carver 26
134 D Westport 26
135 D Mendon 26
136 D Townsend 25
137 D Erving 25
138 D Acushnet 25
139 F Harwich 24
140 F Dudley 24
141 F Brookfield 24
142 F Andover 23
143 F North Attleboro 23
144 F Williamstown 23
145 F Ashland 23
146 F Sutton 23
147 F Marshfield 23
148 F Boylston 23
149 F Lynnfield 22
150 F Ipswich 22
151 F Brookline 21
152 F Tyngsboro 21
153 F Douglas 21
154 F Medfield 20
155 F Chilmark 20
156 F Dunstable 20
157 F Hardwick 20
158 F Oakham 19
159 F Dighton 19
160 F Russell 19
161 F Sunderland 19
162 F Boxborough 18
163 F Nahant 18
164 F East Brookfield 18
165 F Hanover 17
166 F Lunenburg 17
167 F Amherst 17
168 F Sandwich 16
169 F West Tisbury 15
170 F Bolton 15
171 F Warren 15
172 F Essex 15
173 F Egremont 14
174 F Ayer 14
175 F Ware 14
176 F Mansfield 13
177 F Beverly 12
178 F Wakefield 12
179 F Rockland 12
180 F Barre 11
181 F Easthampton 10
182 F Hull 10
183 F Freetown 10
184 F Chelmsford 9
185 F Wellfleet 9
186 F Monson 9
187 F Hingham 8
188 F Dover 8
189 F Amesbury 8
190 F Chatham 8
191 F Deerfield 8
192 F North Andover 7
193 F Winthrop 7
194 F Belchertown 7
195 F Plympton 7
196 F Swansea 6
197 F Mashpee 6
198 F Gloucester 6
199 F Canton 6
200 F Wrentham 5
201 F Marblehead 5
202 F Somerset 5
203 F Hudson 5
204 F Westminster 5
205 F Salisbury 5
206 F Winchendon 5
207 F Palmer 5
208 F Gill 5
209 F Walpole 4
210 F Fairhaven 4
211 F Lancaster 3
212 F Stoneham 3
213 F Williamsburg 3
214 F Ludlow 3
215 F Foxborough 3
216 F Gardner 3
217 F Middleboro 3
218 F Danvers 2
219 F Southbridge 2
220 F Montague 2
221 F Dracut 1
222 F Lakeville 1
223 F Oxford 1
224 F Leicester 1
225 F West Bridgewater 0
226 F Easton 0
227 F Stockbridge 0
228 F Salem 0
229 F Orleans 0
230 F Watertown 0
231 F Millbury 0
232 F Wilbraham 0
233 F Wilmington 0
234 F Lanesboro 0
235 F Norwood 0
236 F Eastham 0
237 F Methuen 0
238 F Medford 0
239 F Avon 0
240 F Westfield 0
241 F South Hadley 0
242 F Nantucket 0
243 F Becket 0
244 F East Longmeadow 0
245 F Seekonk 0
246 F Natick 0
247 F Woburn 0
248 F Bellingham 0
249 F Kingston 0
250 F Sturbridge 0
251 F Attleboro 0
252 F Somerville 0
253 F Great Barrington 0
254 F Weymouth 0
255 F Burlington 0
256 F Westborough 0
257 F Lee 0
258 F Abington 0
259 F Raynham 0
260 F Dennis 0
261 F Randolph 0
262 F Maynard 0
263 F Dartmouth 0
264 F Saugus 0
265 F Waltham 0
266 F Tewksbury 0
267 F Peabody 0
268 F Stoughton 0
269 F Plainville 0
270 F Dedham 0
271 F Bourne 0
272 F Adams 0
273 F Falmouth 0
274 F Braintree 0
275 F Milford 0
276 F Agawam 0
277 F Malden 0
278 F Wareham 0
279 F Whitman 0
280 F Yarmouth 0
281 F Holbrook 0
282 F Orange 0
283 F Plymouth 0
284 F Framingham 0
285 F Quincy 0
286 F Everett 0
287 F New Bedford 0
288 F Oak Bluffs 0
289 F Provincetown 0
290 F Edgartown 0
291 F Auburn 0
292 F Barnstable 0
293 F Haverhill 0
294 F West Springfield 0
295 F Marlborough 0
296 F Cambridge 0
297 F Lawrence 0
298 F Revere 0
299 F Northampton 0
300 F Taunton 0
301 F Athol 0
302 F Hadley 0
303 F Leominster 0
304 F Fitchburg 0
305 F Pittsfield 0
306 F Lowell 0
307 F Chicopee 0
308 F Lynn 0
309 F Brockton 0
310 F Boston 0
311 F Webster 0
312 F Tisbury 0
313 F Greenfield 0
314 F Fall River 0
315 F Springfield 0
316 F Chelsea 0
317 F Holyoke 0
318 F North Adams 0

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Massachusetts's overall crime safety grade?
Massachusetts has an overall safety grade of F (score: 0/100). 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?
15 cities in Massachusetts earned an A+ safety grade (2024), meaning their crime rates are well below the national average. 15 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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Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, 2024. Safety scores based on violent and property crime rates vs. national averages published in FBI Crime in the United States (CIUS) Table 8. Population figures reference U.S. Census Bureau estimates where FBI-reported populations are unavailable.