Most Dangerous Cities in Massachusetts

Top 50 cities (≥10,000 pop) by highest FBI UCR violent crime rate per 100,000 · 2024. Lead: North Adams at 1194/100K.

FBI UCR Highest-Crime Snapshot: Massachusetts

Massachusetts lists 50 cities with 10,000+ population for 2024, spanning North Adams at 1194/100K violent down to Bourne at 274.6/100K on this highest-crime cut. That is a 919.4/100K spread inside the elevated cohort alone, not a single statewide rate. Cohort average: 464.7 violent offenses per 100,000 residents.

North Adams reported 148 violent and 317 property offenses on a 12,395 reporting population in 2024. Property rate 2557.5/100K sits beside the 1194/100K violent rate. Top five on the table: North Adams, Holyoke, Chelsea, Springfield, Fall River.

North Adams offense desk

North Adams's 2024 violent book concentrates in aggravated assault (89% of 148 Part I violent offenses; mix index 8,014).

North Adams's violent rate rose 10.7% vs 2023 (1078.7 → 1194.0 per 100K) while staying #1 on this Massachusetts highest-crime list.

North Adams violent offense mix (2024)

Mix index is HHI × 10,000 on Part I violent shares for the #1 city only, distinct from the per-100K ranking table.

# City GradePopulationViolent Crime RateProperty Crime Rate
1 North Adams F 12,395 1194/100K 2557.5/100K
2 Holyoke F 38,232 1041/100K 4232.1/100K
3 Chelsea F 38,307 978.9/100K 1435.8/100K
4 Springfield F 155,491 891.4/100K 2835.5/100K
5 Fall River F 95,573 742.9/100K 1391.6/100K
6 Ware D 10,076 694.7/100K 357.3/100K
7 Greenfield F 17,419 694.6/100K 2003.6/100K
8 Webster D 17,876 637.7/100K 800/100K
9 Boston F 659,049 627.9/100K 2021.7/100K
10 Brockton D 106,650 599.2/100K 1345.5/100K
11 Lynn D 103,200 574.6/100K 1170.5/100K
12 Chicopee D 55,770 566.6/100K 1760.8/100K
13 Lowell D 116,062 532.5/100K 1662.9/100K
14 Pittsfield D 42,835 511.3/100K 1239.6/100K
15 Fitchburg C 42,332 486.6/100K 1344.1/100K
16 Leominster C 44,407 484.2/100K 1315.1/100K
17 Athol C 12,165 452.1/100K 731.6/100K
18 Taunton C 61,874 447.7/100K 834/100K
19 Northampton C 30,108 445.1/100K 1272.1/100K
20 Revere C 57,779 444.8/100K 1535.2/100K
21 Lawrence C 89,600 439.7/100K 998.9/100K
22 Cambridge D 120,447 436.7/100K 2644.3/100K
23 Middleboro C 25,046 427.2/100K 626.8/100K
24 Marlborough C 41,785 421.2/100K 1036.3/100K
25 West Springfield D 28,898 415.3/100K 3173.2/100K
26 Haverhill C 68,602 411.1/100K 924.2/100K
27 Barnstable C 50,928 410.4/100K 785.4/100K
28 Auburn C 17,122 408.8/100K 1156.4/100K
29 Palmer C 12,534 375/100K 574.4/100K
30 Southbridge C 18,280 366.5/100K 634.6/100K
31 New Bedford C 102,491 353.2/100K 1359.1/100K
32 Everett C 51,744 347.9/100K 1314.2/100K
33 Quincy C 103,550 335.1/100K 1332.7/100K
34 Gardner B 21,288 328.8/100K 620.1/100K
35 Framingham C 73,123 325.5/100K 1054.4/100K
36 Plymouth B 68,195 322.6/100K 695.1/100K
37 Holbrook C 11,462 314.1/100K 1378.5/100K
38 Leicester B 11,275 310.4/100K 665.2/100K
39 Yarmouth B 25,616 296.7/100K 675.4/100K
40 Whitman B 15,670 293.6/100K 740.3/100K
41 Wareham B 23,609 292.3/100K 1084.3/100K
42 Malden B 66,046 292.2/100K 1179.5/100K
43 Canton B 25,181 289.9/100K 540.1/100K
44 Agawam B 28,921 287/100K 1044.2/100K
45 Milford B 30,799 285.7/100K 902.6/100K
46 Braintree B 39,018 284.5/100K 1120/100K
47 Falmouth B 33,877 283.4/100K 841.3/100K
48 Foxborough B 18,793 282/100K 617.3/100K
49 Gloucester B 30,599 277.8/100K 552.3/100K
50 Bourne B 21,124 274.6/100K 970.5/100K

Massachusetts overview · Safest cities · National most dangerous cities · Methodology - FBI UCR Part I rates; cities ≥10,000 pop; 2024.