What is the #1 safest cities in massachusetts?

#	City	Population	Crime Rate per 1K
1	Boxford	2,325	0.00
2	Topsfield	2,573	0.00
3	Northborough	6,720	0.13
4	Worcester	205,501	0.16
5	Winchester	22,862	0.17
6	Upton	2,985	0.35
7	Sharon	6,022	0.37
8	Reading	25,448	0.39
9	Scituate	5,602	0.41
10	Rockport	4,795	0.42
11	Groton	1,571	0.44
12	Clinton	6,908	0.44
13	Newburyport	18,444	0.47
14	Wellesley	29,906	0.47
15	Newton	88,504	0.49
16	Granby	1,127	0.50
17	Belmont	27,009	0.51
18	Needham	32,059	0.52
19	Milton	28,481	0.52
20	Lexington	34,085	0.52
21	Arlington	46,015	0.55
22	Hatfield	1,361	0.60
23	Rowley	1,576	0.63
24	Hopedale	4,126	0.65
25	Bridgewater Town	28,669	0.75
26	Lenox	1,809	0.79
27	Swampscott	15,209	0.82
28	Spencer	5,520	0.82
29	Hopkinton	3,142	0.84
30	Andover	9,261	0.94
31	Longmeadow	15,724	0.94
32	Franklin Town	33,067	0.95
33	North Attleborough Town	30,842	0.95
34	Williamstown	4,352	0.95
35	Lynnfield	12,964	0.98
36	Brookline	62,822	1.00
37	Melrose	29,488	1.01
38	Shirley	1,256	1.02
39	Rutland	1,796	1.03
40	Lunenburg	2,163	1.07
41	Pepperell	1,887	1.09
42	Townsend	1,082	1.09
43	Duxbury	1,620	1.15
44	Holland	1,313	1.15
45	Hanson	2,002	1.21
46	Brewster	1,711	1.23
47	Hingham	5,343	1.26
48	West Brookfield	1,518	1.27
49	Walpole	5,989	1.33
50	Ipswich	4,806	1.34
51	Danvers	27,924	1.37
52	Marshfield	4,698	1.45
53	Marblehead	20,334	1.45
54	Medfield	6,355	1.49
55	Stoneham	22,986	1.51
56	Dover	2,386	1.51
57	Somerset	18,246	1.51
58	Salem	44,241	1.52
59	Orleans	1,618	1.53
60	Watertown Town	35,270	1.53
61	Sandwich	2,976	1.58
62	Winthrop Town	18,807	1.58
63	Hudson	15,610	1.58
64	Amherst Town	35,472	1.60
65	Wilbraham	4,247	1.62
66	Amesbury Town	17,277	1.65
67	Wilmington	23,195	1.66
68	Norwood	31,380	1.67
69	Beverly	42,408	1.67
70	Wakefield	27,284	1.75
71	Chatham	1,614	1.75
72	Methuen Town	53,043	1.76
73	Medford	59,062	1.80
74	Salisbury	5,735	1.80
75	Westfield	40,673	1.91
76	Nantucket	10,837	2.03
77	Easthampton Town	16,103	2.06
78	Belchertown	2,299	2.09
79	Woburn	41,205	2.15
80	Bellingham	4,939	2.15
81	Kingston	6,373	2.17
82	Sturbridge	2,277	2.17
83	Attleboro	46,499	2.21
84	Somerville	80,549	2.21
85	Great Barrington	1,953	2.22
86	Weymouth Town	57,786	2.24
87	Burlington	26,223	2.25
88	Westborough	4,234	2.26
89	Lee	1,522	2.29
90	Abington	17,008	2.32
91	Winchendon	4,407	2.34
92	Dennis	1,903	2.36
93	Oxford	5,572	2.36
94	Randolph Town	34,683	2.40
95	Maynard	10,663	2.42
96	Saugus	28,599	2.50
97	Waltham	64,723	2.52
98	Peabody	54,180	2.55
99	Hull	10,098	2.62
100	Nahant	3,328	2.68
101	Dedham	25,109	2.72
102	Bourne	1,765	2.75
103	Adams	5,584	2.77
104	Gloucester	29,862	2.78
105	Foxborough	6,356	2.82
106	Falmouth	3,996	2.83
107	Braintree Town	38,762	2.84
108	Milford	27,919	2.86
109	Agawam Town	28,510	2.87
110	Essex	1,775	2.92
111	Malden	65,509	2.92
112	Ayer	3,012	3.09
113	Holbrook	11,320	3.14
114	Orange	3,793	3.18
115	Plymouth	7,852	3.23
116	Framingham	72,013	3.25
117	Gardner	21,075	3.29
118	Quincy	101,361	3.35
119	Everett	49,236	3.48
120	New Bedford	100,731	3.53
121	East Brookfield	1,349	3.58
122	Oak Bluffs	1,357	3.65
123	Southbridge Town	17,806	3.67
124	Provincetown	3,466	3.69
125	Palmer Town	12,372	3.75
126	Barnstable Town	49,232	4.10
127	Haverhill	67,387	4.11
128	West Springfield Town	28,635	4.15
129	Marlborough	41,398	4.21
130	Cambridge	117,794	4.37
131	Lawrence	88,297	4.40
132	Revere	59,933	4.45
133	Northampton	28,640	4.45
134	Taunton	59,719	4.48
135	Athol	8,711	4.52
136	Leominster	43,697	4.84
137	Fitchburg	41,633	4.87
138	Pittsfield	43,559	5.11
139	Lowell	114,799	5.32
140	Chicopee	55,213	5.67
141	Lynn	100,905	5.75
142	Brockton	105,080	5.99
143	Boston	663,972	6.28
144	Webster	12,300	6.38
145	Greenfield	17,662	6.95
146	Ware	5,723	6.95
147	Fall River	93,764	7.45
148	Springfield	154,751	8.93
149	Chelsea	39,460	9.79
150	Holyoke	37,949	10.41
151	North Adams	12,660	11.94

Methodology

Cities in Massachusetts are ranked by crime rate per 1k. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from FBI Crime Data Explorer. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 safest cities in massachusetts?: Boxford ranks #1 with 0.00 (crime rate per 1k).
What are the top 5 safest cities in massachusetts?: 1. Boxford (0.00), 2. Topsfield (0.00), 3. Northborough (0.13), 4. Worcester (0.16), 5. Winchester (0.17)
How many cities in Massachusetts are ranked?: This ranking includes 151 cities in Massachusetts with available data.

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