Safest Cities in Massachusetts.

Cities in Massachusetts with the lowest violent crime rates, from each city's own police department.

85 cities ranked · See the national list

#	City	Population	Violent crime	Median Income
1	Winchester	23,406	21 per 100k	$230,198
2	Belmont	27,175	29 per 100k	$183,137
3	Reading	25,612	31 per 100k	$165,912
4	Arlington	46,350	45 per 100k	$150,701
5	Wellesley	30,347	50 per 100k	$250,000+
6	Lexington	34,295	55 per 100k	$238,444
7	Newton	89,044	56 per 100k	$190,304
8	Lynnfield	13,064	68 per 100k	$175,265
9	Milton	28,587	70 per 100k	$188,529
10	Franklin	33,154	71 per 100k	$145,773
11	Newburyport	18,652	72 per 100k	$139,625
12	Marblehead	20,413	78 per 100k	$182,132
13	Needham	32,459	79 per 100k	$214,308
14	Bridgewater	28,471	88 per 100k	$112,651
15	Amesbury	17,403	91 per 100k	$103,554
16	Stoneham	23,355	105 per 100k	$113,964
17	Easthampton	16,086	112 per 100k	$71,673
18	Methuen	53,475	114 per 100k	$113,310
19	Norwood	31,542	123 per 100k	$107,030
20	Woburn	41,939	123 per 100k	$111,185
21	Brookline	63,266	124 per 100k	$142,101
22	Swampscott	15,277	127 per 100k	$134,386
23	Danvers	28,098	129 per 100k	$125,395
24	Winthrop	18,759	129 per 100k	$116,167
25	Wilmington	23,336	134 per 100k	$168,152
26	Watertown	35,543	137 per 100k	$126,265
27	Wakefield	27,793	138 per 100k	$134,306
28	Amherst	38,182	140 per 100k	$66,968
29	Abington	17,053	153 per 100k	$125,400
30	Melrose	29,650	154 per 100k	$133,953
31	Saugus	28,773	169 per 100k	$101,539
32	Medford	59,354	181 per 100k	$129,540
33	Nantucket	10,017	183 per 100k	$148,017
34	Burlington	26,274	184 per 100k	$146,436
35	Milford	27,731	186 per 100k	$93,310
36	Beverly	42,665	194 per 100k	$106,044
37	Somerville	81,036	195 per 100k	$132,572
38	Randolph	34,878	200 per 100k	$109,573
39	Malden	65,906	203 per 100k	$100,606
40	Westfield	40,378	206 per 100k	$87,753
41	Dedham	25,237	212 per 100k	$128,955
42	Somerset	18,298	218 per 100k	$112,677
43	Holbrook	11,380	218 per 100k	$115,210
44	Maynard	10,712	222 per 100k	$124,067
45	Waltham	64,902	224 per 100k	$120,216
46	Gloucester	30,075	226 per 100k	$83,883
47	Weymouth	58,505	237 per 100k	$102,714
48	Hull	10,138	243 per 100k	$115,485
49	Attleboro	46,762	257 per 100k	$98,954
50	Braintree	38,899	264 per 100k	$122,214
51	Framingham	72,399	264 per 100k	$107,419
52	Hudson	15,719	280 per 100k	$90,524
53	Peabody	54,695	292 per 100k	$96,657
54	Quincy	102,114	302 per 100k	$98,882
55	Agawam	28,539	307 per 100k	$85,421
56	Revere	60,012	314 per 100k	$86,969
57	Everett	50,045	319 per 100k	$85,218
58	Haverhill	67,698	330 per 100k	$88,326
59	New Bedford	100,998	345 per 100k	$56,981
60	Southbridge	17,928	352 per 100k	$66,287
61	Lawrence	88,736	361 per 100k	$60,433
62	Gardner	21,148	365 per 100k	$67,518
63	Taunton	60,433	386 per 100k	$79,283
64	Barnstable	49,568	401 per 100k	$91,982
65	West Springfield	28,772	424 per 100k	$69,371
66	Cambridge	118,796	436 per 100k	$130,748
67	Palmer	12,381	454 per 100k	$78,480
68	Greenfield	17,664	464 per 100k	$55,614
69	Chicopee	55,295	482 per 100k	$62,615
70	Northampton	30,962	487 per 100k	$80,288
71	Marlborough	41,647	488 per 100k	$91,968
72	Leominster	43,909	493 per 100k	$83,816
73	Lowell	118,368	505 per 100k	$78,658
74	Webster	12,228	512 per 100k	$63,837
75	Fitchburg	41,798	515 per 100k	$73,040
76	Brockton	105,386	538 per 100k	$80,115
77	Lynn	101,709	561 per 100k	$75,043
78	Pittsfield	43,457	575 per 100k	$70,582
79	Boston	666,442	583 per 100k	$97,344
80	Worcester	207,055	602 per 100k	$70,102
81	Fall River	94,082	768 per 100k	$56,673
82	Chelsea	39,908	791 per 100k	$72,179
83	Springfield	154,749	871 per 100k	$52,656
84	North Adams	12,606	1183 per 100k	$47,500
85	Holyoke	37,813	1301 per 100k	$53,605