Safest Places to Live in Massachusetts of March 2024

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Last Update: March 11, 2023 Living

As one of the New England states, Massachusetts is located in the Northeastern United States. Massachusetts is certainly one of the historically essential U.S. states since it was a place of many momentous events. Plymouth was the first colony in New England; the Boston Tea Party is considered the starting point of the American Revolutionary War, while Springfield is the basketball’s birthplace.

Around 6,800,000 people are living in Massachusetts, which makes it the 15th most populated state. Boston is the capital of Massachusetts and home to numerous prestigious higher education institutions, such as Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Tufts University, and Berklee College of Music.

Ranking Criteria

ElitePersonalFinance extracted the latest data from the FBI crime statistics in the United States. We took violent crime as the main criteria. To get our score, we used this formula:

Crime Score = ( Total Number of Violent Crimes / Population ) * 1,000

This way, safer cities got the lowest score, and those more vulnerable to crimes got higher scores.

The cities that did not report crimes to the FBI and those under 5,000 residents were not included in the list.

50 Safest Places in Massachusetts of March 2024

Rank:City:Population:Total Number of Crimes:Crime Score:
1Wenham5 29500,00
2Boxford8 35200,00
3Wayland13 89100,00
4Hopkinton18 58500,00
5Franklin33 14920,06
6Norfolk11 99210,08
7Shrewsbury37 98340,11
8Reading25 30530,12
9Hamilton8 07510,12
10Lynnfield13 13020,15
11Dover6 11810,16
12Carlisle5 25510,19
13Hampden5 19910,19
14Northborough15 07530,20
15Hanover14 48530,21
16Andover36 54780,22
17Georgetown8 77720,23
18Belmont26 33160,23
19Wellesley29 65170,24
20Dedham25 20370,28
21Merrimac7 00120,29
22Clinton13 96440,29
23Groveland6 84620,29
24Southborough10 14030,30
25Winchester22 85070,31
26Needham31 275100,32
27Wrentham11 98940,33
28Cohasset8 60930,35
29Manchester-by-the-Sea5 42320,37
30Bolton5 39320,37
31Milton27 471110,40
32Westford24 403100,41
33Medway13 40560,45
34Sharon18 97390,47
35Mendon6 17630,49
36Sterling8 17540,49
37Bedford14 19370,49
38Middleton10 11350,49
39Billerica43 882220,50
40Lexington33 824170,50
41Swampscott15 29680,52
42North Andover31 428170,54
43Newton88 658490,55
44Stow7 23440,55
45Duxbury15 93490,56
46Charlton13 67980,58
47Lincoln6 79840,59
48Boxborough6 54040,61
49Lancaster8 13650,61
50Westwood16 199100,62

Crime Score in All Cities in Massachusetts of March 2024

If your city didn’t make our list, you could see our full list of Massachusetts cities.

We can’t compare crime rates in small and large cities. That’s why ElitePersonalFinance made a detailed analysis and narrowed the results according to population segments:

  • Under 3,000 Residents
  • 3,000 – 10,000 Residents
  • 10,000 – 30,000 Residents
  • Over 30,000 Residents

(Other sites don’t include places with under 3,000 residents, but we included them.)

These are the results that we got:

Under 3,000 Residents

Rank:City:Population:Total Number of Crimes:Crime Score:
1Goshen1 06500,00
2Worthington1 19100,00
3Pelham1 32200,00
4Gill1 49000,00
5Erving1 77100,00
6Oakham1 95500,00
7Wellfleet2 70500,00
8Northfield2 98800,00
9Stockbridge1 89810,53
10Whately1 58910,63
11Williamsburg2 48920,80
12Holland2 48420,81
13Wales1 89421,06
14Plympton2 98041,34
15Becket1 72431,74
16East Brookfield2 20241,82
17Bernardston2 11352,37
18West Tisbury2 91172,40
19Truro1 98452,52
20New Braintree1 02432,93
21Chilmark92033,26
22Provincetown2 939165,44
23Aquinnah32826,10

3,000 – 10,000 Residents

Rank:City:Population:Total Number of Crimes:Crime Score:
1Wenham5 29500,00
2Boxford8 35200,00
3Hamilton8 07510,12
4Dover6 11810,16
5Carlisle5 25510,19
6Hampden5 19910,19
7Georgetown8 77720,23
8Merrimac7 00120,29
9Princeton3 45910,29
10Groveland6 84620,29
11Cheshire3 13310,32
12Cohasset8 60930,35
13Manchester-by-the-Sea5 42320,37
14Bolton5 39320,37
15Mendon6 17630,49
16Sterling8 17540,49
17Stow7 23440,55
18Lincoln6 79840,59
19Hatfield3 28620,61
20Boxborough6 54040,61
21Lancaster8 13650,61
22Plainville9 28160,65
23Williamstown8 02160,75
24Topsfield6 64450,75
25Harvard6 56950,76
26Marion5 13240,78
27Boylston4 69440,85
28Orleans5 74250,87
29Dunstable3 40530,88
30Douglas8 94680,89
31Dalton6 54660,92
32Rowley6 37260,94
33Rockport7 28070,96
34Deerfield5 03250,99
35Halifax7 87481,02
36Southwick9 772101,02
37Eastham4 82351,04
38Townsend9 546101,05
39Sunderland3 65641,09
40Berkley6 79981,18
41Berlin3 24141,23
42West Bridgewater7 24891,24
43Sutton9 551121,26
44Ashburnham6 33081,26
45Chatham6 11781,31
46West Boylston8 216111,34
47Blackstone9 294131,40
48Lenox4 95171,41
49Granby6 36091,42
50Southampton6 24791,44
51Millville3 24951,54
52Freetown9 388151,60
53Templeton8 109131,60
54Great Barrington6 822111,61
55Paxton4 94481,62
56Ayer8 192141,71
57Brookfield3 44061,74
58Lee5 686101,76
59Sturbridge9 611171,77
60Salisbury9 575171,78
61Mattapoisett6 372121,88
62Hopedale5 929122,02
63Avon4 504102,22
64Shirley7 633192,49
65Westminster7 902202,53
66Brewster9 725252,57
67Barre5 573162,87
68Orange7 643222,88
69Monson8 851273,05
70Adams8 028263,24
71Nahant3 511123,42
72Rutland8 888353,94
73Edgartown4 362204,59
74Hardwick3 039144,61
75Hadley5 358264,85
76Ware9 804495,00
77Oak Bluffs4 681265,55
78Montague8 298495,91
79Tisbury4 116307,29

10,000 – 30,000 Residents

Rank:City:Population:Total Number of Crimes:Crime Score:
1Wayland13 89100,00
2Hopkinton18 58500,00
3Norfolk11 99210,08
4Reading25 30530,12
5Lynnfield13 13020,15
6Northborough15 07530,20
7Hanover14 48530,21
8Belmont26 33160,23
9Wellesley29 65170,24
10Dedham25 20370,28
11Clinton13 96440,29
12Southborough10 14030,30
13Winchester22 85070,31
14Wrentham11 98940,33
15Milton27 471110,40
16Westford24 403100,41
17Medway13 40560,45
18Sharon18 97390,47
19Bedford14 19370,49
20Middleton10 11350,49
21Swampscott15 29680,52
22Duxbury15 93490,56
23Charlton13 67980,58
24Westwood16 199100,62
25Longmeadow15 737100,64
26Rehoboth12 25280,65
27Groton11 38880,70
28Pembroke18 378130,71
29Weston12 13890,74
30Scituate18 774140,75
31Sudbury19 727150,76
32Grafton18 880150,79
33North Attleboro29 202240,82
34Holliston14 996130,87
35Concord19 253170,88
36Spencer11 911110,92
37Norwell11 105110,99
38North Reading15 687161,02
39Belchertown15 195161,05
40Littleton10 334111,06
41Marblehead20 574221,07
42Melrose28 120321,14
43Acushnet10 533121,14
44Norton19 894231,16
45Ashland17 742211,18
46Pepperell12 146151,23
47Marshfield25 794321,24
48Hingham23 960301,25
49Westborough19 155241,25
50Newburyport18 158231,27
51Westport15 920211,32
52Wilmington23 915321,34
53Acton23 780321,35
54Ipswich14 095191,35
55Wakefield27 178371,36
56Abington16 448231,40
57Lakeville11 419161,40
58Danvers27 664391,41
59Amesbury17 595251,42
60Uxbridge14 066201,42
61Wilbraham14 730211,43
62Stoneham22 732331,45
63Bellingham17 143251,46
64East Longmeadow16 269241,48
65South Hadley17 816271,52
66Tyngsboro12 456191,53
67Kingston13 758211,53
68Burlington29 082451,55
69Hanson10 876171,56
70Norwood29 185471,61
71Milford29 015481,65
72Auburn16 724281,67
73Seekonk15 841271,70
74Easton25 079431,71
75Millbury13 837241,73
76Harwich12 028221,83
77Northbridge16 732311,85
78East Bridgewater14 472271,87
79Walpole25 150491,95
80Lunenburg11 781231,95
81Raynham14 322281,96
82Winthrop18 692371,98
83Foxborough17 631351,99
84Sandwich20 016402,00
85Stoughton28 961582,00
86Leicester11 368232,02
87Swansea16 681342,04
88Oxford13 973292,08
89Bridgewater27 270592,16
90Whitman15 134332,18
91Carver11 721262,22
92Maynard10 654242,25
93Easthampton15 979372,32
94Nantucket11 393272,37
95Somerset18 036432,38
96Saugus28 378722,54
97Mansfield23 987652,71
98Dudley11 754322,72
99Bourne19 734542,74
100Mashpee14 094392,77
101Agawam28 736822,85
102Ludlow21 395632,94
103Rockland17 879532,96
104Holbrook10 990333,00
105Fairhaven15 996513,19
106Gardner20 628703,39
107Winchendon10 897373,40
108Canton23 706853,59
109Athol11 679474,02
110Palmer12 258504,08
111Northampton28 7351194,14
112Yarmouth23 076964,16
113Hull10 402474,52
114Southbridge16 826794,70
115Greenfield17 464844,81
116West Springfield28 6281384,82
117Middleboro25 1831285,08
118North Adams12 800725,63
119Dennis13 738886,41
120Wareham22 5921617,13
121Webster16 9251227,21

Over 30,000 Residents

Rank:City:Population:Total Number of Crimes:Crime Score:
1Franklin33 14920,06
2Shrewsbury37 98340,11
3Andover36 54780,22
4Needham31 275100,32
5Billerica43 882220,50
6Lexington33 824170,50
7North Andover31 428170,54
8Newton88 658490,55
9Arlington45 614340,75
10Watertown36 189290,80
11Dracut31 786300,94
12Chelmsford35 218340,97
13Brookline58 928570,97
14Natick36 358371,02
15Beverly42 317471,11
16Braintree37 145451,21
17Waltham62 7371021,63
18Woburn40 251701,74
19Methuen50 727951,87
20Gloucester30 362581,91
21Westfield41 507832,00
22Medford57 4841162,02
23Somerville81 6681662,03
24Dartmouth34 035772,26
25Peabody53 1041232,32
26Randolph34 385822,38
27Salem43 4431082,49
28Amherst39 603992,50
29Tewksbury31 424812,58
30Malden60 7461622,67
31Attleboro44 9591232,74
32Cambridge119 9083342,79
33Weymouth57 7761702,94
34Revere53 6541733,22
35Plymouth60 8701993,27
36Falmouth30 7171103,58
37Lowell111 4234053,63
38Marlborough39 6731493,76
39Taunton57 0282173,81
40Quincy94 1133753,98
41Barnstable44 0321784,04
42Framingham73 1272974,06
43Lynn94 4494654,92
44Everett47 1952455,19
45Haverhill63 9353355,24
46Fitchburg40 6212175,34
47Leominster41 6312395,74
48Boston698 9414 2446,07
49Chicopee55 2933406,15
50Worcester184 9451 1656,30
51New Bedford94 6136286,64
52Chelsea40 4962706,67
53Lawrence80 2435416,74
54Pittsfield42 2683007,10
55Brockton95 2877828,21
56Holyoke40 1783458,59
57Fall River89 0667738,68
58Springfield154 3061 3979,05

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