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Table 8

MASSACHUSETTS

Offenses Known to Law Enforcement

by City, 2015

City Population Violent
crime		 Murder and
nonnegligent
manslaughter		 Rape
(revised
definition)1 		Rape
(legacy
definition)2 		Robbery Aggravated
assault		 Property
crime		 Burglary Larceny-
theft		 Motor
vehicle
theft		 Arson3
Abington 16,252 28 0 2 3 23 293 52 228 13 0
Acton 23,573 23 0 2 1 20 224 61 156 7 0
Acushnet 10,441 28 0 2 0 26 101 32 60 9 4
Adams 8,221 31 0 4 1 26 150 33 110 7 3
Agawam 28,853 76 0 13 5 58 521 193 294 34 1
Amesbury 16,922 88 0 7 0 81 142 35 99 8 0
Amherst 40,047 79 0 18 8 53 255 55 186 14 0
Andover 35,562 19 0 1 2 16 291 35 246 10 1
Aquinnah 326 5 0 1 0 4 3 1 2 0 0
Arlington 44,873 44 0 2 6 36 397 84 283 30 0
Ashburnham 6,206 11 0 3 0 8 65 16 48 1 0
Ashland 17,494 28 0 8 2 18 107 26 76 5 0
Athol 11,629 45 0 3 2 40 182 53 128 1 0
Attleboro 44,079 109 0 19 12 78 812 183 592 37 2
Auburn 16,440 45 1 3 6 35 418 51 351 16 1
Avon 4,492 4 0 1 0 3 122 11 106 5
Ayer 8,084 32 0 5 1 26 101 29 70 2 0
Barnstable 44,392 411 2 23 25 361 882 169 667 46 2
Barre 5,481 30 0 1 0 29 32 9 21 2 1
Becket 1,777 6 0 1 0 5 12 9 3 0
Bedford 14,435 8 0 0 3 5 55 15 37 3 0
Bellingham 16,879 33 0 5 10 18 308 34 265 9 2
Belmont 25,692 8 0 3 0 5 152 47 102 3 0
Berkley 6,623 8 0 1 0 7 25 8 17 0 0
Bernardston 2,110 3 0 0 1 2 16 2 11 3 0
Beverly 41,281 63 0 8 7 48 376 45 313 18 0
Billerica 42,762 33 0 3 3 27 271 51 199 21 2
Blackstone 9,110 16 0 1 2 13 68 6 61 1 0
Bolton 5,187 5 0 2 1 2 48 13 33 2 0
Boston 665,258 4,702 38 240 1,551 2,873 15,408 2,357 11,772 1,279
Bourne 19,704 60 1 10 6 43 341 124 201 16 7
Boxborough 5,215 3 0 0 1 2 22 5 17 0 0
Boxford 8,275 0 0 0 0 0 21 3 18 0 0
Boylston 4,507 4 0 0 0 4 31 17 13 1 0
Brewster 9,983 20 0 0 1 19 106 39 62 5 0
Brimfield 3,750 3 0 0 0 3 17 6 11 0 0
Brockton 95,049 942 6 67 147 722 2,148 414 1,474 260 7
Brookline 59,520 164 0 2 19 143 804 136 646 22 0
Burlington 25,980 55 1 5 10 39 490 37 433 20 1
Cambridge 110,953 328 3 24 82 219 2,616 436 2,059 121 4
Canton 22,747 66 0 4 2 60 188 48 130 10 0
Carlisle 5,126 1 0 1 0 0 23 3 20 0 1
Carver 11,603 22 0 3 1 18 95 17 72 6 2
Charlton 13,396 7 0 3 1 3 110 37 64 9 0
Chatham 6,159 13 0 1 0 12 144 46 96 2 0
Chelmsford 35,249 24 0 5 4 15 434 33 387 14 1
Chelsea 39,811 430 0 26 186 218 916 145 654 117 6
Chicopee 55,926 270 0 35 58 177 1,421 419 876 126 0
Chilmark 935 0 0 0 0 0 13 1 11 1 1
Clinton 13,786 3 0 0 2 1 43 3 38 2 0
Cohasset 8,550 7 0 0 0 7 73 13 53 7 0
Concord 20,023 9 0 0 0 9 131 31 97 3 0
Dalton 6,677 15 0 2 1 12 48 22 24 2 7
Danvers 27,708 53 0 8 5 40 703 77 606 20 1
Dartmouth 34,438 56 0 2 11 43 749 92 633 24 0
Deerfield 5,037 11 0 3 1 7 66 16 48 2 1
Dennis 14,001 52 0 11 2 39 326 86 223 17 2
Dighton 7,376 2 0 0 0 2 34 7 26 1
Douglas 8,737 8 0 0 2 6 44 18 23 3 0
Dover 5,952 0 0 0 0 0 16 3 12 1 2
Dracut 31,486 19 0 4 1 14 430 81 327 22 1
Dudley 11,909 26 1 3 2 20 51 14 30 7 0
Dunstable 3,442 4 0 0 0 4 20 2 18 0 0
Duxbury 15,466 14 0 2 0 12 48 11 36 1 0
East Bridgewater 14,359 21 0 3 1 17 126 21 98 7 2
East Brookfield 2,188 2 0 0 0 2 12 2 7 3 0
Eastham 4,923 20 0 2 0 18 62 7 55 0 0
Easthampton 16,033 32 0 6 2 24 198 28 163 7 0
East Longmeadow 16,219 18 0 4 3 11 214 29 177 8 1
Easton 24,061 32 0 6 5 21 194 44 135 15 0
Edgartown 4,369 26 0 5 0 21 119 18 97 4 0
Erving 1,785 4 0 0 0 4 35 10 24 1 0
Everett 44,898 151 2 20 35 94 886 187 615 84 1
Fairhaven 16,078 37 0 3 2 32 369 52 305 12 2
Fall River 88,711 1,012 2 60 175 775 1,767 440 1,148 179 23
Falmouth 31,666 155 0 15 12 128 613 245 342 26 2
Fitchburg 40,467 340 1 26 66 247 1,055 315 677 63 8
Franklin 33,095 4 0 0 1 3 111 26 83 2 0
Freetown 9,151 26 0 3 2 21 112 37 68 7 1
Gardner 20,444 197 0 16 8 173 346 54 286 6 1
Georgetown 8,615 3 0 1 0 2 32 7 24 1 0
Gloucester 29,831 71 0 2 6 63 224 32 176 16 1
Goshen 1,073 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0
Grafton 18,527 26 0 3 1 22 67 26 35 6 1
Granby 6,357 10 0 3 1 6 44 10 31 3 1
Greenfield 17,354 109 2 13 8 86 416 62 342 12 2
Groton 11,367 5 0 2 0 3 92 23 66 3 0
Groveland 7,211 2 0 0 1 1 17 1 15 1 0
Hadley 5,314 12 0 3 1 8 257 33 219 5 0
Halifax 7,830 9 1 0 1 7 95 16 72 7 0
Hamilton 8,242 4 0 0 0 4 41 5 35 1 0
Hampden 5,209 4 0 1 0 3 36 9 25 2 0
Hanover 14,482 1 0 1 0 0 151 14 134 3 0
Hardwick 3,016 11 0 0 0 11 38 13 23 2 2
Harvard 6,577 3 0 0 0 3 25 10 13 2 4
Harwich 12,177 40 0 4 1 35 186 68 109 9 1
Hatfield 3,294 8 0 1 0 7 11 0 11 0 0
Haverhill 62,895 341 0 25 50 266 1,245 314 826 105 13
Hingham 23,165 21 0 1 0 20 236 49 180 7 1
Holden 18,771 9 0 5 1 3 87 24 62 1 2
Holliston 14,602 6 0 1 1 4 57 12 43 2 1
Holyoke 40,178 381 2 29 79 271 1,993 334 1,566 93 9
Hopedale 5,962 5 0 1 0 4 33 13 19 1 0
Hopkinton 16,668 0 0 0 0 0 53 1 52 0 0
Hudson 19,929 5 0 0 1 4 162 35 120 7 0
Hull 10,385 42 0 6 2 34 106 23 77 6 2
Ipswich 13,781 5 0 0 0 5 72 16 55 1 0
Kingston 13,291 22 0 6 2 14 163 26 131 6 0
Lakeville 11,339 9 0 2 0 7 137 67 66 4 0
Lancaster 8,126 10 0 3 1 6 72 19 45 8 0
Lawrence 78,649 691 5 26 210 450 1,888 334 906 648
Lee 5,840 17 0 4 0 13 76 8 64 4 0
Leicester 11,347 20 0 6 0 14 165 23 131 11 0
Lenox 4,986 5 0 1 0 4 82 18 63 1 0
Leominster 41,261 372 1 36 26 309 1,093 154 873 66 1
Leverett 1,856 0 0 0 0 0 9 2 7 0 0
Lexington 33,502 19 0 0 0 19 150 22 127 1 0
Lincoln 7,355 4 0 0 0 4 33 6 27 0 0
Littleton 9,516 16 0 5 0 11 66 14 47 5 0
Longmeadow 15,901 18 0 1 1 16 114 16 95 3 0
Lowell 110,819 482 0 32 141 309 2,374 489 1,685 200 12
Ludlow 21,510 30 0 2 6 22 251 51 184 16 0
Lunenburg 11,384 22 0 3 2 17 340 59 274 7 0
Lynn 92,584 719 2 37 179 501 2,191 434 1,431 326 6
Lynnfield 12,950 7 0 0 0 7 103 20 77 6 1
Malden 61,211 237 1 10 55 171 929 140 687 102 0
Manchester-by-the-Sea 5,387 5 0 0 0 5 21 6 14 1 0
Mansfield 23,705 60 0 5 1 54 244 55 178 11 2
Marblehead 20,616 20 0 1 1 18 172 27 142 3 1
Marion 5,084 5 0 1 0 4 56 12 41 3 0
Marlborough 39,897 141 0 13 14 114 567 62 485 20 0
Marshfield 25,751 45 0 2 2 41 111 11 95 5 0
Mashpee 14,066 50 0 5 0 45 221 33 176 12 0
Mattapoisett 6,265 10 0 0 0 10 64 13 48 3 0
Maynard 10,567 34 0 2 2 30 59 7 47 5 4
Medford 57,742 107 0 10 25 72 761 114 563 84 0
Melrose 28,221 27 0 3 8 16 277 36 215 26 1
Mendon 5,991 3 0 0 0 3 35 8 24 3 1
Merrimac 6,818 3 0 1 0 2 50 12 35 3 0
Methuen 49,579 89 1 2 17 69 809 125 595 89 2
Middleboro 24,357 70 0 11 5 54 290 51 222 17 0
Middleton 9,736 12 0 1 0 11 77 5 70 2 0
Milford 28,553 63 0 10 4 49 417 50 354 13 1
Millbury 13,514 23 0 5 1 17 227 43 171 13 1
Millville 3,232 4 0 1 0 3 21 5 15 1 2
Milton 27,449 14 0 0 7 7 248 43 194 11 0
Monson 8,802 14 0 4 0 10 61 25 32 4 0
Montague 8,300 74 0 2 4 68 177 44 127 6 2
Nahant 3,496 8 0 3 0 5 21 10 11 0 1
Nantucket 11,044 33 0 3 0 30 242 28 202 12 0
Natick 36,184 54 0 6 6 42 523 38 473 12 0
Needham 30,505 9 0 2 1 6 189 23 160 6 0
Newburyport 18,054 27 0 6 0 21 193 40 148 5 0
Newton 89,053 74 0 12 13 49 738 109 610 19 0
Norfolk 11,945 1 0 1 0 0 34 10 23 1 0
North Adams 13,249 143 0 6 8 129 409 107 287 15 2
Northampton 28,534 124 0 21 13 90 634 87 526 21 7
North Andover 29,756 20 3 0 5 12 270 25 233 12 1
North Attleboro 28,965 29 0 2 1 26 445 70 363 12 1
Northborough 14,953 8 0 0 0 8 118 11 106 1 0
Northbridge 16,587 35 0 9 1 25 257 44 203 10 1
Northfield 3,008 4 0 1 0 3 29 11 18 0 0
North Reading 15,664 8 0 0 0 8 89 18 68 3 0
Norton 19,464 15 0 1 0 14 58 17 39 2 0
Norwell 10,897 4 0 1 0 3 54 14 39 1 1
Norwood 29,173 21 0 6 4 11 310 66 217 27 0
Oak Bluffs 4,741 21 0 3 1 17 115 29 76 10 0
Oakham 1,927 2 0 1 0 1 8 4 3 1 1
Orange 7,683 19 0 4 2 13 100 41 58 1 1
Orleans 5,858 17 0 5 1 11 112 27 84 1 0
Oxford 13,894 43 0 3 8 32 166 23 134 9 0
Palmer 12,183 52 0 6 4 42 173 53 112 8 2
Paxton 4,863 4 0 0 0 4 21 9 12 0 0
Peabody 52,650 156 2 6 10 138 425 32 372 21 4
Pelham 1,329 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 3 0 0
Pembroke 18,286 21 0 1 1 19 110 27 79 4 0
Pepperell 12,094 33 0 11 0 22 100 28 69 3 0
Pittsfield 43,450 284 4 38 34 208 1,270 414 807 49 5
Plainville 9,075 8 0 1 0 7 111 27 80 4 0
Plymouth 58,705 124 0 8 11 105 413 69 332 12 1
Plympton 2,885 0 0 0 0 0 17 3 14 0 1
Princeton 3,451 2 0 0 0 2 27 16 11 0 0
Provincetown 2,989 28 0 10 0 18 76 10 65 1 0
Quincy 93,671 376 1 27 51 297 1,498 377 1,039 82 4
Randolph 33,947 132 0 10 11 111 530 110 379 41 2
Raynham 13,772 25 0 1 7 17 321 33 274 14 1
Reading 25,705 6 0 0 1 5 135 26 105 4 0
Rehoboth 12,006 15 0 2 0 13 116 28 81 7 1
Revere 54,769 292 3 38 59 192 1,162 144 889 129 3
Rochester 5,496 4 0 1 0 3 30 11 18 1 0
Rockport 7,229 8 0 0 1 7 17 3 14 0 0
Rutland 8,443 25 0 3 0 22 81 31 48 2 1
Salem 43,090 125 1 7 23 94 1,303 171 1,080 52 0
Salisbury 8,813 29 0 4 1 24 141 30 106 5 1
Sandwich 20,511 18 0 1 2 15 160 40 116 4 1
Saugus 28,240 71 1 16 12 42 625 64 523 38 1
Seekonk 14,933 27 0 1 3 23 346 37 300 9 0
Sharon 18,250 0 0 0 0 0 76 19 53 4 0
Shelburne 1,881 0 0 0 0 0 17 2 15 0 0
Sherborn 4,320 1 0 1 0 0 20 9 9 2 0
Shirley 7,394 8 0 0 0 8 52 9 41 2 0
Somerset 18,301 39 0 5 3 31 246 34 204 8 1
Somerville 79,734 193 0 8 38 147 1,634 304 1,197 133 3
Southampton 6,149 11 0 0 1 10 47 14 29 4 1
Southborough 9,989 8 0 2 0 6 45 10 32 3 0
Southbridge 16,856 69 1 7 13 48 398 160 224 14 0
South Hadley 17,684 40 0 6 3 31 276 75 189 12 2
Southwick 9,734 16 0 1 0 15 123 37 84 2 1
Spencer 11,838 23 0 2 1 20 146 21 113 12 0
Springfield 154,090 1,654 18 95 510 1,031 5,168 1,303 3,261 604 32
Sterling 7,973 4 0 1 0 3 45 11 31 3 1
Stockbridge 1,951 6 0 1 0 5 44 16 28 0 0
Stoneham 22,041 43 0 4 12 27 204 84 113 7 0
Stoughton 28,748 64 0 4 12 48 448 63 343 42 3
Stow 7,141 9 0 2 0 7 39 12 27 0 0
Sturbridge 9,513 24 0 3 2 19 180 22 151 7 2
Sudbury 19,050 2 0 0 0 2 67 20 45 2 0
Sutton 9,264 9 0 1 1 7 91 57 33 1 0
Swampscott 14,071 18 0 1 1 16 234 35 194 5 0
Swansea 16,225 27 0 2 0 25 305 39 249 17 0
Taunton 56,731 207 1 8 35 163 619 229 344 46 8
Templeton 8,189 20 0 4 2 14 52 12 36 4 3
Tewksbury 30,577 83 0 18 7 58 373 48 299 26 0
Tisbury 4,173 24 0 1 1 22 84 15 66 3 0
Townsend 9,520 11 0 2 0 9 96 49 43 4 0
Truro 2,014 11 0 1 0 10 35 7 28 0 1
Tyngsboro 12,353 16 0 1 0 15 81 16 63 2 2
Upton 7,739 6 0 2 0 4 36 5 30 1 3
Wakefield 27,206 52 2 8 4 38 209 47 145 17 0
Wales 1,887 2 0 0 0 2 12 1 10 1 0
Walpole 25,145 41 0 5 10 26 241 33 189 19 2
Waltham 63,590 111 0 12 15 84 713 142 527 44 3
Ware 9,880 38 0 3 3 32 137 25 108 4 5
Wareham 22,640 110 0 10 13 87 504 112 366 26 7
Watertown 34,701 36 0 4 4 28 456 50 391 15 2
Wayland 13,679 1 0 0 0 1 5 2 3 0 0
Webster 16,868 107 0 15 6 86 350 87 244 19 9
Wellesley 29,684 11 0 1 2 8 207 45 159 3 0
Wellfleet 2,756 4 0 2 0 2 27 4 22 1 0
Westborough 18,884 15 0 2 2 11 182 24 148 10 1
West Bridgewater 7,096 16 0 3 1 12 119 28 84 7 2
Westfield 41,733 80 0 21 11 48 583 107 450 26 2
Westford 24,121 17 0 2 1 14 125 24 93 8 1
Westminster 7,511 23 0 2 0 21 101 16 79 6 0
Weston 12,159 0 0 0 0 0 30 2 26 2 0
Westport 15,798 19 0 5 1 13 138 44 90 4 2
West Springfield 28,696 203 2 22 34 145 1,328 214 1,018 96 3
West Tisbury 2,942 4 0 0 0 4 36 7 26 3 0
Westwood 15,070 9 0 4 1 4 156 23 130 3 0
Weymouth 56,137 177 1 18 14 144 732 98 596 38 2
Whately 1,520 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 15 2 0
Whitman 14,865 41 0 3 1 37 146 20 118 8 1
Wilbraham 14,581 21 0 2 5 14 201 84 107 10 0
Williamsburg 2,470 5 0 1 0 4 13 5 8 0 0
Williamstown 7,564 8 0 4 1 3 113 16 96 1 2
Wilmington 23,634 38 0 5 3 30 181 31 139 11 1
Winchendon 10,694 42 0 9 3 30 168 18 140 10 2
Winchester 22,497 6 0 0 0 6 141 22 116 3 2
Winthrop 18,570 90 0 2 3 85 179 53 106 20 0
Woburn 39,539 89 0 8 12 69 473 74 367 32 0
Worcester 183,377 1,627 8 26 407 1,186 5,375 1,214 3,765 396 3
Wrentham 11,541 8 0 1 2 5 218 25 191 2 0
Yarmouth 23,550 215 0 16 12 187 402 115 265 22 7
  • 1 The figures shown in this column for the offense of rape were reported using the revised Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) definition of rape. See the data declaration for further explanation.
  • 2 The figures shown in this column for the offense of rape were reported using the legacy UCR definition of rape. See the data declaration for further explanation.
  • 3 The FBI does not publish arson data unless it receives data from either the agency or the state for all 12 months of the calendar year.

Data Declaration

Provides the methodology used in constructing this table and other pertinent information about this table.