Safest counties for violent crime rate in Massachusetts
Top 14 of 14 counties with data.
Ranked by violent crime rate (FBI Crime Data Explorer (per-agency, 2018-2022 average), FBI CDE 2020-2024 avg), lowest first.
Safest counties for violent crime rate in Massachusetts
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Norfolk180.2 per 100k County page | |
| 02 | Middlesex184.7 per 100k County page | |
| 03 | Nantucket206.7 per 100k County page | |
| 04 | Hampshire225.1 per 100k County page | |
| 05 | Essex252.6 per 100k County page | |
| 06 | Barnstable277.6 per 100k County page | |
| 07 | Plymouth282.9 per 100k County page | |
| 08 | Franklin287.9 per 100k County page | |
| 09 | Worcester306.1 per 100k County page | |
| 10 | Bristol384.5 per 100k County page | |
| 11 | Berkshire409.0 per 100k County page | |
| 12 | Dukes432.7 per 100k County page | |
| 13 | Hampden559.8 per 100k County page | |
| 14 | Suffolk600.8 per 100k County page | |
How this ranking works
This page ranks Massachusetts counties by violent crime rate, sorted so the safest places appear first. Click any county to see its housing, schools, crime, and demographics in detail.
For violent crime rate, a lower value is generally more favorable, so the top of the list is the lowest. Want to weigh violent crime rate against schools, taxes, commute, and more at once? Use the live map to build a custom match.
Data comes from public sources. Source attribution and the exact data vintage are shown above and on the full map of violent crime rate.
Frequently asked questions
- Which county in Massachusetts has the lowest violent crime rate?
- Norfolk has the lowest violent crime rate in Massachusetts, at 180.2 per 100k.
- What is the violent crime rate in Norfolk?
- Norfolk is ranked #1 in Massachusetts for violent crime rate, at 180.2 per 100k.
- How is this violent crime rate ranking calculated?
- Counties in Massachusetts are ranked by violent crime rate (FBI Crime Data Explorer (per-agency, 2018-2022 average), FBI CDE 2020-2024 avg), lowest first. Values describe the county, not an individual property. Source vintage is shown on the page.
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