| City | Population | Rank | Murders Per Person | Violent Crimes Per Person | Property Crimes Per Person | Total Crimes Per Person | Chance of Crime |
| Chelsea | 35,966 | 1 | 0.00006 | 0.01852 | 0.03829 | 0.05681 | 1:18 |
| Springfield | 154,518 | 2 | 0.00007 | 0.01039 | 0.04546 | 0.05585 | 1:18 |
| Brockton | 95,156 | 3 | 0.00006 | 0.01142 | 0.03227 | 0.04369 | 1:23 |
| Worcester | 183,247 | 4 | 0.00004 | 0.00959 | 0.03510 | 0.04469 | 1:22 |
| New Bedford | 96,031 | 5 | 0.00002 | 0.01072 | 0.03311 | 0.04383 | 1:23 |
| Boston | 630,648 | 6 | 0.00009 | 0.00835 | 0.02910 | 0.03745 | 1:27 |
| Holyoke | 40,260 | 7 | 0.00000 | 0.00949 | 0.06232 | 0.07181 | 1:14 |
| Fall River | 89,753 | 8 | 0.00002 | 0.01063 | 0.03014 | 0.04077 | 1:25 |
| North Adams | 13,753 | 9 | 0.00000 | 0.00705 | 0.04327 | 0.05032 | 1:20 |
| Lawrence | 77,661 | 10 | 0.00003 | 0.01011 | 0.02530 | 0.03541 | 1:28 |
| Lynn | 91,846 | 11 | 0.00002 | 0.00820 | 0.02819 | 0.03639 | 1:27 |
| Webster | 16,974 | 11 | 0.00000 | 0.00660 | 0.03264 | 0.03924 | 1:25 |
| Leominster | 41,262 | 13 | 0.00000 | 0.00657 | 0.03190 | 0.03847 | 1:26 |
| Fitchburg | 40,809 | 14 | 0.00002 | 0.00781 | 0.02661 | 0.03442 | 1:29 |
| Saugus | 27,075 | 15 | 0.00007 | 0.00310 | 0.02939 | 0.03249 | 1:31 |
| Chicopee | 55,825 | 16 | 0.00000 | 0.00462 | 0.03008 | 0.03470 | 1:29 |
| Lowell | 108,539 | 17 | 0.00000 | 0.00539 | 0.02879 | 0.03418 | 1:29 |
| Haverhill | 61,897 | 17 | 0.00003 | 0.00675 | 0.02325 | 0.03000 | 1:33 |
| Northampton | 28,755 | 19 | 0.00000 | 0.00400 | 0.02983 | 0.03383 | 1:30 |
| Cambridge | 106,981 | 20 | 0.00001 | 0.00403 | 0.02889 | 0.03292 | 1:30 |
| Revere | 52,926 | 20 | 0.00002 | 0.00509 | 0.02353 | 0.02862 | 1:35 |
| Everett | 42,476 | 22 | 0.00005 | 0.00400 | 0.02321 | 0.02721 | 1:37 |
| Pittsfield | 44,868 | 23 | 0.00000 | 0.00426 | 0.02599 | 0.03025 | 1:33 |
| Gardner | 20,474 | 23 | 0.00000 | 0.00430 | 0.02555 | 0.02985 | 1:34 |
| Malden | 60,605 | 25 | 0.00002 | 0.00462 | 0.01985 | 0.02447 | 1:41 |
| Attleboro | 44,033 | 26 | 0.00000 | 0.00322 | 0.02411 | 0.02733 | 1:37 |
| Burlington | 24,975 | 27 | 0.00004 | 0.00156 | 0.02526 | 0.02682 | 1:37 |
| Salem | 42,025 | 28 | 0.00000 | 0.00378 | 0.02272 | 0.02650 | 1:38 |
| Danvers | 26,934 | 29 | 0.00000 | 0.00215 | 0.02796 | 0.03011 | 1:33 |
| Somerville | 77,200 | 30 | 0.00000 | 0.00348 | 0.02234 | 0.02582 | 1:39 |
| Milford | 28,346 | 30 | 0.00004 | 0.00279 | 0.01852 | 0.02131 | 1:47 |
| Randolph | 32,624 | 32 | 0.00003 | 0.00383 | 0.01693 | 0.02076 | 1:48 |
| Holbrook | 10,963 | 33 | 0.00000 | 0.00383 | 0.02062 | 0.02445 | 1:41 |
| Quincy | 93,736 | 34 | 0.00000 | 0.00428 | 0.01658 | 0.02086 | 1:48 |
| Taunton | 56,438 | 35 | 0.00000 | 0.00475 | 0.01507 | 0.01982 | 1:50 |
| Abington | 16,215 | 36 | 0.00000 | 0.00253 | 0.02208 | 0.02461 | 1:41 |
| Peabody | 52,113 | 37 | 0.00000 | 0.00232 | 0.02115 | 0.02347 | 1:43 |
| Marlborough | 39,241 | 37 | 0.00000 | 0.00298 | 0.01778 | 0.02076 | 1:48 |
| Woburn | 38,863 | 39 | 0.00000 | 0.00247 | 0.01719 | 0.01966 | 1:51 |
| Framingham | 69,605 | 40 | 0.00000 | 0.00221 | 0.01779 | 0.02000 | 1:50 |
| Dedham | 25,116 | 41 | 0.00000 | 0.00076 | 0.02481 | 0.02557 | 1:39 |
| Westfield | 41,485 | 42 | 0.00000 | 0.00183 | 0.01856 | 0.02039 | 1:49 |
| Waltham | 61,725 | 43 | 0.00000 | 0.00236 | 0.01375 | 0.01611 | 1:62 |
| Somerset | 18,349 | 44 | 0.00000 | 0.00191 | 0.01624 | 0.01815 | 1:55 |
| Beverly | 40,150 | 45 | 0.00000 | 0.00206 | 0.01569 | 0.01775 | 1:56 |
| Maynard | 10,303 | 46 | 0.00000 | 0.00233 | 0.01349 | 0.01582 | 1:63 |
| Wakefield | 25,415 | 47 | 0.00000 | 0.00263 | 0.01215 | 0.01478 | 1:68 |
| Hull | 10,441 | 48 | 0.00000 | 0.00325 | 0.01043 | 0.01368 | 1:73 |
| Norwood | 29,057 | 49 | 0.00000 | 0.00096 | 0.01751 | 0.01847 | 1:54 |
| Brookline | 59,658 | 50 | 0.00000 | 0.00138 | 0.01346 | 0.01484 | 1:67 |