The Safest Places To Live In Massachusetts 2019

Nineteen of the top 100 safest cities in America are right here in Massachusetts. That's according to a new 2019 list from Neighborhood Scout, which takes property and violent crime data and measures it against a community's population.

The list is only made up of cities with 25,000 or more residents. The crime data comes from the 2017 calendar year and was released in late 2018. You can get the full methodology here.

According to Neighborhood Scout, the safest place to be in Massachusetts is Franklin. In fact, the Norfolk County city is the second-safest place in the country behind only Lake in the Hills, IL. The website said the odds of being a victim of a crime in Franklin are just 1 in 300.

Shrewsbury is said to be the third-safest place in the country, with Marshfield coming in sixth. No. 19 Reading was the only other Massachusetts community in the top 20 and the highest-ranking Middlesex County community.

The following are the 19 safest places to live in Massachusetts, according to Neighborhood Scout.

2. Franklin, MA

• Total Crime Rate: 3.3
• Number of Crimes: 110
• Chance of being a victim: 1 in 300

3. Shrewsbury, MA

• Total Crime Rate: 3.5
• Number of Crimes: 131
• Chance of being a victim: 1 in 285

6. Marshfield, MA

• Total Crime Rate: 4.5
• Number of Crimes: 117
• Chance of being a victim: 1 in 22

19. Reading, MA

• Total Crime Rate: 6.4
• Number of Crimes: 167
• Chance of being a victim: 1 in 156

22. Needham, MA

• Total Crime Rate: 6.6
• Number of Crimes: 203
• Chance of being a victim: 1 in 153

23. Billerica, MA

• Total Crime Rate: 6.6
• Number of Crimes: 289
• Chance of being a victim: 1 in 152

24. Arlington, MA

• Total Crime Rate: 6.6
• Number of Crimes: 300
• Chance of being a victim: 1 in 152

28. Newton, MA

• Total Crime Rate: 7.1
• Number of Crimes: 634
• Chance of being a victim: 1 in 140

32. Beverly, MA

• Total Crime Rate: 7.3
• Number of Crimes: 306
• Chance of being a victim: 1 in 137

33. Wellesley, MA

• Total Crime Rate: 7.3
• Number of Crimes: 216
• Chance of being a victim: 1 in 136

39. North Andover, MA

• Total Crime Rate: 7.7
• Number of Crimes: 239
• Chance of being a victim: 1 in 130

47. Milton, MA

• Total Crime Rate: 8.3
• Number of Crimes: 230
• Chance of being a victim: 1 in 120

50. Belmont, MA

• Total Crime Rate: 8.5
• Number of Crimes: 224
• Chance of being a victim: 1 in 118

52. Melrose, MA

• Total Crime Rate: 8.5
• Number of Crimes: 242
• Chance of being a victim: 1 in 117

59. Wakefield, MA

• Total Crime Rate: 9.0
• Number of Crimes: 244
• Chance of being a victim: 1 in 111

68. Gloucester, MA

• Total Crime Rate: 9.6
• Number of Crimes: 289
• Chance of being a victim: 1 in 104

76. Andover, MA

• Total Crime Rate: 10.0
• Number of Crimes: 359
• Chance of being a victim: 1 in 100

87. Bridgewater, MA

• Total Crime Rate: 10.4
• Number of Crimes: 286
• Chance of being a victim: 1 in 96

91. Watertown, MA

• Total Crime Rate: 10.5
• Number of Crimes: 377
• Chance of being a victim: 1 in 95

>>>See the full Neighborhood Scout list here.

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