26 Massachusetts communities ranked among top 100 safest places in United States

FRANKLIN, Mass. — Massachusetts is home to many of the safest communities in the United States, according to a new study.

Visual Capitalist recently published a map that showcases the safest communities across the country after analyzing FBI data and Census Bureau population data from 2023.

The ranking is based on crimes reported in cities with a population of 25,000 or higher, including arson, burglary, larceny/theft, motor vehicle theft, murder, rape, armed robbery, and aggravated assault, according to researchers.

Forty percent of the communities in the ranking are in the Northeast with 18 of the top 50 and 26 of the top 100 located in Massachusetts.

Ridgefield, Connecticut, was named the safest community in the country, followed by Franklin, Massachusetts.

All of the Bay State communities that landed on the list are as follows:

2. Franklin

4. Marshfield

5. Arlington

8. Lexington

13. Milton

14. Needham

18. Wakefield

24. Billerica

26. Reading

27. North Andover

28. Wellesley

32. Andover

36. Waltham

40. Melrose

43. Beverly

46. Shrewsbury

47. Dracut

49. Newton

55. Belmont

58. Easton

69. Milford

75. Chelmsford

76. Amherst

78. Gloucester

98. Watertown

99. Walpole

Nearly a dozen other communities in Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire also made the list.

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