What Are The 50 Safest Cities In Massachusetts?

WAYLAND, MA — Safety. It impacts real estate, policing, peace of mind, schools - just about everything within a community. So which are the safest?

Alarms.org published the National Council for Home Safety and Security list of the Safest Cities in Massachusetts 2018. We're going to run the top 50, but you can see the full list here.

Wayland has topped the list again, no surprise. Norfolk, Norton, Sudbury, and Franklin round out the top five. See the full top 50 list below.

Even though the Alarms.org calls it the "safest cities," towns are included, too.

For the survey, the National Council reviewed the most recent FBI Uniform Crime Report statistics along with its own population data and internal research. It also eliminated any communities that failed to submit a complete crime report to the FBI and removed those with populations with less than 10,000.

The rankings were based on the number of reported violent crimes and property crimes per 1,000 people. Massachusetts placed near the national mean in violent crime, with an average of 3.91 violent crimes per 1,000 inhabitants.

Here are the top 50 safest communities according to the list:

1. Wayland
2. Norfolk
3. Norton
4. Sudbury
5. Franklin
6. Hopkinton
7. Holden
8. Bedford
9. Medway
10. Sharon
11. Holliston
12. Groton
13. Clinton
14. Shrewsbury
15. Lexington
16. Westford
17. Weston
18. North Reading
19. Southborough
20. Needham
21. Wellesley
22. Billerica
23. Tyngsboro
24. North Andover
25. Grafton
26. Belchertown
27. Marshfield
28. Arlington
29. Andover
30. Pembroke
31. Charlton
32. Duxbury
33. Reading
34. Winchester
35. Belmont
36. Ipwich
37. Concord
38. Norwell
39. Newton
40. Lynnfield
41. Ashland
42. Hanover
43. Acton
44. Melrose
45. Milton
46. Plymouth
47. Westborough
48. Marlblehead
49. Hanson
50. Dudley

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