(WHDH) — Massachusetts is home to 13 of the United States’ 100 safest small towns, according to a recent study.
SafeWise examined FBI crime report data and population information for 2019 and found that the following 13 Mass. towns are among the safest:
- Wayland (6 overall)
- Wenham (17 overall)
- Boxford (22 overall)
- Clinton (29 overall)
- Norfolk (31 overall)
- Groveland (36 overall)
- Dover (47 overall)
- Merrimac (54 overall)
- Medway (62 overall)
- Hamilton (67 overall)
- Sterling (87 overall)
- Stow (93 overall)
- Southboro (96 overall)
The study showed that Massachusetts had the third-most safe small towns with New York and New Jersey taking the top spots.
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