Non-emergency police and sheriff numbers in Massachusetts
This directory covers 148 cities and towns in Massachusetts with a local law-enforcement agency, and 14 counties with a sheriff's office. Population 7,029,917 (2020 Census). Choose where you are — each page gives the ten-digit non-emergency line, the agency address, and links to the agency's own pages.
Largest cities in Massachusetts
- Boston675,647 residents
- Worcester206,518 residents · (508) 799-8600
- Springfield155,929 residents
- Cambridge118,403 residents · (617) 499-9924
- Lowell115,554 residents · (978) 937-3200
- Brockton105,643 residents
- Quincy101,636 residents
- Lynn101,253 residents
- New Bedford101,079 residents
- Fall River94,000 residents
- Lawrence89,143 residents
- Newton88,923 residents
- Somerville81,045 residents
- Framingham72,362 residents
- Haverhill67,787 residents
- Malden66,263 residents
- Waltham65,218 residents
- Brookline63,191 residents
- Revere62,186 residents
- Medford59,659 residents
- Taunton59,408 residents
- Chicopee55,560 residents
- Peabody54,481 residents
- Everett49,075 residents
- Attleboro46,461 residents
- Arlington46,308 residents
- Salem44,480 residents
- Pittsfield43,927 residents
- Leominster43,782 residents
- Beverly42,670 residents
- Fitchburg41,946 residents
- Marlborough41,793 residents
- Woburn40,876 residents
- Westfield40,834 residents
- Chelsea40,787 residents
- Holyoke38,238 residents
- Lexington34,454 residents
- Needham32,091 residents
- Norwood31,611 residents
- Melrose29,817 residents
- Gloucester29,729 residents
- Northampton29,571 residents
- Wellesley29,550 residents
- Milton28,630 residents
- Saugus28,619 residents
- Danvers28,087 residents
- Belmont27,295 residents
- Wakefield27,090 residents
- Milford26,971 residents
- Burlington26,377 residents
- Reading25,518 residents
- Dedham25,364 residents
- Wilmington23,349 residents
- Stoneham23,244 residents
- Winchester22,970 residents
- Gardner21,287 residents
- Marblehead20,441 residents
- Somerset18,303 residents
- Newburyport18,289 residents
- Greenfield17,768 residents
Showing the 60 largest. Use the search box above for any other Massachusetts city or ZIP code.
Counties in Massachusetts
- Barnstable County228,996 residents
- Berkshire County129,026 residents
- Bristol County579,200 residents
- Dukes County20,600 residents
- Essex County809,829 residents
- Franklin County71,029 residents
- Hampden County465,825 residents
- Hampshire County162,308 residents
- Middlesex County1,632,002 residents
- Nantucket County14,255 residents
- Norfolk County725,981 residents
- Plymouth County530,819 residents
- Suffolk County797,936 residents
- Worcester County862,111 residents
Questions about Massachusetts
Is there one non-emergency number for the whole of Massachusetts?
No. Non-emergency calls are answered by the local agency, so the number depends on which city, town, or unincorporated area you are in. Pick your city below, or the county if you are outside city limits.
Who answers if I live outside any city in Massachusetts?
The county sheriff's office normally covers unincorporated areas. Use the county list on this page.
What if my town is not listed?
Small towns often have no police department of their own and are policed by the county sheriff or by a neighbouring agency. Rather than show an empty page, we leave those out — go to the county page instead.