Cushing Square, Belmont, MA Arson Rates and Arson Maps

Crime Grade's arson map shows the safest places in Cushing Square in green. The most dangerous areas in Cushing Square are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Cushing Square, Belmont, MA Safe from Arson?

The B+ grade means the rate of arson is lower than the average US neighborhood. Cushing Square is in the 75th percentile for safety, meaning 25% of neighborhoods are safer and 75% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Cushing Square's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of arson in Cushing Square is 0.0668 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Cushing Square generally consider the southeast part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of arson in Cushing Square may be as high as 1 in 13,080 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 17,437 in the southeast part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more arson occurs in the northwest parts of Cushing Square, Belmont, MA: about 0 per year. The east part of Cushing Square has fewer cases of arson with only 0 in a typical year.

How Cushing Square's Arson Rate Compares

The chart below compares the arson rate in Cushing Square to the Massachusetts state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the arson rate, Cushing Square is less safe than the Massachusetts state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Arson in Cushing Square, Belmont, MA

Arson is projected to cost the residents of Cushing Square about $10,600 in 2025, or roughly $2 per resident. This is part of Cushing Square's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Cushing Square, including every crime type and how Cushing Square compares to other neighborhoods.

Interpreting the Arson Map

Remember that arson rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Cushing Square's crime maps on the Cushing Square overall crime page.

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Individual Cushing Square Crime Maps & Stats

Arson Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of arson in Cushing Square is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Cushing Square.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Arson Crime Grade
Waverley Square, Belmont, MA	A	A	A	B+
Strawberry Hill, Cambridge, MA	B+	B+	A	A-
East Watertown, Watertown Town, MA	B+	B-	B+	A-
Bemis, Watertown Town, MA	A-	B	A	A-
Warrendale, Waltham, MA	A-	A-	A	A-
West Cambridge, Cambridge, MA	C	C-	C	B+
Faneuil, Brighton, MA	A-	B-	A	A-
Nonantum, Newton, MA	A-	A-	A-	A-
North Cambridge, Cambridge, MA	B+	B-	A-	A-
Newton Corner, Newton, MA	A	A	A	A-

Arson in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Cushing Square is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for arson. The table below compares arson in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Arson Crime Grade
The Woods at Mill Valley, Marysville, OH	A+	A+	A+	B
Downtown Annapolis, Annapolis, MD	F	D-	D-	B
Natomas Creek, Sacramento, CA	A+	A	A	D
Platt Park, Denver, CO	D	C-	C-	D+
Reservoir, Little Rock, AR	D+	D	D	C
Rosedale, Kansas City, KS	D	D+	D+	D+
South Lorain, Lorain, OH	C-	C	C	B-
South Los Altos, Los Altos, CA	A	A-	A-	D-
South Modesto Acres, Modesto, CA	B-	C-	C-	D+
Southeast Como, Minneapolis, MN	F	D-	D-	D+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Cushing Square, Belmont, MA average SchoolGrade of A, with 64% actual proficiency versus 61% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Cushing Square schools on SchoolGrade

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