Cushing Square, Belmont, MA Assault Crime Rates and Maps

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Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	A
Property Crime Grade	A
Other Crime Grade	B-

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Fact

A crime occurs every 2 days 10 hours (on average) in Cushing Square.

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Crime Grade's assault 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?

The A- grade means the rate of assault is lower than the average US neighborhood. Cushing Square is in the 81st percentile for safety, meaning 19% of neighborhoods are safer and 81% 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 assault in Cushing Square is 1.402 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Cushing Square generally consider the north part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of assault in Cushing Square may be as high as 1 in 527 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,045 in the north part of the neighborhood. See the section on interpreting the assault map, however, because comparing rates for assault or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the south parts of Cushing Square, Belmont, MA: about 2 per year. The southwest part of Cushing Square has fewer cases of assault with only 1 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Assault Maps

When looking at the assault map for Cushing Square, remember that the rate of assault per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are more retail establishments in the south part of the neighborhood. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the assault rate map do not always indicate danger for Cushing Square residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Cushing Square has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which Cushing Square has 0, have the same problem. Of Cushing Square’s 6,569 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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Cushing Square Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All assault rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Cushing Square residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.402
Robbery	0.3218
Rape	0.5124
Murder	0.0417
Total Violent Crime	2.278 (A)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	9.051
Vehicle Theft	1.270
Burglary	2.000
Arson	0.0668
Total Property Crime	12.39 (A)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0329
Drug Crimes	1.499
Vandalism	6.023
Identity Theft	0.4024
Animal Cruelty	0.0312
Total "Other" Rate	7.988 (B-)

Individual Cushing Square Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

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

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Cushing Square is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for assault. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

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

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

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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