Assault per Capita in Hampshire County
The map below shows assault per 1,000 Hampshire County residents.
The map below shows assault per 1,000 Hampshire County residents.
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Your yearly chance of being a victim of assault in Hampshire County is about 1 in 442.
Assault costs the average Hampshire County resident about $65 per year.
Crime Grade's assault map shows the safest places in Hampshire County in green. The most dangerous areas in Hampshire County are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
The C+ grade means the rate of assault is about the same as the average US county. Hampshire County is in the 52nd percentile for safety, meaning 48% of counties are safer and 52% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Hampshire County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.
The rate of assault in Hampshire County is 2.261 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Hampshire County generally consider the west part of the county to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of assault in Hampshire County may be as high as 1 in 306 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 681 in the west part of the county.
By a simple count ignoring population, more assault occurs in the northeast parts of Hampshire County, MA: about 97 per year. The north part of Hampshire County has fewer cases of assault with only 13 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the assault rate in Hampshire County to the Massachusetts state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Hampshire County, MA: | 2.261 |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts: | 2.458 |
| USA: | 2.561 |
Considering only the assault rate, Hampshire County is as safe as the Massachusetts state average and safer than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
Assault is projected to cost the residents of Hampshire County about $10,215,291 in 2025, or roughly $65 per resident. This is part of Hampshire County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Hampshire County, including every crime type and how Hampshire County compares to other counties.
Remember that assault 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 Hampshire County's crime maps on the Hampshire County overall crime page.
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Nearby County | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Assault Crime Grade |
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B+ | C- | B | D | |
A | B- | A- | C+ | |
B+ | C- | B | D+ | |
A | B | A | B- | |
B+ | A+ | A- | A+ | |
A- | A+ | B+ | A+ | |
A | A+ | B+ | A+ | |
A | B- | B- | B- | |
A | B | C+ | B | |
B+ | A- | B | A- |
Hampshire County is higher versus other counties of the same size for assault. The table below compares assault in counties with comparable overall population.
Similar County | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Assault Crime Grade |
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B | A- | A- | A | |
C+ | A | A | A | |
C- | D+ | D+ | D | |
B+ | A- | A- | B+ | |
B- | C- | C- | C- | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A+ | |
A- | A+ | A+ | A+ | |
D | C- | C- | C- | |
A | B | B | B | |
A | B+ | B+ | B |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Hampshire County, MA average SchoolGrade of B-, with 41% actual proficiency versus 40% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Hampshire County schools on SchoolGrade
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