Burglary per Capita in Westerly
The map below shows burglary per 1,000 Westerly residents.
The map below shows burglary per 1,000 Westerly residents.
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Your yearly chance of being a victim of burglary in Westerly is about 1 in 840.
Burglary costs the average Westerly resident about $11 per year.
Crime Grade's burglary map shows the safest places in Westerly in green. The most dangerous areas in Westerly 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 A- grade means the rate of burglary is lower than the average US city. Westerly is in the 81st percentile for safety, meaning 19% of cities are safer and 81% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Westerly's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of burglary in Westerly is 1.190 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Westerly generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of burglary in Westerly may be as high as 1 in 643 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,208 in the northeast part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more burglary occurs in the northwest parts of Westerly, RI: about 8 per year. The northeast part of Westerly has fewer cases of burglary with only 1 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the burglary rate in Westerly to the Rhode Island state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Westerly, RI: | 1.190 |
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| Rhode Island: | 1.316 |
| USA: | 2.509 |
Considering only the burglary rate, Westerly is as safe as the Rhode Island state average and safer than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
Burglary is projected to cost the residents of Westerly about $244,892 in 2025, or roughly $11 per resident. This is part of Westerly's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Westerly, including every crime type and how Westerly compares to other cities.
Remember that burglary 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 Westerly's crime maps on the Westerly overall crime page.
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Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Burglary Crime Grade |
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B- | A+ | C | B+ | |
B+ | A+ | B- | B+ | |
B- | A | B- | C+ | |
B+ | A- | A- | B- | |
B | A+ | C+ | B+ | |
B | A- | B | B | |
A | A+ | A | A- | |
A- | A+ | B+ | A | |
A- | A+ | A | A | |
A | A | A+ | A |
Westerly is lower versus other cities of the same size for burglary. The table below compares burglary in cities with comparable overall population.
Similar City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Burglary Crime Grade |
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C- | D+ | D+ | F | |
C | C- | C- | A- | |
B+ | A | A | A | |
F | D- | D- | F | |
C- | D+ | D+ | C | |
D+ | D- | D- | D+ | |
B- | A- | A- | C | |
D- | C- | C- | C | |
A- | B+ | B+ | A | |
B- | A+ | A+ | A |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Westerly, RI average SchoolGrade of B+, with 49% actual proficiency versus 48% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Westerly schools on SchoolGrade
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