Assonet, MA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Assonet in green. The most dangerous areas in Assonet 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 Assonet, MA Safe from Murder?

The A+ grade means the rate of murder is much lower than the average US city. Assonet is in the 98th percentile for safety, meaning 2% of cities are safer and 98% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Assonet's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Assonet is 0.0102 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Assonet generally consider the east part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Assonet may be as high as 1 in 89,997 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 110,799 in the east part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southwest parts of Assonet, MA: about 0 per year. The northwest part of Assonet has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Assonet's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Assonet 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 murder rate, Assonet is safer 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 Murder in Assonet, MA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Assonet about $82,133 in 2025, or roughly $19 per resident. This is part of Assonet's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Assonet, including every crime type and how Assonet compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder 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 Assonet's crime maps on the Assonet overall crime page.

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Individual Assonet Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Assonet is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Assonet.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Assonet Bay Shores, MA	A-	A-	B	A+
Berkley, MA	A+	B+	A+	A+
Chartley, MA	A-	A-	B	A+
Dighton, MA	A+	A-	A	A+
Heaven Heights, MA	A+	A-	A	A+
Somerset, MA	B+	C+	B	A+
East Freetown, MA	A+	B	A	A+
East Taunton, MA	B	B-	C+	A+
Lakeville, MA	A	A-	A-	A+
North Dighton, MA	A-	C+	A-	A+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Assonet is lower versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Post, TX	F	F	F	D-
Harrisburg, AR	D-	D	D	C-
Tupper Lake, NY	B-	C	C	A-
Marietta, SC	C-	B-	B-	B-
Mantachie, MS	B+	A+	A+	A+
Telford, TN	C+	C-	C-	B+
South Grafton, MA	A	B	B	A+
Morrisville, VT	B	B	B	A-
Walton, NY	C	D	D	C
Sunderland, MD	B+	C+	C+	A

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Assonet, MA average SchoolGrade of B-, with 42% actual proficiency versus 44% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Assonet schools on SchoolGrade

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