Avon Hill, Cambridge, MA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The B- grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US neighborhood. Avon Hill is in the 60th percentile for safety, meaning 40% of neighborhoods are safer and 60% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Avon Hill's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in Avon Hill is 0.0546 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Avon Hill generally consider the north part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Avon Hill may be as high as 1 in 15,378 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 19,841 in the north part of the neighborhood.

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

How Avon Hill's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Avon Hill 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, Avon Hill 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 Murder in Avon Hill, Cambridge, MA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Avon Hill about $925,683 in 2025, or roughly $103 per resident. This is part of Avon Hill's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Avon Hill, including every crime type and how Avon Hill compares to other neighborhoods.

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 Avon Hill's crime maps on the Avon Hill overall crime page.

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Individual Avon Hill Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Neighborhood Nine, Cambridge, MA	B+	C+	A-	B-
West Cambridge, Cambridge, MA	C	C-	C	C+
Aggasiz-Harvard, Cambridge, MA	C+	C	C+	C+
Spring Hill, Somerville, MA	B+	C+	A-	B-
North Cambridge, Cambridge, MA	B+	B-	A-	B-
Ball Square, Somerville, MA	A-	B+	A	B-
Tufts, Somerville, MA	A	B-	A	B
Mid-Cambridge, Cambridge, MA	A-	B-	A	B-
Riverside, Cambridge, MA	B	C	B+	B-
Union Square, Somerville, MA	B	C	B+	B-

Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

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

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Saddle Rock Golf Club, Aurora, CO	B	A	A	B-
The Cape, Jacksonville, FL	A+	A+	A+	A+
Tatnuck, Worcester, MA	A	B+	B+	A+
South Collinwood, Cleveland, OH	F	F	F	F
Pecan Creek, San Tan Valley, AZ	A+	A+	A+	C
Pembroke Falls, Pembroke Pines, FL	A+	A+	A+	B-
Upper B Street, Hayward, CA	C+	C-	C-	C-
Edmund F Burton, Oak Park, IL	B+	B	B	C-
Rexland Acres, Bakersfield, CA	B-	C-	C-	C
Brighton, Seattle, WA	D	C-	C-	D-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Avon Hill, Cambridge, MA average SchoolGrade of B+, with 51% actual proficiency versus 43% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Avon Hill schools on SchoolGrade

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