Ball Square, Somerville, MA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

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

The rate of murder in Ball Square is 0.0543 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Ball Square generally consider the southwest part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Ball Square may be as high as 1 in 17,771 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 19,587 in the southwest part of the neighborhood.

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

How Ball Square's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Ball Square 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, Ball Square 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 Ball Square, Somerville, MA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Ball Square about $739,981 in 2025, or roughly $102 per resident. This is part of Ball Square's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Ball Square, including every crime type and how Ball Square 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 Ball Square's crime maps on the Ball Square overall crime page.

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Individual Ball Square Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Tufts, Somerville, MA	A	B-	A	B
Spring Hill, Somerville, MA	B+	C+	A-	B-
West Somerville, Somerville, MA	A	B	A	B-
Avon Hill, Cambridge, MA	B+	B-	B+	B-
North Cambridge, Cambridge, MA	B+	B-	A-	B-
Winter Hill, Somerville, MA	A-	C+	A	B-
Neighborhood Nine, Cambridge, MA	B+	C+	A-	B-
Ten Hills, Somerville, MA	A-	B-	A	B-
Aggasiz-Harvard, Cambridge, MA	C+	C	C+	C+
Union Square, Somerville, MA	B	C	B+	B-

Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Ball Square 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
Westside, Binghamton, NY	A-	C-	C-	C
Downtown Durham, Durham, NC	D-	D-	D-	B
Centennial, Redwood City, CA	D-	D-	D-	C-
Machuchal, San Juan, PR	D-	D-	D-	F
Northwest, Garden City, ID	A+	A	A	A+
South West, Hartford, CT	B+	A	A	B-
West Waco, Woodway, TX	A-	A-	A-	B-
Sovana, Spring Valley, NV	C	B-	B-	B+
Southern Hills, Springfield, MO	C	B-	B-	B-
The Bush, Chicago, IL	D	D-	D-	F

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Ball Square, Somerville, MA average SchoolGrade of B-, with 41% actual proficiency versus 41% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Ball Square schools on SchoolGrade

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