Berkshire County, MA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Berkshire County in green. The most dangerous areas in Berkshire 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.

Is Berkshire County, MA Safe from Murder?

The A+ grade means the rate of murder is much lower than the average US county. Berkshire County is in the 93rd percentile for safety, meaning 7% of counties are safer and 93% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Berkshire County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Berkshire County is 0.0274 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Berkshire County generally consider the central part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Berkshire County may be as high as 1 in 26,778 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 49,998 in the central part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the northeast parts of Berkshire County, MA: about 1 per year. The northwest part of Berkshire County has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Berkshire County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Berkshire 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.

Considering only the murder rate, Berkshire County 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 Berkshire County, MA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Berkshire County about $6,898,577 in 2025, or roughly $51 per resident. This is part of Berkshire County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Berkshire County, including every crime type and how Berkshire County compares to other counties.

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 Berkshire County's crime maps on the Berkshire County overall crime page.

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Individual Berkshire County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Columbia County, NY	A	B-	B-	A
Rensselaer County, NY	A	B	C+	A+
Albany County, NY	B+	C+	C	A
Hampshire County, MA	A	B	A	A+
Franklin County, MA	A	B-	A-	A+
Bennington County, VT	B+	A-	B-	A-
Hampden County, MA	B+	C-	B	A+
Greene County, NY	A	B	B-	A+
Schenectady County, NY	B+	C+	C	A
Windham County, VT	B-	B-	C+	B+

Murder in County with Similar Populations

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

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Brunswick County, NC	B-	B-	B-	A-
Cochise County, AZ	B	C	C	C
Humboldt County, CA	D+	F	F	D
Washington County, WI	A+	A+	A+	A
Chautauqua County, NY	B-	D+	D+	A
Ponce Municipio, PR	F	F	F	F
Strafford County, NH	B+	A+	A+	A+
Richland County, OH	B	B-	B-	B-
Harnett County, NC	B-	B	B	B
Saline County, AR	B	C	C	B-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Berkshire County, MA average SchoolGrade of C+, with 39% actual proficiency versus 40% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Berkshire County schools on SchoolGrade

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