Brightwood, Springfield, MA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The A- grade means the rate of murder is lower than the average US neighborhood. Brightwood is in the 84th percentile for safety, meaning 16% of neighborhoods are safer and 84% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Brightwood's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in Brightwood is 0.0262 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Brightwood generally consider the northwest part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Brightwood may be as high as 1 in 31,327 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 44,137 in the northwest part of the neighborhood.

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

How Brightwood's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Brightwood 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, Brightwood 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 Brightwood, Springfield, MA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Brightwood about $184,532 in 2025, or roughly $49 per resident. This is part of Brightwood's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Brightwood, including every crime type and how Brightwood 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 Brightwood's crime maps on the Brightwood overall crime page.

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Individual Brightwood Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Memorial Square, Springfield, MA	B-	D	B-	B+
Metro Center, Springfield, MA	D-	F	D	B+
Liberty Heights, Springfield, MA	B	D+	B	A-
South End Springfield, Springfield, MA	D+	F	C-	B+
McKnight, Springfield, MA	C+	D-	B	B+
Maple High-Six Corners, Springfield, MA	C+	D-	B	B+
Old Hill, Springfield, MA	C	D-	B-	B
Bay, Springfield, MA	C+	D-	B	A-
Upper Hill, Springfield, MA	B+	D	A	A
East Springfield, Springfield, MA	B	C-	B	A

Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Brightwood 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
Hamilton Hills, Schenectady, NY	C+	D	D	B-
Olympic West, Longview, WA	D	C	C	A
Gibbs, Canton, OH	D+	D+	D+	D+
Coffey Park, Santa Rosa, CA	B+	C+	C+	A
Silver Beach, Bellingham, WA	C+	B	B	A-
Mayfair Estates, Taylors, SC	D+	C+	C+	B-
Canterbury, Mobile, AL	A-	B-	B-	C+
Hunter Industrial Park, Riverside, CA	D+	D	D	C+
Masonicus, Mahwah, NJ	A+	A+	A+	A+
Rock Creek, Cypress, TX	A+	A	A	C+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Brightwood, Springfield, MA average SchoolGrade of F, with 16% actual proficiency versus 18% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Brightwood schools on SchoolGrade

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