Buzzards Bay, MA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

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

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

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Buzzards Bay may be as high as 1 in 45,932 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 164,638 in the south part of the city.

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

How Buzzards Bay's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Buzzards Bay 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, Buzzards Bay 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 Buzzards Bay, MA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Buzzards Bay about $241,204 in 2025, or roughly $19 per resident. This is part of Buzzards Bay's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Buzzards Bay, including every crime type and how Buzzards Bay 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 Buzzards Bay's crime maps on the Buzzards Bay overall crime page.

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Individual Buzzards Bay Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Monument Beach, MA	A-	A-	B	A+
Bournedale, MA	A-	B	A	A
Onset, MA	B-	D+	B	A+
Pocasset, MA	A	A-	A-	A+
East Wareham, MA	A-	C	A-	A+
White Island Shores, MA	A	B	A	A+
Sagamore, MA	B-	B+	C	A+
Sagamore Highlands, MA	B+	B+	B-	A+
South Wareham, MA	A-	B-	A-	A+
Sagamore Beach, MA	A+	B+	A+	A

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Buzzards Bay 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
Port St. John, FL	A	B+	B+	A+
Jefferson Hills, PA	A	A+	A+	C+
Jericho, NY	B	B-	B-	B-
Jupiter Farms, FL	A+	A+	A+	A
Kalaoa, HI	C	B	B	A+
Lakewood Park, FL	B+	B	B	A
Lansdowne, VA	A-	A+	A+	B+
Leicester, NC	C+	C+	C+	C
Luling, LA	B	C	C	C
Madras, OR	D	D+	D+	B

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Buzzards Bay, MA average SchoolGrade of B+, with 52% actual proficiency versus 49% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Buzzards Bay schools on SchoolGrade

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