Byfield, MA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The A+ grade means the rate of murder is much lower than the average US city. Byfield is in the 99th percentile for safety, meaning 1% of cities are safer and 99% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Byfield's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Byfield is 0.0075 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Byfield generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Byfield may be as high as 1 in 69,617 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 332,621 in the southeast part of the city.

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

How Byfield's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Byfield 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, Byfield 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 Byfield, MA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Byfield about $51,617 in 2025, or roughly $14 per resident. This is part of Byfield's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Byfield, including every crime type and how Byfield 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 Byfield's crime maps on the Byfield overall crime page.

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Individual Byfield Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Rowley, MA	A	A	A-	A+
Georgetown, MA	A+	A	A+	A+
West Newbury, MA	A+	A-	A+	A+
East Boxford, MA	B-	C+	C+	A
Newburyport, MA	A	B+	A-	A+
Newbury, MA	B+	B+	B-	A
Groveland, MA	A+	A	A+	A+
Amesbury, MA	A+	B+	A	A+
Ipswich, MA	A	A	A-	A+
Boxford, MA	A+	B	A+	A

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Byfield 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
Providence, KY	C	B-	B-	D
Newbury, OH	A	A-	A-	A-
Moreland Hills, OH	B-	B	B	D+
Drumright, OK	D-	D-	D-	D
Dyer, TN	D-	D	D	F
Castalia, OH	C+	B	B	A-
Osakis, MN	B-	B	B	A-
West Blocton, AL	C+	A-	A-	C
Sparks, GA	B	C-	C-	C+
Shelburne Falls, MA	B	C-	C-	A

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Byfield, MA average SchoolGrade of B+, with 50% actual proficiency versus 56% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Byfield schools on SchoolGrade

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