Fairhaven, MA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

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

The rate of murder in Fairhaven is 0.0116 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Fairhaven generally consider the east part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Fairhaven may be as high as 1 in 63,750 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 160,383 in the east part of the city.

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

How Fairhaven's Murder Rate Compares

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

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Fairhaven about $351,625 in 2025, or roughly $22 per resident. This is part of Fairhaven's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Fairhaven, including every crime type and how Fairhaven 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 Fairhaven's crime maps on the Fairhaven overall crime page.

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Individual Fairhaven Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
New Bedford, MA	C+	D+	C+	A+
Silver Shell Beach, MA	A-	B	A-	A+
Tinkhamtown, MA	A+	B+	A	A+
Mattapoisett, MA	A+	B+	A+	A+
Mattapoisett Center, MA	B-	D+	B-	A+
Acushnet, MA	A-	B-	B+	A+
South Dartmouth, MA	B-	C+	C+	A+
Smith Mills, MA	F	D-	F	A+
North Dartmouth, MA	A-	B-	B+	A+
Dartmouth, MA	A+	A	A+	A+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Fairhaven 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
Alachua, FL	A+	B-	B-	B
Alamo, CA	C+	B-	B-	B+
Wyckoff, NJ	A	A+	A+	A
Alexander, AR	B-	C-	C-	D+
New Carrollton, MD	C	C-	C-	F
Morgan City, LA	D-	D	D	D-
Morganville, NJ	A+	A+	A+	A-
Mount Clemens, MI	D	D-	D-	D+
Mount Kisco, NY	C-	C-	C-	C-
Mount Sterling, KY	B-	B+	B+	C+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Fairhaven, MA average SchoolGrade of C-, with 34% actual proficiency versus 32% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Fairhaven schools on SchoolGrade

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