Memorial Square, Springfield, MA Murder Crime Rates and Maps

B+

Murder Grade™

Overall Crime Grade	B-
Violent Crime Grade	D
Property Crime Grade	B-

Which crimes are included?

$67

Murder costs the average Memorial Square resident about $67 per year.

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

The B+ grade means the rate of murder is lower than the average US neighborhood. Memorial Square is in the 76th percentile for safety, meaning 24% of neighborhoods are safer and 76% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Memorial Square's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in Memorial Square is 0.0354 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Memorial Square generally consider the northeast part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Memorial Square may be as high as 1 in 20,142 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 43,398 in the northeast part of the neighborhood.

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

How Memorial Square's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Memorial Square to the Massachusetts state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Memorial Square, Springfield, MA:	0.0354
Massachusetts:	0.0223
USA:	0.0671

Considering only the murder rate, Memorial Square 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 Memorial Square, Springfield, MA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Memorial Square about $412,381 in 2025, or roughly $67 per resident. This is part of Memorial Square's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Memorial Square, including every crime type and how Memorial Square 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 Memorial Square's crime maps on the Memorial Square overall crime page.

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Individual Memorial Square Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Brightwood, Springfield, MA	B	D+	B+	A-
Metro Center, Springfield, MA	D-	F	D	B+
Liberty Heights, Springfield, MA	B	D+	B	A-
McKnight, Springfield, MA	C+	D-	B	B+
South End Springfield, Springfield, MA	D+	F	C-	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

Memorial Square 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
West Redlands, Redlands, CA	C	C	C	A
Cass Gilbert, Waterbury, CT	C-	B+	B+	C-
Center Bluff, Peoria, IL	B	C+	C+	C-
College Hill, Easton, PA	A+	A+	A+	B+
Vegas Heights, North Las Vegas, NV	C-	D	D	D-
Vineyard, Escondido, CA	C-	B-	B-	B-
Wesconnett, Jacksonville, FL	A	B	B	A+
West End, Duluth, MN	F	D	D	C-
Allendale-Lakeside, Shreveport, LA	F	F	F	F
West Walnut, Allentown, PA	A-	B+	B+	B-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Memorial Square, Springfield, MA average SchoolGrade of F, with 19% actual proficiency versus 19% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Memorial Square schools on SchoolGrade

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