North Cambridge, Cambridge, MA Murder Crime Rates and Maps

B-

Murder Grade™

Overall Crime Grade	B+
Violent Crime Grade	B-
Property Crime Grade	A-

Which crimes are included?

$105

Murder costs the average North Cambridge resident about $105 per year.

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

The B- grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US neighborhood. North Cambridge is in the 58th percentile for safety, meaning 42% of neighborhoods are safer and 58% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to North Cambridge's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in North Cambridge is 0.0559 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in North Cambridge generally consider the south part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in North Cambridge may be as high as 1 in 17,137 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 18,802 in the south part of the neighborhood.

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

How North Cambridge's Murder Rate Compares

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

North Cambridge, Cambridge, MA:	0.0559
Massachusetts:	0.0223
USA:	0.0671

Considering only the murder rate, North Cambridge 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 North Cambridge, Cambridge, MA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of North Cambridge about $2,168,401 in 2025, or roughly $105 per resident. This is part of North Cambridge's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for North Cambridge, including every crime type and how North Cambridge 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 North Cambridge's crime maps on the North Cambridge overall crime page.

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Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Neighborhood Nine, Cambridge, MA	B+	C+	A-	B-
Avon Hill, Cambridge, MA	B+	B-	B+	B-
West Somerville, Somerville, MA	A	B	A	B-
Tufts, Somerville, MA	A	B-	A	B
Ball Square, Somerville, MA	A-	B+	A	B-
West Cambridge, Cambridge, MA	C	C-	C	C+
Spring Hill, Somerville, MA	B+	C+	A-	B-
Strawberry Hill, Cambridge, MA	B+	B+	A	B-
Aggasiz-Harvard, Cambridge, MA	C+	C	C+	C+
Arlington Center, Arlington, MA	B+	A	A-	B

Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

North Cambridge 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
Upper Clinton Hill, Newark, NJ	A-	C+	C+	C+
Drnag, San Bernardino, CA	C+	C	C	C
Eads-Fisherville, Cordova, TN	B+	C+	C+	D-
East Arlington, Jacksonville, FL	A+	A+	A+	A+
East Central, Pasadena, CA	C+	C+	C+	C+
East Garfield Park, Chicago, IL	D+	D	D	D-
Sterling Ridge, The Woodlands, TX	B+	B+	B+	D
Tampa Palms, Tampa, FL	A+	A	A	A-
Taylor Ranch, Albuquerque, NM	C+	C	C	A-
The Waterfront, Jersey City, NJ	B+	A-	A-	B

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in North Cambridge, Cambridge, MA average SchoolGrade of A, with 61% actual proficiency versus 54% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See North Cambridge schools on SchoolGrade

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