Waverley Square, Belmont, MA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The B+ grade means the rate of murder is lower than the average US neighborhood. Waverley Square is in the 77th percentile for safety, meaning 23% of neighborhoods are safer and 77% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Waverley Square's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in Waverley Square is 0.0343 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Waverley Square generally consider the north part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Waverley Square may be as high as 1 in 27,502 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 31,661 in the north part of the neighborhood.

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

How Waverley Square's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Waverley 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.

Considering only the murder rate, Waverley 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 Waverley Square, Belmont, MA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Waverley Square about $376,397 in 2025, or roughly $65 per resident. This is part of Waverley Square's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Waverley Square, including every crime type and how Waverley 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 Waverley Square's crime maps on the Waverley Square overall crime page.

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Individual Waverley Square Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Cushing Square, Belmont, MA	A-	A	A	B+
Bemis, Watertown Town, MA	A-	B	A	A-
Warrendale, Waltham, MA	A-	A-	A	A-
Strawberry Hill, Cambridge, MA	B+	B+	A	B-
East Watertown, Watertown Town, MA	B+	B-	B+	B-
Nonantum, Newton, MA	A-	A-	A-	A-
Bleachery, Waltham, MA	A-	A-	A-	A
Piety Corner, Waltham, MA	A	A	A+	A
Newton Corner, Newton, MA	A	A	A	B+
Faneuil, Brighton, MA	A-	B-	A	B-

Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Waverley 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
Third Ward, Eau Claire, WI	B-	A+	A+	C+
Five Points, Great Lakes, IL	A-	A-	A-	C+
Garfield, Huntington Beach, CA	B	C+	C+	A+
Grand, Riverside, CA	B-	B-	B-	B-
Hagginwood, Sacramento, CA	B	C-	C-	C+
Hamden Plains, Hamden, CT	C+	B+	B+	C-
Hampden-Woodberry-Remington, Baltimore, MD	C+	D+	D+	B
Jacobs, Louisville, KY	C-	D+	D+	F
Jefferson Chalmers, Detroit, MI	C-	F	F	F
Kelsey City, Lake Park, FL	A	B+	B+	B-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Waverley Square, Belmont, MA average SchoolGrade of A+, with 78% actual proficiency versus 70% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Waverley Square schools on SchoolGrade

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