West Wareham, MA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

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

The rate of murder in West Wareham is 0.0099 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in West Wareham generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in West Wareham may be as high as 1 in 81,749 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 187,393 in the southeast part of the city.

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

How West Wareham's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in West Wareham 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, West Wareham 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 West Wareham, MA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of West Wareham about $85,554 in 2025, or roughly $19 per resident. This is part of West Wareham's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for West Wareham, including every crime type and how West Wareham 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 West Wareham's crime maps on the West Wareham overall crime page.

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Individual West Wareham Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Wareham, MA	B+	D+	B+	A+
Wareham Center, MA	B+	D+	B+	A+
Tihonet, MA	A-	C+	B+	A+
South Wareham, MA	A-	B-	A-	A+
South Middleboro, MA	A+	A-	A+	A+
Rochester, MA	A+	A+	A	A+
Marion, MA	A	B-	A	A+
Onset, MA	B-	D+	B	A+
East Wareham, MA	A-	C	A-	A+
South Carver, MA	A+	B-	A+	A+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

West Wareham 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
Whites Creek, TN	D-	F	F	D
Stonington, CT	B	A+	A+	B+
Sugar Creek, MO	F	F	F	D-
Success, MO	C-	D-	D-	D-
Evendale, OH	D+	B+	B+	B
Sublimity, OR	B	B-	B-	A-
Stuart, VA	C	B	B	C
Stroud, OK	D	D-	D-	D+
Stratford, WI	A-	B	B	C
Strasburg, OH	C+	D-	D-	A-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in West Wareham, MA average SchoolGrade of C+, with 39% actual proficiency versus 41% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See West Wareham schools on SchoolGrade

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