Westerly, RI Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

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

The rate of murder in Westerly is 0.0097 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Westerly generally consider the north part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Westerly may be as high as 1 in 52,772 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 184,439 in the north part of the city.

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

How Westerly's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Westerly to the Rhode Island 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, Westerly is safer than the Rhode Island 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 Westerly, RI

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Westerly about $411,997 in 2025, or roughly $18 per resident. This is part of Westerly's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Westerly, including every crime type and how Westerly 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 Westerly's crime maps on the Westerly overall crime page.

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Individual Westerly Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Pawcatuck, CT	B-	A+	C	A
Wequetequock, CT	B+	A+	B-	A+
Bradford, RI	B-	A	B-	B+
Ashaway, RI	B+	A-	A-	A-
Stonington, CT	B	A+	C+	B+
North Stonington, CT	B	A-	B	C
Wood River Junction, RI	A	A+	A	A+
Old Mystic, CT	A-	A+	B+	A
Charlestown, RI	A-	A+	A	A+
Hopkinton, RI	A	A	A+	A+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Westerly 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
Westlake Village, CA	C-	D+	D+	A
Belgrade, MT	C	C-	C-	A
Bellefonte, PA	B+	A	A	B+
Bethany, OK	F	D-	D-	D+
West Carson, CA	C-	D+	D+	B
West Pensacola, FL	D+	D-	D-	B-
West Richland, WA	B-	A-	A-	A+
West St. Paul, MN	D-	C-	C-	A-
Westborough, MA	A-	B+	B+	A+
Westbrook, ME	B-	A+	A+	A

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Westerly, RI average SchoolGrade of B+, with 49% actual proficiency versus 48% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Westerly schools on SchoolGrade

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