Worcester County, MA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

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

The rate of murder in Worcester County is 0.0128 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Worcester County generally consider the northeast part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Worcester County may be as high as 1 in 65,399 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 100,236 in the northeast part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the central parts of Worcester County, MA: about 4 per year. The west part of Worcester County has fewer cases of murder with only 1 in a typical year.

How Worcester County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Worcester County 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, Worcester County 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 Worcester County, MA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Worcester County about $21,891,644 in 2025, or roughly $24 per resident. This is part of Worcester County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Worcester County, including every crime type and how Worcester County compares to other counties.

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 Worcester County's crime maps on the Worcester County overall crime page.

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Individual Worcester County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Middlesex County, MA	A	B+	A-	A+
Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT	A	A+	B+	A
Norfolk County, MA	A	A-	A	A+
Providence County, RI	B+	A-	B	A+
Suffolk County, MA	C+	D	B-	B+
Hampshire County, MA	A	B	A	A+
Hampden County, MA	B+	C-	B	A+
Hillsborough County, NH	A-	A+	A	A+
Franklin County, MA	A	B-	A-	A+
Essex County, MA	A	B	A	A+

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Worcester County is lower versus other counties of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in counties with comparable overall population.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Wayne County, MI	D	F	F	D-
Marion County, OR	D-	B-	B-	B
Catawba County, NC	C-	C	C	C+
Dane County, WI	C+	B+	B+	D
Manatee County, FL	A+	A	A	A+
Ellis County, TX	B	C+	C+	D+
Cuyahoga County, OH	D	D+	D+	D
Champaign County, IL	B+	B+	B+	C-
Jackson County, MO	D-	D-	D-	D
Essex County, NJ	A-	B	B	B

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Worcester County, MA average SchoolGrade of B-, with 41% actual proficiency versus 40% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Worcester County schools on SchoolGrade

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