Worcester, MA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The A+ grade means the rate of murder is much lower than the average US city. Worcester is in the 97th percentile for safety, meaning 3% of cities are safer and 97% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to the Worcester area's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

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

Your chance of being a victim of murder in the Worcester area 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 city.

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

How Worcester's Murder Rate Compares

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

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

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Individual Worcester Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Cherry Valley, MA	A-	B	B+	A+
Auburn, MA	B	C+	B-	A+
Shrewsbury, MA	A	A-	A-	A+
Holden, MA	A	A	A-	A+
Millbury, MA	B+	B+	B	A+
Leicester, MA	A	A-	A-	A+
North Grafton, MA	A	B-	A-	A+
Boylston, MA	A+	A	A	A+
Morningdale, MA	A+	A+	A	A+
Paxton, MA	A+	A+	A+	A+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Worcester 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
Omaha, NE	C	B-	B-	A-
Bridgeport, CT	C	A	A	C+
Fresno, CA	D+	D	D	C+
Tulsa, OK	D	D+	D+	C
Honolulu, HI	B-	B+	B+	A
Greenville, SC	D	D+	D+	C-
Albuquerque, NM	D-	F	F	C
Tucson, AZ	D+	D	D	C
Bakersfield, CA	D+	D	D	C
Albany, NY	B-	C	C	A-

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

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