Robbery per Capita in Leicester
The map below shows robbery per 1,000 Leicester residents.
The map below shows robbery per 1,000 Leicester residents.
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Robbery costs the average Leicester resident about $5 per year.
Crime Grade's robbery map shows the safest places in Leicester in green. The most dangerous areas in Leicester are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
The A+ grade means the rate of robbery is much lower than the average US city. Leicester is in the 93rd percentile for safety, meaning 7% of cities are safer and 93% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Leicester's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of robbery in Leicester is 0.1477 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Leicester generally consider the northwest part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of robbery in Leicester may be as high as 1 in 4,234 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 8,722 in the northwest part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more robbery occurs in the northeast parts of Leicester, MA: about 0 per year. The northwest part of Leicester has fewer cases of robbery with only 0 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the robbery rate in Leicester to the Massachusetts state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Leicester, MA: | 0.1477 |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts: | 0.3655 |
| USA: | 0.6421 |
Considering only the robbery rate, Leicester 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.
Robbery is projected to cost the residents of Leicester about $27,469 in 2025, or roughly $5 per resident. This is part of Leicester's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Leicester, including every crime type and how Leicester compares to other cities.
Remember that robbery 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 Leicester's crime maps on the Leicester overall crime page.
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Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Robbery Crime Grade |
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A+ | A | A | A+ | |
A- | B | B+ | B+ | |
A | A | A- | A+ | |
A- | B | A- | A- | |
A- | B+ | B+ | A | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A | |
B | C+ | B- | A- | |
A+ | A | A | A | |
A | B+ | A- | A+ | |
B+ | C+ | B | B+ |
Leicester is lower versus other cities of the same size for robbery. The table below compares robbery in cities with comparable overall population.
Similar City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Robbery Crime Grade |
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A+ | A | A | A | |
B- | B- | B- | C | |
A | B | B | A | |
C | C | C | F | |
A | B | B | B+ | |
C- | D | D | C+ | |
C | D | D | C | |
C- | D | D | C+ | |
B+ | D | D | D | |
D+ | C | C | C |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Leicester, MA average SchoolGrade of C-, with 33% actual proficiency versus 36% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Leicester schools on SchoolGrade
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