The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Ashfield, MA: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B+
Property Crime Grade	A
Other Crime Grade	A

Which crimes are included?

$228,295

Cost of Crime™ for Ashfield, MA

In 2025, crime will cost $445 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Ashfield with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Ashfield, MA Safe?

The A overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Ashfield's combined rate is much lower than the norm. Ashfield sits in the 90th percentile, ahead of 90% of cities and behind 10%. The grade covers only Ashfield's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Ashfield is 12.55 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 72 in the north neighborhoods to 1 in 92 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Ashfield, MA report the most crime, about 4 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Ashfield, MA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Ashfield for 2025 is $228,295, about $224 per resident and $445 per household. That equals 0.5% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 55.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 30.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.5%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Ashfield Compared to Other Cities?

Ashfield, MA:	$224
Provincetown, MA:	$798
East Sandwich, MA:	$119
Massachusetts:	$274
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Ashfield is $224 per year, which is $240 less than the national average and $50 less than Massachusetts's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Ashfield:

In Provincetown, MA, crime costs $798 per person, which is $574 more than in Ashfield.
In East Sandwich, MA, crime costs $119 per person, which is $105 less than in Ashfield

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Ashfield for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Ashfield	Cost per Ashfield Resident
Murder	$59,951	$59
Rape/Sexual Assault	$33,984	$33
Robbery	$16,727	$16
Assault	$29,230	$29
Kidnapping	$12,532	$12
Vehicle Theft	$10,199	$10
Burglary	$15,163	$15
Theft	$23,186	$23
Arson	$1,695	$2
Vandalism	$18,154	$18
Animal Cruelty	$203	$0
Drug Crimes	$6,548	$6
Identity Theft	$722	$1
Total Cost of Crime	$228,295	$224

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Ashfield, MA

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Ashfield totals $577,141 ($567 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $805,435 ($791 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The city holds few retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas do the same, and of Ashfield's 1,018 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Ashfield Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Ashfield residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.9998
Robbery	0.5224
Rape	0.5506
Murder	0.0313
Total Violent Crime	2.104 (B+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	4.398
Vehicle Theft	0.6470
Burglary	1.642
Arson	0.0689
Total Property Crime	6.756 (A)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.2030
Drug Crimes	0.8696
Vandalism	2.496
Identity Theft	0.0917
Animal Cruelty	0.0269
Total "Other" Rate	3.687 (A)

Individual Ashfield Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
South Ashfield, MA	A	B+	A-
Buckland, MA	B	C-	B
Lithia, MA	A	B+	A-
Hawley, MA	A	B-	A
Conway, MA	A	D+	A
Goshen, MA	A	B	A-
Plainfield, MA	A	B	A
Shelburne Falls, MA	B	C-	B
Cummington, MA	C+	D+	C
Swift River, MA	B+	C	B

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Ashfield is lower versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Camas Valley, OR	B-	B+	B+
Bradenton Beach, FL	B+	C	C
Vida, OR	D+	C-	C-
Side Lake, MN	D+	B-	B-
Flinton, PA	B+	A	A
Bartlett, NH	A-	A	A
Dorsey, IL	A	A	A
Baxter Estates, NY	C-	D+	D+
Red Mesa, AZ	F	F	F
Elmdale, MI	A+	A-	A-

Considering only the crime rate, Ashfield is safer than the Massachusetts state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Ashfield, MA average SchoolGrade of C, with 35% actual proficiency versus 38% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Ashfield schools on SchoolGrade

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