Crime per Capita in Bay
This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Bay. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.
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Cost of Crime™ for Bay, Springfield, MA
$2.42 million
In 2025, crime will cost $1,455 per household.
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On the map, green marks the parts of Bay 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 Bay, Springfield, MA Safe?
The C+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where Bay’s combined rate is about the same as the norm. Bay sits in the 53rd percentile, ahead of 53% of neighborhoods and behind 47%. The grade covers only Bay’s official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.
The overall crime rate in Bay is 34.72 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 25 in the north areas to 1 in 34 in the south.
Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of Bay, Springfield, MA report the most crime, about 54 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 3 per year.
The Cost of Crime™ in Bay, Springfield, MA
Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Bay for 2025 is $2,424,717, about $522 per resident and $1,455 per household. That equals 2.6% of the median household income.
These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
- Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 55.3%
- Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 33.1%
- Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.5%
How Much Does Crime Cost in Bay Compared to Other Neighborhoods?
| Bay, Springfield, MA: | $522 |
|---|---|
| Central, Boston, MA: | $654 |
| Whittenton, Taunton, MA: | $197 |
| Massachusetts: | $274 |
| USA: | $464 |
The overall cost of crime per resident in Bay is $522 per year, which is $58 more than the national average and $248 more than Springfield’s city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Bay:
- In Central, Boston, MA, crime costs $654 per person, which is $132 more than in Bay.
- In Whittenton, Taunton, MA, crime costs $197 per person, which is $325 less than in Bay
2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime
The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Bay for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime |
Cost to Bay |
Cost per Bay Resident |
|---|---|---|
Murder |
$281,532 |
$61 |
Rape/Sexual Assault |
$141,484 |
$30 |
Robbery |
$92,650 |
$20 |
Assault |
$1.03 million |
$221 |
Kidnapping |
$62,210 |
$13 |
Vehicle Theft |
$117,242 |
$25 |
Burglary |
$108,015 |
$23 |
Theft |
$328,152 |
$71 |
Arson |
$4,210 |
$1 |
Vandalism |
$180,206 |
$39 |
Animal Cruelty |
$1,357 |
$0 |
Drug Crimes |
$55,072 |
$12 |
Identity Theft |
$24,699 |
$5 |
Total Cost of Crime |
$2,424,717 |
$522 |
The Intangible Cost of Crime in Bay, Springfield, 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 Bay totals $2,858,965 ($615 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $5,283,682 ($1,137 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 southwest part of the neighborhood holds more 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 Bay’s 4,646 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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Bay 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 Bay residents in a standard year.
Violent Crime Rates
Crime Type |
Crime Rate |
|---|---|
Assault |
7.704 |
Robbery |
0.6340 |
Rape |
0.5022 |
Murder |
0.0322 |
Total Violent Crime |
8.872 (D-) |
Property Crime Rates
Crime Type |
Crime Rate |
|---|---|
Theft |
13.64 |
Vehicle Theft |
1.630 |
Burglary |
2.563 |
Arson |
0.0375 |
Total Property Crime |
17.87 (B) |
Other Crime Rates
Crime Type |
Crime Rate |
|---|---|
Kidnapping |
0.2208 |
Drug Crimes |
1.602 |
Vandalism |
5.429 |
Identity Theft |
0.6869 |
Animal Cruelty |
0.0395 |
Total "Other" Rate |
7.979 (B-) |
Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods
Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of crime in Bay is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Bay.
Nearby Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
C+ | D- | B | |
B+ | D | A | |
C | D- | B- | |
B | D+ | B | |
C+ | D- | B | |
B+ | C- | A- | |
D- | F | D | |
B | C- | B | |
D+ | F | C- | |
A- | C | A- |
Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations
Bay is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.
Similar Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
C | D+ | D+ | |
A+ | C+ | C+ | |
B+ | B | B | |
C- | C- | C- | |
B- | C- | C- | |
D- | D- | D- | |
D- | D | D | |
B- | B+ | B+ | |
D- | F | F | |
D+ | D | D |
Considering only the crime rate, Bay is less safe than the Massachusetts state average and less safe than the national average.
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Bay, Springfield, MA average SchoolGrade of D+, with 29% actual proficiency versus 24% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Bay schools on SchoolGrade
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