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

B+

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$10.0 million

Cost of Crime™ for Braintree Town, MA

In 2025, crime will cost $666 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Braintree Town 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 Braintree Town, MA Safe?

The B+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Braintree Town's combined rate is lower than the norm. Braintree Town sits in the 74th percentile, ahead of 74% of cities and behind 26%. The grade covers only Braintree Town's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Braintree Town is 16.92 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 37 in the northwest neighborhoods to 1 in 80 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Braintree Town, MA report the most crime, about 112 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 30 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Braintree Town, MA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Braintree Town for 2025 is $10,015,389, about $246 per resident and $666 per household. That equals 0.4% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 56.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 31.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.0%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Braintree Town Compared to Other Cities?

Braintree Town, MA:	$246
Provincetown, MA:	$798
East Sandwich, MA:	$119
Massachusetts:	$274
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Braintree Town is $246 per year, which is $218 less than the national average and $28 less than Massachusetts's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Braintree Town:

In Provincetown, MA, crime costs $798 per person, which is $552 more than in Braintree Town.
In East Sandwich, MA, crime costs $119 per person, which is $127 less than in Braintree Town

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Braintree Town	Cost per Braintree Town Resident
Murder	$2.26 million	$55
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.30 million	$32
Robbery	$458,850	$11
Assault	$1.57 million	$39
Kidnapping	$110,092	$3
Vehicle Theft	$908,832	$22
Burglary	$438,183	$11
Theft	$1.51 million	$37
Arson	$43,985	$1
Vandalism	$887,049	$22
Animal Cruelty	$7,105	$0
Drug Crimes	$384,771	$9
Identity Theft	$141,939	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$10,015,389	$246

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Braintree Town, 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 Braintree Town totals $21,839,986 ($536 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $31,855,375 ($782 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 west part of the city 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, of which Braintree Town has 4, do the same, and of Braintree Town's 40,713 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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Braintree Town 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 Braintree Town residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.345
Robbery	0.3583
Rape	0.5262
Murder	0.0295
Total Violent Crime	2.259 (B)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	7.140
Vehicle Theft	1.442
Burglary	1.187
Arson	0.0447
Total Property Crime	9.813 (B)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0446
Drug Crimes	1.278
Vandalism	3.050
Identity Theft	0.4504
Animal Cruelty	0.0236
Total "Other" Rate	4.846 (B+)

Individual Braintree Town Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Weymouth Town, MA	B+	B	B
Quincy, MA	B-	C	B-
Randolph, MA	B+	C	B
Holbrook, MA	B	C	B-
Milton, MA	A-	C+	A-
Hingham, MA	B-	B-	C
Avon, MA	C	D+	C-
Abington, MA	A-	B	B+
Mattapan, MA	C-	D-	B
Rockland, MA	A-	B-	B+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Braintree Town 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
Crossville, TN	D	D	D
Blackwood, NJ	A-	A	A
Calhoun, GA	C-	C	C
New Smyrna Beach, FL	A+	A	A
Orangeburg, SC	F	F	F
Mount Pleasant, MI	C	D+	D+
Mount Laurel, NJ	A+	A+	A+
Montclair, CA	D-	D	D
Menomonee Falls, WI	B+	A-	A-
Marrero, LA	F	D	D

Considering only the crime rate, Braintree Town 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 Braintree Town, MA average SchoolGrade of B-, with 43% actual proficiency versus 43% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Braintree Town schools on SchoolGrade

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