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

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C+
Property Crime Grade	A-
Other Crime Grade	C

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$2.47 million

Cost of Crime™ for Brookline Village, Brookline, MA

In 2025, crime will cost $876 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Brookline Village 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 Brookline Village, Brookline, MA Safe?

The B overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where Brookline Village's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. Brookline Village sits in the 67th percentile, ahead of 67% of neighborhoods and behind 33%. The grade covers only Brookline Village's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Brookline Village is 28.86 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 22 in the northeast areas to 1 in 39 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Brookline Village, Brookline, MA report the most crime, about 53 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Brookline Village, Brookline, MA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Brookline Village for 2025 is $2,466,934, about $412 per resident and $876 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): 56.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 31.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.8%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Brookline Village Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Brookline Village, Brookline, MA:	$412
Central, Boston, MA:	$654
Whittenton, Taunton, MA:	$197
Massachusetts:	$274
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Brookline Village is $412 per year, which is $52 less than the national average and $138 more than Brookline's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Brookline Village:

In Central, Boston, MA, crime costs $654 per person, which is $241 more than in Brookline Village.
In Whittenton, Taunton, MA, crime costs $197 per person, which is $215 less than in Brookline Village

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Brookline Village	Cost per Brookline Village Resident
Murder	$637,528	$107
Rape/Sexual Assault	$181,788	$30
Robbery	$92,235	$15
Assault	$539,382	$90
Kidnapping	$18,461	$3
Vehicle Theft	$93,746	$16
Burglary	$92,587	$15
Theft	$357,801	$60
Arson	$9,763	$2
Vandalism	$363,169	$61
Animal Cruelty	$1,354	$0
Drug Crimes	$53,641	$9
Identity Theft	$25,477	$4
Total Cost of Crime	$2,466,934	$412

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Brookline Village, Brookline, 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 Brookline Village totals $5,278,761 ($882 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $7,745,695 ($1,294 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 northwest 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 Brookline Village's 5,984 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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Brookline Village 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 Brookline Village residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.139
Robbery	0.4900
Rape	0.5010
Murder	0.0567
Total Violent Crime	4.186 (C+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	11.55
Vehicle Theft	1.012
Burglary	1.706
Arson	0.0676
Total Property Crime	14.33 (A-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0509
Drug Crimes	1.212
Vandalism	8.495
Identity Theft	0.5501
Animal Cruelty	0.0306
Total "Other" Rate	10.34 (C)

Individual Brookline Village Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of crime in Brookline Village is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Brookline Village.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Brookline Village Commercial District, Brookline, MA	B	B-	A-
Coolidge Corner, Brookline, MA	B+	B+	A
Washington Square, Brookline, MA	B+	B-	A
North Brookline, Brookline, MA	B	C	A-
Fenway-Kenmore, Boston, MA	B	C	A-
Allston-Brighton, Brighton, MA	B+	C+	A-
Roxbury, Boston, MA	B-	D+	B+
Nubian Square, Boston, MA	C	D-	C+
Cambridgeport, Cambridge, MA	B-	C	B+
MIT, Cambridge, MA	C+	D	B+

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Brookline Village 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
Daybreak, South Jordan, UT	A+	A+	A+
Junior College Neighborhood Assc., Santa Rosa, CA	B+	C	C
Cloverdale Watson, Little Rock, AR	F	F	F
Elyria Swansea, Denver, CO	F	F	F
Shadow Hills, Sunland, CA	B+	B	B
Firthtown, Phillipsburg, NJ	B+	A-	A-
Southside, Binghamton, NY	C+	D	D
Rolling Mill Hill, Wilkes-Barre, PA	B	B+	B+
North Kensington, Kensington, MD	A	A-	A-
North Country Meadows, Oildale, CA	C	C	C

Considering only the crime rate, Brookline Village is less safe than the Massachusetts state average and as safe as the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Brookline Village, Brookline, MA average SchoolGrade of A+, with 71% actual proficiency versus 59% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Brookline Village schools on SchoolGrade

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