Crime in Clarksburg, MA

Clarksburg is a town of 124 in Berkshire County, about 20 miles north of downtown Pittsfield · Updated November 2026

Is Clarksburg, MA safe?

Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in Clarksburg: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 78% of Americans live. Violent crime grades better than property crime here, A+ against A.

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Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 931 of 1,000
Safer than most US neighborhoods What this means

78% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Clarksburg as a whole, and 22% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Clarksburg scores 931.

Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.

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Violent crimeSafety score 964 of 1,000Less violent crime than most US neighborhoods
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Property crimeSafety score 874 of 1,000Less property crime than most US neighborhoods

How it works


Crime map of Clarksburg

Map of Clarksburg shaded by overall CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Clarksburg, MA at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Clarksburg, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.

Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports


Crime rates and types in Clarksburg

CrimeGrade™ estimates Clarksburg has about 20 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 46% less than the US as a whole and 24% less than Massachusetts.

Overall crime

Violent crime

Property crime

Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.

The largest share of crime reported in Clarksburg is theft, about 62% of the total. It also makes up the largest share of what crime costs here.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderA+under 1under 0.010.05
RapeA+under 10.210.38
RobberyA+under 10.040.62
AssaultA+under 12.612.3
Property crime
BurglaryAunder 12.32.4
TheftB212.513.1
Vehicle theftA+under 10.632.7
ArsonA+under 10.060.12
VandalismA+under 11.85.5

Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.

Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.


How Clarksburg compares with nearby cities

Clarksburg has more crime than 7 of its 10 nearest cities. Stamford, VT and Readsboro, VT have the least crime nearby.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
ClarksburgA+931A+A124
Stamford, VT 2 milesA+989A+A+357
North Adams 2 milesB+718B+B+14,100
Florida 3 milesA+954A+A+621
Williamstown 6 milesA+947A+A+9,490
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Readsboro, VT 6 milesA+983A+A+1,340
Zylonite 6 milesA918AA158
Pownal, VT 7 milesA+969A+A+2,490
Monroe Bridge 7 milesA+962A+A+124
Adams 8 milesA-845AA-7,720
Pownal Center, VT 8 milesA+973A+A+250

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Clarksburg. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Clarksburg has more crime than 93% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
ClarksburgA+931A+A124
West Seboeis, MEA+992A+A+124
Suwanee, KYA+991A+A+124
Stoner, COA+988A+A+124
Bivens, LAA+988A+A+124
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Gowdy, INA+985A+A+124
Otter Village, INA+981A+A+124
Page Springs, AZA+981A+A+124
West End, WVA+972A+A+124
Cadley, GAA+971A+A+124
Minor, VAA+967A+A+124

What crime costs Clarksburg

Crime costs Clarksburg about $576 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 52% less than the US figure of $1,205.

Cost of crime per resident, per year

Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $60,000 a year, or $481 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$1,500$12
Rape$1,600$13
Robbery$170$1
Assault$5,700$46
Burglary$2,500$20
Theft$8,000$64
Vehicle theft$1,200$10
Arson$170$1
Vandalism$1,600$13
Total$23,000$181

How CrimeGrade™ works

A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Clarksburg means the same as a B anywhere else.

CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.

The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.

Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.

Where the numbers come from

  • Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
  • State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • Published research on what crime costs victims and communities

These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.

More about CrimeGrade™ data


Schools in Clarksburg

Schools in Clarksburg, MA average a SchoolGrade of F: 20% of students test proficient, against 33% projected for schools like them. Overall, they underperform expectations. See schools in Clarksburg on SchoolGrade