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

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D+
Property Crime Grade	C
Other Crime Grade	C

Which crimes are included?

$7.55 million

Cost of Crime™ for East Cambridge, Cambridge, MA

In 2025, crime will cost $975 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of East Cambridge 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 East Cambridge, Cambridge, 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 East Cambridge's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. East Cambridge sits in the 42nd percentile, ahead of 42% of neighborhoods and behind 58%. The grade covers only East Cambridge's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in East Cambridge is 40.94 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 7 in the southeast areas to 1 in 37 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of East Cambridge, Cambridge, MA report the most crime, about 150 cases per year. The central part reports the fewest, around 23 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in East Cambridge, Cambridge, MA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in East Cambridge for 2025 is $7,552,257, about $529 per resident and $975 per household. That equals 0.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 57.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 31.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.1%

How Much Does Crime Cost in East Cambridge Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

East Cambridge, Cambridge, MA:	$529
Central, Boston, MA:	$654
Whittenton, Taunton, MA:	$197
Massachusetts:	$274
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in East Cambridge is $529 per year, which is $65 more than the national average and $255 more than Cambridge's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to East Cambridge:

In Central, Boston, MA, crime costs $654 per person, which is $125 more than in East Cambridge.
In Whittenton, Taunton, MA, crime costs $197 per person, which is $332 less than in East Cambridge

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to East Cambridge	Cost per East Cambridge Resident
Murder	$1.56 million	$109
Rape/Sexual Assault	$417,646	$29
Robbery	$260,838	$18
Assault	$2.12 million	$148
Kidnapping	$45,657	$3
Vehicle Theft	$219,820	$15
Burglary	$271,730	$19
Theft	$1.53 million	$107
Arson	$20,610	$1
Vandalism	$869,425	$61
Animal Cruelty	$2,411	$0
Drug Crimes	$127,893	$9
Identity Theft	$108,653	$8
Total Cost of Crime	$7,552,257	$529

The Intangible Cost of Crime in East Cambridge, Cambridge, 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 East Cambridge totals $13,007,007 ($911 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $20,559,265 ($1,440 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 east 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, of which East Cambridge has 3, do the same, and of East Cambridge's 14,275 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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East Cambridge 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 East Cambridge residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	5.164
Robbery	0.5809
Rape	0.4825
Murder	0.0581
Total Violent Crime	6.286 (D+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	20.71
Vehicle Theft	0.9944
Burglary	2.099
Arson	0.0598
Total Property Crime	23.86 (C)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0528
Drug Crimes	1.211
Vandalism	8.525
Identity Theft	0.9834
Animal Cruelty	0.0228
Total "Other" Rate	10.80 (C)

Individual East Cambridge Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Wellington-Harrington, Cambridge, MA	C+	C-	B
Area IV, Cambridge, MA	C+	C	B-
Downtown Crossing, Boston, MA	D	F	D
MIT, Cambridge, MA	C+	D	B+
Union Square, Somerville, MA	B	C	B+
Back Bay, Boston, MA	D+	D	C-
East Somerville, Somerville, MA	B-	C	B-
Dock Square, Boston, MA	C+	D	B
Central, Boston, MA	D+	D-	C-
Mid-Cambridge, Cambridge, MA	A-	B-	A

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

East Cambridge is similar 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
Wilkes, Portland, OR	D+	B	B
Archer Heights, Chicago, IL	B-	A-	A-
South Lake Union, Seattle, WA	D-	D+	D+
Spanos Park, Stockton, CA	A-	D+	D+
Juanita, Kirkland, WA	C+	C-	C-
Lee-Miles, Cleveland, OH	D-	D+	D+
Love Field Area, Dallas, TX	C	C+	C+
Lower East Side, Milwaukee, WI	C	C-	C-
Ludlow, Yonkers, NY	A-	C+	C+
Southwest Topeka, Topeka, KS	B	A	A

Considering only the crime rate, East Cambridge 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 East Cambridge, Cambridge, MA average SchoolGrade of B-, with 41% actual proficiency versus 41% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See East Cambridge schools on SchoolGrade

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