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

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$1.45 million

Cost of Crime™ for East Dedham, Dedham, MA

In 2025, crime will cost $708 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of East Dedham 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 Dedham, Dedham, MA Safe?

The A overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where East Dedham's combined rate is much lower than the norm. East Dedham sits in the 86th percentile, ahead of 86% of neighborhoods and behind 14%. The grade covers only East Dedham's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in East Dedham is 20.72 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 30 in the west areas to 1 in 68 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of East Dedham, Dedham, MA report the most crime, about 24 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 8 per year.

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

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in East Dedham for 2025 is $1,451,161, about $282 per resident and $708 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): 58.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 29.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.9%

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

East Dedham, Dedham, MA:	$282
Central, Boston, MA:	$654
Whittenton, Taunton, MA:	$197
Massachusetts:	$274
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in East Dedham is $282 per year, which is $182 less than the national average and $8 more than Dedham's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to East Dedham:

In Central, Boston, MA, crime costs $654 per person, which is $371 more than in East Dedham.
In Whittenton, Taunton, MA, crime costs $197 per person, which is $86 less than in East Dedham

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to East Dedham	Cost per East Dedham Resident
Murder	$234,445	$46
Rape/Sexual Assault	$169,976	$33
Robbery	$72,569	$14
Assault	$343,953	$67
Kidnapping	$17,563	$3
Vehicle Theft	$88,736	$17
Burglary	$70,531	$14
Theft	$246,621	$48
Arson	$5,518	$1
Vandalism	$119,539	$23
Animal Cruelty	$1,108	$0
Drug Crimes	$55,600	$11
Identity Theft	$25,003	$5
Total Cost of Crime	$1,451,161	$282

The Intangible Cost of Crime in East Dedham, Dedham, 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 Dedham totals $2,498,135 ($486 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $3,949,296 ($768 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 central 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 East Dedham's 5,139 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 Dedham 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 Dedham residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.331
Robbery	0.4489
Rape	0.5455
Murder	0.0243
Total Violent Crime	3.349 (B)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	9.266
Vehicle Theft	1.115
Burglary	1.513
Arson	0.0445
Total Property Crime	11.94 (A)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0564
Drug Crimes	1.463
Vandalism	3.256
Identity Theft	0.6286
Animal Cruelty	0.0291
Total "Other" Rate	5.433 (B+)

Individual East Dedham Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Greendale Village, Needham, MA	A+	A+	A+
Milton Upper Mills, Milton, MA	A	B-	A+
Forest Hills, Jamaica Plain, MA	B	C	A
Oak Hill, Newton Center, MA	A	A	A+
Dorchester Center, Boston, MA	B-	D	A
Thompsonville, Newton, MA	A-	A	A-
Mount Bowdoin, Boston, MA	C+	D	A-
South Dorchester, Boston, MA	B-	D+	A
East Milton, Milton, MA	A	B+	A+
Brookline Village, Brookline, MA	B	C+	A-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

East Dedham 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
Marriott's Griffin Gate Golf Culb, Lexington, KY	C	B+	B+
Redwood Heights, Oakland, CA	B+	C+	C+
Rancho El Dorado, Silver Bell, AZ	A+	A	A
Pocono Farms, Tobyhanna, PA	A+	B-	B-
Plum Orchard, New Orleans, LA	C-	C	C
Park West, Milwaukee, WI	F	F	F
Old Town, Eureka, CA	D	F	F
Oakhurst, Decatur, GA	B	A	A
Normandy Isles, North Bay Village, FL	A+	A	A
New Aurora, New Orleans, LA	C	C	C

Considering only the crime rate, East Dedham is as safe as 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 East Dedham, Dedham, MA average SchoolGrade of C-, with 34% actual proficiency versus 33% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See East Dedham schools on SchoolGrade

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