East Dedham is a neighborhood of 5,530 residents in Dedham, close to downtown · Updated November 2026
Is East Dedham in Dedham safe?
Yes, crime in East Dedham is low, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of A-. Because most US neighborhoods are safe as well, East Dedham sits near the middle: safer than the neighborhoods where 44% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A- here. Dedham as a whole grades A. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from A to A-; see the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 808 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
44% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than East Dedham as a whole, and 56% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. East Dedham scores 808.
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.
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 East Dedham, Dedham, MA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in East Dedham in Dedham, 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
What stands out in East Dedham
Aggravated assaults run high, though crime overall runs low. Crime overall in East Dedham runs 37% below the US rate, but aggravated assaults run 55% above it: 4.1 a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.6 nationally.
Crime rates and types in East Dedham
CrimeGrade™ estimates East Dedham has about 23 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 37% less than the US as a whole and close to Dedham as a whole.
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.
Theft makes up about 42% of crime reported in East Dedham. Assault is less common but costs more, because each one does far more harm.
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.
Where and when crime happens in Dedham
The Dedham Police Department polices East Dedham; these figures cover Dedham as a whole, 2022 to 2024.
Thefts from cars happen most often at homes: 55% of them, against 34% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Car theft
Homes (44%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Theft from cars
Homes (55%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Vandalism
Homes (35%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Aggravated assault
Homes (62%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How East Dedham compares with nearby neighborhoods
East Dedham has less crime than 5 of its 10 nearest neighborhoods.
Tree cover, empty homes and walkability in East Dedham
Two things set East Dedham apart: it has tree cover over 33% of the land where people live, against 21% nationally, and 2.4% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places like that tend to report less robbery.
Tree coverThe share of land under tree canopy where people live. Leafy neighborhoods tend to report less robbery.33% where people liveUS: 21%Higher than for 93% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.2.4% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 92% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault. 64% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.C- (32 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 53% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft and car theft.5.1 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 78% of residents of US city neighborhoods
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs East Dedham
Crime costs East Dedham about $736 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 39% 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 $5.4 million a year, or $972 per resident.
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 East Dedham 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
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.
Schools in East Dedham, Dedham, MA average a SchoolGrade of D-: 29% of students test proficient, against 30% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in East Dedham on SchoolGrade
