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

Crime per Capita in East Falmouth

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for East Falmouth. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

East Falmouth, MA Map of Crime Rates
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Overall Crime Grade™

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A
Other Crime Grade
A-

$3.88 million

Cost of Crime™ for East Falmouth, MA

In 2025, crime will cost $447 per household.

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

The A overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where East Falmouth's combined rate is much lower than the norm. East Falmouth sits in the 89th percentile, ahead of 89% of cities and behind 11%. The grade covers only East Falmouth's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in East Falmouth is 12.69 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 51 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 99 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of East Falmouth, MA report the most crime, about 44 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 6 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in East Falmouth, MA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in East Falmouth for 2025 is $3,883,814, about $186 per resident and $447 per household. That equals 0.3% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 59.0%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 27.9%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.0%

How Much Does Crime Cost in East Falmouth Compared to Other Cities?

East Falmouth, MA: $186
Provincetown, MA: $798
East Sandwich, MA: $119
Massachusetts: $274
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in East Falmouth is $186 per year, which is $278 less than the national average and $88 less than Massachusetts's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to East Falmouth:
  • In Provincetown, MA, crime costs $798 per person, which is $612 more than in East Falmouth.
  • In East Sandwich, MA, crime costs $119 per person, which is $68 less than in East Falmouth

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of East Falmouth for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to East Falmouth
Cost per East Falmouth Resident
Murder
$649,651
$31
Rape/Sexual Assault
$641,962
$31
Robbery
$175,106
$8
Assault
$737,909
$35
Kidnapping
$109,169
$5
Vehicle Theft
$187,917
$9
Burglary
$266,644
$13
Theft
$489,864
$24
Arson
$26,510
$1
Vandalism
$454,838
$22
Animal Cruelty
$3,059
$0
Drug Crimes
$109,785
$5
Identity Theft
$31,399
$2
Total Cost of Crime
$3,883,814
$186

The Intangible Cost of Crime in East Falmouth, 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 Falmouth totals $7,672,781 ($368 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $11,556,595 ($555 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 city 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 Falmouth has 6, do the same, and of East Falmouth's 20,826 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 Falmouth 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 Falmouth residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
1.234
Robbery
0.2673
Rape
0.5084
Murder
0.0166
Total Violent Crime
2.026 (B+)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
4.542
Vehicle Theft
0.5827
Burglary
1.412
Arson
0.0527
Total Property Crime
6.589 (A)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.0865
Drug Crimes
0.7127
Vandalism
3.057
Identity Theft
0.1948
Animal Cruelty
0.0199
Total "Other" Rate
4.071 (A-)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
D
D
D
A+
A+
A+
C+
C+
C
B+
B-
B
A+
A
A+
A
B
A-
A
A-
A
A+
A
A
A
A-
A-
A-
A-
B

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

East Falmouth is lower versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
F
F
F
B-
D
D
C
C+
C+
A-
A
A
C
C-
C-
A
A-
A-
B
C+
C+
B+
A+
A+
A
A+
A+
D+
D
D

Considering only the crime rate, East Falmouth is safer than 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 Falmouth, MA average SchoolGrade of B, with 48% actual proficiency versus 44% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See East Falmouth schools on SchoolGrade

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