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

B-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C
Property Crime Grade	B-
Other Crime Grade	C+

Which crimes are included?

$1.82 million

Cost of Crime™ for East Somerville, Somerville, MA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,206 per household.

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

The B- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where East Somerville's combined rate is about the same as the norm. East Somerville sits in the 55th percentile, ahead of 55% of neighborhoods and behind 45%. The grade covers only East Somerville's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in East Somerville is 33.90 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 18 in the northeast areas to 1 in 39 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of East Somerville, Somerville, MA report the most crime, about 23 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 10 per year.

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

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in East Somerville for 2025 is $1,823,681, about $473 per resident and $1,206 per household. That equals 0.8% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 56.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 32.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.4%

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

East Somerville, Somerville, MA:	$473
Central, Boston, MA:	$654
Whittenton, Taunton, MA:	$197
Massachusetts:	$274
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in East Somerville is $473 per year, which is $8 more than the national average and $199 more than Somerville's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to East Somerville:

In Central, Boston, MA, crime costs $654 per person, which is $181 more than in East Somerville.
In Whittenton, Taunton, MA, crime costs $197 per person, which is $276 less than in East Somerville

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to East Somerville	Cost per East Somerville Resident
Murder	$443,653	$115
Rape/Sexual Assault	$109,905	$28
Robbery	$84,986	$22
Assault	$439,256	$114
Kidnapping	$12,510	$3
Vehicle Theft	$71,292	$18
Burglary	$75,394	$20
Theft	$312,619	$81
Arson	$6,467	$2
Vandalism	$205,905	$53
Animal Cruelty	$870	$0
Drug Crimes	$37,577	$10
Identity Theft	$23,246	$6
Total Cost of Crime	$1,823,681	$473

The Intangible Cost of Crime in East Somerville, Somerville, 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 Somerville totals $3,623,031 ($939 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $5,446,712 ($1,411 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 do the same, and of East Somerville's 3,859 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 Somerville 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 Somerville residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.963
Robbery	0.7001
Rape	0.4697
Murder	0.0612
Total Violent Crime	5.194 (C)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	15.64
Vehicle Theft	1.193
Burglary	2.154
Arson	0.0694
Total Property Crime	19.06 (B-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0535
Drug Crimes	1.316
Vandalism	7.469
Identity Theft	0.7783
Animal Cruelty	0.0305
Total "Other" Rate	9.647 (C+)

Individual East Somerville Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Ten Hills, Somerville, MA	A-	B-	A
Winter Hill, Somerville, MA	A-	C+	A
Union Square, Somerville, MA	B	C	B+
Wellington-Harrington, Cambridge, MA	C+	C-	B
East Cambridge, Cambridge, MA	C	D+	C
Spring Hill, Somerville, MA	B+	C+	A-
Area IV, Cambridge, MA	C+	C	B-
Mid-Cambridge, Cambridge, MA	A-	B-	A
Aggasiz-Harvard, Cambridge, MA	C+	C	C+
Ball Square, Somerville, MA	A-	B+	A

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

East Somerville 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
Adams, Huntington Beach, CA	A-	B-	B-
Tyner Homes, Bakersfield, CA	B+	B	B
Turtle Ridge, Irvine, CA	A+	C+	C+
Western Hills, Beaumont, TX	B+	B+	B+
Woodmoor, Lochearn, MD	D+	C	C
Arctic, West Warwick, RI	B	A	A
Alturas de Rio Grande, Rio Grande, PR	C-	C-	C-
Alondra Park, Lawndale, CA	B-	C-	C-
Allendale, Oakland, CA	B	D+	D+
Allendale Area, Arvada, CO	D+	B	B

Considering only the crime rate, East Somerville is less safe than the Massachusetts state average and as safe as the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in East Somerville, Somerville, MA average SchoolGrade of C-, with 31% actual proficiency versus 29% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See East Somerville schools on SchoolGrade

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