The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Franklin Town, MA: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	A-
Property Crime Grade	A-
Other Crime Grade	A-

Which crimes are included?

$5.46 million

Cost of Crime™ for Franklin Town, MA

In 2025, crime will cost $447 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Franklin Town 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 Franklin Town, 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 Franklin Town's combined rate is much lower than the norm. Franklin Town sits in the 88th percentile, ahead of 88% of cities and behind 12%. The grade covers only Franklin Town's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Franklin Town is 13.14 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 41 in the west neighborhoods to 1 in 113 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Franklin Town, MA report the most crime, about 87 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 17 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Franklin Town, MA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Franklin Town for 2025 is $5,455,303, about $170 per resident and $447 per household. That equals 0.3% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 61.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 25.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.7%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Franklin Town Compared to Other Cities?

Franklin Town, MA:	$170
Provincetown, MA:	$798
East Sandwich, MA:	$119
Massachusetts:	$274
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Franklin Town is $170 per year, which is $295 less than the national average and $104 less than Massachusetts's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Franklin Town:

In Provincetown, MA, crime costs $798 per person, which is $629 more than in Franklin Town.
In East Sandwich, MA, crime costs $119 per person, which is $51 less than in Franklin Town

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Franklin Town	Cost per Franklin Town Resident
Murder	$583,411	$18
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.02 million	$32
Robbery	$215,798	$7
Assault	$1.11 million	$34
Kidnapping	$87,243	$3
Vehicle Theft	$262,649	$8
Burglary	$315,748	$10
Theft	$958,487	$30
Arson	$31,975	$1
Vandalism	$520,755	$16
Animal Cruelty	$5,930	$0
Drug Crimes	$260,453	$8
Identity Theft	$88,193	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$5,455,303	$170

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Franklin Town, 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 Franklin Town totals $9,159,653 ($285 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $14,614,956 ($455 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 west 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 Franklin Town has 4, do the same, and of Franklin Town's 32,150 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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Franklin Town 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 Franklin Town residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.199
Robbery	0.2134
Rape	0.5220
Murder	0.0097
Total Violent Crime	1.944 (A-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	5.757
Vehicle Theft	0.5276
Burglary	1.083
Arson	0.0412
Total Property Crime	7.408 (A-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0448
Drug Crimes	1.095
Vandalism	2.267
Identity Theft	0.3544
Animal Cruelty	0.0249
Total "Other" Rate	3.787 (A-)

Individual Franklin Town Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Franklin Town is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Franklin Town.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Wrentham, MA	A-	B	B+
Bellingham, MA	A-	B-	B+
Norfolk, MA	A+	A+	A+
Medway, MA	A+	A	A
Millis, MA	A+	A-	A
West Foxboro, MA	A	B+	A
South Walpole, MA	A	A	A+
Plainville, MA	A	A-	A-
Hopedale, MA	A	C+	A
Milford, MA	B+	C+	B+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Franklin Town 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
Ashland, KY	C+	B+	B+
Baldwinsville, NY	A	A	A
Orangevale, CA	D	D	D
Ruskin, FL	A	A-	A-
Rosemount, MN	B	B+	B+
Romulus, MI	D	D-	D-
Rockford, MI	A+	B+	B+
Rochester, NH	B-	A	A
Reidsville, NC	C-	D+	D+
Quebradillas, PR	D-	D-	D-

Considering only the crime rate, Franklin Town 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 Franklin Town, MA average SchoolGrade of A, with 60% actual proficiency versus 58% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Franklin Town schools on SchoolGrade

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