The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in North Brookfield, MA: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$866,324

Cost of Crime™ for North Brookfield, MA

In 2025, crime will cost $473 per household.

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

The overall crime rate in North Brookfield is 13.06 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 62 in the west neighborhoods to 1 in 120 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of North Brookfield, MA report the most crime, about 16 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 2 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in North Brookfield, MA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in North Brookfield for 2025 is $866,324, about $187 per resident and $473 per household. That equals 0.4% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 59.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 27.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.9%

How Much Does Crime Cost in North Brookfield Compared to Other Cities?

North Brookfield, MA:	$187
Provincetown, MA:	$798
East Sandwich, MA:	$119
Massachusetts:	$274
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in North Brookfield is $187 per year, which is $277 less than the national average and $87 less than Massachusetts's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to North Brookfield:

In Provincetown, MA, crime costs $798 per person, which is $611 more than in North Brookfield.
In East Sandwich, MA, crime costs $119 per person, which is $69 less than in North Brookfield

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to North Brookfield	Cost per North Brookfield Resident
Murder	$180,527	$39
Rape/Sexual Assault	$141,466	$31
Robbery	$34,625	$7
Assault	$153,051	$33
Kidnapping	$13,769	$3
Vehicle Theft	$20,707	$4
Burglary	$42,407	$9
Theft	$130,558	$28
Arson	$5,201	$1
Vandalism	$103,208	$22
Animal Cruelty	$829	$0
Drug Crimes	$27,147	$6
Identity Theft	$12,831	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$866,324	$187

The Intangible Cost of Crime in North Brookfield, 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 North Brookfield totals $1,932,639 ($418 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $2,798,963 ($605 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 do the same, and of North Brookfield's 4,624 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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North Brookfield 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 North Brookfield residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.153
Robbery	0.2381
Rape	0.5046
Murder	0.0208
Total Violent Crime	1.916 (A-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	5.452
Vehicle Theft	0.2892
Burglary	1.011
Arson	0.0466
Total Property Crime	6.799 (A)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0491
Drug Crimes	0.7937
Vandalism	3.124
Identity Theft	0.3585
Animal Cruelty	0.0242
Total "Other" Rate	4.350 (A-)

Individual North Brookfield Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Lower Wire Village, MA	A	B+	A-
East Brookfield, MA	A+	A+	A
New Braintree, MA	A+	B+	A+
West Brookfield, MA	A-	B-	B+
Spencer, MA	A-	B	A-
Brookfield, MA	A+	A	A-
South Spencer, MA	A-	B+	B+
Oakham, MA	A+	A-	A+
Turkey Hill Shores, MA	A+	A+	A+
Barre Plains, MA	A	B-	A-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

North Brookfield 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
Vacherie, LA	C-	D	D
Vance, AL	A	B+	B+
Williamson, GA	A-	B+	B+
Williamstown, WV	B	B	B
Valley Grande, AL	C-	C+	C+
Valley City, OH	A	A-	A-
Williamsville, NY	B+	B+	B+
Williston, SC	D-	D-	D-
Vail, CO	F	F	F
Vanceburg, KY	C-	B-	B-

Considering only the crime rate, North Brookfield 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 North Brookfield, MA average SchoolGrade of D, with 25% actual proficiency versus 38% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See North Brookfield schools on SchoolGrade

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