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

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$3.00 million

Cost of Crime™ for Northborough, MA

In 2025, crime will cost $491 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Northborough 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 Northborough, 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 Northborough's combined rate is much lower than the norm. Northborough sits in the 86th percentile, ahead of 86% of cities and behind 14%. The grade covers only Northborough's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Northborough is 13.65 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 57 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 142 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Northborough, MA report the most crime, about 45 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 7 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Northborough, MA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Northborough for 2025 is $3,002,142, about $179 per resident and $491 per household. That equals 0.2% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 60.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 26.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.5%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Northborough Compared to Other Cities?

Northborough, MA:	$179
Provincetown, MA:	$798
East Sandwich, MA:	$119
Massachusetts:	$274
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Northborough is $179 per year, which is $285 less than the national average and $95 less than Massachusetts's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Northborough:

In Provincetown, MA, crime costs $798 per person, which is $619 more than in Northborough.
In East Sandwich, MA, crime costs $119 per person, which is $61 less than in Northborough

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Northborough	Cost per Northborough Resident
Murder	$465,925	$28
Rape/Sexual Assault	$486,031	$29
Robbery	$95,990	$6
Assault	$551,682	$33
Kidnapping	$31,541	$2
Vehicle Theft	$161,353	$10
Burglary	$172,888	$10
Theft	$479,264	$29
Arson	$17,579	$1
Vandalism	$379,237	$23
Animal Cruelty	$1,787	$0
Drug Crimes	$117,517	$7
Identity Theft	$41,348	$2
Total Cost of Crime	$3,002,142	$179

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Northborough, 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 Northborough totals $5,613,121 ($336 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $8,615,263 ($515 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 southwest 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 Northborough has 4, do the same, and of Northborough's 16,730 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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Northborough 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 Northborough residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.148
Robbery	0.1824
Rape	0.4791
Murder	0.0148
Total Violent Crime	1.825 (A-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	5.531
Vehicle Theft	0.6228
Burglary	1.139
Arson	0.0435
Total Property Crime	7.337 (A-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0311
Drug Crimes	0.9496
Vandalism	3.173
Identity Theft	0.3193
Animal Cruelty	0.0144
Total "Other" Rate	4.487 (A-)

Individual Northborough Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
West Berlin, MA	A+	A+	A
Westborough, MA	A-	B+	B+
Shrewsbury, MA	A	A-	A-
Morningdale, MA	A+	A+	A
Boylston, MA	A+	A	A
Berlin, MA	A+	A+	A
Marlborough, MA	B	D+	B-
Southborough, MA	A+	A+	A
Hudson, MA	B+	C+	B+
North Grafton, MA	A	B-	A-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Northborough 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
Taylorville, IL	B-	C	C
Bennettsville, SC	F	F	F
Bennington, NE	B+	C	C
Berea, SC	D-	D	D
Berkley, MI	C	B-	B-
Berthoud, CO	C+	B	B
Bethlehem, GA	A	A-	A-
Big Rapids, MI	C+	D	D
Birdsboro, PA	A	A	A
Blackshear, GA	B-	D+	D+

Considering only the crime rate, Northborough 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 Northborough, MA average SchoolGrade of A, with 64% actual proficiency versus 59% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Northborough schools on SchoolGrade

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