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

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$827,850

Cost of Crime™ for Osterville, MA

In 2025, crime will cost $419 per household.

More cost data

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

The overall crime rate in Osterville is 13.58 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 50 in the southeast neighborhoods to 1 in 98 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Osterville, MA report the most crime, about 17 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 3 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Osterville, MA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Osterville for 2025 is $827,850, about $184 per resident and $419 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): 61.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 25.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.0%

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

Osterville, MA:	$184
Provincetown, MA:	$798
East Sandwich, MA:	$119
Massachusetts:	$274
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Osterville is $184 per year, which is $280 less than the national average and $90 less than Massachusetts's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Osterville:

In Provincetown, MA, crime costs $798 per person, which is $615 more than in Osterville.
In East Sandwich, MA, crime costs $119 per person, which is $65 less than in Osterville

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Osterville	Cost per Osterville Resident
Murder	$42,717	$9
Rape/Sexual Assault	$146,958	$33
Robbery	$39,558	$9
Assault	$201,987	$45
Kidnapping	$21,955	$5
Vehicle Theft	$61,614	$14
Burglary	$61,198	$14
Theft	$95,365	$21
Arson	$6,860	$2
Vandalism	$94,935	$21
Animal Cruelty	$822	$0
Drug Crimes	$44,256	$10
Identity Theft	$9,625	$2
Total Cost of Crime	$827,850	$184

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Osterville, 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 Osterville totals $1,064,569 ($236 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,892,419 ($420 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 Osterville has 5, do the same, and of Osterville's 4,504 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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Osterville 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 Osterville residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.562
Robbery	0.2792
Rape	0.5381
Murder	0.0050
Total Violent Crime	2.384 (B)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	4.088
Vehicle Theft	0.8834
Burglary	1.498
Arson	0.0631
Total Property Crime	6.533 (A)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0804
Drug Crimes	1.328
Vandalism	2.950
Identity Theft	0.2761
Animal Cruelty	0.0247
Total "Other" Rate	4.660 (A-)

Individual Osterville Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Centerville, MA	A	B+	A
Marstons Mills, MA	A+	A	A+
Cotuit, MA	A	A-	A
Hyannis Port, MA	C+	D+	C
West Barnstable, MA	A-	B-	A-
Barnstable Town, MA	C	D	C
Mashpee, MA	B+	B-	B
Barnstable, MA	B-	C	C+
East Sandwich, MA	A+	A+	A+
Sandwich, MA	A+	A+	A

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Osterville 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
Springdale, SC	D-	D+	D+
San Miguel, CA	B+	D	D
Somerset, OH	B	C+	C+
Spout Springs, NC	B-	C-	C-
Shrewsbury, NJ	B	A	A
Shannon, NC	D	D	D
Spring Lake, NJ	C	A-	A-
Sandstone, MN	D-	D-	D-
Surgoinsville, TN	D+	D	D
Shark River Hills, NJ	A	A+	A+

Considering only the crime rate, Osterville 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 Osterville, MA average SchoolGrade of C+, with 38% actual proficiency versus 42% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Osterville schools on SchoolGrade

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