The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in South Easton, MA
South Easton is a town of 11,100 in Bristol County, about 20 miles northeast of downtown Providence · Updated November 2026
Is South Easton, MA safe?
Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in South Easton: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A, safer than the neighborhoods where 73% of Americans live. Violent crime grades A+ and property crime A. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from A+ to A; see the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 916 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
73% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than South Easton as a whole, and 27% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. South Easton scores 916.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in South Easton, MA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in South Easton, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in South Easton
Thefts from cars happen in the morning far more often than nationally. In South Easton, 50% of reported thefts from cars happen in the morning (6 am to noon), against 23% nationally.
Simple assaults are uncommon. South Easton has simple assaults at a small fraction of the US rate: 2.7 a year per 1,000 residents, against 9.7 nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of South Easton
Every part of South Easton where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across South Easton run from A+ to A; every part of South Easton has less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
100%
A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within South Easton, the southwest side has the least crime and the northeast side the most.
Is crime going up in South Easton?
Since 2019, reported violent crime in South Easton is down 13% and property crime is up 36%. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 1.7 to 1.5 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 5.8 to 7.9 (US: 18). Neither changed much from 2023 to 2024.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
South EastonUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves South Easton. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, South Easton
Violent, US
Property, South Easton
Property, US
2016
-8%
+4%
+60%
+15%
2017
-7%
+4%
+11%
+12%
2018
+4%
+0%
+19%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
-30%
+4%
+24%
-8%
2021
-17%
+6%
-10%
-10%
2022
+3%
+5%
+36%
-6%
2023
-2%
+2%
+33%
-7%
2024
-14%
-4%
+36%
-15%
Crime rates and types in South Easton
CrimeGrade™ estimates South Easton has about 16 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 56% less than the US as a whole and 39% less than Massachusetts.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Theft makes up about 42% of crime reported in South Easton. Assault is less common but costs more, because each one does more harm.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when crime happens in South Easton
The Easton Police Department polices South Easton; these figures cover Easton as a whole, 2022 to 2024.
In Easton as a whole, 69% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (69%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Homes (61%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Theft from cars
Homes (59%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Vandalism
Other places (39%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Aggravated assault
Homes (48%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How South Easton compares with nearby cities
South Easton has more crime than 5 of its 9 nearest cities. Sharon and Norton have the least crime nearby.
Empty homes, night lighting and walkability in South Easton
Two things set South Easton apart: it has 0.6% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and 50% of the land where people live lit at night, against 78% nationally. Places like that tend to report less burglary, vandalism and arson, yet vandalism runs higher here than that would suggest.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.0.6% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 99% of US city residents
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.50% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 87% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault. 88% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D- (11 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 73% of US city residents
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Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.2% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 85% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.2.0 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 61% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.48 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 60% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs South Easton
Crime costs South Easton about $432 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 64% less than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $5.0 million a year, or $445 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$86,000
$8
Rape
$130,000
$12
Robbery
$15,000
$1
Assault
$670,000
$60
Burglary
$73,000
$7
Theft
$390,000
$35
Vehicle theft
$110,000
$10
Arson
$8,600
$1
Vandalism
$280,000
$25
Total
$1.8 million
$159
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in South Easton means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in South Easton, MA average a SchoolGrade of B+: 50% of students test proficient, against 52% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in South Easton on SchoolGrade
