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

C+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D-
Property Crime Grade	C+
Other Crime Grade	B

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$6.44 million

Cost of Crime™ for Southbridge Town, MA

In 2025, crime will cost $848 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Southbridge 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 Southbridge Town, MA Safe?

The C+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Southbridge Town's combined rate is about the same as the norm. Southbridge Town sits in the 51st percentile, ahead of 51% of cities and behind 49%. The grade covers only Southbridge Town's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Southbridge Town is 23.71 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 37 in the east neighborhoods to 1 in 60 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Southbridge Town, MA report the most crime, about 97 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 17 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Southbridge Town, MA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Southbridge Town for 2025 is $6,444,923, about $345 per resident and $848 per household. That equals 1.0% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 56.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 31.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.9%

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

Southbridge Town, MA:	$345
Provincetown, MA:	$798
East Sandwich, MA:	$119
Massachusetts:	$274
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Southbridge Town is $345 per year, which is $120 less than the national average and $71 more than Massachusetts's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Southbridge Town:

In Provincetown, MA, crime costs $798 per person, which is $454 more than in Southbridge Town.
In East Sandwich, MA, crime costs $119 per person, which is $226 less than in Southbridge Town

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Southbridge Town	Cost per Southbridge Town Resident
Murder	$791,799	$42
Rape/Sexual Assault	$589,158	$32
Robbery	$263,611	$14
Assault	$2.46 million	$132
Kidnapping	$97,543	$5
Vehicle Theft	$160,015	$9
Burglary	$362,899	$19
Theft	$936,638	$50
Arson	$22,175	$1
Vandalism	$566,842	$30
Animal Cruelty	$4,034	$0
Drug Crimes	$142,719	$8
Identity Theft	$47,931	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$6,444,923	$345

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Southbridge 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 Southbridge Town totals $8,851,779 ($473 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $15,296,702 ($818 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 do the same, and of Southbridge Town's 18,698 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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Southbridge 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 Southbridge Town residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.580
Robbery	0.4482
Rape	0.5197
Murder	0.0225
Total Violent Crime	5.571 (D-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	9.672
Vehicle Theft	0.5527
Burglary	2.140
Arson	0.0491
Total Property Crime	12.41 (C+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0860
Drug Crimes	1.032
Vandalism	4.244
Identity Theft	0.3312
Animal Cruelty	0.0292
Total "Other" Rate	5.722 (B)

Individual Southbridge Town Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Sturbridge, MA	A-	B-	B+
Charlton City, MA	B+	C+	B
North Woodstock, CT	A+	A+	A+
Fiskdale, MA	A-	A-	B
Charlton, MA	A+	A-	A+
Quinebaug, CT	C+	A+	C-
Dudley, MA	A	B	A-
Holland, MA	A	B+	B+
Mystic Grove, MA	A+	A+	A+
Mashapaug, CT	A	A+	A-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Southbridge Town is similar 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
Watkinsville, GA	B+	A	A
East Rancho Dominguez, CA	D+	D-	D-
Eastchester, NY	B-	C+	C+
Easthampton, MA	A-	C	C
Eastlake, OH	C-	B+	B+
Effingham, IL	B-	A	A
El Segundo, CA	D+	D+	D+
Emmaus, PA	A-	A-	A-
Farmington, CT	C+	A+	A+
White Settlement, TX	D+	D+	D+

Considering only the crime rate, Southbridge Town is less safe 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 Southbridge Town, MA average SchoolGrade of F, with 18% actual proficiency versus 27% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Southbridge Town schools on SchoolGrade

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