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

C+

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$151.5 million

Cost of Crime™ for Springfield, MA

In 2025, crime will cost $808 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of the Springfield area 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 Springfield, 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 the Springfield area's combined rate is about the same as the norm. Springfield sits in the 51st percentile, ahead of 51% of cities and behind 49%. The grade covers only the Springfield area's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in the Springfield area is 23.57 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 30 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 60 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Springfield, MA report the most crime, about 2,296 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 708 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Springfield, MA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Springfield for 2025 is $151,477,310, about $322 per resident and $808 per household. That equals 0.9% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 58.3%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 29.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.8%

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

Springfield, MA:	$322
Provincetown, MA:	$798
East Sandwich, MA:	$119
Massachusetts:	$274
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Springfield is $322 per year, which is $142 less than the national average and $48 more than Massachusetts's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Springfield:

In Provincetown, MA, crime costs $798 per person, which is $476 more than in Springfield.
In East Sandwich, MA, crime costs $119 per person, which is $203 less than in Springfield

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Springfield	Cost per Springfield Resident
Murder	$15.7 million	$33
Rape/Sexual Assault	$14.7 million	$31
Robbery	$6.30 million	$13
Assault	$50.4 million	$107
Kidnapping	$4.93 million	$10
Vehicle Theft	$7.71 million	$16
Burglary	$7.23 million	$15
Theft	$25.8 million	$55
Arson	$515,681	$1
Vandalism	$11.8 million	$25
Animal Cruelty	$131,000	$0
Drug Crimes	$4.80 million	$10
Identity Theft	$1.49 million	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$151,477,310	$322

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Springfield, 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 Springfield totals $191,017,228 ($406 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $342,494,538 ($728 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 south 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 the Springfield area has 20, do the same, and of the Springfield area's 470,561 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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Springfield 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 Springfield residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.728
Robbery	0.4259
Rape	0.5154
Murder	0.0177
Total Violent Crime	4.687 (D)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	10.57
Vehicle Theft	1.058
Burglary	1.693
Arson	0.0454
Total Property Crime	13.37 (C)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1729
Drug Crimes	1.380
Vandalism	3.519
Identity Theft	0.4092
Animal Cruelty	0.0376
Total "Other" Rate	5.518 (B+)

Individual Springfield Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Indian Orchard, MA	C+	D+	C+
East Longmeadow, MA	B+	B-	B
Longmeadow, MA	A-	B-	B+
West Springfield Town, MA	C	D	C-
Chicopee, MA	C+	D+	C
Agawam Town, MA	B	B-	B-
Wilbraham, MA	A	B+	A
Ludlow, MA	A-	B-	B+
Hampden, MA	A+	A-	A
Ludlow Center, MA	A	B	A-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Springfield 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
Augusta, GA	C	C-	C-
Melbourne, FL	A	A-	A-
Toledo, OH	D+	D+	D+
Wichita, KS	D-	D-	D-
Spokane, WA	D-	C-	C-
Syracuse, NY	C+	D	D
Harrisburg, PA	B+	B+	B+
Chapel Hill, NC	D	D+	D+
Daytona Beach, FL	A-	B+	B+
Provo, UT	B-	C+	C+

Considering only the crime rate, the Springfield area 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 Springfield, MA average SchoolGrade of C-, with 32% actual proficiency versus 31% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Springfield schools on SchoolGrade

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