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

A-

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$4.36 million

Cost of Crime™ for The Acre, Lowell, MA

In 2025, crime will cost $679 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of The Acre 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 The Acre, Lowell, MA Safe?

The A- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where The Acre's combined rate is lower than the norm. The Acre sits in the 81st percentile, ahead of 81% of neighborhoods and behind 19%. The grade covers only The Acre's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in The Acre is 22.88 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 21 in the east areas to 1 in 71 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of The Acre, Lowell, MA report the most crime, about 76 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 6 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in The Acre, Lowell, MA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in The Acre for 2025 is $4,364,952, about $312 per resident and $679 per household. That equals 1.1% 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): 29.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.8%

How Much Does Crime Cost in The Acre Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

The Acre, Lowell, MA:	$312
Central, Boston, MA:	$654
Whittenton, Taunton, MA:	$197
Massachusetts:	$274
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in The Acre is $312 per year, which is $152 less than the national average and $38 more than Lowell's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to The Acre:

In Central, Boston, MA, crime costs $654 per person, which is $341 more than in The Acre.
In Whittenton, Taunton, MA, crime costs $197 per person, which is $116 less than in The Acre

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to The Acre	Cost per The Acre Resident
Murder	$230,842	$17
Rape/Sexual Assault	$448,059	$32
Robbery	$195,654	$14
Assault	$1.67 million	$119
Kidnapping	$69,049	$5
Vehicle Theft	$310,623	$22
Burglary	$204,706	$15
Theft	$634,551	$45
Arson	$15,985	$1
Vandalism	$367,609	$26
Animal Cruelty	$4,039	$0
Drug Crimes	$164,654	$12
Identity Theft	$51,021	$4
Total Cost of Crime	$4,364,952	$312

The Intangible Cost of Crime in The Acre, Lowell, 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 The Acre totals $4,225,237 ($302 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $8,590,188 ($615 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 east part of the neighborhood 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 Acre has 5, do the same, and of The Acre's 13,968 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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The Acre 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 The Acre residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.158
Robbery	0.4453
Rape	0.5290
Murder	0.0088
Total Violent Crime	5.142 (C)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	8.772
Vehicle Theft	1.436
Burglary	1.616
Arson	0.0474
Total Property Crime	11.87 (A)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0815
Drug Crimes	1.594
Vandalism	3.684
Identity Theft	0.4719
Animal Cruelty	0.0391
Total "Other" Rate	5.870 (B+)

Individual The Acre Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Downtown Lowell, Lowell, MA	B	C-	B
Back Central, Lowell, MA	A	C+	A+
Centralville, Lowell, MA	A+	B-	A+
Highlands, Lowell, MA	A	B-	A+
Pawtucketville, Lowell, MA	A	B+	A+
Belvidere, Lowell, MA	A	B	A+
South Lowell, Lowell, MA	A	B-	A
Mt Vernon Park, Lawrence, MA	A	B+	A+
Southeast Nashua, Nashua, NH	C	A	C+
Frye Circle, Andover, MA	B+	C+	B+

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

The Acre is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Estates Of Highland Creek, Katy, TX	B-	D+	D+
Greater Wythe, Hampton, VA	D+	C+	C+
Gold Coast, Alameda, CA	C	D	D
Glover Park, Washington, DC	C-	B-	B-
Georgetown, Savannah, GA	A-	B+	B+
Seacliff, San Francisco, CA	D+	D+	D+
Four Corners, Antioch, TN	B	C	C
Forest Park, Portland, OR	B-	A-	A-
West Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO	D	C	C
Firestone Park, Akron, OH	C-	C+	C+

Considering only the crime rate, The Acre 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 The Acre, Lowell, MA average SchoolGrade of F, with 20% actual proficiency versus 24% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See The Acre schools on SchoolGrade

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