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

B+

Overall Crime Grade™

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

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$2.69 million

Cost of Crime™ for Wareham Center, MA

In 2025, crime will cost $537 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Wareham Center 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 Wareham Center, MA Safe?

The B+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Wareham Center's combined rate is lower than the norm. Wareham Center sits in the 71st percentile, ahead of 71% of cities and behind 29%. The grade covers only Wareham Center's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Wareham Center is 17.77 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 38 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 72 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Wareham Center, MA report the most crime, about 34 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 9 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Wareham Center, MA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Wareham Center for 2025 is $2,689,500, about $257 per resident and $537 per household. That equals 0.5% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 58.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 28.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.6%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Wareham Center Compared to Other Cities?

Wareham Center, MA:	$257
Provincetown, MA:	$798
East Sandwich, MA:	$119
Massachusetts:	$274
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Wareham Center is $257 per year, which is $208 less than the national average and $17 less than Massachusetts's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Wareham Center:

In Provincetown, MA, crime costs $798 per person, which is $542 more than in Wareham Center.
In East Sandwich, MA, crime costs $119 per person, which is $138 less than in Wareham Center

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Wareham Center	Cost per Wareham Center Resident
Murder	$230,422	$22
Rape/Sexual Assault	$355,751	$34
Robbery	$123,930	$12
Assault	$952,648	$91
Kidnapping	$40,786	$4
Vehicle Theft	$82,641	$8
Burglary	$148,152	$14
Theft	$323,082	$31
Arson	$14,596	$1
Vandalism	$316,347	$30
Animal Cruelty	$2,322	$0
Drug Crimes	$82,355	$8
Identity Theft	$16,469	$2
Total Cost of Crime	$2,689,500	$257

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Wareham Center, 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 Wareham Center totals $3,551,598 ($339 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $6,241,098 ($595 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 northwest 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 Wareham Center has 6, do the same, and of Wareham Center's 10,484 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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Wareham Center 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 Wareham Center residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.164
Robbery	0.3758
Rape	0.5596
Murder	0.0117
Total Violent Crime	4.111 (D+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	5.950
Vehicle Theft	0.5090
Burglary	1.558
Arson	0.0576
Total Property Crime	8.075 (B+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0642
Drug Crimes	1.062
Vandalism	4.224
Identity Theft	0.2029
Animal Cruelty	0.0299
Total "Other" Rate	5.583 (B+)

Individual Wareham Center Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Wareham, MA	B+	D+	B+
South Wareham, MA	A-	B-	A-
Onset, MA	B-	D+	B
West Wareham, MA	A-	C-	A-
East Wareham, MA	A-	C	A-
Marion, MA	A	B-	A
Tihonet, MA	A-	C+	B+
White Island Shores, MA	A	B	A
Buzzards Bay, MA	B+	C	B+
Monument Beach, MA	A-	A-	B

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Wareham Center 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
Villas, NJ	A	C	C
Columbiana, OH	C+	B	B
West Athens, CA	D	D	D
Wernersville, PA	A+	A+	A+
Waynesville, OH	A	B	B
Washingtonville, NY	A-	C	C
Ward, AR	C-	C-	C-
Waller, TX	C-	C-	C-
Walkertown, NC	C-	C-	C-
Walkersville, MD	C	B-	B-

Considering only the crime rate, Wareham Center 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 Wareham Center, MA average SchoolGrade of C-, with 33% actual proficiency versus 38% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Wareham Center schools on SchoolGrade

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