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

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$10.2 million

Cost of Crime™ for West Springfield Town, MA

In 2025, crime will cost $826 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of West Springfield 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 West Springfield 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 West Springfield Town's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. West Springfield Town sits in the 40th percentile, ahead of 40% of cities and behind 60%. The grade covers only West Springfield Town's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in West Springfield Town is 27.40 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 17 in the southeast neighborhoods to 1 in 104 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of West Springfield Town, MA report the most crime, about 305 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 26 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in West Springfield Town, MA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in West Springfield Town for 2025 is $10,192,736, about $351 per resident and $826 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): 59.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 29.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.4%

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

West Springfield Town, MA:	$351
Provincetown, MA:	$798
East Sandwich, MA:	$119
Massachusetts:	$274
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in West Springfield Town is $351 per year, which is $113 less than the national average and $77 more than Massachusetts's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to West Springfield Town:

In Provincetown, MA, crime costs $798 per person, which is $447 more than in West Springfield Town.
In East Sandwich, MA, crime costs $119 per person, which is $232 less than in West Springfield Town

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to West Springfield Town	Cost per West Springfield Town Resident
Murder	$929,934	$32
Rape/Sexual Assault	$879,805	$30
Robbery	$390,606	$13
Assault	$3.47 million	$119
Kidnapping	$325,092	$11
Vehicle Theft	$452,316	$16
Burglary	$546,565	$19
Theft	$2.08 million	$72
Arson	$34,017	$1
Vandalism	$653,224	$23
Animal Cruelty	$7,977	$0
Drug Crimes	$314,098	$11
Identity Theft	$113,253	$4
Total Cost of Crime	$10,192,736	$351

The Intangible Cost of Crime in West Springfield 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 West Springfield Town totals $11,497,156 ($396 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $21,689,892 ($747 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 southeast 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 West Springfield Town has 1, do the same, and of West Springfield Town's 29,027 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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West Springfield 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 West Springfield Town residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.160
Robbery	0.4278
Rape	0.4999
Murder	0.0170
Total Violent Crime	5.104 (D)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	13.82
Vehicle Theft	1.006
Burglary	2.076
Arson	0.0485
Total Property Crime	16.96 (C-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1847
Drug Crimes	1.463
Vandalism	3.150
Identity Theft	0.5041
Animal Cruelty	0.0372
Total "Other" Rate	5.339 (B+)

Individual West Springfield Town Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Agawam Town, MA	B	B-	B-
Springfield, MA	C+	D	C
Chicopee, MA	C+	D+	C
Westfield, MA	A-	B-	B+
Longmeadow, MA	A-	B-	B+
Holyoke, MA	D+	D-	D+
Indian Orchard, MA	C+	D+	C+
Southwick, MA	A+	B	A+
East Longmeadow, MA	B+	B-	B
Suffield, CT	A	A+	A

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

West Springfield Town is higher 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
Garden City, ID	B-	B-	B-
Crosby, TX	D+	D	D
Dade City, FL	A	B+	B+
Danvers, MA	B-	B-	B-
Dodge City, KS	D	D	D
East Lake-Orient Park, FL	C	D+	D+
Edwardsville, IL	B+	A	A
Eldersburg, MD	C+	B+	B+
Elk River, MN	B	A-	A-
Agawam Town, MA	B	B-	B-

Considering only the crime rate, West Springfield 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 West Springfield Town, MA average SchoolGrade of C-, with 32% actual proficiency versus 30% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See West Springfield Town schools on SchoolGrade

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