Amherst Center, MA Vehicle Theft Crime Rates and Maps

B-

Vehicle Theft Grade™

Overall Crime Grade	B-
Violent Crime Grade	D
Property Crime Grade	B-

Which crimes are included?

1 in 1,441

Your yearly chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Amherst Center is about 1 in 1,441.

$11

Vehicle Theft costs the average Amherst Center resident about $11 per year.

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Crime Grade's vehicle theft map shows the safest places in Amherst Center in green. The most dangerous areas in Amherst Center are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Amherst Center, MA Safe from Vehicle Theft?

The B- grade means the rate of vehicle theft is slightly lower than the average US city. Amherst Center is in the 56th percentile for safety, meaning 44% of cities are safer and 56% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Amherst Center's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of vehicle theft in Amherst Center is 0.6941 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Amherst Center generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Amherst Center may be as high as 1 in 1,019 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,974 in the southwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more vehicle theft occurs in the west parts of Amherst Center, MA: about 4 per year. The south part of Amherst Center has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 0 in a typical year.

How Amherst Center's Vehicle Theft Rate Compares

The chart below compares the vehicle theft rate in Amherst Center to the Massachusetts state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Amherst Center, MA:	0.6941
Massachusetts:	1.010
USA:	2.785

Considering only the vehicle theft rate, Amherst Center is safer than the Massachusetts state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Vehicle Theft in Amherst Center, MA

Vehicle Theft is projected to cost the residents of Amherst Center about $215,876 in 2025, or roughly $11 per resident. This is part of Amherst Center's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Amherst Center, including every crime type and how Amherst Center compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Vehicle Theft Map

Remember that vehicle theft rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Amherst Center's crime maps on the Amherst Center overall crime page.

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Vehicle Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Vehicle Theft Crime Grade
Amherst, MA	B	C	B-	B+
Hadley, MA	D+	C-	D	B-
Factory Hollow, MA	B	C+	B-	B
West Pelham, MA	A-	B+	A-	A-
South Amherst, MA	A	A-	B+	B
Hatfield, MA	A	B	A	B-
Sunderland, MA	B	B+	C+	B-
Pelham, MA	A-	B-	B+	A-
Leverett, MA	A-	B-	B+	B
West Hatfield, MA	A	B-	A-	C+

Vehicle Theft in City with Similar Populations

Amherst Center is lower versus other cities of the same size for vehicle theft. The table below compares vehicle theft in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Vehicle Theft Crime Grade
Crescent City, CA	D	D-	D-	D-
Bastrop, TX	C	C+	C+	D
Troy, AL	D	D	D	D+
Bonaire, GA	A+	A	A	B-
Broadview Heights, OH	C+	B	B	F
Cameron, NC	D+	B-	B-	D-
Louisville, CO	D-	C-	C-	F
Leesburg, GA	B+	C+	C+	B
Hammonton, NJ	B+	A-	A-	B-
Absecon, NJ	A-	A-	A-	C+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Amherst Center, MA average SchoolGrade of A-, with 54% actual proficiency versus 44% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Amherst Center schools on SchoolGrade

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