Avon Hill, Cambridge, MA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

B+

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

Which crimes are included?

$2.07 million

Cost of Crime™ for Avon Hill, Cambridge, MA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $474 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Avon Hill with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The B- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Avon Hill against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is slightly lower than the norm. Avon Hill sits in the 57th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 57% of neighborhoods and behind 43%. The grade covers only Avon Hill's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in Avon Hill is 3.920 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 213 in the southeast areas to 1 in 390 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Avon Hill, Cambridge, MA report the most violent crime, about 8 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Avon Hill, Cambridge, MA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Avon Hill is projected at $2,071,797 for 2025, about $230 per resident and $474 per household. That equals 0.2% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 41.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 45.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.1%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Avon Hill Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Avon Hill, Cambridge, MA:	$230
Central, Boston, MA:	$396
Whittenton, Taunton, MA:	$107
Massachusetts:	$155
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $230 per resident each year in Avon Hill, which is $29 less than the national average and $74 more than Cambridge's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Avon Hill:

In Central, Boston, MA, crime costs $396 per person, which is $166 more than in Avon Hill.
In Whittenton, Taunton, MA, crime costs $107 per person, which is $122 less than in Avon Hill

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Avon Hill, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Avon Hill	Cost per Avon Hill Resident
Murder	$925,683	$103
Rape/Sexual Assault	$258,698	$29
Robbery	$95,643	$11
Assault	$791,773	$88
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$2,071,797	$230

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Avon Hill, Cambridge, MA

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Avon Hill totals $7,617,592 ($844 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $9,689,389 ($1,074 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Avon Hill, Cambridge, MA, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the east part of the neighborhood has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Avon Hill Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Avon Hill residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.055
Robbery	0.3370
Rape	0.4729
Murder	0.0546
Total Violent Crime	3.920 (B-)

Individual Avon Hill Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of violent crime in Avon Hill is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Avon Hill.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Neighborhood Nine, Cambridge, MA	B+	C+	A-
West Cambridge, Cambridge, MA	C	C-	C
Aggasiz-Harvard, Cambridge, MA	C+	C	C+
Spring Hill, Somerville, MA	B+	C+	A-
North Cambridge, Cambridge, MA	B+	B-	A-
Ball Square, Somerville, MA	A-	B+	A
Tufts, Somerville, MA	A	B-	A
Mid-Cambridge, Cambridge, MA	A-	B-	A
Riverside, Cambridge, MA	B	C	B+
Union Square, Somerville, MA	B	C	B+

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Avon Hill is similar versus other neighborhoods of the same size for violent 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
Saddle Rock Golf Club, Aurora, CO	B	A	A
The Cape, Jacksonville, FL	A+	A+	A+
Tatnuck, Worcester, MA	A	B+	B+
South Collinwood, Cleveland, OH	F	F	F
Pecan Creek, San Tan Valley, AZ	A+	A+	A+
Pembroke Falls, Pembroke Pines, FL	A+	A+	A+
Upper B Street, Hayward, CA	C+	C-	C-
Edmund F Burton, Oak Park, IL	B+	B	B
Rexland Acres, Bakersfield, CA	B-	C-	C-
Brighton, Seattle, WA	D	C-	C-

Considering only the violent crime rate, Avon Hill is less safe than the Massachusetts state average and as safe as the national average.

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