Bell Hill, Worcester, MA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

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

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$1.17 million

Cost of Crime™ for Bell Hill, Worcester, MA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $534 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Bell 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 C- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Bell Hill against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is slightly higher than the norm. Bell Hill sits in the 34th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 34% of neighborhoods and behind 66%. The grade covers only Bell Hill's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in Bell Hill is 5.819 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 155 in the north areas to 1 in 197 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Bell Hill, Worcester, MA report the most violent crime, about 7 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Bell Hill, Worcester, MA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Bell Hill is projected at $1,166,695 for 2025, about $216 per resident and $534 per household. That equals 0.5% 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): 46.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 39.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.3%

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

Bell Hill, Worcester, MA:	$216
Central, Boston, MA:	$396
Whittenton, Taunton, MA:	$107
Massachusetts:	$155
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $216 per resident each year in Bell Hill, which is $42 less than the national average and $61 more than Worcester's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Bell Hill:

In Central, Boston, MA, crime costs $396 per person, which is $180 more than in Bell Hill.
In Whittenton, Taunton, MA, crime costs $107 per person, which is $109 less than in Bell Hill

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Bell Hill	Cost per Bell Hill Resident
Murder	$167,808	$31
Rape/Sexual Assault	$176,134	$33
Robbery	$77,904	$14
Assault	$744,849	$138
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$1,166,695	$216

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Bell Hill, Worcester, 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 Bell Hill totals $2,193,157 ($406 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $3,359,853 ($623 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Bell Hill, Worcester, 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 neighborhood has few 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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Bell Hill Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.806
Robbery	0.4589
Rape	0.5382
Murder	0.0165
Total Violent Crime	5.819 (C-)

Individual Bell Hill Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Central Business District, Worcester, MA	C	D-	C+
Institute Park, Worcester, MA	B	C-	B+
Franklin Plantation, Worcester, MA	A-	B-	A-
Indian Lake East, Worcester, MA	B-	C-	B-
Green Island, Worcester, MA	C+	D	B
Union Hill, Worcester, MA	A-	C+	A
Main Middle, Worcester, MA	B	D+	A-
Hamilton, Worcester, MA	A-	B-	A
Lake Park, Worcester, MA	A-	B-	A
North Lincoln Street, Worcester, MA	A-	C	A

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Bell Hill is higher 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
Village Park, McKinney, TX	A	A	A
Central State, Schenectady, NY	B+	C+	C+
Heritage Eagle Bend, Aurora, CO	B	C+	C+
West End, Concord, NH	C+	A	A
Lancaster Historic District, Lancaster, OH	C+	B+	B+
Landfall, Wilmington, NC	A-	A	A
Leisureville, Boynton Beach, FL	A	A	A
Limberlost, Tucson, AZ	D-	D	D
East Hills, Pittsburgh, PA	C+	D	D
Camp Lake, Trevor, WI	A+	A	A

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

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