Buckland, MA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$60,737

Cost of Crime™ for Buckland, MA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $425 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Buckland 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 Buckland against the average US city, where the rate is slightly higher than the norm. Buckland sits in the 32nd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 32% of cities and behind 68%. The grade covers only Buckland's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Buckland is 3.879 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 189 in the west neighborhoods to 1 in 661 in the south.

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

The Cost of Crime™ in Buckland, MA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Buckland is projected at $60,737 for 2025, about $182 per resident and $425 per household. That equals 0.4% 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): 46.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 39.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.2%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Buckland Compared to Other Cities?

Buckland, MA:	$182
Provincetown, MA:	$472
East Sandwich, MA:	$59
Massachusetts:	$155
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $182 per resident each year in Buckland, which is $76 less than the national average and $27 more than Massachusetts's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Buckland:

In Provincetown, MA, crime costs $472 per person, which is $290 more than in Buckland.
In East Sandwich, MA, crime costs $59 per person, which is $123 less than in Buckland

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Buckland	Cost per Buckland Resident
Murder	$16,982	$51
Rape/Sexual Assault	$12,036	$36
Robbery	$5,461	$16
Assault	$26,258	$79
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$60,737	$182

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Buckland, 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 Buckland totals $180,094 ($539 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $240,830 ($721 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Buckland, 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 city 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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Buckland Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.737
Robbery	0.5198
Rape	0.5943
Murder	0.0271
Total Violent Crime	3.879 (C-)

Individual Buckland Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Hawley, MA	A	B-	A
Ashfield, MA	A	B+	A
Charlemont, MA	A-	C-	A-
Shelburne Falls, MA	B	C-	B
West Hawley, MA	A-	C-	A
South Ashfield, MA	A	B+	A-
Shelburne, MA	C+	C+	C
Plainfield, MA	A	B	A
Conway, MA	A	D+	A
Lithia, MA	A	B+	A-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Buckland is similar versus other cities of the same size for violent 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
Stockdale, AL	D+	C	C
Crane, IN	A-	B+	B+
Creston, WA	D-	D	D
Croton, MI	A+	B-	B-
Tes Nez Iah, AZ	F	F	F
Cuba, KY	B-	B	B
Cutler, ME	B+	A+	A+
Sunnydale, KY	B	B	B
Stumptown, PA	C+	C-	C-
Daus, TN	C-	D	D

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

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