Columbus Park, Worcester, MA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

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

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$2.91 million

Cost of Crime™ for Columbus Park, Worcester, MA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $397 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Columbus Park 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 Columbus Park against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is about the same as the norm. Columbus Park sits in the 54th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 54% of neighborhoods and behind 46%. The grade covers only Columbus Park's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in Columbus Park is 4.085 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 177 in the southeast areas to 1 in 314 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Columbus Park, Worcester, MA report the most violent crime, about 16 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 4 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Columbus Park, Worcester, MA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Columbus Park is projected at $2,910,316 for 2025, about $164 per resident and $397 per household. That equals 0.6% 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): 47.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 38.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.8%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Columbus Park Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Columbus Park, Worcester, MA:	$164
Central, Boston, MA:	$396
Whittenton, Taunton, MA:	$107
Massachusetts:	$155
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $164 per resident each year in Columbus Park, which is $95 less than the national average and $9 more than Worcester's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Columbus Park:

In Central, Boston, MA, crime costs $396 per person, which is $232 more than in Columbus Park.
In Whittenton, Taunton, MA, crime costs $107 per person, which is $56 less than in Columbus Park

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Columbus Park	Cost per Columbus Park Resident
Murder	$524,854	$30
Rape/Sexual Assault	$550,044	$31
Robbery	$213,939	$12
Assault	$1.62 million	$91
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$2,910,316	$164

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Columbus Park, 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 Columbus Park totals $6,656,407 ($375 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $9,566,723 ($538 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Columbus Park, 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 south 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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Columbus Park Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.177
Robbery	0.3827
Rape	0.5104
Murder	0.0157
Total Violent Crime	4.085 (B-)

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Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
University Park, Worcester, MA	B+	C-	A-
South Worcester, Worcester, MA	B-	D+	B+
Main Middle, Worcester, MA	B	D+	A-
Newton Square, Worcester, MA	A	B-	A
Hadwen Park, Worcester, MA	B+	C	B+
Tatnuck, Worcester, MA	A	B+	A+
Salisbury Street, Worcester, MA	A	B	A+
North Quinsigamond Village, Worcester, MA	A	B-	A+
Green Island, Worcester, MA	C+	D	B
Institute Park, Worcester, MA	B	C-	B+

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Columbus Park 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
O'Hare, Chicago, IL	A-	A	A
Bryant Terrace, Malden, MA	A	B	B
Buckroe, Hampton, VA	C-	B+	B+
whitehall, Pittsburgh, PA	A-	A+	A+
Westside, Grand Rapids, MI	A	B+	B+
Cascade, Anderson, CA	B-	B-	B-
West Oak Hill, Austin, TX	B	B+	B+
Spanos Park, Stockton, CA	A-	D+	D+
Old Aurora, New Orleans, LA	C	C	C
West Pullman, Chicago, IL	C	D+	D+

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

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