Osterville, MA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$431,219

Cost of Crime™ for Osterville, MA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $218 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Osterville 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 Osterville against the average US city, where the rate is slightly lower than the norm. Osterville sits in the 64th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 64% of cities and behind 36%. The grade covers only Osterville's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Osterville is 2.384 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 186 in the southeast neighborhoods to 1 in 665 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Osterville, MA report the most violent crime, about 3 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Osterville, MA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Osterville is projected at $431,219 for 2025, about $96 per resident and $218 per household. That equals 0.1% 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): 51.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 32.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 15.7%

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

Osterville, MA:	$96
Provincetown, MA:	$472
East Sandwich, MA:	$59
Massachusetts:	$155
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $96 per resident each year in Osterville, which is $163 less than the national average and $59 less than Massachusetts's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Osterville:

In Provincetown, MA, crime costs $472 per person, which is $376 more than in Osterville.
In East Sandwich, MA, crime costs $59 per person, which is $37 less than in Osterville

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Osterville	Cost per Osterville Resident
Murder	$42,717	$9
Rape/Sexual Assault	$146,958	$33
Robbery	$39,558	$9
Assault	$201,987	$45
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$431,219	$96

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Osterville, 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 Osterville totals $1,064,569 ($236 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,495,789 ($332 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Osterville, 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 central part of the city 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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Osterville Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.562
Robbery	0.2792
Rape	0.5381
Murder	0.0050
Total Violent Crime	2.384 (B)

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Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Centerville, MA	A	B+	A
Marstons Mills, MA	A+	A	A+
Cotuit, MA	A	A-	A
Hyannis Port, MA	C+	D+	C
West Barnstable, MA	A-	B-	A-
Barnstable Town, MA	C	D	C
Mashpee, MA	B+	B-	B
Barnstable, MA	B-	C	C+
East Sandwich, MA	A+	A+	A+
Sandwich, MA	A+	A+	A

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Osterville is lower 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
Springdale, SC	D-	D+	D+
San Miguel, CA	B+	D	D
Somerset, OH	B	C+	C+
Spout Springs, NC	B-	C-	C-
Shrewsbury, NJ	B	A	A
Shannon, NC	D	D	D
Spring Lake, NJ	C	A-	A-
Sandstone, MN	D-	D-	D-
Surgoinsville, TN	D+	D	D
Shark River Hills, NJ	A	A+	A+

Considering only the violent crime rate, Osterville is safer than the Massachusetts state average and safer than the national average.

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