Plum Island, MA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

B+

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

Which crimes are included?

$50,592

Cost of Crime™ for Plum Island, MA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $228 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Plum Island 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 Plum Island against the average US city, where the rate is about the same as the norm. Plum Island sits in the 53rd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 53% of cities and behind 47%. The grade covers only Plum Island's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Plum Island is 2.789 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 323 in the northwest neighborhoods to 1 in 500 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Plum Island, MA report the most violent crime, about 1 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Plum Island, MA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Plum Island is projected at $50,592 for 2025, about $124 per resident and $228 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): 49.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 35.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 15.1%

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

Plum Island, MA:	$124
Provincetown, MA:	$472
East Sandwich, MA:	$59
Massachusetts:	$155
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $124 per resident each year in Plum Island, which is $134 less than the national average and $31 less than Massachusetts's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Plum Island:

In Provincetown, MA, crime costs $472 per person, which is $347 more than in Plum Island.
In East Sandwich, MA, crime costs $59 per person, which is $66 less than in Plum Island

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Plum Island	Cost per Plum Island Resident
Murder	$9,896	$24
Rape/Sexual Assault	$15,019	$37
Robbery	$3,896	$10
Assault	$21,780	$54
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$50,592	$124

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Plum Island, 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 Plum Island totals $145,518 ($358 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $196,110 ($482 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Plum Island, 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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Plum Island Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.863
Robbery	0.3043
Rape	0.6086
Murder	0.0129
Total Violent Crime	2.789 (C+)

Individual Plum Island Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Newbury, MA	B+	B+	B-
Salisbury, MA	B+	B	B
Newburyport, MA	A	B+	A-
Seabrook, NH	C+	A	B
Byfield, MA	A+	A-	A+
Amesbury Town, MA	A-	B	B+
Rowley, MA	A	A	A-
West Newbury, MA	A+	A-	A+
Hampton Falls, NH	B	A+	B+
Amesbury, MA	A+	B+	A

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Plum Island 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
Vanatta, OH	B+	A	A
East Jamestown, TN	D+	D+	D+
East Laurinburg, NC	D-	F	F
Edgar, TX	D	C-	C-
Edgefield, LA	D	D+	D+
Edinburg, ND	D-	D-	D-
Edom, TX	D+	C+	C+
Elkfork, KY	C-	A	A
Ellis Prairie, MO	C+	B	B
Elora, PA	A+	A+	A+

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

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