West Falmouth, MA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

C+

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

Which crimes are included?

$869,575

Cost of Crime™ for West Falmouth, MA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $303 per household.

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

The violent crime rate in West Falmouth is 2.812 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the central part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 149 in the west neighborhoods to 1 in 683 in the central.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of West Falmouth, MA report the most violent crime, about 5 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in West Falmouth, MA

The tangible cost of violent crime in West Falmouth is projected at $869,575 for 2025, about $147 per resident and $303 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): 45.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 39.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.4%

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

West Falmouth, MA:	$147
Provincetown, MA:	$472
East Sandwich, MA:	$59
Massachusetts:	$155
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $147 per resident each year in West Falmouth, which is $112 less than the national average and $8 less than Massachusetts's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to West Falmouth:

In Provincetown, MA, crime costs $472 per person, which is $325 more than in West Falmouth.
In East Sandwich, MA, crime costs $59 per person, which is $88 less than in West Falmouth

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to West Falmouth	Cost per West Falmouth Resident
Murder	$288,918	$49
Rape/Sexual Assault	$189,013	$32
Robbery	$77,431	$13
Assault	$314,214	$53
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$869,575	$147

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in West Falmouth, 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 West Falmouth totals $2,944,800 ($497 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $3,814,376 ($643 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in West Falmouth, 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 east 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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West Falmouth Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.845
Robbery	0.4152
Rape	0.5258
Murder	0.0259
Total Violent Crime	2.812 (C+)

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Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Falmouth, MA	D	D	D
East Falmouth, MA	A	B+	A
North Falmouth, MA	A+	A	A+
Cataumet, MA	A	B	A-
Menauhant, MA	A+	A+	A+
Mashpee, MA	B+	B-	B
Pocasset, MA	A	A-	A-
Vineyard Haven, MA	B+	C-	B+
Monument Beach, MA	A-	A-	B
Forestdale, MA	A+	A	A

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

West Falmouth 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
Colgate, WI	A	A	A
Dundee, OH	B+	C	C
Divide, CO	D+	D+	D+
Disputanta, VA	C	B-	B-
Dimmitt, TX	F	F	F
Dillwyn, VA	B	B+	B+
Desloge, MO	D	D+	D+
Dawson Springs, KY	D+	B-	B-
Crisfield, MD	D-	D	D
Covington, IN	B	A-	A-

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

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