West Hatfield, 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?

$93,798

Cost of Crime™ for West Hatfield, MA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $285 per household.

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

The violent crime rate in West Hatfield is 2.744 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 346 in the southeast neighborhoods to 1 in 373 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of West Hatfield, MA report the most violent crime, about 1 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in West Hatfield, MA

The tangible cost of violent crime in West Hatfield is projected at $93,798 for 2025, about $129 per resident and $285 per household. That equals 0.3% 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): 48.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 36.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 15.1%

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

West Hatfield, MA:	$129
Provincetown, MA:	$472
East Sandwich, MA:	$59
Massachusetts:	$155
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $129 per resident each year in West Hatfield, which is $130 less than the national average and $26 less than Massachusetts's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to West Hatfield:

In Provincetown, MA, crime costs $472 per person, which is $343 more than in West Hatfield.
In East Sandwich, MA, crime costs $59 per person, which is $70 less than in West Hatfield

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to West Hatfield	Cost per West Hatfield Resident
Murder	$22,125	$30
Rape/Sexual Assault	$26,202	$36
Robbery	$8,850	$12
Assault	$36,621	$50
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$93,798	$129

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in West Hatfield, 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 Hatfield totals $286,896 ($394 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $380,694 ($522 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in West Hatfield, 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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West Hatfield Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.749
Robbery	0.3859
Rape	0.5928
Murder	0.0161
Total Violent Crime	2.744 (B-)

Individual West Hatfield Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Hatfield, MA	A	B	A
North Hatfield, MA	B+	B	B
Haydenville, MA	B+	C+	B
West Whately, MA	B+	B	B
Leeds, MA	A-	B-	A-
Northampton, MA	C+	C-	C
Whately, MA	B+	B-	B+
Florence, MA	A-	B-	B+
Hadley, MA	D+	C-	D
Sunderland, MA	B	B+	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

West Hatfield 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
St. Libory, IL	A	A-	A-
Hortonville, NY	C+	B+	B+
Hotwells, LA	C-	F	F
Indianola, OK	C-	C-	C-
Inglis, OR	C-	D+	D+
Searles, MN	B+	B-	B-
Shutter Corners, NY	A+	B	B
Somerville, IN	B	B	B
South Lima, NY	B	B	B
South Strafford, VT	A+	A	A

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

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