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South Hadley, MA crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2024 calendar year; released from FBI in October 2025 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2025 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

The crime rate in South Hadley is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 10 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in South Hadley is 1 in 96. Based on FBI crime data, South Hadley is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to Massachusetts, South Hadley has a crime rate that is higher than 69% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

However, compared to other communities of similar population size, South Hadley has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, South Hadley is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

Now let us turn to take a look at how South Hadley does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in South Hadley.

From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in South Hadley occurs at a rate higher than in most communities of all population sizes in America. The chance that a person will become a victim of a violent crime in South Hadley; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 501. This equates to a rate of 2 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that South Hadley's rate for property crime is 8 per one thousand population. This makes South Hadley a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in South Hadley is one in 119.

South Hadley Crime Data

total Crime Index

39

(100 is safest)


Safer than 39% of U.S. cities.

South Hadley Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

36

151

187

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

2.00

8.37

10.37

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
2.0
3.15
National Median: 4
    South Hadley
    Massachusetts

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 501

in South Hadley

1 in 318

in Massachusetts

South Hadley Violent Crimes

Population: 18,031
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 1 1 34
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.06 0.06 1.89

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 340,110,988
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 16,935 127,527 205,952 870,931
Rate per 1,000 0.05 0.38 0.61 2.56

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
8.37
11.12
National Median: 18
    South Hadley
    Massachusetts

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 119

in South Hadley

1 in 90

in Massachusetts

Property Crimes

Population: 18,031
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 21 121 9
Rate per 1,000 1.16 6.71 0.50

United States Property Crimes

Population: 340,110,988
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 779,542 4,326,531 880,327
Rate per 1,000 2.29 12.72 2.59

South Hadley Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
11
20
National Median: 24.5
    South Hadley
    Massachusetts