Central Square crime rates and statistics

The crime rate in Central Square is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 28 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 Central Square is 1 in 36. Based on FBI crime data, Central Square is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to New York, Central Square has a crime rate that is higher than 85% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

Importantly, when you compare Central Square to other communities of similar population, then Central Square crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Central Square does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.

The crime data that NeighborhoodScout used for this analysis are the seven offenses from the uniform crime reports, collected by the FBI from 17,000 local law enforcement agencies, and include both violent and property crimes, combined.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Central Square 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 Central Square.

Importantly, our analysis shows that Central Square has one of the lowest violent crime rates in all of America, across cities and towns of all sizes. Murder, forcible rape, armed robbery and aggravated assault happen far less frequently here than in most places. Your chance of becoming a victim? Just one in 10000. Central Square's violent crime rate is just 0 per 1,000 residents.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Central Square's rate for property crime is 28 per one thousand population. This makes Central Square 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 Central Square is one in 36.