Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0West Springfield Town reports more crime per resident than 89% of U.S. towns
The crimes the grade counts fell 25% per resident from 2023 to 2025. By contrast, it has more violent crime than 86% of U.S. towns, and more property crime than 90%. On the record of crimes West Springfield Town’s police reported from 2023 to 2025, it takes D for safety: #270 of 276 graded towns in Massachusetts. Annual rates stand at 4.6 violent crimes and 29.0 incidents of property crime for every thousand residents, next to 3.0 and 10.3 in the rest of Massachusetts.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of MA” is every other Massachusetts city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in West Springfield Town
3 of the 5 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 5 Massachusetts towns on West Springfield Town’s borders, 5 have a Safety Grade: Westfield (B), Agawam Town (C+), Chicopee (C−), Springfield (D), Holyoke (D−). Neighbors ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind West Springfield Town’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are higher than in most U.S. towns; violent crime is the closer of the two to typical.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | West Springfield Town property | Rest of Massachusetts property | West Springfield Town violent | Rest of Massachusetts violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 35.3 | 10.3 | 4.9 | 3.2 |
| 2023 | 31.7 | 10.8 | 5.4 | 3.1 |
| 2024 | 31.7 | 10.2 | 4.2 | 3.0 |
| 2025 | 23.6 | 9.7 | 4.2 | 2.9 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Massachusetts.
Crime in West Springfield Town per 1,000 residents
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
And about 4 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | West Springfield Town | Rest of Massachusetts | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 5.4 | 3.1 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
West Springfield Town’s police reported 395 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 4.6 per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.0 in the rest of Massachusetts and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
807 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
122 violent and 685 property, as reported to the FBI by West Springfield Town’s police.
19 people died in crashes on West Springfield Town’s roads in 2019–2023
West Springfield Town had 18 fatal crashes in five years, in which 19 people died; 6 were pedestrians. 2 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 13.2 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Massachusetts towns of 25,000–100,000 people (4.0, 86 towns).
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
West Springfield Town and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Springfield Town | D | 4.6 | 29.0 |
| Agawam Town | C+ | 2.9 | 11.1 |
| Chicopee | C− | 5.4 | 16.7 |
| Springfield | D | 8.8 | 27.5 |
| Westfield | B | 2.0 | 7.8 |
| Holyoke | D− | 11.1 | 41.3 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Massachusetts towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Springfield Town | D | 4.6 | 29.0 |
| Bridgewater Town | A− | 1.2 | 2.4 |
| Milton | A− | 0.6 | 5.3 |
| Wakefield | A− | 1.4 | 4.2 |
| Danvers | B− | 1.3 | 14.0 |
| Saugus | C+ | 2.1 | 13.1 |
The five graded Massachusetts towns closest to West Springfield Town’s population (28,829), by grade.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of West Springfield Town. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against West Springfield Town’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (29,018 in 2025); our figure for West Springfield Town is 28,829 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in West Springfield Town
Is West Springfield Town, MA safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, West Springfield Town reports more crime per resident than 89% of U.S. towns, a D Safety Grade and #270 of 276 in Massachusetts. Its police reported 4.6 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.0 in the rest of Massachusetts and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in West Springfield Town?
4.6 violent and 29.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Massachusetts reports 3.0 and 10.3; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
How many homicides were there in West Springfield Town in 2025?
West Springfield Town’s police reported 0 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 0.0 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is West Springfield Town safer than Agawam Town?
Agawam Town reports less crime per resident than West Springfield Town: Agawam Town grades C+ for safety and West Springfield Town D. Agawam Town’s police reported 2.9 violent and 11.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices West Springfield Town?
West Springfield Town’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “West Springfield”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.