Crime in South Hadley, Massachusetts
Updated ·Vorp Labs
The model puts major crime in South Hadley at 39% below the U.S. rate per resident: 41% lower for persons crimes and 39% lower for property crimes. Expected major crimes are down 7.4% from a year earlier.
- Modeled from FBI crime data for the police agencies serving South Hadley. Where an agency didn't report to the FBI, its totals are estimated from its past reports or similar agencies.
- The model estimates about 10.4 major crimes per 1,000 residents a year (1.8 violent, 8.6 property), against 17.2 for the U.S.
- By the model's major-crime rate per resident, South Hadley is higher than 49% of the 193 other Massachusetts places and lower than 49% of the 8,446 other places nationwide on CrimeMetric.
Where these numbers come from
The estimates start from what police agencies report to the FBI, modeled across South Hadley's 12 census block groups for 17,637 residents. How Massachusetts residents' crime totals reach the FBI: detailed incident reports for 98.4%, summary counts only for 0.2% and no reporting agency of their own for 1.3% (shares of 2020 residents). Sources · Method
- Year: many show an agency's last full FBI year (often two years back). These figures are the model's estimate for the current year, release 2026-11-10.
- Crimes counted: some add simple assault, vandalism or drug offenses to "violent" or "property" crime; here major crime is persons plus property crime, and social disorder is separate.
- Area: an agency's totals cover its jurisdiction, which can differ from the city's limits; these are summed over the block groups inside South Hadley.
- Scale: a grade or a 1-to-100 score ranks places against each other; a rate per 1,000 residents and an index against the U.S. rate don't.
Rates are the model's estimates of reported crime per 1,000 residents a year. Index: 100 is the U.S. rate per resident; 200 is twice it. How we calculated this
How crime varies across South Hadley
Half of residents live where the major-crime index is between 36 and 88.
- 0–5045.9%
- 50–10050.5%
- 100–2003.6%
- 200–4000.0%
- 400+0.0%
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Other larceny stands out most, at 16% above the U.S. rate
Citywide indexWhere the middle half of residents live
Property crimes
Social disorder
Highest on weekday daytimes
100 is the U.S. rate, same hours.
Expected major crime fell 7.4% in a year; across Massachusetts it fell 5.7%
Change in the model's expected crimes, not a count of reports; Massachusetts in gray. 2031 is a model projection, not tested against past years.
South Hadley against U.S. places with 10,000 to 25,000 residents
1,201 of the 2,480 other places of this size have a major-crime index at least 15% above South Hadley's, and 359 are within 15% of it; the middle of the group is 67. The 9 nearest in population:
U.S. = 100. Residents in gray.
South Hadley's major-crime index is higher than 3 and lower than 5 of its 8 nearest neighbors
The closest, Holyoke (4 mi), is 4.2 times South Hadley's rate.
U.S. = 100. Miles between population centers.
Questions about crime in South Hadley
Is South Hadley safe?
South Hadley's major-crime index is 61, 39% below the U.S. rate per resident and higher than 49% of the 193 other Massachusetts places on CrimeMetric: violent crimes against people are 41% below the U.S. rate, and property crimes 39% below the U.S. rate.
What is the crime rate in South Hadley?
The model expects about 184 major crimes a year in South Hadley, about 10.4 per 1,000 residents, 39% below the U.S. rate.
Is crime going up or down in South Hadley?
Expected major crimes in South Hadley are down 7.4% from a year earlier; across Massachusetts they're down 5.7%.
What are the most common crimes in South Hadley?
By the model's expected count, the most common crimes against people and property are other larceny (about 102 a year), aggravated assault (about 26 a year) and burglary (about 17 a year).
Are car break-ins common in South Hadley?
The model expects about 12 thefts from vehicles a year in South Hadley, 74% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Are car thefts common in South Hadley?
The model expects about 6 motor vehicle thefts a year in South Hadley, 78% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Is South Hadley safe at night?
The model's major-crime index is 38 on Sunday to Thursday nights from 6pm to 6am, against 85 at its highest in the daytime; 100 is the U.S. rate for the same hours. That's a citywide estimate per resident for those hours: it can't speak to a particular street, venue or evening. For one address, use the address lookup on this page.
Is crime in South Hadley higher than the Massachusetts average?
South Hadley's major-crime index is 61, 18% below the Massachusetts rate per resident. Massachusetts as a whole is 74, where 100 is the U.S. rate.
How does crime in South Hadley compare with Holyoke?
Holyoke, 4 miles away, has a major-crime index of 254, 4.2 times South Hadley's rate per resident. South Hadley's is 61.
How we calculated this
Each police agency's crimes, as reported to the FBI or estimated where it didn't report, are spread across the census block groups it serves using population, jobs, points of interest and, where available, local incident records. South Hadley's figures add up its 12 block groups. The index compares crimes per resident with the U.S. rate.
- South Hadley has no published incident records in our data, so its estimate relies on agency totals and neighborhood characteristics.
- Rates are per resident, so places where many people work or visit but few live, such as downtowns, airports and stadiums, can read high.
- Disorderly conduct and trespassing are modeled, because the FBI records them only through arrests.
- Residents: 17,637. Model updated Nov 10, 2026. Release 2026-11-10
Full method and validation·Data sources
CrimeMetric. "Crime in South Hadley, Massachusetts." Vorp Labs, updated November 9, 2026 (model Nov 10, 2026). https://crimemetric.com/ma/south-hadley
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