Give it a year or two and itll have that Southbridge look to it, but South Main is already there. Oh, and stay away from Van Horn Park and Armory Street, lest you get mugged, hit by a stray bullet, or AIDS from stepping on an illegally discarded hypodermic needle. A lot of the towns you mentioned definitely have some problems, but lets go back to Worcester and ask people in the Valley about waste and crime. Its a magical place filled with world class shops: It has some beautiful condominiums, which are the all rage in the coal mining community. Located some 20 miles north of Springfield, Hadley is Massachusetts' fifth most dangerous place. His father was a lawyer..so trash doesnt discriminate. One of the pics was taken from right in front of my house. Despite the uptick in murders, it's nothing like you'd see in Tijuana or Caracas where the murder rate is 2x any American city. It was higher than in 66.4% U.S. cities. Particularly if you like looking at gigantic brick warehouses: Its also got a lot of fenced in vacant lots, but be warned you can NOT dump there: Other than that New Bedford is just an overcrowded cesspool of triple deckers and barbed wire fencers: Charlemont is in Franklin County the county where a lot of the Springfield hippie protesters drove down from. OMFG! I owe Worcester a big apology. Known as the "Heart of the Commonwealth" for its central-Massachusetts location, Worcester is the second biggest city in New England and the state's fourth most dangerous city. Yeah, he was cherry picking the trailer park in Claremont clearly. ?Because people reside in manafuctured housing? 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 Lawrence. Except for Obama of course, And just like any gentrified area, Athol has plenty of old, run-down mills, The dirty burg is one hilly shmorgisborg of enchantment. Or even a boy? The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Lawrence is 1 in 73. Along with its size, Beantown also represents one of the oldest major metropolitan areas in the country, filled with plenty of high-profile cultural and historical monuments. The property crime rate in the ranks 229th highest in the United States -- 29.72% better than US average property crime rate. Oh yea, and theres free TVs for everyone!! Glad you made the reference to the movie The Fighter. We want to point out again that there's still safes places in Holyoke and that this isn't a comment on the people that live there. Raw data sources: Copyright 2000-2023 Location Inc. Liars. A recent ride through Ware left me with my jaw dropped. Naturally then they fancy themselves the City of Champions, And just like a lot of the other wonderful municipalities weve seen, Brockton has a never ending supply of abandoned lots surrounded by barbed wire, Random old guys training on the sidewalklike theyre Rocky Marciano, Dudes drinking 40s in broad daylight at noon, No trespassing signs on houses that you had absolutely no desire to trespass in, And of course dudes chillin on broken down appliances, As someone who was born and raised in Worcester and went to Worcester Public Schools my whole life, I consider myself somewhat street smart. And by that I mean, I know how to not get killed, and possibly who to ask for drugs.
Compared to other big cities, the violent crime rate in Boston ranks 108th highest in America -- 13.75% worse than US average violent crime rate. Ralphs is fun. You may have heard of it. This, alas, is a compendium of Mass. Have a look: In order to make the analysis as apples to apples as possible, we only considered Massachusetts cities over 5,000 in population. 1. Throughout 2020, residents had a 1 in 122 shot of being robbed, raped, assaulted, or murdered. I Dont mind. Not motivated? The drug joke didnt sit well with me, but thats much more cuz people die from that , than anything youre doing on a humor site. "Match Any Neighborhood" calculates the Match Level of one neighborhood to another using more than 200 characteristics of each neighborhood. In fact, with the second highest property crime rate, West Springfield's overall crime rate ranks as the second highest in Massachusetts. The yard has been cleaned up a bit, but no signs of life in nearly a year. Id like to see some real proof to your list of shit. Not justify it by saying that other towns have them too or there are nice parts of town too. The Lawrence Police Department has an active leadership role in the Merrimack Valley Police Academy at Northern Essex Community College, and soon the citys outdated and deteriorating police station will be replaced by a modern building through a jointly funded project with the state. {"@context": "https://schema.org","@type": "FAQPage", "mainEntity": [{"@type": "Question", "name": "Is Massachusetts a dangerous state? I have lived in Western MA my entire life, even IN some of the towns listed here. Ever heard of a link bro? This imbecile has got Hamilton Nolans disease. Enrollment at NECC recently climbed close to 3,000 students, with hundreds more now attending bachelors degree completion programs with the colleges Communiversity partners. And I hope you like falling asleep to the sound of 727s flying over your head on the way to Logan Airport, because there are a never ending supply of those in Chelsea. Actually, after re-reading your post, Im having trouble telling which of these awful dumps youre trying to defend. Firefighters were called to Broadway and Canal streets after flames broke out on the top floor of the 6-story building for commercial use and storage. The GSA takes over a couple of scrap yards, builds offices and tells agencies that is their new office. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. If you actually took the time to drive around southbridge you would have seen that there is a lot of really nice areas. Like your website, Worcester lacks style, ambition and imagination. The one-quarter-square-mile area that constitutes Atwater Park? Until we do we are all equally contributing to the spread of this rash. We're not entirely sure; but one thing we do know is that you should check out Massachusetts' most dangerous places below: there may be some surprises.The Most Dangerous Cities In Massachusetts For 2022HolyokeSpringfieldNorth AdamsWorcesterHadleyBrocktonBostonWest SpringfieldPittsfieldChicopee. Brockton John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons (Photo via Creative Commons by Dick Howe Jr.), By Lane Glenn As for the other buildings how about you post your blog to the absentee landlords? Raw crime incidents are sourced from all 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies municipal, county, transit, park, port, university, tribal and more, assigned to localities, then built into NeighborhoodScouts proprietary predictive models to provide a comprehensive crime risk profile for every neighborhood and address-vicinity in the U.S. More about NeighborhoodScouts crime data methodology, By sending this Report you agree to NeighborhoodScout's. It was recently closed and re-done. It now is a section 8 project building that was proudly resurrected by the narrow minded town officials. Your chance of being a victim of violent crime in New Bedford is 1 in 164 and property crime is 1 in 61. Our mission is to stimulate nonpartisan debate, shape policy, and advance a public agenda that supports the growth of the middle class. We are all responsible for this bigger picture. Lawrence Weather Forecasts. ", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "
Some tiny towns are dumps because there is zero supporting economy. 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They could be my brother-in-law and his wife. I couldnt believe that Willimantic is still considered a terrible city and yet was nicer than 90% of MA. Springfield, Holyoke even Northampton has its share of needles in the streets. Crime risk data are updated annually. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holyoke,_Massachusetts, FYI. However, I about a year ago I left the area to work in the greater Brockton area. If you're from Massachusetts then you know that you have to watch out for more than just Old World ghosts in Boston, scary Witches in Salem, and grumpy New Englanders in Worcester: The Bay State has some pretty dangerous places, too. Youve got your old, run down, abandoned factories, Including eightyear olds in wife beaters doing wheelies. If youre the entrepreneurial type there are plenty of places to set up a thriving corner heroin dealership, There are some really nice waterfront properties. Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky, and Popeo, P.C. This website is the biggest dump of all. We need to get our act together. Someone needs to stage a production of "Crime and Punishment" at the Majestic Theater, so the city can begin its path to redemption. Its mch worse than you portrayed here. How'd we determine the most dangerous places in Red Sox country? YEAH NI$$A DATS MY TOWN RITE THERE! Sorry if I misconstrued your post. While Massachusetts was not in the top ten most dangerous states in the country, Springfield is one of the most dangerous cities in the country. The NeighborhoodScout search engine is covered under US Patents No. In regards to the trash park in Lowell, that picture was obviously taken after the snow melted. Jan 30, 2021. Get updated from the latest posts straight to your mailbox! ", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": " We do have some embarrassing bars, but living in Templeton is amazing. You'll also want to lock your doors in Massachusetts' 3rd biggest city because Springfield also had the fifth highest burglary rate in the state. @ the writer Boo! Plus, to top all of your list of garbage off, I work with plenty of people that live in Worcester and they agreed with me that they should just change the name of the city to landfill seeing as how most of the center of the city is loaded with trash. Just because there are some bad properties in a town doesnt mean that the entire place is beat. The district is emerging from receivership and moving back toward local control, led by Cynthia Paris, the first Latina superintendent in the citys history. If you were to take Worcester and subtract the West Side, what you would have leftover is Lowell. While I disagree with your assessment, Im still giving you a like for that fine Good Morning, Vietnam reference. So think about your next chines ipad, xbox, smart watch, whatever it is you dont need and think about any one of these impoverished towns and picture Apple with a facility employing 60,000 people in any of these towns and how that would change the big picture. If you dont know the site, this is what they do. Transportation:In the Commonwealth, especially outside of Boston, getting from place to place without an automobile can be one of the biggest barriers to education, employment, health care, and daily living for low-income residents of Gateway Cities like Lawrence.No, Massachusetts is not a dangerous state as it ranks as the #9 based on our analysis of the latest FBI Crime Data. Trust me people make your own judgements for yourself and dont be a party to the social herd. The impact on crime has been equally significant: Overall crime is at a 20-year low, and has been reduced by 46 percent just in the last two years. The pointment of this article is to get clicks and page views which sells advertising which makes money. Or that some of AAAs top rated tourist attractions are in the Western part of MA? From its never ending supply of abandoned, barbed-wire protected parking lots, to its highly desirable housing projects, Nothing screams American Dream more than Holyoke. Fall River Source: wikipedia Income: $34,595 Drop out rate: 36% In their report, the Fed found a few expected ingredientshigher levels of education among residents, hospitals and universities as anchor institutions, transportation hubs such as shipping ports or train stationsand one crucial element that turned out to be most important of all: civic leadership and collaboration. You people probably have never been to most of these places until you took a drive to take pictures of peoples trash on trash day. 18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S. One of the comments by their aunt about why their baby was cryingLITERAL: Her guardian angel does not want to play with her. And if you don't find what you're looking for there, head to the bottom. The house in Ware on the corner of Bellevue ave. is owned be one the few businesses left in the town CUETS APLIENSES. Tweet: List of Streets in Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Google Maps and Photos Streetview. Trust me, I could keep going with the comparisons but I dont have the time. Known as a center for tourism, culture, and recreation, North Adams is also starting to be recognized as quite a dangerous place. Now its a crap hole with high taxes. Follow us onTwitterand like us onFacebook. For more Massachusetts reading, check out: For the third year running, Holyoke takes the top spot on our list of Massachusetts' most dangerous cities. That left us with 240 cities in Massachusetts. You may want to try getting your head out of your ass. Go to iraq then complain. Id rather live in Adams rather than North Adams any day. Newsflash: people have a right to snap pictures all day long especially from a public street or sidewalk and there is nothing wrong with it and not a damn thing you can do about it. So please don't beat us up. At the same time, long-vacant mill buildings were rapidly filling with commercial and residential developments; home values had taken off, nearly doubling just between 2012-18; and the unemployment rate, typically twice or more the rest of the state, had fallen to barely 4 percent. So, where is the most dangerous place in The Baked Bean State? Add to that the third highest property crime rate in Mass, and you've got a recipe for a busy workload for the Hadley Police Department. This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. But if you thought small towns were automatically safer, think again. Agreed. One thing still remains you hardly hear about a lot of the towns listed as much as you hear about the kid who brought a gun to school or the kid shot over stealing a bike or the prostitution ring busted or the rise of overdoses or the 50 car pile-up or the police officer who was arrested for domestic or drunk driving than in worcester right?..exactly abandoned property or beat up streets and trash that might not have been picked up doesnt define a town or city its the crime rate drug rate jobs or no jobs so to compare Worcester to Webster or ware is not even close try comparing to Everett Chelsea fall river etc Is spot on and yes worc ranks pretty low try facts not a bunch of nobodys driving thru and taking pictures. Worcester has some nice neighborhoods, good restaurants, some well kept up public parks and almost a dozen colleges. and our And of course Webster is the perfect place to raise a family. In the years since, working closely with local and state elected officials, the Partnership has launched a $2.5 million venture loan fund for small businesses, attracted new financial institutions to the city, opened the Revolving Test Kitchen for aspiring restaurant entrepreneurs, worked closely with the Essex County Community Foundation to manage millions of dollars in funds for the Columbia Gas explosion recovery effort, launched the Lawrence LEADS Program with the Harvard Business School, and much, much more. Reflects 2021 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2022 (latest available). Im sad to see such decline in the state, which still holds so much natural beauty. Let me guess, that could not by any chance have been the kid of a lawyer with the initials H.P. It was like friggen Concord or Sudbury. I didnt mind it being a crap hole until the future afluenza moms rallied to raise the taxes for the children. All six were taken to Lawrence General Hospital, where Desiderio Arias, 18, of Boxford Street, Lawrence, was pronounced dead, Tucker said. Thats just one of the many obvious, blatant, ignorant statements I could bash withoutgoing internet tough guy on this retarded what would you even call this? All the trademarks displayed on this page are the property of Location, Inc. For more information email us or call us at (978) 974-0770, x7016. 2 that your buddies rode by. I tried to go around him but he then cut me off. But without those it should be top 5. where do you think that paper came from to invent the first Valentines Day card came from???? It feels like no matter which part of town I drive through, there's some kind of construction going on. All the more reason to lock your car in secluded areas, like when you're going for a walk at Ames Nowell State Park. It has all the disenchantment and slime of a bigger city while being in the middle of the country. The other 16 years of my life were spent in eastern CT. The mill building was constructed between 1906 and 1909 for the American Woolen Company, and was dubbed by some locals as the "eighth wonder of the world" due to its size. Everyone just loves overpaying to live in what appears to be a state wide dump, trashing the area further, and ensuring they are as rude and obnoxios as possible. The latest reporting year from the FBI was 2020. None of these places are any worse than the other. And a never ending supply of gorgeous property. One complaint that the critics like to use against Turtleboy Sports is that were too negative about Worcester. Lawrence real estate prices are 33% lower than the Massachusetts average. But there is a bigger shinning star on this list. Lol theold rundown mills in Athol that you pictured is the 260 million dollar LS Starrett Company. The nostalgia that this article evokes brings a tear to my eye. We aim to deliver infotainment about where you live that your real estate agent won't tell you. Left everything else off. Ms. Blair, maybe you or your neighbor would like to enlighten us how youre going to have Turtleboy remove the picture of East St. (in whatever town).