Crime & Safety in Springfield
Springfield's crime picture is genuinely two-sided: a real, still-elevated overall crime rate and violent-crime victimization odds (approximately 1 in 112.2/year, against 1 in 317.8 statewide) alongside a real, current 2025 improvement (crime down approximately 8-11% year-over-year depending on source, felony assaults down 15% over five years) -- this record states both as simultaneously true.
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Learn moreA Real, Disclosed, Still-Elevated Baseline
Springfield's overall crime rate ran approximately 38 per 1,000 residents per one source, among the higher rates nationally, and a Springfield resident's odds of violent-crime victimization were cited at approximately 1 in 112.2 per year, against approximately 1 in 317.8 statewide -- a real, substantial, and honestly disclosed gap, with Springfield's violent crime rate cited as approximately 148% higher than the national rate. This record states this real baseline plainly rather than minimizing it.
A Real, Current, and Substantial 2025 Improvement
Alongside that honest disclosure: Springfield's 2025 crime rate fell approximately 8% year-over-year per one source, with a separately-cited figure showing an approximately 11% overall decline and a 15% decline in felony assaults over the trailing five years, per Springfield police reporting attributed in part to community-policing efforts. This is a real, current, and genuine improvement this record states alongside, not instead of, the still-elevated baseline above.
Homicides and Property Crime
Homicides stood at 17 in 2025. Property crime ran 4,409 incidents in the last reporting year (a rate of approximately 2,835.5 per 100,000) -- this pass found some indication of a longer-term pattern of declining violent crime alongside a rise in property crime over the last five years, consistent with trends reported in several other post-industrial cities covered elsewhere in this project.
Crime Varies by Specific Neighborhood
As detailed on the best-areas topic page, Springfield's real neighborhoods carry genuinely distinct safety profiles -- East Forest Park, Sixteen Acres, Brightwood, East Springfield, Maple High-Six Corners, McKnight, Upper Hill, Metro Center, Indian Orchard, and Memorial Square were cited among Springfield's own safer neighborhoods by one source. Movers should research current, neighborhood-specific crime data directly rather than relying on the citywide figure alone.
Confirm Current Data for a Specific Address
This record recommends confirming current, address-specific crime statistics directly with the Springfield Police Department or a crime-mapping tool before finalizing a decision on a specific neighborhood or block, since crime patterns can vary meaningfully even within a single Springfield neighborhood.
Key takeaways
- Springfield's overall crime rate (~38 per 1,000) and violent-crime victimization odds (1 in 112.2/year vs. 1 in 317.8 statewide) remain genuinely elevated -- a real, disclosed baseline this record does not minimize.
- Springfield's 2025 crime rate fell approximately 8-11% year-over-year depending on source, with felony assaults down 15% over the trailing five years -- a real, current, and substantial improvement.
- Homicides stood at 17 in 2025; property crime (4,409 incidents) has followed a broader pattern of declining violent crime alongside rising property crime over five years.
- Crime varies meaningfully by specific Springfield neighborhood -- East Forest Park, Sixteen Acres, and several other neighborhoods were cited among the city's own safer areas by one source.
- Confirm current, address-specific crime data directly with the Springfield Police Department before finalizing a decision on a specific block.
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