Worcester Receives $11 Million For City Square Improvement Project
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Friday, December 13, 2013
GoLocalWorcester Business Team
The City of Worcester will receive $11 million in MassWorks Infrastructure Program grants to complete phase II of the City Square Improvement Project.
In all, the state will distribute 33 MassWorks grants, totaling more than $79 million to support development throughout the Commonwealth.
“The MassWorks program is a key tool in our growth strategy of investing in education, innovation and infrastructure to create jobs and economic development,” said Governor Deval Patrick. “By partnering with municipalities, these MassWorks projects will strengthen communities for generations to come.”
Through these grants, the Patrick Administration will partner with cities and towns making targeting investments in infrastructure such as roadways, streetscapes, water, and sewer to facilitate and support new and sustained housing and economic growth throughout Massachusetts.
“We remain committed to working with local communities to help identify opportunities to support growth and spur regional development,” said Secretary Bialecki. “I look forward to our ongoing partnerships with municipalities across the state and private industry leaders to explore additional ways to promote continued growth in every region of the Commonwealth.”
In Worcester, the MassWorks award will support the next phase of development within the City Square District. This phase of private development which will consist of a 150 room hotel and a mixed used residential development with 350 market-rate units and 15,000 square feet of retail, the MassWorks grant will help support the demolition of an existing building on the site (building E), the site will be remediated and construction on a 550 space parking garage will begin. Construction of the underground parking garage will also be supported by a City contribution made through the District Improvement Financing (DIF) program. City Square is part of the Worcester Growth District and is a Priority Development Area in the 495/MetroWest Development Compact Plan.
Related Slideshow: Worcester’s Most Dangerous Neighborhoods
Neighborhood search website Neighborhood Scout indexed violent and property crimes data from the Federal Bureau of Investigations to determine the crime rates on a neighborhood-by-neighborhood basis in Worcester. The slides below show the overall crime index (a score of 100 is best) as well as the per capita crime rates broken down by violent and property crime. The data is sourced from 2011 figures, the most recent year available from the FBI. The online resource is created by Location, Inc., a Worcester-area company that bills itself as a leader of location-based data and risk analysis information.
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38. Heard Street
Crime Index: 83 (100 is safest)
Violent Crimes per 1000 residents: 1.45
Property Crimes per 1000 residents: 11.62
Total Crimes per 1000 residents: 13.08
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37. Main St / Goddard Memorial Dr
Crime Index: 73 (100 is safest)
Violent Crimes per 1000 residents: 2.74
Property Crimes per 1000 residents: 14.61
Total Crimes per 1000 residents: 17.35
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36. Westchester / Assumption
Crime Index: 70 (100 is safest)
Violent Crimes per 1000 residents: 2.08
Property Crimes per 1000 residents: 16.32
Total Crimes per 1000 residents: 18.4
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35 (tie). Mill St / Worcester State U
Crime Index: 67 (100 is safest)
Violent Crimes per 1000 residents: 1.63
Property Crimes per 1000 residents: 17.96
Total Crimes per 1000 residents: 19.59
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35 (tie). Oakland Heights / Massasoit
Crime Index: 67 (100 is safest)
Violent Crimes per 1000 residents: 5.69
Property Crimes per 1000 residents: 14.1
Total Crimes per 1000 residents: 19.78
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33 (tie). Jamesville / Ludlow
Crime Index: 65 (100 is safest)
Violent Crimes per 1000 residents: 4.14
Property Crimes per 1000 residents: 16.57
Total Crimes per 1000 residents: 20.71
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33 (tie). Burncoat
Crime Index: 65 (100 is safest)
Violent Crimes per 1000 residents: 1.63
Property Crimes per 1000 residents: 18.88
Total Crimes per 1000 residents: 20.51
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31. Chadwick Square
Crime Index: 61 (100 is safest)
Violent Crimes per 1000 residents: 4.88
Property Crimes per 1000 residents: 17.78
Total Crimes per 1000 residents: 22.66
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30. Sunderland
Crime Index: 60 (100 is safest)
Violent Crimes per 1000 residents: 3.17
Property Crimes per 1000 residents: 19.67
Total Crimes per 1000 residents: 22.85
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29. Webster Square
Crime Index: 59 (100 is safest)
Violent Crimes per 1000 residents: 12
Property Crimes per 1000 residents: 11.59
Total Crimes per 1000 residents: 23.59
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28. Westwood Hills
Crime Index: 57 (100 is safest)
Violent Crimes per 1000 residents: 2.56
Property Crimes per 1000 residents: 21.65
Total Crimes per 1000 residents: 24.21
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27. North Worcester / Summit
Crime Index: 55 (100 is safest)
Violent Crimes per 1000 residents: 5.33
Property Crimes per 1000 residents: 19.93
Total Crimes per 1000 residents: 25.26
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26. Pleasant St.
Crime Index: 48 (100 is safest)
Violent Crimes per 1000 residents: 5.99
Property Crimes per 1000 residents: 22.98
Total Crimes per 1000 residents: 28.97
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25 (tie). Greendale
Crime Index: 47 (100 is safest)
Violent Crimes per 1000 residents: 3.35
Property Crimes per 1000 residents: 26.56
Total Crimes per 1000 residents: 29.9
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25 (tie). Bloomingdale
Crime Index: 47 (100 is safest)
Violent Crimes per 1000 residents: 9.12
Property Crimes per 1000 residents: 21.07
Total Crimes per 1000 residents: 30.19
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23. Clark U / Main St
Crime Index: 46 (100 is safest)
Violent Crimes per 1000 residents: 2.79
Property Crimes per 1000 residents: 27.94
Total Crimes per 1000 residents: 30.73
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22. Tatnuck / West Tatnuck
Crime Index: 45 (100 is safest)
Violent Crimes per 1000 residents: 2.39
Property Crimes per 1000 residents: 29.07
Total Crimes per 1000 residents: 31.46
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21. Lakeview
Crime Index: 43 (100 is safest)
Violent Crimes per 1000 residents: 4.32
Property Crimes per 1000 residents: 28.09
Total Crimes per 1000 residents: 32.42
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20. Holy Cross / College St
Crime Index: 39 (100 is safest)
Violent Crimes per 1000 residents: 0.82
Property Crimes per 1000 residents: 34.26
Total Crimes per 1000 residents: 35.08
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19 (tie). Columbus Park
Crime Index: 37 (100 is safest)
Violent Crimes per 1000 residents: 9.73
Property Crimes per 1000 residents: 27.14
Total Crimes per 1000 residents: 36.87
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19 (tie). Hamilton
Crime Index: 37 (100 is safest)
Violent Crimes per 1000 residents: 10.95
Property Crimes per 1000 residents: 25.81
Total Crimes per 1000 residents: 36.76
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17. Brittan Square
Crime Index: 34 (100 is safest)
Violent Crimes per 1000 residents: 10.44
Property Crimes per 1000 residents: 28.86
Total Crimes per 1000 residents: 39.3
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16. Pinecrest
Crime Index: 33 (100 is safest)
Violent Crimes per 1000 residents: 5.65
Property Crimes per 1000 residents: 34.12
Total Crimes per 1000 residents: 39.77
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15 (tie). City Center
Crime Index: 29 (100 is safest)
Violent Crimes per 1000 residents: 16.8
Property Crimes per 1000 residents: 27.03
Total Crimes per 1000 residents: 43.83
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15 (tie). South Worcester
Crime Index: 29 (100 is safest)
Violent Crimes per 1000 residents: 14.9
Property Crimes per 1000 residents: 29.26
Total Crimes per 1000 residents: 44.16
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13. Beaver Brook
Crime Index: 28 (100 is safest)
Violent Crimes per 1000 residents: 12.9
Property Crimes per 1000 residents: 31.85
Total Crimes per 1000 residents: 44.75
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12 (tie). Swan Avenue
Crime Index: 24 (100 is safest)
Violent Crimes per 1000 residents: 11.72
Property Crimes per 1000 residents: 37.37
Total Crimes per 1000 residents: 49.09
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12 (tie). June Street
Crime Index: 24 (100 is safest)
Violent Crimes per 1000 residents: 8.05
Property Crimes per 1000 residents: 41.46
Total Crimes per 1000 residents: 49.51
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10 (tie). University Park
Crime Index: 20 (100 is safest)
Violent Crimes per 1000 residents: 12.42
Property Crimes per 1000 residents: 41.75
Total Crimes per 1000 residents: 54.18
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10 (tie). Quinsigamond Village / College Hill
Crime Index: 20 (100 is safest)
Violent Crimes per 1000 residents: 12.15
Property Crimes per 1000 residents: 42.45
Total Crimes per 1000 residents: 54.6
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8 (tie). Umass Medical / Lake Ave N
Crime Index: 16 (100 is safest)
Violent Crimes per 1000 residents: 7.54
Property Crimes per 1000 residents: 53.28
Total Crimes per 1000 residents: 60.82
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8 (tie). Water St / Grafton St
Crime Index: 16 (100 is safest)
Violent Crimes per 1000 residents: 21.62
Property Crimes per 1000 residents: 40.39
Total Crimes per 1000 residents: 62.01
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6 (tie). Beverly Road
Crime Index: 15 (100 is safest)
Violent Crimes per 1000 residents: 7.64
Property Crimes per 1000 residents: 55.73
Total Crimes per 1000 residents: 63.37
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6 (tie). WPI / Highland St
Crime Index: 15 (100 is safest)
Violent Crimes per 1000 residents: 11.31
Property Crimes per 1000 residents: 51.74
Total Crimes per 1000 residents: 63.05
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4. Oak Hill
Crime Index: 13 (100 is safest)
Violent Crimes per 1000 residents: 21.26
Property Crimes per 1000 residents: 46.78
Total Crimes per 1000 residents: 68.04
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3. Belmont Hill / Shrewsbury St
Crime Index: 8 (100 is safest)
Violent Crimes per 1000 residents: 20.38
Property Crimes per 1000 residents: 61.97
Total Crimes per 1000 residents: 82.35
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2. Chandler Hill
Crime Index: 6 (100 is safest)
Violent Crimes per 1000 residents: 27.72
Property Crimes per 1000 residents: 64.36
Total Crimes per 1000 residents: 92.08
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1. Great Brook Valley
Crime Index: 4 (100 is safest)
Violent Crimes per 1000 residents: 32.64
Property Crimes per 1000 residents: 71.07
Total Crimes per 1000 residents: 103.71
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