Answer: Your concern about staying in Pittsfield, MA is valid — no place is perfect — but it’s helpful to look at the data and local context to get a balanced sense of what to expect. Pittsfield does have higher crime rates compared with many towns in Massachusetts, but many residents and visitors say “crime depends a lot on the neighborhood and how you behave.” I’ll walk through what the statistics show, what’s meaningful on the ground, and how a short stay could still be reasonably safe — with some common-sense precautions.