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The Boston crime rate is much higher than the Massachusetts average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #297

Boston, MA	2,609.11
Massachusetts	1,368.47
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Boston, MA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Boston, MA	Count	53	280	1,680	2,736	2,680	13,077	1,512	NA
	Boston, MA	Per 100,000	8.1	42.8	256.7	418.1	409.5	1,998.3	231.0	NA	1,958
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	2.0	24.1	89.5	267.6	370.1	1,364.5	122.5	NA	1,139
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Boston, MA	Count	39	279	1,868	2,851	3,096	13,147	1,610	NA
	Boston, MA	Per 100,000	6.1	43.3	290.2	442.8	480.9	2,042.1	250.1	NA	2,062
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	2.0	31.2	100.2	270.5	459.2	1,455.7	136.3	NA	1,269
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Boston, MA	Count	57	249	1,910	3,050	3,325	13,400	1,624	NA
	Boston, MA	Per 100,000	9.0	39.5	302.9	483.6	527.2	2,124.8	257.5	NA	2,194
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	1.8	24.7	98.6	280.4	519.7	1,494.4	138.9	NA	1,282
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Boston, MA	Count	63	271	1,904	3,014	3,482	14,064	1,899	NA
	Boston, MA	Per 100,000	10.1	43.6	306.4	485.1	560.4	2,263.4	305.6	NA	2,314
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	2.8	24.7	102.7	298.1	554.6	1,540.3	163.7	NA	1,362
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Boston, MA	Count	73	256	1,926	3,564	3,587	15,004	2,037	NA
	Boston, MA	Per 100,000	11.3	39.7	299.0	553.4	556.9	2,329.6	316.3	NA	2,390
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	3.2	26.7	105.0	331.8	576.8	1,598.8	174.9	NA	1,446
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Boston, MA	Count	50	269	2,277	3,596	2,955	15,507	2,287	NA
	Boston, MA	Per 100,000	8.0	43.1	364.8	576.1	473.4	2,484.2	366.4	NA	2,500
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	2.6	25.8	112.6	316.0	525.7	1,600.3	178.0	NA	1,405
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Boston, MA	Count	62	237	2,398	3,979	3,493	16,531	2,405	NA
	Boston, MA	Per 100,000	10.3	39.2	396.7	658.3	577.9	2,734.8	397.9	NA	2,775
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	2.6	26.7	108.8	310.9	555.5	1,648.6	196.0	NA	1,434
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Boston, MA	Count	65	263	2,242	4,267	3,810	17,351	3,418	NA
	Boston, MA	Per 100,000	11.0	44.4	378.8	721.0	643.7	2,931.6	577.5	NA	3,020
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	2.9	25.3	108.6	294.7	552.9	1,606.1	232.4	NA	1,421
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Boston, MA	Count	75	275	2,698	4,485	4,121	16,897	4,076	NA
	Boston, MA	Per 100,000	13.3	48.9	479.7	797.5	732.8	3,004.5	724.8	NA	3,441
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	2.9	27.1	125.0	292.1	546.5	1,565.4	279.0	NA	1,462
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Boston, MA	Count	73	268	2,649	4,489	4,531	15,957	4,717	NA
	Boston, MA	Per 100,000	12.9	47.2	466.7	790.9	798.3	2,811.4	831.1	NA	3,437
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	2.7	27.1	119.0	308.1	541.1	1,527.4	295.1	NA	1,463
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Boston, MA	245.75
Massachusetts	50.44
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Boston, MA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Boston, MA	Count	95	46	6	39	4	0
	Boston, MA	Per 100,000	14.5	7.0	0.9	6.0	0.6	0.0	145
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	4.7	2.0	0.9	1.2	0.5	0.2	47
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Boston, MA	Count	162	73	21	53	15	0
	Boston, MA	Per 100,000	25.2	11.3	3.3	8.2	2.3	0.0	251
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	5.3	2.2	1.0	1.4	0.6	0.0	53
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2011	Boston, MA	Count	206	102	22	63	19	0
	Boston, MA	Per 100,000	33.2	16.4	3.5	10.1	3.1	0.0	331
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	5.8	2.6	1.2	1.4	0.5	0.1	57
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Boston, MA	Count	148	75	15	43	15	0
	Boston, MA	Per 100,000	23.0	11.6	2.3	6.7	2.3	0.0	229
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	5.0	2.4	0.9	1.1	0.7	0.0	50
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Boston, MA	Count	134	66	22	32	14	0
	Boston, MA	Per 100,000	21.5	10.6	3.5	5.1	2.2	0.0	214
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	5.1	2.5	0.9	1.0	0.6	0.0	50
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Boston, MA	Count	161	97	13	38	13	0
	Boston, MA	Per 100,000	26.6	16.0	2.2	6.3	2.2	0.0	266
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	5.2	2.6	0.9	1.0	0.5	0.1	52
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Boston, MA	Count	164	73	22	49	20	0
	Boston, MA	Per 100,000	27.7	12.3	3.7	8.3	3.4	0.0	277
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	5.6	2.7	0.9	1.3	0.7	0.0	56
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Boston, MA	Count	143	57	26	38	22	0
	Boston, MA	Per 100,000	25.4	10.1	4.6	6.8	3.9	0.0	254
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	6.3	2.8	1.4	1.2	0.9	0.0	62
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Boston, MA	3.79
Massachusetts	2.79
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Boston, MA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Boston, MA	Count	2,710	2,151	559
	Boston, MA	Per 100,000	414.1	328.7	85.4	3.71
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	307.4	255.1	52.3	2.81
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Boston, MA	Count	2,704	2,131	573
	Boston, MA	Per 100,000	420.0	331.0	89.0	3.76
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	302.7	251.0	51.7	2.77
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Boston, MA	Count	2,700	2,130	570
	Boston, MA	Per 100,000	428.1	337.7	90.4	3.83
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	298.9	248.8	50.2	2.74
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Boston, MA	Count	2,719	2,156	563
	Boston, MA	Per 100,000	437.6	347.0	90.6	3.92
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	304.7	251.6	53.1	2.78
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Boston, MA	Count	2,680	2,094	586
	Boston, MA	Per 100,000	416.1	325.1	91.0	3.71
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	301.4	248.7	52.7	2.75
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Boston, MA	Count	2,760	2,177	583
	Boston, MA	Per 100,000	442.2	348.8	93.4	3.95
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	262.4	218.2	44.2	2.40
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Boston, MA	Count	2,862	2,213	649
	Boston, MA	Per 100,000	473.5	366.1	107.4	4.20
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	321.2	264.4	56.7	2.93
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Boston, MA	Count	2,810	2,170	640
	Boston, MA	Per 100,000	474.8	366.6	108.1	4.21
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	319.2	264.3	54.9	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Boston, MA	Count	2,625	2,056	569
2005	Boston, MA	Count	2,663	2,075	588