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The Cambridge crime rate is higher than the Massachusetts average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #268

Cambridge, MA	1,511.63
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.

Cambridge, MA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Cambridge, MA	Count	1	22	90	188	291	2,187	129	5
	Cambridge, MA	Per 100,000	0.9	20.3	83.2	173.8	268.9	2,021.2	119.2	4.6	1,114
	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	Cambridge, MA	Count	2	24	114	221	401	2,402	104	10
	Cambridge, MA	Per 100,000	1.9	22.4	106.3	206.0	373.8	2,239.0	96.9	9.3	1,301
	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	Cambridge, MA	Count	1	20	135	275	502	2,482	107	8
	Cambridge, MA	Per 100,000	0.9	18.7	126.2	257.1	469.2	2,320.0	100.0	7.5	1,419
	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	Cambridge, MA	Count	5	24	152	298	539	2,465	155	8
	Cambridge, MA	Per 100,000	4.7	22.7	143.7	281.7	509.4	2,329.8	146.5	7.6	1,592
	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	Cambridge, MA	Count	0	22	171	283	483	2,569	180	8
	Cambridge, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	20.3	157.8	261.2	445.8	2,370.9	166.1	7.4	1,498
	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	Cambridge, MA	Count	2	21	179	295	434	2,524	191	6
	Cambridge, MA	Per 100,000	1.9	20.4	174.0	286.8	421.9	2,453.7	185.7	5.8	1,597
	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	Cambridge, MA	Count	2	14	155	243	396	2,500	242	10
	Cambridge, MA	Per 100,000	2.0	13.8	152.9	239.7	390.7	2,466.4	238.7	9.9	1,500
	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	Cambridge, MA	Count	0	12	148	261	662	2,718	236	9
	Cambridge, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	11.9	146.3	258.0	654.4	2,686.8	233.3	8.9	1,653
	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	Cambridge, MA	Count	2	11	208	237	684	2,376	223	NA
	Cambridge, MA	Per 100,000	2.0	10.9	206.5	235.3	679.0	2,358.6	221.4	NA	1,669
	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	Cambridge, MA	Count	3	18	239	234	623	2,396	290	NA
	Cambridge, MA	Per 100,000	3.0	17.9	237.8	232.9	619.9	2,384.3	288.6	NA	1,774
	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

Cambridge, MA	97.56
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.

Cambridge, MA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Cambridge, MA	Count	13	3	2	5	2	1
	Cambridge, MA	Per 100,000	12.0	2.8	1.8	4.6	1.8	0.9	120
	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	Cambridge, MA	Count	13	4	3	3	3	0
	Cambridge, MA	Per 100,000	12.1	3.7	2.8	2.8	2.8	0.0	121
	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
2012	Cambridge, MA	Count	10	2	3	3	2	0
	Cambridge, MA	Per 100,000	9.3	1.9	2.8	2.8	1.9	0.0	93
	Massachusetts	Per 100,000	2.7	1.2	0.5	0.6	0.3	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Cambridge, MA	Count	17	11	2	2	1	1
	Cambridge, MA	Per 100,000	16.1	10.4	1.9	1.9	0.9	0.9	160
	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	Cambridge, MA	Count	7	3	1	0	3	0
	Cambridge, MA	Per 100,000	6.5	2.8	0.9	0.0	2.8	0.0	64
	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	Cambridge, MA	Count	17	8	2	2	4	1
	Cambridge, MA	Per 100,000	16.5	7.8	1.9	1.9	3.9	1.0	165
	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	Cambridge, MA	Count	4	3	0	0	1	0
	Cambridge, MA	Per 100,000	3.9	3.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	39
	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	Cambridge, MA	Count	10	5	3	2	0	0
	Cambridge, MA	Per 100,000	9.9	4.9	3.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	98
	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	Cambridge, MA	Count	2	0	2	0	0	0
	Cambridge, MA	Per 100,000	2.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	19
	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

Cambridge, MA	2.62
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.

Cambridge, MA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Cambridge, MA	Count	316	281	35
	Cambridge, MA	Per 100,000	292.0	259.7	32.3	2.76
	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	Cambridge, MA	Count	304	267	37
	Cambridge, MA	Per 100,000	283.4	248.9	34.5	2.66
	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	Cambridge, MA	Count	308	276	32
	Cambridge, MA	Per 100,000	287.9	258.0	29.9	2.73
	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	Cambridge, MA	Count	310	269	41
	Cambridge, MA	Per 100,000	293.0	254.2	38.8	2.74
	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	Cambridge, MA	Count	307	267	40
	Cambridge, MA	Per 100,000	283.3	246.4	36.9	2.65
	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	Cambridge, MA	Count	303	272	31
	Cambridge, MA	Per 100,000	294.6	264.4	30.1	2.79
	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	Cambridge, MA	Count	305	275	30
	Cambridge, MA	Per 100,000	300.9	271.3	29.6	2.86
	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	Cambridge, MA	Count	294	262	32
	Cambridge, MA	Per 100,000	290.6	259.0	31.6	2.75
	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	Cambridge, MA	Count	300	265	35
2005	Cambridge, MA	Count	279	248	31