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The Needham crime rate is much lower than the Massachusetts average crime rate and is much lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #35

Needham, MA	294.80
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.

Needham, MA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Needham, MA	Count	0	0	0	4	32	157	6	0
	Needham, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	13.3	106.7	523.5	20.0	0.0	208
	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
2012	Needham, MA	Count	0	0	0	2	48	220	8	0
	Needham, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.8	163.6	749.8	27.3	0.0	290
	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	Needham, MA	Count	0	0	0	4	30	211	8	0
	Needham, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	13.8	103.2	726.1	27.5	0.0	261
	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	Needham, MA	Count	0	2	3	4	28	236	5	0
	Needham, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	7.0	10.4	13.9	97.3	820.4	17.4	0.0	327
	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	Needham, MA	Count	0	0	4	7	51	221	12	1
	Needham, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	13.9	24.4	177.8	770.5	41.8	3.5	348
	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	Needham, MA	Count	0	1	3	1	41	191	5	0
	Needham, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	3.5	10.6	3.5	145.2	676.6	17.7	0.0	288
	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	Needham, MA	Count	1	0	1	4	33	215	3	0
	Needham, MA	Per 100,000	3.5	0.0	3.5	14.1	116.4	758.6	10.6	0.0	325
	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	Needham, MA	Count	0	0	4	1	39	195	4	1
	Needham, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	14.0	3.5	136.4	682.1	14.0	3.5	270
	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	Needham, MA	Count	0	0	2	5	76	192	7	0
	Needham, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	6.9	17.3	262.6	663.4	24.2	0.0	337
	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

Needham, MA	22.44
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.

Needham, MA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Needham, MA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Needham, MA	Per 100,000	3.3	3.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	33
	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	Needham, MA	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Needham, MA	Per 100,000	6.8	6.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	67
	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	Needham, MA	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Needham, MA	Per 100,000	3.4	0.0	3.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	34
	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	Needham, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Needham, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Needham, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Needham, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Needham, MA	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Needham, MA	Per 100,000	7.0	7.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	69
	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	Needham, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Needham, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Needham, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Needham, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Needham, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Needham, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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

Needham, MA	1.60
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.

Needham, MA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Needham, MA	Count	55	46	9
	Needham, MA	Per 100,000	183.4	153.4	30.0	1.68
	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	Needham, MA	Count	56	48	8
	Needham, MA	Per 100,000	189.5	162.5	27.1	1.76
	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	Needham, MA	Count	53	45	8
	Needham, MA	Per 100,000	180.6	153.4	27.3	1.67
	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	Needham, MA	Count	52	46	6
	Needham, MA	Per 100,000	178.9	158.3	20.6	1.69
	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	Needham, MA	Count	53	44	9
	Needham, MA	Per 100,000	184.3	153.0	31.3	1.69
	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	Needham, MA	Count	56	46	10
	Needham, MA	Per 100,000	195.2	160.4	34.9	1.78
	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	Needham, MA	Count	54	46	8
	Needham, MA	Per 100,000	191.3	162.9	28.3	1.77
	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	Needham, MA	Count	55	45	10
	Needham, MA	Per 100,000	194.1	158.8	35.3	1.76
	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	Needham, MA	Count	56	44	12
2005	Needham, MA	Count	56	43	13