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

Crime Index, #37

Westford, MA	303.31
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.

Westford, MA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Westford, MA	Count	0	4	0	8	29	72	4	0
	Westford, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	16.9	0.0	33.8	122.6	304.4	16.9	0.0	264
	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	Westford, MA	Count	0	3	1	10	26	93	2	3
	Westford, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	12.9	4.3	43.1	112.1	400.9	8.6	12.9	275
	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	Westford, MA	Count	0	2	1	8	32	121	7	1
	Westford, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	8.9	4.5	35.7	143.0	540.7	31.3	4.5	310
	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	Westford, MA	Count	0	4	3	12	37	144	7	0
	Westford, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	18.1	13.6	54.3	167.5	652.0	31.7	0.0	428
	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	Westford, MA	Count	2	2	4	16	42	121	4	5
	Westford, MA	Per 100,000	8.9	8.9	17.7	70.9	186.0	535.8	17.7	22.1	511
	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	Westford, MA	Count	0	2	1	27	47	144	5	0
	Westford, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	9.0	4.5	121.4	211.3	647.5	22.5	0.0	452
	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	Westford, MA	Count	0	0	1	4	29	95	9	0
	Westford, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	4.6	18.3	132.3	433.5	41.1	0.0	220
	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	Westford, MA	Count	0	0	1	0	11	82	2	0
	Westford, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	4.6	0.0	50.9	379.2	9.2	0.0	132
	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	Westford, MA	Count	0	2	0	1	12	134	2	0
	Westford, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	9.3	0.0	4.6	55.6	620.7	9.3	0.0	239
	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	Westford, MA	Count	0	0	1	1	11	137	2	0
	Westford, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	4.7	4.7	51.4	639.7	9.3	0.0	202
	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

Westford, MA	20.22
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.

Westford, MA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Westford, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Westford, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Westford, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Westford, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Westford, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Westford, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Westford, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Westford, 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	Westford, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Westford, 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	Westford, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Westford, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Westford, MA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Westford, MA	Per 100,000	4.6	4.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	45
	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	Westford, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Westford, 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	Westford, MA	Count	3	0	2	0	1	0
	Westford, MA	Per 100,000	13.9	0.0	9.3	0.0	4.6	0.0	138
	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

Westford, MA	1.90
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.

Westford, MA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Westford, MA	Count	57	45	12
	Westford, MA	Per 100,000	241.0	190.2	50.7	2.16
	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	Westford, MA	Count	54	43	11
	Westford, MA	Per 100,000	232.8	185.4	47.4	2.09
	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	Westford, MA	Count	52	40	12
	Westford, MA	Per 100,000	232.4	178.7	53.6	2.06
	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	Westford, MA	Count	50	38	12
	Westford, MA	Per 100,000	226.4	172.1	54.3	1.99
	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	Westford, MA	Count	49	39	10
	Westford, MA	Per 100,000	217.0	172.7	44.3	1.95
	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	Westford, MA	Count	50	40	10
	Westford, MA	Per 100,000	224.8	179.9	45.0	2.02
	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	Westford, MA	Count	51	40	11
	Westford, MA	Per 100,000	232.7	182.5	50.2	2.08
	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	Westford, MA	Count	46	36	10
	Westford, MA	Per 100,000	212.7	166.5	46.2	1.90
	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	Westford, MA	Count	49	40	9
2005	Westford, MA	Count	47	38	9