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

Crime Index, #295

Worcester, MA	2,395.13
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.

Worcester, MA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Worcester, MA	Count	6	7	402	1,347	1,414	3,824	366	2
	Worcester, MA	Per 100,000	3.3	3.8	219.4	735.1	771.6	2,086.8	199.7	1.1	2,140
	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	Worcester, MA	Count	9	22	483	1,236	1,916	3,924	399	7
	Worcester, MA	Per 100,000	4.9	12.0	263.3	673.7	1,044.4	2,139.0	217.5	3.8	2,368
	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	Worcester, MA	Count	8	33	419	1,298	2,040	3,927	465	6
	Worcester, MA	Per 100,000	4.4	18.0	228.7	708.3	1,113.3	2,143.0	253.8	3.3	2,426
	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	Worcester, MA	Count	11	36	411	1,342	2,066	3,481	530	10
	Worcester, MA	Per 100,000	6.0	19.8	225.6	736.8	1,134.3	1,911.1	291.0	5.5	2,455
	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	Worcester, MA	Count	7	19	368	1,350	1,910	3,687	593	10
	Worcester, MA	Per 100,000	3.8	10.4	202.3	742.1	1,050.0	2,026.8	326.0	5.5	2,351
	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	Worcester, MA	Count	7	25	414	1,344	1,485	4,522	684	12
	Worcester, MA	Per 100,000	3.9	14.0	232.0	753.1	832.1	2,533.7	383.2	6.7	2,471
	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	Worcester, MA	Count	6	42	373	1,297	1,701	3,983	672	10
	Worcester, MA	Per 100,000	3.4	23.7	210.6	732.1	960.2	2,248.4	379.3	5.6	2,449
	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	Worcester, MA	Count	6	93	371	1,061	1,308	3,815	902	18
	Worcester, MA	Per 100,000	3.4	52.9	211.0	603.4	743.9	2,169.8	513.0	10.2	2,407
	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	Worcester, MA	Count	6	124	388	978	1,231	3,452	988	16
	Worcester, MA	Per 100,000	3.4	70.1	219.3	552.7	695.7	1,950.8	558.3	9.0	2,398
	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	Worcester, MA	Count	6	143	389	852	1,248	3,673	1,157	11
	Worcester, MA	Per 100,000	3.4	81.5	221.7	485.5	711.2	2,093.1	659.3	6.3	2,486
	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

Worcester, MA	17.78
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.

Worcester, MA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Worcester, MA	Count	6	3	1	2	0	0
	Worcester, MA	Per 100,000	3.3	1.6	0.5	1.1	0.0	0.0	32
	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	Worcester, MA	Count	2	1	0	1	0	0
	Worcester, MA	Per 100,000	1.1	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	10
	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	Worcester, MA	Count	5	2	0	2	1	0
	Worcester, MA	Per 100,000	2.7	1.1	0.0	1.1	0.5	0.0	27
	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	Worcester, MA	Count	4	0	2	2	0	0
	Worcester, MA	Per 100,000	2.2	0.0	1.1	1.1	0.0	0.0	21
	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	Worcester, MA	Count	6	3	3	0	0	0
	Worcester, MA	Per 100,000	3.3	1.6	1.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	32
	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	Worcester, MA	Count	7	1	6	0	0	0
	Worcester, MA	Per 100,000	3.9	0.6	3.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	39
	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	Worcester, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Worcester, 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	Worcester, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Worcester, 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	Worcester, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Worcester, 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

Worcester, MA	2.40
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.

Worcester, MA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Worcester, MA	Count	487	440	47
	Worcester, MA	Per 100,000	265.8	240.1	25.6	2.53
	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	Worcester, MA	Count	477	429	48
	Worcester, MA	Per 100,000	260.0	233.8	26.2	2.47
	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	Worcester, MA	Count	462	415	47
	Worcester, MA	Per 100,000	252.1	226.5	25.6	2.39
	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	Worcester, MA	Count	465	420	45
	Worcester, MA	Per 100,000	255.3	230.6	24.7	2.43
	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	Worcester, MA	Count	467	421	46
	Worcester, MA	Per 100,000	256.7	231.4	25.3	2.44
	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	Worcester, MA	Count	472	423	49
	Worcester, MA	Per 100,000	264.5	237.0	27.5	2.51
	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	Worcester, MA	Count	502	449	53
	Worcester, MA	Per 100,000	283.4	253.5	29.9	2.68
	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	Worcester, MA	Count	513	462	51
	Worcester, MA	Per 100,000	291.8	262.8	29.0	2.77
	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	Worcester, MA	Count	516	464	52
2005	Worcester, MA	Count	496	448	48