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

Crime Index, #193

Amherst, MA	833.31
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.

Amherst, MA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Amherst, MA	Count	0	21	7	41	95	171	18	4
	Amherst, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	53.9	18.0	105.2	243.7	438.7	46.2	10.3	657
	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	Amherst, MA	Count	0	23	3	44	76	274	17	5
	Amherst, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	58.8	7.7	112.5	194.2	700.3	43.4	12.8	712
	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	Amherst, MA	Count	0	26	4	49	92	242	9	2
	Amherst, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	68.2	10.5	128.6	241.4	635.0	23.6	5.2	777
	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	Amherst, MA	Count	0	19	4	59	179	187	18	0
	Amherst, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	49.9	10.5	155.1	470.4	491.5	47.3	0.0	802
	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	Amherst, MA	Count	0	20	2	59	274	257	29	1
	Amherst, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	55.5	5.6	163.9	761.0	713.8	80.5	2.8	1,049
	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	Amherst, MA	Count	0	17	5	49	242	264	26	1
	Amherst, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	46.1	13.6	133.0	656.8	716.5	70.6	2.7	927
	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	Amherst, MA	Count	0	13	9	64	211	235	24	2
	Amherst, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	36.0	24.9	177.3	584.4	650.9	66.5	5.5	883
	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	Amherst, MA	Count	0	14	5	62	194	163	34	3
	Amherst, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	41.3	14.7	182.8	572.1	480.6	100.3	8.8	868
	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	Amherst, MA	Count	0	15	14	41	171	158	34	1
	Amherst, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	43.8	40.9	119.7	499.2	461.3	99.3	2.9	815
	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	Amherst, MA	Count	0	17	4	54	176	168	25	7
	Amherst, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	49.8	11.7	158.1	515.2	491.8	73.2	20.5	843
	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

Amherst, MA	35.67
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.

Amherst, MA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Amherst, MA	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Amherst, MA	Per 100,000	5.1	5.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	51
	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	Amherst, MA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Amherst, MA	Per 100,000	2.6	2.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	25
	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	Amherst, MA	Count	2	1	0	1	0	0
	Amherst, MA	Per 100,000	5.2	2.6	0.0	2.6	0.0	0.0	52
	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	Amherst, MA	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Amherst, MA	Per 100,000	2.6	0.0	2.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	26
	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	Amherst, MA	Count	3	2	0	0	1	0
	Amherst, MA	Per 100,000	8.3	5.6	0.0	0.0	2.8	0.0	83
	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	Amherst, MA	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Amherst, MA	Per 100,000	2.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.7	0.0	27
	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	Amherst, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Amherst, 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	Amherst, MA	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Amherst, MA	Per 100,000	2.9	0.0	0.0	2.9	0.0	0.0	29
	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	Amherst, MA	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Amherst, MA	Per 100,000	2.9	0.0	2.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	29
	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

Amherst, MA	1.18
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.

Amherst, MA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Amherst, MA	Count	48	46	2
	Amherst, MA	Per 100,000	123.1	118.0	5.1	1.21
	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	Amherst, MA	Count	49	47	2
	Amherst, MA	Per 100,000	125.2	120.1	5.1	1.23
	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	Amherst, MA	Count	49	47	2
	Amherst, MA	Per 100,000	128.6	123.3	5.2	1.26
	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	Amherst, MA	Count	47	45	2
	Amherst, MA	Per 100,000	123.5	118.3	5.3	1.21
	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	Amherst, MA	Count	44	42	2
	Amherst, MA	Per 100,000	122.2	116.7	5.6	1.19
	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	Amherst, MA	Count	48	45	3
	Amherst, MA	Per 100,000	130.3	122.1	8.1	1.26
	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	Amherst, MA	Count	65	48	17
	Amherst, MA	Per 100,000	180.0	132.9	47.1	1.56
	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	Amherst, MA	Count	53	50	3
	Amherst, MA	Per 100,000	156.3	147.4	8.8	1.52
	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	Amherst, MA	Count	56	49	7
2005	Amherst, MA	Count	56	50	6