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

Crime Index, #142

Arlington, MA	651.67
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.

Arlington, MA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Arlington, MA	Count	0	9	9	45	62	303	17	2
	Arlington, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	20.3	20.3	101.3	139.5	681.8	38.3	4.5	492
	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	Arlington, MA	Count	3	7	10	35	126	365	25	3
	Arlington, MA	Per 100,000	6.8	15.9	22.7	79.4	285.7	827.7	56.7	6.8	673
	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	Arlington, MA	Count	0	3	9	39	100	404	11	7
	Arlington, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	6.9	20.6	89.3	229.0	925.0	25.2	16.0	514
	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	Arlington, MA	Count	0	2	7	43	133	458	35	1
	Arlington, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	4.6	16.2	99.8	308.5	1,062.5	81.2	2.3	608
	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	Arlington, MA	Count	0	0	9	87	154	460	21	8
	Arlington, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	21.8	211.1	373.7	1,116.2	51.0	19.4	736
	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	Arlington, MA	Count	0	3	11	59	119	390	26	9
	Arlington, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	7.2	26.4	141.8	286.1	937.5	62.5	21.6	627
	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	Arlington, MA	Count	0	3	14	38	185	441	35	16
	Arlington, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	7.3	34.2	92.7	451.3	1,075.9	85.4	39.0	720
	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	Arlington, MA	Count	1	6	11	46	231	371	36	15
	Arlington, MA	Per 100,000	2.4	14.7	26.9	112.5	564.8	907.0	88.0	36.7	818
	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	Arlington, MA	Count	1	8	8	34	216	360	36	12
	Arlington, MA	Per 100,000	2.4	19.3	19.3	82.0	520.8	868.1	86.8	28.9	766
	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	Arlington, MA	Count	0	4	9	27	157	313	31	5
	Arlington, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	9.7	21.7	65.2	378.9	755.5	74.8	12.1	562
	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

Arlington, MA	47.67
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.

Arlington, MA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Arlington, MA	Count	3	0	0	2	0	1
	Arlington, MA	Per 100,000	6.8	0.0	0.0	4.5	0.0	2.3	67
	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	Arlington, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Arlington, 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	Arlington, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Arlington, 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	Arlington, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Arlington, 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	Arlington, MA	Count	2	0	1	1	0	0
	Arlington, MA	Per 100,000	4.9	0.0	2.4	2.4	0.0	0.0	48
	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	Arlington, MA	Count	2	1	0	0	1	0
	Arlington, MA	Per 100,000	4.8	2.4	0.0	0.0	2.4	0.0	48
	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	Arlington, MA	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Arlington, MA	Per 100,000	4.9	4.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	48
	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	Arlington, MA	Count	7	5	1	0	1	0
	Arlington, MA	Per 100,000	17.1	12.2	2.4	0.0	2.4	0.0	171
	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	Arlington, MA	Count	2	1	0	1	0	0
	Arlington, MA	Per 100,000	4.8	2.4	0.0	2.4	0.0	0.0	48
	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

Arlington, MA	1.51
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.

Arlington, MA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Arlington, MA	Count	80	64	16
	Arlington, MA	Per 100,000	180.0	144.0	36.0	1.62
	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	Arlington, MA	Count	79	64	15
	Arlington, MA	Per 100,000	179.1	145.1	34.0	1.62
	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	Arlington, MA	Count	78	61	17
	Arlington, MA	Per 100,000	178.6	139.7	38.9	1.59
	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	Arlington, MA	Count	80	62	18
	Arlington, MA	Per 100,000	185.6	143.8	41.8	1.65
	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	Arlington, MA	Count	79	63	16
	Arlington, MA	Per 100,000	191.7	152.9	38.8	1.72
	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	Arlington, MA	Count	69	54	15
	Arlington, MA	Per 100,000	165.9	129.8	36.1	1.48
	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	Arlington, MA	Count	77	61	16
	Arlington, MA	Per 100,000	187.9	148.8	39.0	1.68
	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	Arlington, MA	Count	77	61	16
	Arlington, MA	Per 100,000	188.3	149.1	39.1	1.69
	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	Arlington, MA	Count	77	61	16
2005	Arlington, MA	Count	77	59	18