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The Athol crime rate is about the same as the Massachusetts average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #259

Athol, MA	1,377.31
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.

Athol, MA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Athol, MA	Count	0	5	3	38	57	131	3	0
	Athol, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	42.9	25.7	326.0	489.1	1,124.0	25.7	0.0	1,118
	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	Athol, MA	Count	0	7	3	43	55	97	2	4
	Athol, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	60.0	25.7	368.5	471.4	831.3	17.1	34.3	1,161
	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	Athol, MA	Count	0	8	8	30	88	162	5	5
	Athol, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	68.2	68.2	255.8	750.4	1,381.4	42.6	42.6	1,443
	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	Athol, MA	Count	0	6	4	44	89	197	10	1
	Athol, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	51.5	34.3	377.5	763.6	1,690.3	85.8	8.6	1,534
	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	Athol, MA	Count	1	9	5	50	75	171	4	3
	Athol, MA	Per 100,000	8.5	76.4	42.5	424.7	637.1	1,452.5	34.0	25.5	1,698
	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	Athol, MA	Count	0	6	4	38	125	184	8	3
	Athol, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	51.2	34.1	324.1	1,066.2	1,569.4	68.2	25.6	1,592
	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	Athol, MA	Count	0	7	3	37	109	172	10	2
	Athol, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	60.2	25.8	318.0	936.7	1,478.0	85.9	17.2	1,539
	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	Athol, MA	Count	0	4	1	45	89	88	6	3
	Athol, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	34.1	8.5	383.9	759.3	750.8	51.2	25.6	1,162
	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
2005	Athol, MA	Count	1	4	2	42	52	91	10	1
	Athol, MA	Per 100,000	8.6	34.4	17.2	360.8	446.7	781.7	85.9	8.6	1,149
	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

Athol, MA		-0.11
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.

Athol, MA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Athol, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Athol, 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	Athol, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Athol, 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	Athol, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Athol, 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	Athol, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Athol, 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	Athol, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Athol, 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	Athol, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Athol, 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	Athol, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Athol, 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	Athol, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Athol, 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	Athol, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Athol, 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

Athol, MA	1.66
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.

Athol, MA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Athol, MA	Count	23	18	5
	Athol, MA	Per 100,000	197.3	154.4	42.9	1.76
	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
2012	Athol, MA	Count	23	18	5
	Athol, MA	Per 100,000	196.1	153.5	42.6	1.75
	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	Athol, MA	Count	21	16	5
	Athol, MA	Per 100,000	180.2	137.3	42.9	1.59
	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	Athol, MA	Count	29	24	5
	Athol, MA	Per 100,000	246.3	203.9	42.5	2.25
	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	Athol, MA	Count	23	18	5
	Athol, MA	Per 100,000	196.2	153.5	42.6	1.75
	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	Athol, MA	Count	24	17	7
	Athol, MA	Per 100,000	206.2	146.1	60.2	1.76
	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	Athol, MA	Count	23	18	5
	Athol, MA	Per 100,000	196.2	153.6	42.7	1.75
	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	Athol, MA	Count	22	16	6
2005	Athol, MA	Count	23	17	6