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

Crime Index, #132

Belchertown, MA	622.39
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.

Belchertown, MA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Belchertown, MA	Count	0	2	3	16	34	119	4	1
	Belchertown, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	13.6	20.3	108.4	230.4	806.3	27.1	6.8	537
	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	Belchertown, MA	Count	0	4	1	16	41	121	5	0
	Belchertown, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	27.1	6.8	108.5	278.1	820.7	33.9	0.0	616
	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	Belchertown, MA	Count	0	1	1	17	50	97	9	1
	Belchertown, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	6.8	6.8	115.2	339.0	657.6	61.0	6.8	524
	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
2010	Belchertown, MA	Count	0	3	2	19	46	117	8	1
	Belchertown, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	21.0	14.0	133.3	322.8	820.9	56.1	7.0	655
	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	Belchertown, MA	Count	0	1	4	26	30	135	11	1
	Belchertown, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	7.0	27.8	180.8	208.6	938.6	76.5	7.0	635
	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	Belchertown, MA	Count	0	1	0	18	36	111	17	2
	Belchertown, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	7.1	0.0	127.7	255.4	787.6	120.6	14.2	549
	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	Belchertown, MA	Count	0	2	0	19	68	108	13	1
	Belchertown, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	14.0	0.0	133.2	476.6	756.9	91.1	7.0	677
	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	Belchertown, MA	Count	0	3	1	19	72	113	16	3
	Belchertown, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	21.4	7.1	135.3	512.7	804.7	113.9	21.4	768
	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	Belchertown, MA	Count	0	3	0	14	56	88	19	1
	Belchertown, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	21.7	0.0	101.4	405.6	637.3	137.6	7.2	641
	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

Belchertown, MA	14.78
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.

Belchertown, MA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Belchertown, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Belchertown, 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	Belchertown, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Belchertown, 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	Belchertown, MA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Belchertown, MA	Per 100,000	6.8	6.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	67
	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	Belchertown, MA	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Belchertown, MA	Per 100,000	6.8	0.0	0.0	6.8	0.0	0.0	67
	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	Belchertown, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Belchertown, 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	Belchertown, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Belchertown, 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	Belchertown, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Belchertown, 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	Belchertown, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Belchertown, 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	Belchertown, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Belchertown, 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

Belchertown, MA	1.33
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.

Belchertown, MA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Belchertown, MA	Count	22	17	5
	Belchertown, MA	Per 100,000	149.1	115.2	33.9	1.32
	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	Belchertown, MA	Count	23	18	5
	Belchertown, MA	Per 100,000	156.0	122.1	33.9	1.39
	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	Belchertown, MA	Count	23	18	5
	Belchertown, MA	Per 100,000	155.9	122.0	33.9	1.39
	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	Belchertown, MA	Count	23	18	5
	Belchertown, MA	Per 100,000	156.1	122.1	33.9	1.39
	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	Belchertown, MA	Count	22	17	5
	Belchertown, MA	Per 100,000	154.4	119.3	35.1	1.37
	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	Belchertown, MA	Count	24	19	5
	Belchertown, MA	Per 100,000	166.9	132.1	34.8	1.49
	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	Belchertown, MA	Count	29	24	5
	Belchertown, MA	Per 100,000	205.8	170.3	35.5	1.88
	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	Belchertown, MA	Count	22	17	5
	Belchertown, MA	Per 100,000	154.2	119.1	35.0	1.37
	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	Belchertown, MA	Count	21	16	5
2005	Belchertown, MA	Count	22	17	5