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

Crime Index, #296

Brockton, MA	2,605.49
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.

Brockton, MA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Brockton, MA	Count	12	64	192	724	572	2,098	230	15
	Brockton, MA	Per 100,000	12.7	67.8	203.3	766.7	605.8	2,221.8	243.6	15.9	2,582
	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	Brockton, MA	Count	9	87	228	838	865	2,100	224	20
	Brockton, MA	Per 100,000	9.5	92.1	241.4	887.3	915.8	2,223.4	237.2	21.2	2,986
	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	Brockton, MA	Count	6	48	225	809	815	2,046	210	33
	Brockton, MA	Per 100,000	6.3	50.4	236.5	850.2	856.5	2,150.2	220.7	34.7	2,630
	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	Brockton, MA	Count	9	61	232	858	1,037	1,805	387	19
	Brockton, MA	Per 100,000	9.5	64.6	245.8	909.1	1,098.7	1,912.5	410.0	20.1	2,978
	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	Brockton, MA	Count	9	61	243	773	750	1,675	445	21
	Brockton, MA	Per 100,000	9.7	66.0	263.0	836.7	811.8	1,813.1	481.7	22.7	2,809
	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	Brockton, MA	Count	9	53	262	870	772	2,042	393	42
	Brockton, MA	Per 100,000	9.3	54.9	271.6	901.8	800.2	2,116.7	407.4	43.5	2,859
	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
2007	Brockton, MA	Count	11	42	199	NA	695	2,163	463	22
	Brockton, MA	Per 100,000	11.7	44.6	211.3	NA	737.9	2,296.7	491.6	23.4	1,905
	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	Brockton, MA	Count	10	47	211	NA	687	2,282	738	17
	Brockton, MA	Per 100,000	10.6	49.6	222.7	NA	725.1	2,408.5	778.9	17.9	2,095
	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

Brockton, MA	50.89
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.

Brockton, MA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Brockton, MA	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Brockton, MA	Per 100,000	1.1	0.0	1.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	10
	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	Brockton, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Brockton, 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	Brockton, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Brockton, 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	Brockton, MA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Brockton, MA	Per 100,000	1.1	1.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	10
	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	Brockton, MA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Brockton, MA	Per 100,000	1.1	1.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	10
	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	Brockton, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Brockton, 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	Brockton, MA	Count	4	2	0	2	0	0
	Brockton, MA	Per 100,000	4.2	2.1	0.0	2.1	0.0	0.0	41
	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	Brockton, MA	Count	6	5	0	1	0	0
	Brockton, MA	Per 100,000	6.4	5.3	0.0	1.1	0.0	0.0	63
	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	Brockton, MA	Count	31	18	1	3	9	0
	Brockton, MA	Per 100,000	32.6	18.9	1.1	3.2	9.5	0.0	325
	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

Brockton, MA	1.89
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.

Brockton, MA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Brockton, MA	Count	199	178	21
	Brockton, MA	Per 100,000	210.7	188.5	22.2	2.00
	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	Brockton, MA	Count	201	180	21
	Brockton, MA	Per 100,000	212.8	190.6	22.2	2.02
	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	Brockton, MA	Count	190	170	20
	Brockton, MA	Per 100,000	199.7	178.7	21.0	1.89
	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	Brockton, MA	Count	196	177	19
	Brockton, MA	Per 100,000	207.7	187.5	20.1	1.98
	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	Brockton, MA	Count	195	176	19
	Brockton, MA	Per 100,000	211.1	190.5	20.6	2.01
	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	Brockton, MA	Count	200	180	20
	Brockton, MA	Per 100,000	207.3	186.6	20.7	1.97
	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	Brockton, MA	Count	213	184	29
	Brockton, MA	Per 100,000	222.7	192.4	30.3	2.08
	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	Brockton, MA	Count	220	192	28
	Brockton, MA	Per 100,000	233.6	203.9	29.7	2.19
	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	Brockton, MA	Count	212	185	27
2005	Brockton, MA	Count	217	191	26