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Cheshire, MA Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #1

Cheshire, MA	153.63
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.

Cheshire, MA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2012	Cheshire, MA	Count	0	0	0	1	5	5	1	NA
	Cheshire, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	30.8	154.1	154.1	30.8	NA	162
	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	Cheshire, MA	Count	0	0	0	3	2	4	0	NA
	Cheshire, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	92.2	61.4	122.9	0.0	NA	154
	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	Cheshire, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	6	8	1	NA
	Cheshire, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	184.2	245.5	30.7	NA	169
	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	Cheshire, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	7	29	1	0
	Cheshire, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	210.7	873.0	30.1	0.0	339
	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	Cheshire, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	8	4	0	NA
	Cheshire, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	243.4	121.7	0.0	NA	152
	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	Cheshire, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	6	2	1	NA
	Cheshire, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	179.9	60.0	30.0	NA	120
	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	Cheshire, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0
	Cheshire, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	59.2	29.6	0.0	0.0	37
	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	Cheshire, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	5	1	1	0
	Cheshire, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	149.4	29.9	29.9	0.0	97
	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

Cheshire, MA		-0.33
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.

Cheshire, MA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2008	Cheshire, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Cheshire, 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	Cheshire, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Cheshire, 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	Cheshire, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Cheshire, 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

Cheshire, MA		-0.19
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.

Cheshire, MA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Cheshire, MA	Count	1	1	0
	Cheshire, MA	Per 100,000	31.4	31.4	0.0	0.31
	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	Cheshire, MA	Count	1	1	0
	Cheshire, MA	Per 100,000	31.1	31.1	0.0	0.31
	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