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

Crime Index, #298

Fall River, MA	2,715.82
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.

Fall River, MA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Fall River, MA	Count	1	80	221	734	527	1,462	198	35
	Fall River, MA	Per 100,000	1.1	90.0	248.6	825.5	592.7	1,644.3	222.7	39.4	2,486
	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	Fall River, MA	Count	0	73	225	646	698	1,443	223	32
	Fall River, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	81.8	252.2	724.1	782.3	1,617.4	249.9	35.9	2,434
	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	Fall River, MA	Count	2	52	262	638	774	1,659	273	27
	Fall River, MA	Per 100,000	2.2	57.9	291.9	710.8	862.4	1,848.4	304.2	30.1	2,519
	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	Fall River, MA	Count	2	52	274	761	863	2,027	297	35
	Fall River, MA	Per 100,000	2.2	58.2	306.5	851.2	965.3	2,267.4	332.2	39.2	2,853
	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	Fall River, MA	Count	5	52	252	778	940	2,006	351	35
	Fall River, MA	Per 100,000	5.6	57.9	280.8	866.9	1,047.5	2,235.3	391.1	39.0	2,942
	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	Fall River, MA	Count	4	46	273	763	775	2,144	393	44
	Fall River, MA	Per 100,000	4.4	50.1	297.1	830.2	843.3	2,332.9	427.6	47.9	2,812
	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	Fall River, MA	Count	3	65	240	780	842	2,337	349	37
	Fall River, MA	Per 100,000	3.3	71.6	264.4	859.4	927.7	2,574.9	384.5	40.8	2,966
	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

Hate Crime Index

Fall River, MA	6.00
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.

Fall River, MA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Fall River, MA	Count	3	3	0	0	0	0
	Fall River, MA	Per 100,000	3.4	3.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	33
	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	Fall River, MA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Fall River, MA	Per 100,000	1.1	1.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	11
	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	Fall River, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Fall River, 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	Fall River, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Fall River, 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	Fall River, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Fall River, 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	Fall River, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Fall River, 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	Fall River, MA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Fall River, MA	Per 100,000	1.1	1.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	11
	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	Fall River, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Fall River, 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	Fall River, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Fall River, 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

Fall River, MA	2.61
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.

Fall River, MA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Fall River, MA	Count	281	223	58
	Fall River, MA	Per 100,000	316.0	250.8	65.2	2.83
	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	Fall River, MA	Count	277	224	53
	Fall River, MA	Per 100,000	310.5	251.1	59.4	2.81
	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	Fall River, MA	Count	263	218	45
	Fall River, MA	Per 100,000	293.0	242.9	50.1	2.68
	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	Fall River, MA	Count	250	196	54
	Fall River, MA	Per 100,000	279.6	219.2	60.4	2.49
	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	Fall River, MA	Count	256	204	52
	Fall River, MA	Per 100,000	285.3	227.3	57.9	2.56
	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	Fall River, MA	Count	258	204	54
	Fall River, MA	Per 100,000	280.7	222.0	58.8	2.51
	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	Fall River, MA	Count	304	240	64
	Fall River, MA	Per 100,000	334.9	264.4	70.5	3.00
	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	Fall River, MA	Count	300	244	56
	Fall River, MA	Per 100,000	328.2	266.9	61.3	2.98
	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	Fall River, MA	Count	300	244	56
2005	Fall River, MA	Count	278	222	56