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Lawrence, MA Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #292

Lawrence, MA	2,296.20
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.

Lawrence, MA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Lawrence, MA	Count	6	26	324	499	393	871	778	NA
	Lawrence, MA	Per 100,000	7.7	33.3	414.5	638.4	502.8	1,114.3	995.3	NA	2,569
	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	Lawrence, MA	Count	1	19	283	473	433	1,012	828	NA
	Lawrence, MA	Per 100,000	1.3	24.4	363.7	607.9	556.5	1,300.6	1,064.1	NA	2,430
	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	Lawrence, MA	Count	2	25	223	535	536	743	686	NA
	Lawrence, MA	Per 100,000	2.6	32.2	287.1	688.9	690.2	956.7	883.3	NA	2,345
	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	Lawrence, MA	Count	10	12	244	498	682	773	1,026	NA
	Lawrence, MA	Per 100,000	13.0	15.6	317.5	648.1	887.5	1,005.9	1,335.2	NA	2,760
	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	Lawrence, MA	Count	10	12	161	448	662	956	769	NA
	Lawrence, MA	Per 100,000	14.4	17.2	231.1	642.9	950.1	1,372.0	1,103.6	NA	2,661
	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	Lawrence, MA	Count	9	15	175	304	566	1,173	418	NA
	Lawrence, MA	Per 100,000	12.7	21.2	247.6	430.2	800.9	1,659.8	591.5	NA	2,210
	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	Lawrence, MA	Count	4	14	104	334	615	1,023	341	NA
	Lawrence, MA	Per 100,000	5.7	20.1	149.0	478.4	880.9	1,465.4	488.5	NA	1,939
	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	Lawrence, MA	Count	4	15	128	359	451	817	408	NA
	Lawrence, MA	Per 100,000	5.7	21.3	181.7	509.5	640.1	1,159.5	579.0	NA	1,873
	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	Lawrence, MA	Count	5	12	195	446	528	597	527	NA
	Lawrence, MA	Per 100,000	7.0	16.7	271.8	621.7	736.0	832.1	734.6	NA	2,161
	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	Lawrence, MA	Count	0	17	159	408	601	577	533	NA
	Lawrence, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	23.7	221.9	569.4	838.7	805.2	743.8	NA	2,013
	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

Lawrence, MA	5.20
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.

Lawrence, MA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2011	Lawrence, MA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Lawrence, MA	Per 100,000	1.3	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	13
	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
2009	Lawrence, MA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Lawrence, MA	Per 100,000	1.4	1.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	14
	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	Lawrence, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lawrence, 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	Lawrence, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lawrence, 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	Lawrence, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lawrence, 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

Lawrence, MA	1.77
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.

Lawrence, MA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Lawrence, MA	Count	133	116	17
	Lawrence, MA	Per 100,000	170.1	148.4	21.7	1.59
	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	Lawrence, MA	Count	133	116	17
	Lawrence, MA	Per 100,000	170.9	149.1	21.8	1.60
	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	Lawrence, MA	Count	133	117	16
	Lawrence, MA	Per 100,000	171.3	150.7	20.6	1.61
	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	Lawrence, MA	Count	139	118	21
	Lawrence, MA	Per 100,000	180.9	153.6	27.3	1.67
	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	Lawrence, MA	Count	130	108	22
	Lawrence, MA	Per 100,000	186.6	155.0	31.6	1.71
	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	Lawrence, MA	Count	173	146	27
	Lawrence, MA	Per 100,000	244.8	206.6	38.2	2.26
	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	Lawrence, MA	Count	180	151	29
	Lawrence, MA	Per 100,000	257.8	216.3	41.5	2.37
	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	Lawrence, MA	Count	179	151	28
	Lawrence, MA	Per 100,000	254.0	214.3	39.7	2.34
	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	Lawrence, MA	Count	195	158	37
2005	Lawrence, MA	Count	186	155	31