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

Crime Index, #194

Leicester, MA	834.54
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.

Leicester, MA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Leicester, MA	Count	0	2	4	21	38	193	2	0
	Leicester, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	17.6	35.3	185.2	335.0	1,701.6	17.6	0.0	928
	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	Leicester, MA	Count	0	1	0	12	17	223	10	1
	Leicester, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	8.9	0.0	107.3	152.0	1,994.1	89.4	8.9	772
	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	Leicester, MA	Count	0	4	1	13	42	119	10	1
	Leicester, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	36.0	9.0	117.1	378.2	1,071.5	90.0	9.0	813
	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	Leicester, MA	Count	0	2	2	10	43	121	17	1
	Leicester, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	18.1	18.1	90.6	389.6	1,096.3	154.0	9.1	755
	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	Leicester, MA	Count	0	5	0	22	26	168	11	2
	Leicester, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	45.2	0.0	198.7	234.8	1,517.3	99.3	18.1	972
	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	Leicester, MA	Count	0	4	3	21	37	194	7	2
	Leicester, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	36.0	27.0	188.8	332.6	1,744.0	62.9	18.0	1,044
	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	Leicester, MA	Count	0	2	2	20	34	122	14	3
	Leicester, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	18.1	18.1	181.1	307.9	1,104.9	126.8	27.2	794
	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	Leicester, MA	Count	0	4	1	22	35	128	15	1
	Leicester, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	36.1	9.0	198.6	316.0	1,155.5	135.4	9.0	908
	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	Leicester, MA	Count	0	2	2	17	28	105	14	1
	Leicester, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	18.1	18.1	154.1	253.8	951.7	126.9	9.1	701
	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	Leicester, MA	Count	0	1	2	22	30	77	15	1
	Leicester, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	9.2	18.4	202.3	275.9	708.1	137.9	9.2	660
	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

Leicester, MA		-0.11
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.

Leicester, MA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Leicester, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Leicester, 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	Leicester, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Leicester, 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	Leicester, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Leicester, 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	Leicester, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Leicester, 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	Leicester, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Leicester, 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	Leicester, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Leicester, 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	Leicester, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Leicester, 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	Leicester, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Leicester, 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	Leicester, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Leicester, 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

Leicester, MA	1.65
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.

Leicester, MA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Leicester, MA	Count	20	15	5
	Leicester, MA	Per 100,000	176.3	132.3	44.1	1.54
	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	Leicester, MA	Count	22	17	5
	Leicester, MA	Per 100,000	196.7	152.0	44.7	1.74
	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	Leicester, MA	Count	23	18	5
	Leicester, MA	Per 100,000	207.1	162.1	45.0	1.85
	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
2010	Leicester, MA	Count	23	18	5
	Leicester, MA	Per 100,000	207.7	162.6	45.2	1.85
	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	Leicester, MA	Count	23	18	5
	Leicester, MA	Per 100,000	206.8	161.8	44.9	1.84
	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	Leicester, MA	Count	23	18	5
	Leicester, MA	Per 100,000	208.3	163.0	45.3	1.86
	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	Leicester, MA	Count	23	18	5
	Leicester, MA	Per 100,000	207.6	162.5	45.1	1.85
	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	Leicester, MA	Count	22	17	5
2005	Leicester, MA	Count	22	17	5