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Lexington, MA Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #39

Lexington, MA	320.61
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.

Lexington, MA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Lexington, MA	Count	0	0	3	7	34	181	5	0
	Lexington, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	9.1	21.2	102.9	547.7	15.1	0.0	231
	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	Lexington, MA	Count	0	0	3	14	45	185	2	2
	Lexington, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	9.2	42.9	137.9	566.9	6.1	6.1	271
	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	Lexington, MA	Count	0	0	0	13	36	190	0	0
	Lexington, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	40.6	112.5	593.8	0.0	0.0	245
	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	Lexington, MA	Count	0	0	0	13	69	263	0	4
	Lexington, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	41.2	218.5	832.7	0.0	12.7	359
	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	Lexington, MA	Count	0	0	3	16	58	237	5	0
	Lexington, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	9.8	52.2	189.2	773.3	16.3	0.0	363
	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	Lexington, MA	Count	0	0	1	12	26	192	2	1
	Lexington, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	3.2	39.0	84.5	624.0	6.5	3.2	246
	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	Lexington, MA	Count	0	0	2	21	55	262	8	0
	Lexington, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	6.6	69.3	181.4	864.1	26.4	0.0	399
	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	Lexington, MA	Count	0	2	1	13	65	262	6	1
	Lexington, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	6.6	3.3	43.0	215.1	867.0	19.9	3.3	415
	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	Lexington, MA	Count	0	1	0	15	52	186	7	1
	Lexington, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	3.3	0.0	49.3	170.8	610.9	23.0	3.3	315
	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	Lexington, MA	Count	0	3	1	8	50	210	15	4
	Lexington, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	9.9	3.3	26.4	164.8	692.3	49.4	13.2	362
	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

Lexington, MA	3.56
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.

Lexington, MA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Lexington, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lexington, 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	Lexington, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lexington, 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	Lexington, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lexington, 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	Lexington, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lexington, 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	Lexington, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lexington, 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	Lexington, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lexington, 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	Lexington, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lexington, 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	Lexington, MA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Lexington, MA	Per 100,000	3.3	3.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	33
	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	Lexington, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lexington, 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

Lexington, MA	1.61
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.

Lexington, MA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Lexington, MA	Count	63	48	15
	Lexington, MA	Per 100,000	190.6	145.2	45.4	1.68
	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	Lexington, MA	Count	63	48	15
	Lexington, MA	Per 100,000	193.1	147.1	46.0	1.70
	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	Lexington, MA	Count	63	48	15
	Lexington, MA	Per 100,000	196.9	150.0	46.9	1.73
	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	Lexington, MA	Count	61	46	15
	Lexington, MA	Per 100,000	193.1	145.6	47.5	1.69
	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	Lexington, MA	Count	61	47	14
	Lexington, MA	Per 100,000	199.0	153.3	45.7	1.76
	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	Lexington, MA	Count	61	47	14
	Lexington, MA	Per 100,000	198.2	152.7	45.5	1.75
	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	Lexington, MA	Count	61	47	14
	Lexington, MA	Per 100,000	201.2	155.0	46.2	1.78
	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	Lexington, MA	Count	61	47	14
	Lexington, MA	Per 100,000	201.9	155.5	46.3	1.79
	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	Lexington, MA	Count	61	47	14
2005	Lexington, MA	Count	55	42	13