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

Crime Index, #290

Lowell, MA	2,189.34
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.

Lowell, MA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Lowell, MA	Count	6	40	181	371	638	1,832	322	17
	Lowell, MA	Per 100,000	5.5	36.5	165.0	338.1	581.4	1,669.6	293.5	15.5	1,705
	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	Lowell, MA	Count	4	40	192	389	759	2,300	320	18
	Lowell, MA	Per 100,000	3.7	36.5	175.4	355.4	693.5	2,101.4	292.4	16.4	1,875
	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	Lowell, MA	Count	0	37	174	374	849	1,981	295	27
	Lowell, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	34.1	160.3	344.6	782.2	1,825.2	271.8	24.9	1,740
	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	Lowell, MA	Count	3	36	168	588	914	1,941	246	33
	Lowell, MA	Per 100,000	2.8	33.6	156.8	548.7	852.9	1,811.2	229.5	30.8	1,989
	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	Lowell, MA	Count	1	51	190	949	893	2,285	406	27
	Lowell, MA	Per 100,000	1.0	49.5	184.3	920.8	866.4	2,217.0	393.9	26.2	2,645
	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
2008	Lowell, MA	Count	6	42	225	894	1,073	2,227	450	33
	Lowell, MA	Per 100,000	5.4	38.1	204.3	811.7	974.3	2,022.0	408.6	30.0	2,589
	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	Lowell, MA	Count	3	44	241	587	953	1,891	482	NA
	Lowell, MA	Per 100,000	2.9	42.8	234.2	570.4	926.0	1,837.4	468.3	NA	2,336
	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	Lowell, MA	Count	13	40	213	654	753	2,073	526	NA
	Lowell, MA	Per 100,000	12.5	38.6	205.3	630.5	725.9	1,998.5	507.1	NA	2,435
	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	Lowell, MA	Count	2	41	213	753	664	1,942	689	NA
	Lowell, MA	Per 100,000	1.9	39.7	206.1	728.5	642.4	1,878.7	666.5	NA	2,389
	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

Lowell, MA	10.00
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.

Lowell, MA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Lowell, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lowell, 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	Lowell, MA	Count	2	0	0	1	1	0
	Lowell, MA	Per 100,000	1.8	0.0	0.0	0.9	0.9	0.0	18
	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	Lowell, MA	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Lowell, MA	Per 100,000	0.9	0.0	0.0	0.9	0.0	0.0	9
	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	Lowell, MA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Lowell, MA	Per 100,000	0.9	0.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	9
	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	Lowell, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lowell, 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	Lowell, MA	Count	2	0	1	1	0	0
	Lowell, MA	Per 100,000	1.8	0.0	0.9	0.9	0.0	0.0	17
	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	Lowell, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lowell, 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	Lowell, MA	Count	3	0	0	2	1	0
	Lowell, MA	Per 100,000	2.9	0.0	0.0	1.9	1.0	0.0	29
	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	Lowell, MA	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Lowell, MA	Per 100,000	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	9
	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

Lowell, MA	2.33
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.

Lowell, MA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Lowell, MA	Count	303	232	71
	Lowell, MA	Per 100,000	276.1	211.4	64.7	2.44
	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	Lowell, MA	Count	304	230	74
	Lowell, MA	Per 100,000	277.8	210.1	67.6	2.44
	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	Lowell, MA	Count	295	225	70
	Lowell, MA	Per 100,000	271.8	207.3	64.5	2.40
	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	Lowell, MA	Count	298	226	72
	Lowell, MA	Per 100,000	278.1	210.9	67.2	2.44
	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	Lowell, MA	Count	287	222	65
	Lowell, MA	Per 100,000	278.5	215.4	63.1	2.47
	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	Lowell, MA	Count	293	229	64
	Lowell, MA	Per 100,000	262.1	204.9	57.3	2.34
	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	Lowell, MA	Count	319	239	80
	Lowell, MA	Per 100,000	289.6	217.0	72.6	2.53
	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	Lowell, MA	Count	308	229	79
	Lowell, MA	Per 100,000	299.3	222.5	76.8	2.61
	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	Lowell, MA	Count	322	240	82
2005	Lowell, MA	Count	317	243	74