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The Malden crime rate is about the same as the Massachusetts average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #256

Malden, MA	1,359.29
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.

Malden, MA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Malden, MA	Count	1	7	63	148	186	813	109	1
	Malden, MA	Per 100,000	1.6	11.5	103.4	242.9	305.3	1,334.4	178.9	1.6	1,056
	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	Malden, MA	Count	1	3	79	122	240	618	87	3
	Malden, MA	Per 100,000	1.6	4.9	129.9	200.6	394.6	1,016.2	143.1	4.9	968
	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	Malden, MA	Count	1	19	75	185	281	794	128	7
	Malden, MA	Per 100,000	1.7	31.4	123.8	305.3	463.7	1,310.1	211.2	11.6	1,338
	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	Malden, MA	Count	2	14	80	154	317	872	118	2
	Malden, MA	Per 100,000	3.3	23.4	133.8	257.5	530.0	1,457.9	197.3	3.3	1,354
	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	Malden, MA	Count	2	11	85	184	405	961	121	1
	Malden, MA	Per 100,000	3.6	19.8	153.0	331.3	729.2	1,730.3	217.9	1.8	1,620
	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	Malden, MA	Count	1	7	92	186	374	921	142	3
	Malden, MA	Per 100,000	1.8	12.4	163.0	329.5	662.5	1,631.4	251.5	5.3	1,528
	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
2007	Malden, MA	Count	1	4	87	166	387	979	164	0
	Malden, MA	Per 100,000	1.8	7.2	156.6	298.9	696.8	1,762.8	295.3	0.0	1,534
	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	Malden, MA	Count	0	5	94	167	341	912	163	4
	Malden, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	8.9	167.2	297.1	606.7	1,622.6	290.0	7.1	1,447
	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	Malden, MA	Count	2	9	78	124	366	782	145	4
	Malden, MA	Per 100,000	3.6	16.3	141.3	224.7	663.2	1,417.0	262.7	7.2	1,390
	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

Malden, MA	50.13
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.

Malden, MA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2013	Malden, MA	Count	3	1	2	0	0	0
	Malden, MA	Per 100,000	4.9	1.6	3.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	49
	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	Malden, MA	Count	2	0	0	1	1	0
	Malden, MA	Per 100,000	3.3	0.0	0.0	1.7	1.7	0.0	33
	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	Malden, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Malden, 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	Malden, MA	Count	2	1	0	1	0	0
	Malden, MA	Per 100,000	3.6	1.8	0.0	1.8	0.0	0.0	36
	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	Malden, MA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Malden, MA	Per 100,000	1.8	1.8	0.0	0.0	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	Malden, MA	Count	4	3	0	0	1	0
	Malden, MA	Per 100,000	7.2	5.4	0.0	0.0	1.8	0.0	71
	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	Malden, MA	Count	5	3	0	0	2	0
	Malden, MA	Per 100,000	9.0	5.4	0.0	0.0	3.6	0.0	90
	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	Malden, MA	Count	6	4	0	2	0	0
	Malden, MA	Per 100,000	10.7	7.1	0.0	3.6	0.0	0.0	106
	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

Malden, MA	1.74
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.

Malden, MA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Malden, MA	Count	117	103	14
	Malden, MA	Per 100,000	192.0	169.1	23.0	1.81
	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	Malden, MA	Count	115	104	11
	Malden, MA	Per 100,000	189.1	171.0	18.1	1.80
	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	Malden, MA	Count	114	103	11
	Malden, MA	Per 100,000	188.1	170.0	18.2	1.79
	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	Malden, MA	Count	111	102	9
	Malden, MA	Per 100,000	185.6	170.5	15.0	1.78
	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	Malden, MA	Count	107	99	8
	Malden, MA	Per 100,000	192.7	178.2	14.4	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	Malden, MA	Count	113	104	9
	Malden, MA	Per 100,000	200.2	184.2	15.9	1.92
	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	Malden, MA	Count	117	107	10
	Malden, MA	Per 100,000	210.3	192.3	18.0	2.01
	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	Malden, MA	Count	110	103	7
	Malden, MA	Per 100,000	198.1	185.5	12.6	1.92
	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	Malden, MA	Count	112	105	7
2005	Malden, MA	Count	111	101	10