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Medford, MA Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #216

Medford, MA	955.21
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.

Medford, MA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Medford, MA	Count	0	5	24	77	98	674	79	2
	Medford, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	8.7	41.7	133.8	170.3	1,171.1	137.3	3.5	687
	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	Medford, MA	Count	0	10	29	73	160	672	66	2
	Medford, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	17.4	50.5	127.1	278.6	1,170.2	114.9	3.5	779
	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
2009	Medford, MA	Count	0	2	43	14	232	879	87	NA
	Medford, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	3.5	76.3	24.8	411.5	1,559.1	154.3	NA	830
	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	Medford, MA	Count	0	2	44	43	205	1,166	95	NA
	Medford, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	3.6	79.2	77.4	369.0	2,098.8	171.0	NA	1,009
	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	Medford, MA	Count	3	4	42	21	240	1,210	106	NA
	Medford, MA	Per 100,000	5.4	7.2	75.4	37.7	430.8	2,172.1	190.3	NA	1,121
	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	Medford, MA	Count	1	7	45	16	261	1,035	125	NA
	Medford, MA	Per 100,000	1.9	13.0	83.6	29.7	484.7	1,922.2	232.1	NA	1,087
	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	Medford, MA	Count	1	8	47	15	327	944	189	NA
	Medford, MA	Per 100,000	1.9	14.8	87.0	27.8	605.0	1,746.6	349.7	NA	1,174
	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

Medford, MA	44.43
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.

Medford, MA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Medford, MA	Count	5	3	1	0	1	0
	Medford, MA	Per 100,000	8.7	5.2	1.7	0.0	1.7	0.0	86
	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	Medford, MA	Count	10	5	3	0	1	1
	Medford, MA	Per 100,000	17.4	8.7	5.2	0.0	1.7	1.7	174
	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
2010	Medford, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Medford, 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	Medford, MA	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Medford, MA	Per 100,000	1.8	0.0	1.8	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	Medford, MA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Medford, MA	Per 100,000	1.8	1.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	18
	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	Medford, MA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Medford, MA	Per 100,000	1.8	1.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	17
	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	Medford, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Medford, 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

Medford, MA	1.72
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.

Medford, MA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Medford, MA	Count	109	107	2
	Medford, MA	Per 100,000	189.4	185.9	3.5	1.88
	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	Medford, MA	Count	105	103	2
	Medford, MA	Per 100,000	182.8	179.4	3.5	1.81
	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	Medford, MA	Count	94	92	2
	Medford, MA	Per 100,000	164.2	160.7	3.5	1.62
	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	Medford, MA	Count	98	96	2
	Medford, MA	Per 100,000	173.4	169.9	3.5	1.72
	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	Medford, MA	Count	101	99	2
	Medford, MA	Per 100,000	183.7	180.1	3.6	1.82
	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	Medford, MA	Count	110	106	4
	Medford, MA	Per 100,000	195.1	188.0	7.1	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	Medford, MA	Count	115	111	4
	Medford, MA	Per 100,000	207.0	199.8	7.2	2.03
	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	Medford, MA	Count	111	107	4
	Medford, MA	Per 100,000	199.3	192.1	7.2	1.96
	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	Medford, MA	Count	111	106	5
2005	Medford, MA	Count	114	109	5