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The New Bedford crime rate is much higher than the Massachusetts average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #299

New Bedford, MA	2,922.64
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.

New Bedford, MA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	New Bedford, MA	Count	3	86	254	856	866	2,253	244	19
	New Bedford, MA	Per 100,000	3.1	90.2	266.3	897.6	908.1	2,362.5	255.9	19.9	2,969
	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	New Bedford, MA	Count	6	100	256	677	916	2,186	335	20
	New Bedford, MA	Per 100,000	6.3	105.1	269.0	711.5	962.6	2,297.3	352.1	21.0	2,968
	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	New Bedford, MA	Count	2	54	272	702	929	1,950	301	29
	New Bedford, MA	Per 100,000	2.1	56.2	283.2	731.0	967.4	2,030.6	313.4	30.2	2,618
	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	New Bedford, MA	Count	4	59	294	736	969	2,018	342	30
	New Bedford, MA	Per 100,000	4.2	61.7	307.4	769.5	1,013.1	2,109.8	357.6	31.4	2,816
	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	New Bedford, MA	Count	3	69	272	816	1,237	1,974	388	29
	New Bedford, MA	Per 100,000	3.3	77.0	303.5	910.6	1,380.4	2,202.8	433.0	32.4	3,260
	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	New Bedford, MA	Count	9	66	340	769	1,144	1,806	285	38
	New Bedford, MA	Per 100,000	9.7	71.3	367.1	830.3	1,235.1	1,949.9	307.7	41.0	3,144
	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	New Bedford, MA	Count	4	59	301	827	1,056	1,978	319	43
	New Bedford, MA	Per 100,000	4.4	64.5	329.1	904.1	1,154.4	2,162.4	348.7	47.0	3,080
	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	New Bedford, MA	Count	2	40	286	765	900	1,859	393	33
	New Bedford, MA	Per 100,000	2.2	43.3	309.6	828.2	974.3	2,012.5	425.4	35.7	2,746
	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	New Bedford, MA	Count	7	58	283	795	842	1,866	432	38
	New Bedford, MA	Per 100,000	7.5	61.9	302.2	848.8	899.0	1,992.3	461.2	40.6	2,904
	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	New Bedford, MA	Count	8	52	257	707	877	1,924	315	20
	New Bedford, MA	Per 100,000	8.5	55.5	274.2	754.4	935.8	2,052.9	336.1	21.3	2,721
	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

New Bedford, MA	26.78
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.

New Bedford, MA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	New Bedford, MA	Count	5	2	0	1	2	0
	New Bedford, MA	Per 100,000	5.2	2.1	0.0	1.0	2.1	0.0	52
	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	New Bedford, MA	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	New Bedford, MA	Per 100,000	1.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.1	0.0	10
	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	New Bedford, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	New Bedford, 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	New Bedford, MA	Count	2	0	0	1	1	0
	New Bedford, MA	Per 100,000	2.1	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	20
	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	New Bedford, MA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	New Bedford, MA	Per 100,000	1.1	1.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	11
	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	New Bedford, MA	Count	3	0	0	2	1	0
	New Bedford, MA	Per 100,000	3.2	0.0	0.0	2.2	1.1	0.0	32
	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	New Bedford, MA	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	New Bedford, MA	Per 100,000	2.2	2.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	21
	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	New Bedford, MA	Count	4	2	0	2	0	0
	New Bedford, MA	Per 100,000	4.3	2.2	0.0	2.2	0.0	0.0	43
	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	New Bedford, MA	Count	5	3	0	2	0	0
	New Bedford, MA	Per 100,000	5.3	3.2	0.0	2.1	0.0	0.0	53
	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

New Bedford, MA	2.94
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.

New Bedford, MA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	New Bedford, MA	Count	301	257	44
	New Bedford, MA	Per 100,000	315.6	269.5	46.1	2.93
	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	New Bedford, MA	Count	302	261	41
	New Bedford, MA	Per 100,000	317.4	274.3	43.1	2.96
	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	New Bedford, MA	Count	296	253	43
	New Bedford, MA	Per 100,000	308.2	263.5	44.8	2.86
	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	New Bedford, MA	Count	294	249	45
	New Bedford, MA	Per 100,000	307.4	260.3	47.0	2.84
	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	New Bedford, MA	Count	299	253	46
	New Bedford, MA	Per 100,000	333.7	282.3	51.3	3.08
	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	New Bedford, MA	Count	304	261	43
	New Bedford, MA	Per 100,000	328.2	281.8	46.4	3.05
	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	New Bedford, MA	Count	339	288	51
	New Bedford, MA	Per 100,000	370.6	314.8	55.8	3.43
	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	New Bedford, MA	Count	342	284	58
	New Bedford, MA	Per 100,000	370.2	307.4	62.8	3.39
	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	New Bedford, MA	Count	344	292	52
2005	New Bedford, MA	Count	328	274	54