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

Crime Index, #286

Pittsfield, MA	1,934.63
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.

Pittsfield, MA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Pittsfield, MA	Count	0	35	30	129	459	842	40	7
	Pittsfield, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	79.7	68.3	293.9	1,045.7	1,918.2	91.1	15.9	1,844
	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	Pittsfield, MA	Count	0	31	29	51	481	827	44	3
	Pittsfield, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	70.5	65.9	115.9	1,093.4	1,879.9	100.0	6.8	1,634
	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	Pittsfield, MA	Count	0	34	38	119	372	751	43	5
	Pittsfield, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	75.8	84.7	265.2	829.1	1,673.8	95.8	11.1	1,653
	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	Pittsfield, MA	Count	4	31	40	194	459	738	69	9
	Pittsfield, MA	Per 100,000	8.9	68.9	88.9	431.0	1,019.8	1,639.6	153.3	20.0	2,039
	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	Pittsfield, MA	Count	1	26	17	237	375	749	59	10
	Pittsfield, MA	Per 100,000	2.4	62.4	40.8	568.8	900.0	1,797.6	141.6	24.0	1,949
	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	Pittsfield, MA	Count	2	34	23	225	319	636	49	10
	Pittsfield, MA	Per 100,000	4.6	79.0	53.4	522.6	741.0	1,477.4	113.8	23.2	1,865
	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	Pittsfield, MA	Count	0	53	16	229	374	672	59	6
	Pittsfield, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	124.4	37.6	537.6	878.0	1,577.6	138.5	14.1	2,119
	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	Pittsfield, MA	Count	0	43	37	215	448	608	79	6
	Pittsfield, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	99.6	85.7	497.8	1,037.2	1,407.6	182.9	13.9	2,087
	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	Pittsfield, MA	Count	1	40	36	266	348	804	88	5
	Pittsfield, MA	Per 100,000	2.3	90.7	81.6	602.8	788.7	1,822.1	199.4	11.3	2,163
	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	Pittsfield, MA	Count	2	32	36	282	309	668	64	12
	Pittsfield, MA	Per 100,000	4.5	72.5	81.5	638.6	699.7	1,512.6	144.9	27.2	1,993
	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

Pittsfield, MA	25.22
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.

Pittsfield, MA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Pittsfield, MA	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Pittsfield, MA	Per 100,000	2.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.3	0.0	22
	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	Pittsfield, MA	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Pittsfield, MA	Per 100,000	2.3	0.0	0.0	2.3	0.0	0.0	22
	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	Pittsfield, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Pittsfield, 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	Pittsfield, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Pittsfield, 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	Pittsfield, MA	Count	2	1	1	0	0	0
	Pittsfield, MA	Per 100,000	4.8	2.4	2.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	48
	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	Pittsfield, MA	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Pittsfield, MA	Per 100,000	2.3	0.0	2.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	23
	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	Pittsfield, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Pittsfield, 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	Pittsfield, MA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Pittsfield, MA	Per 100,000	2.3	2.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	23
	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	Pittsfield, MA	Count	4	3	1	0	0	0
	Pittsfield, MA	Per 100,000	9.1	6.8	2.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	90
	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

Pittsfield, MA	2.08
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.

Pittsfield, MA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Pittsfield, MA	Count	104	85	19
	Pittsfield, MA	Per 100,000	236.9	193.6	43.3	2.15
	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	Pittsfield, MA	Count	102	87	15
	Pittsfield, MA	Per 100,000	231.9	197.8	34.1	2.15
	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	Pittsfield, MA	Count	108	87	21
	Pittsfield, MA	Per 100,000	240.7	193.9	46.8	2.17
	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	Pittsfield, MA	Count	105	87	18
	Pittsfield, MA	Per 100,000	233.3	193.3	40.0	2.13
	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	Pittsfield, MA	Count	108	89	19
	Pittsfield, MA	Per 100,000	259.2	213.6	45.6	2.36
	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	Pittsfield, MA	Count	102	85	17
	Pittsfield, MA	Per 100,000	236.9	197.4	39.5	2.17
	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	Pittsfield, MA	Count	111	88	23
	Pittsfield, MA	Per 100,000	260.6	206.6	54.0	2.34
	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	Pittsfield, MA	Count	104	84	20
	Pittsfield, MA	Per 100,000	240.8	194.5	46.3	2.18
	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	Pittsfield, MA	Count	104	84	20
2005	Pittsfield, MA	Count	108	84	24