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

Crime Index, #158

Swampscott, MA	695.92
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.

Swampscott, MA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Swampscott, MA	Count	0	1	3	14	36	205	8	0
	Swampscott, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	7.1	21.4	99.8	256.6	1,461.4	57.0	0.0	690
	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	Swampscott, MA	Count	0	1	5	20	58	204	4	0
	Swampscott, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	7.1	35.7	142.9	414.4	1,457.7	28.6	0.0	818
	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
2011	Swampscott, MA	Count	0	0	3	9	42	155	6	1
	Swampscott, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	21.6	64.9	302.8	1,117.4	43.3	7.2	550
	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	Swampscott, MA	Count	0	0	4	15	44	216	9	1
	Swampscott, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	28.8	108.0	316.9	1,555.9	64.8	7.2	731
	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	Swampscott, MA	Count	0	1	4	16	34	235	10	0
	Swampscott, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	7.1	28.3	113.4	240.9	1,665.4	70.9	0.0	764
	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	Swampscott, MA	Count	0	2	2	10	38	202	5	0
	Swampscott, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	14.3	14.3	71.7	272.6	1,449.1	35.9	0.0	681
	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	Swampscott, MA	Count	0	1	2	3	28	281	9	0
	Swampscott, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	7.1	14.2	21.3	198.6	1,993.3	63.8	0.0	708
	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
2005	Swampscott, MA	Count	0	0	4	3	40	230	7	0
	Swampscott, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	27.8	20.8	277.9	1,598.0	48.6	0.0	625
	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

Swampscott, MA	31.44
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.

Swampscott, MA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Swampscott, MA	Count	2	0	0	0	2	0
	Swampscott, MA	Per 100,000	14.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	14.3	0.0	142
	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	Swampscott, MA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Swampscott, MA	Per 100,000	7.1	7.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	71
	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	Swampscott, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Swampscott, 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	Swampscott, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Swampscott, 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	Swampscott, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Swampscott, 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	Swampscott, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Swampscott, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Swampscott, MA	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Swampscott, MA	Per 100,000	7.2	0.0	7.2	0.0	0.0	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	Swampscott, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Swampscott, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Swampscott, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Swampscott, 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

Swampscott, MA	2.21
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.

Swampscott, MA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Swampscott, MA	Count	33	32	1
	Swampscott, MA	Per 100,000	235.2	228.1	7.1	2.32
	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	Swampscott, MA	Count	33	32	1
	Swampscott, MA	Per 100,000	235.8	228.7	7.1	2.32
	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	Swampscott, MA	Count	31	31	0
	Swampscott, MA	Per 100,000	221.1	221.1	0.0	2.21
	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	Swampscott, MA	Count	33	32	1
	Swampscott, MA	Per 100,000	237.9	230.7	7.2	2.34
	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	Swampscott, MA	Count	33	32	1
	Swampscott, MA	Per 100,000	237.7	230.5	7.2	2.34
	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	Swampscott, MA	Count	33	32	1
	Swampscott, MA	Per 100,000	233.9	226.8	7.1	2.30
	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	Swampscott, MA	Count	34	33	1
	Swampscott, MA	Per 100,000	243.9	236.7	7.2	2.40
	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	Swampscott, MA	Count	35	33	2
	Swampscott, MA	Per 100,000	248.3	234.1	14.2	2.41
	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	Swampscott, MA	Count	36	34	2
2005	Swampscott, MA	Count	35	33	2