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

Crime Index, #45

Wellesley, MA	335.40
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.

Wellesley, MA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Wellesley, MA	Count	0	1	4	9	39	135	4	0
	Wellesley, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	3.4	13.6	30.6	132.6	459.0	13.6	0.0	256
	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	Wellesley, MA	Count	0	0	1	14	54	142	6	0
	Wellesley, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	3.4	48.2	185.9	488.8	20.7	0.0	279
	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	Wellesley, MA	Count	0	1	1	10	46	161	4	0
	Wellesley, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	3.5	3.5	35.2	162.0	566.9	14.1	0.0	288
	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	Wellesley, MA	Count	0	2	2	15	37	140	7	0
	Wellesley, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	7.1	7.1	53.3	131.4	497.3	24.9	0.0	302
	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	Wellesley, MA	Count	0	1	3	17	40	164	6	3
	Wellesley, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	3.7	11.1	62.6	147.4	604.2	22.1	11.1	334
	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	Wellesley, MA	Count	0	3	3	23	54	165	4	0
	Wellesley, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	10.9	10.9	83.9	197.0	602.0	14.6	0.0	411
	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	Wellesley, MA	Count	0	2	4	8	51	155	9	0
	Wellesley, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	7.4	14.8	29.7	189.1	574.6	33.4	0.0	344
	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	Wellesley, MA	Count	0	1	2	18	63	169	3	0
	Wellesley, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	3.7	7.4	66.8	233.6	626.7	11.1	0.0	375
	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	Wellesley, MA	Count	0	2	0	17	73	174	3	1
	Wellesley, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	7.4	0.0	62.6	269.0	641.1	11.1	3.7	400
	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	Wellesley, MA	Count	0	0	1	19	61	174	4	0
	Wellesley, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	3.8	71.9	230.7	658.0	15.1	0.0	365
	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

Wellesley, MA	7.89
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.

Wellesley, MA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Wellesley, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wellesley, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Wellesley, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wellesley, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Wellesley, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wellesley, 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	Wellesley, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wellesley, 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	Wellesley, MA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Wellesley, MA	Per 100,000	3.7	3.7	0.0	0.0	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	Wellesley, MA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Wellesley, MA	Per 100,000	3.6	3.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	36
	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	Wellesley, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wellesley, 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	Wellesley, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wellesley, 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	Wellesley, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wellesley, 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

Wellesley, MA	1.58
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.

Wellesley, MA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Wellesley, MA	Count	54	40	14
	Wellesley, MA	Per 100,000	183.6	136.0	47.6	1.60
	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	Wellesley, MA	Count	61	40	21
	Wellesley, MA	Per 100,000	210.0	137.7	72.3	1.74
	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	Wellesley, MA	Count	51	38	13
	Wellesley, MA	Per 100,000	179.6	133.8	45.8	1.57
	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	Wellesley, MA	Count	56	40	16
	Wellesley, MA	Per 100,000	198.9	142.1	56.8	1.70
	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	Wellesley, MA	Count	59	43	16
	Wellesley, MA	Per 100,000	217.4	158.4	58.9	1.88
	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	Wellesley, MA	Count	54	40	14
	Wellesley, MA	Per 100,000	197.0	145.9	51.1	1.71
	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	Wellesley, MA	Count	52	39	13
	Wellesley, MA	Per 100,000	192.8	144.6	48.2	1.69
	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	Wellesley, MA	Count	54	39	15
	Wellesley, MA	Per 100,000	200.3	144.6	55.6	1.72
	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	Wellesley, MA	Count	55	40	15
2005	Wellesley, MA	Count	54	40	14