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West Springfield, MA Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #291

West Springfield, MA	2,221.34
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.

West Springfield, MA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	West Springfield, MA	Count	0	14	28	82	236	962	92	2
	West Springfield, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	48.7	97.3	285.0	820.4	3,344.1	319.8	7.0	2,081
	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	West Springfield, MA	Count	0	22	40	101	250	985	86	6
	West Springfield, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	76.8	139.6	352.6	872.7	3,438.4	300.2	20.9	2,393
	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	West Springfield, MA	Count	0	16	33	107	267	989	109	7
	West Springfield, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	55.8	115.1	373.3	931.5	3,450.4	380.3	24.4	2,345
	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	West Springfield, MA	Count	0	20	36	125	271	973	83	3
	West Springfield, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	70.0	126.0	437.6	948.7	3,406.4	290.6	10.5	2,449
	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	West Springfield, MA	Count	0	12	34	108	269	947	121	9
	West Springfield, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	43.1	122.0	387.6	965.5	3,399.0	434.3	32.3	2,337
	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
2007	West Springfield, MA	Count	1	5	33	85	218	870	121	1
	West Springfield, MA	Per 100,000	3.6	18.0	118.5	305.2	782.7	3,123.4	434.4	3.6	2,016
	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	West Springfield, MA	Count	1	10	29	66	235	905	130	5
	West Springfield, MA	Per 100,000	3.6	35.5	103.0	234.4	834.6	3,214.1	461.7	17.8	2,072
	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	West Springfield, MA	Count	2	4	32	87	195	934	130	3
	West Springfield, MA	Per 100,000	7.2	14.3	114.4	311.0	697.2	3,339.3	464.8	10.7	2,078
	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

West Springfield, MA	44.38
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.

West Springfield, MA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	West Springfield, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Springfield, 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	West Springfield, MA	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	West Springfield, MA	Per 100,000	3.5	0.0	3.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	34
	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	West Springfield, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Springfield, 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	West Springfield, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Springfield, 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	West Springfield, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Springfield, 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
2008	West Springfield, MA	Count	3	1	1	0	1	0
	West Springfield, MA	Per 100,000	10.9	3.6	3.6	0.0	3.6	0.0	108
	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	West Springfield, MA	Count	4	0	4	0	0	0
	West Springfield, MA	Per 100,000	14.4	0.0	14.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	143
	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	West Springfield, MA	Count	2	0	2	0	0	0
	West Springfield, MA	Per 100,000	7.1	0.0	7.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	71
	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

West Springfield, MA	2.83
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.

West Springfield, MA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	West Springfield, MA	Count	83	73	10
	West Springfield, MA	Per 100,000	288.5	253.8	34.8	2.71
	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	West Springfield, MA	Count	92	83	9
	West Springfield, MA	Per 100,000	321.2	289.7	31.4	3.05
	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	West Springfield, MA	Count	85	75	10
	West Springfield, MA	Per 100,000	296.5	261.7	34.9	2.79
	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	West Springfield, MA	Count	85	74	11
	West Springfield, MA	Per 100,000	297.6	259.1	38.5	2.78
	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	West Springfield, MA	Count	90	80	10
	West Springfield, MA	Per 100,000	323.0	287.1	35.9	3.05
	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	West Springfield, MA	Count	88	78	10
	West Springfield, MA	Per 100,000	314.5	278.8	35.7	2.97
	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	West Springfield, MA	Count	93	82	11
	West Springfield, MA	Per 100,000	337.4	297.5	39.9	3.17
	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	West Springfield, MA	Count	92	81	11
	West Springfield, MA	Per 100,000	330.3	290.8	39.5	3.11
	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	West Springfield, MA	Count	90	81	9
2005	West Springfield, MA	Count	88	80	8