Massachusetts Crime
Index
Rates Per 100,000
Inhabitants
Forcible
Aggravated
Larceny-
Vehicle
Year
Population
Index
Violent
Property
Murder
Rape
Robbery
assault
Burglary
Theft
Theft
1960
5,148,578
1,219.1
48.8
1,170.3
1.4
4.8
20.4
22.1
309.2
650.1
211.1
1961
5,234,000
1,462.7
53.1
1,409.7
1.5
5.6
20.4
25.7
376.1
762.0
271.6
1962
5,161,000
1,629.7
62.1
1,567.5
1.8
5.0
25.8
29.5
410.4
853.5
303.6
1963
5,218,000
1,725.9
66.2
1,659.7
1.9
4.5
27.0
32.7
443.1
850.6
366.0
1964
5,338,000
1,987.6
85.4
1,902.2
2.0
6.0
30.6
46.8
529.7
920.4
452.1
1965
5,348,000
2,121.4
98.5
2,022.9
2.4
5.4
40.0
50.7
554.5
934.9
533.5
1966
5,383,000
2,275.3
115.2
2,160.1
2.4
6.4
46.0
60.5
619.1
989.1
551.8
1967
5,421,000
2,482.1
127.6
2,354.5
2.8
7.6
52.0
65.2
675.5
1,011.6
667.4
1968
5,437,000
3,067.9
164.0
2,903.9
3.5
9.5
74.3
76.7
868.3
1,229.0
806.6
1969
5,467,000
3,478.6
187.9
3,290.7
3.5
10.8
90.6
82.9
1,032.6
1,399.3
858.8
1970
5,689,170
3,746.3
202.9
3,543.4
3.5
12.0
99.5
87.9
1,134.1
1,531.2
878.1
1971
5,758,000
4,347.6
266.0
4,081.5
3.8
12.4
140.1
109.6
1,339.8
1,756.9
984.9
1972
5,787,000
4,107.1
295.2
3,811.8
3.7
13.5
152.8
125.2
1,242.3
1,597.1
972.4
1973
5,818,000
4,521.0
351.9
4,169.1
4.4
16.3
182.0
149.3
1,330.3
1,729.2
1,109.6
1974
5,800,000
5,382.9
388.7
4,994.2
4.4
15.6
212.4
156.3
1,549.8
2,078.8
1,365.6
1975
5,828,000
6,077.8
442.6
5,635.3
4.2
19.2
227.0
192.2
1,712.5
2,351.7
1,571.1
1976
5,809,000
5,820.9
399.2
5,421.7
3.3
17.7
180.2
198.0
1,662.1
2,446.8
1,312.7
1977
5,782,000
5,409.0
425.3
4,983.7
3.1
20.8
169.9
231.6
1,532.2
2,311.3
1,140.1
1978
5,774,000
5,350.4
462.0
4,888.5
3.7
22.6
172.3
263.3
1,515.1
2,277.8
1,095.6
1979
5,769,000
5,917.9
531.3
5,386.7
3.7
24.8
203.2
299.6
1,604.6
2,637.1
1,144.9
1980
5,728,288
6,079.1
601.3
5,477.8
4.1
27.3
235.5
334.4
1,740.4
2,685.8
1,051.6
1981
5,770,000
5,835.4
628.6
5,206.7
3.6
27.4
270.9
326.7
1,647.8
2,559.6
999.3
1982
5,781,000
5,503.7
571.4
4,932.4
3.8
25.3
213.8
328.5
1,422.1
2,541.7
968.6
1983
5,767,000
5,010.8
576.8
4,434.0
3.5
25.9
208.5
338.9
1,253.5
2,321.5
858.9
1984
5,798,000
4,588.4
523.7
4,064.8
3.6
28.1
174.6
317.4
1,099.6
2,125.1
840.0
1985
5,822,000
4,757.8
538.2
4,219.6
3.5
29.8
188.5
316.5
1,120.4
2,234.4
864.8
1986
5,832,000
4,723.3
556.9
4,166.5
3.6
29.7
192.7
330.9
1,070.9
2,189.1
906.5
1987
5,855,000
4,733.8
564.6
4,169.2
3.0
31.9
177.3
352.5
1,059.9
2,185.1
924.2
1988
5,871,000
4,990.9
619.6
4,371.3
3.5
32.0
176.3
407.8
1,061.3
2,417.5
892.5
1989
5,913,000
5,136.0
675.0
4,461.0
4.3
31.8
202.6
436.3
1,065.5
2,484.8
910.7
1990
6,016,425
5,297.9
736.3
4,561.5
4.0
33.7
217.1
481.4
1,112.7
2,525.3
923.6
1991
5,996,000
5,322.3
736.1
4,586.2
4.2
32.1
194.6
505.2
1,167.1
2,500.5
918.7
1992
5,998,000
5,002.9
779.0
4,223.8
3.6
36.1
184.4
555.0
1,072.3
2,361.0
790.5
1993
6,012,000
4,893.9
804.9
4,089.0
3.9
33.4
175.7
592.0
1,001.7
2,271.3
816.1
1994
6,041,000
4,441.0
707.6
3,733.4
3.5
30.2
168.2
505.7
881.0
2,151.3
701.0
1995
6,074,000
4,341.6
687.2
3,654.4
3.6
29.0
150.4
504.2
817.7
2,232.2
604.5
1996
6,092,000
3,837.1
642.2
3,194.9
2.6
29.0
127.7
482.9
704.1
1,962.6
528.2
1997
6,118,000
3,675.2
644.2
3,031.0
1.9
26.9
109.1
506.2
661.8
1,887.8
481.4
1998
6,147,000
3,435.9
621.3
2,814.6
2.0
27.4
96.6
495.2
607.3
1777.7
429.5
1999
6,175,169
3,262.4
551.0
2,711.5
2.0
26.9
96.0
426.0
533.8
1,762.6
415.0
2000
6,349,097
3,026.1
476.1
2,550.0
2.0
26.7
91.6
355.9
482.0
1,660.5
407.6
2001
6,401,164
3,087.9
477.8
2,610.1
2.2
29.0
101.2
345.4
506.6
1,668.8
434.7
2002
6,421,800
3,097.1
484.9
2,612.2
2.7
27.7
111.6
342.9
517.7
1,680.6
414.0
2003
6,420,357
3,909.0
473.1
2,562.8
2.2
28.8
124.8
317.4
544.6
1620.9
397.3
2004
6,416,505
2,918.5
458.8
2,459.7
2.6
28.0
116.4
311.7
537.2
1,578.8
343.7
2005
6,433,367
2,820.2
460.8
2,358.4
2.8
27.2
121.8
309.0
539.8
1,524.5
294.1
2006
6,437,193
2,820.2
447.0
2,391.0
2.9
27.1
125.0
292.1
546.5
1,565.4
279.0
In
the year 2000 Massachusetts had an estimated population of 6,349,097
which ranked the state as having the 13th in population. For that year
the State of Massachusetts had a total Crime Index of 3,026.1 reported
incidents per 100,000 people. This ranked the state as having the 42nd
highest total Crime Index. For Violent Crime Massachusetts had a
reported incident rate of 476.1 per 100,000 people. This ranked the
state as having the 21st highest occurrence for Violent Crime among the
states. For crimes against Property, the state had a reported incident
rate of 2,550.0 per 100,000 people, which ranked as the state 44th
highest. Also in the year 2000 Massachusetts had 2.0 Murders per
100,000 people, ranking the state as having the 41st highest rate for
Murder. Massachusetts’s 26.7 reported Forced Rapes per
100,000 people, ranked the state 36th highest. For Robbery, per 100,000
people, Massachusetts’s rate was 91.6 which ranked the state
as having the 27th highest for Robbery. The state also had 355.9
Aggravated Assaults for every 100,000 people, which indexed the state
as having the 14th highest position for this crime among the states.
For every 100,000 people there were 482.0 Burglaries, which ranks
Massachusetts as having the 41st highest standing among the states.
Larceny -Theft was reported 1,660.5 times per hundred thousand people
in Massachusetts which standing is the 49th highest among the states.
Vehicle Theft occurred 407.6 times per 100,000 people, which fixed the
state as having the 16th highest for vehicle theft among the states.
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