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

Crime Index, #83

Acton, MA	474.00
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.

Acton, MA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Acton, MA	Count	0	2	0	15	27	147	5	0
	Acton, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	8.6	0.0	64.7	116.4	633.8	21.6	0.0	335
	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	Acton, MA	Count	0	1	2	5	31	144	3	0
	Acton, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	4.4	8.7	21.9	135.5	629.6	13.1	0.0	289
	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	Acton, MA	Count	0	4	1	18	37	202	2	0
	Acton, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	17.9	4.5	80.5	165.6	903.8	8.9	0.0	490
	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	Acton, MA	Count	0	0	2	31	23	173	5	0
	Acton, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	9.1	140.5	104.3	784.3	22.7	0.0	414
	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	Acton, MA	Count	1	2	1	20	43	167	7	0
	Acton, MA	Per 100,000	4.7	9.5	4.7	94.8	203.9	791.8	33.2	0.0	537
	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	Acton, MA	Count	0	2	1	11	31	131	5	0
	Acton, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	9.5	4.7	52.1	146.9	620.7	23.7	0.0	347
	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	Acton, MA	Count	0	5	2	14	46	223	4	0
	Acton, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	24.0	9.6	67.3	221.2	1,072.4	19.2	0.0	590
	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	Acton, MA	Count	0	3	4	23	34	243	6	0
	Acton, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	14.5	19.4	111.5	164.9	1,178.5	29.1	0.0	605
	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	Acton, MA	Count	0	6	3	2	58	300	14	5
	Acton, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	29.0	14.5	9.7	280.4	1,450.3	67.7	24.2	714
	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	Acton, MA	Count	0	2	1	0	40	203	8	1
	Acton, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	9.7	4.9	0.0	194.1	985.3	38.8	4.9	419
	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

Acton, MA	158.89
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.

Acton, MA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Acton, MA	Count	3	0	3	0	0	0
	Acton, MA	Per 100,000	12.9	0.0	12.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	129
	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	Acton, MA	Count	3	3	0	0	0	0
	Acton, MA	Per 100,000	13.1	13.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	131
	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	Acton, MA	Count	3	1	1	0	1	0
	Acton, MA	Per 100,000	13.4	4.5	4.5	0.0	4.5	0.0	134
	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	Acton, MA	Count	6	1	5	0	0	0
	Acton, MA	Per 100,000	27.2	4.5	22.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	272
	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	Acton, MA	Count	3	2	1	0	0	0
	Acton, MA	Per 100,000	14.2	9.5	4.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	142
	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	Acton, MA	Count	3	1	2	0	0	0
	Acton, MA	Per 100,000	14.2	4.7	9.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	142
	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	Acton, MA	Count	4	2	2	0	0	0
	Acton, MA	Per 100,000	19.2	9.6	9.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	192
	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	Acton, MA	Count	4	2	1	1	0	0
	Acton, MA	Per 100,000	19.4	9.7	4.8	4.8	0.0	0.0	193
	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	Acton, MA	Count	2	1	1	0	0	0
	Acton, MA	Per 100,000	9.7	4.8	4.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	96
	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

Acton, MA	1.67
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.

Acton, MA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Acton, MA	Count	45	35	10
	Acton, MA	Per 100,000	194.0	150.9	43.1	1.72
	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	Acton, MA	Count	45	35	10
	Acton, MA	Per 100,000	196.8	153.0	43.7	1.75
	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	Acton, MA	Count	45	35	10
	Acton, MA	Per 100,000	201.4	156.6	44.7	1.79
	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	Acton, MA	Count	45	35	10
	Acton, MA	Per 100,000	204.0	158.7	45.3	1.81
	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	Acton, MA	Count	43	33	10
	Acton, MA	Per 100,000	203.9	156.5	47.4	1.80
	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	Acton, MA	Count	43	35	8
	Acton, MA	Per 100,000	203.8	165.8	37.9	1.85
	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	Acton, MA	Count	42	33	9
	Acton, MA	Per 100,000	202.0	158.7	43.3	1.80
	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	Acton, MA	Count	43	33	10
	Acton, MA	Per 100,000	208.5	160.0	48.5	1.84
	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	Acton, MA	Count	42	33	9
2005	Acton, MA	Count	43	33	10