USA.com / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Ashland, MA / Crime and Crime Rate

Ashland, MA Crime and Crime Rate

Basic InfoEducationCrime/Crime RateOthers

Hot Rankings

Fastest / Slowest Growing Cities Nearby

Best / Worst Cities by Crime Rate Nearby

Richest / Poorest Cities by Income Nearby

Expensive / Cheapest Homes Nearby

Most / Least Educated Cities Nearby

Fastest / Slowest Growing Cities in MA

High / Low MA Cities by Males Employed

High / Low MA Cities by Females Employed

Best / Worst Cities by Crime Rate in MA

Richest / Poorest Cities by Income in MA

Expensive / Cheapest Homes by City in MA

Most / Least Educated Cities in MA

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

Crime Index, #98

Ashland, MA	518.01
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.

Ashland, MA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Ashland, MA	Count	0	1	4	10	33	96	8	0
	Ashland, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	5.8	23.1	57.7	190.4	553.9	46.2	0.0	378
	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	Ashland, MA	Count	0	2	0	16	91	109	6	0
	Ashland, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	11.7	0.0	93.2	530.2	635.1	35.0	0.0	593
	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	Ashland, MA	Count	0	3	3	8	56	74	13	1
	Ashland, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	17.7	17.7	47.3	331.0	437.5	76.9	5.9	476
	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	Ashland, MA	Count	0	3	2	14	53	98	9	1
	Ashland, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	18.0	12.0	83.9	317.5	587.0	53.9	6.0	524
	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	Ashland, MA	Count	0	2	0	25	50	119	12	0
	Ashland, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	13.1	0.0	163.6	327.2	778.8	78.5	0.0	627
	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	Ashland, MA	Count	0	4	0	13	44	115	7	4
	Ashland, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	24.7	0.0	80.4	272.2	711.5	43.3	24.7	541
	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	Ashland, MA	Count	0	3	1	16	56	98	9	0
	Ashland, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	18.8	6.3	100.5	351.6	615.3	56.5	0.0	562
	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	Ashland, MA	Count	0	5	5	16	25	50	9	2
	Ashland, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	31.6	31.6	101.2	158.0	316.1	56.9	12.6	494
	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	Ashland, MA	Count	0	7	0	19	26	43	7	1
	Ashland, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	44.7	0.0	121.5	166.2	274.9	44.7	6.4	520
	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	Ashland, MA	Count	0	7	1	13	17	48	4	2
	Ashland, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	45.2	6.5	84.0	109.8	310.0	25.8	12.9	466
	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

Ashland, MA		-0.11
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.

Ashland, MA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Ashland, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ashland, 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	Ashland, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ashland, 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	Ashland, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ashland, 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	Ashland, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ashland, 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	Ashland, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ashland, 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	Ashland, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ashland, 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	Ashland, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ashland, 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	Ashland, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ashland, 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	Ashland, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ashland, 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

Ashland, MA	1.62
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.

Ashland, MA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Ashland, MA	Count	32	26	6
	Ashland, MA	Per 100,000	184.6	150.0	34.6	1.67
	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	Ashland, MA	Count	28	21	7
	Ashland, MA	Per 100,000	163.2	122.4	40.8	1.43
	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	Ashland, MA	Count	32	26	6
	Ashland, MA	Per 100,000	189.2	153.7	35.5	1.71
	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	Ashland, MA	Count	33	27	6
	Ashland, MA	Per 100,000	197.7	161.7	35.9	1.80
	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	Ashland, MA	Count	32	26	6
	Ashland, MA	Per 100,000	209.4	170.2	39.3	1.90
	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	Ashland, MA	Count	31	26	5
	Ashland, MA	Per 100,000	191.8	160.9	30.9	1.76
	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	Ashland, MA	Count	31	27	4
	Ashland, MA	Per 100,000	194.6	169.5	25.1	1.82
	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	Ashland, MA	Count	31	27	4
	Ashland, MA	Per 100,000	196.0	170.7	25.3	1.83
	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	Ashland, MA	Count	31	27	4
2005	Ashland, MA	Count	31	26	5