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

Crime Index, #148

Brookline, MA	664.43
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.

Brookline, MA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Brookline, MA	Count	0	1	17	148	92	661	12	0
	Brookline, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	1.7	28.6	249.1	154.8	1,112.6	20.2	0.0	666
	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	Brookline, MA	Count	0	6	16	63	107	549	20	1
	Brookline, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	10.1	26.9	106.1	180.2	924.5	33.7	1.7	535
	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	Brookline, MA	Count	0	4	31	47	148	637	18	0
	Brookline, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	6.7	52.0	78.8	248.1	1,067.8	30.2	0.0	596
	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	Brookline, MA	Count	0	1	29	94	178	634	20	0
	Brookline, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	1.7	49.1	159.1	301.2	1,072.9	33.8	0.0	677
	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	Brookline, MA	Count	0	3	30	128	149	656	23	2
	Brookline, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	5.4	53.8	229.6	267.3	1,176.7	41.3	3.6	786
	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	Brookline, MA	Count	0	4	30	NA	103	636	24	3
	Brookline, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	7.2	54.2	NA	185.9	1,148.0	43.3	5.4	519
	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	Brookline, MA	Count	0	3	30	NA	156	683	22	2
	Brookline, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	5.5	55.0	NA	286.1	1,252.6	40.3	3.7	587
	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	Brookline, MA	Count	0	1	36	92	161	809	38	NA
	Brookline, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	1.8	65.5	167.3	292.9	1,471.6	69.1	NA	824
	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
2005	Brookline, MA	Count	0	7	59	NA	219	749	45	NA
	Brookline, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	12.5	105.3	NA	390.8	1,336.7	80.3	NA	790
	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

Brookline, MA	30.78
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.

Brookline, MA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Brookline, MA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Brookline, MA	Per 100,000	1.7	1.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	16
	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	Brookline, MA	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Brookline, MA	Per 100,000	1.7	0.0	1.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	16
	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	Brookline, MA	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Brookline, MA	Per 100,000	1.7	0.0	1.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	16
	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	Brookline, MA	Count	3	0	2	1	0	0
	Brookline, MA	Per 100,000	5.1	0.0	3.4	1.7	0.0	0.0	50
	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	Brookline, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Brookline, 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	Brookline, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Brookline, 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	Brookline, MA	Count	4	1	3	0	0	0
	Brookline, MA	Per 100,000	7.3	1.8	5.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	73
	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	Brookline, MA	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Brookline, MA	Per 100,000	3.6	3.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	36
	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	Brookline, MA	Count	4	3	1	0	0	0
	Brookline, MA	Per 100,000	7.2	5.4	1.8	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

Brookline, MA	2.39
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.

Brookline, MA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Brookline, MA	Count	172	132	40
	Brookline, MA	Per 100,000	289.5	222.2	67.3	2.56
	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	Brookline, MA	Count	143	131	12
	Brookline, MA	Per 100,000	240.8	220.6	20.2	2.31
	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	Brookline, MA	Count	183	130	53
	Brookline, MA	Per 100,000	306.7	217.9	88.8	2.62
	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	Brookline, MA	Count	148	126	22
	Brookline, MA	Per 100,000	250.5	213.2	37.2	2.32
	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	Brookline, MA	Count	154	127	27
	Brookline, MA	Per 100,000	276.2	227.8	48.4	2.52
	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	Brookline, MA	Count	164	129	35
	Brookline, MA	Per 100,000	296.0	232.9	63.2	2.64
	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	Brookline, MA	Count	155	132	23
	Brookline, MA	Per 100,000	284.3	242.1	42.2	2.63
	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	Brookline, MA	Count	148	125	23
	Brookline, MA	Per 100,000	269.2	227.4	41.8	2.48
	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	Brookline, MA	Count	156	136	20
2005	Brookline, MA	Count	160	140	20