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Essex, MA Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #67

Essex, MA	425.05
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.

Essex, MA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Essex, MA	Count	0	NA	0	0	8	27	0	NA
	Essex, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	0.0	0.0	219.8	741.8	0.0	NA	295
	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	Essex, MA	Count	0	NA	0	0	7	19	3	NA
	Essex, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	0.0	0.0	193.5	525.2	82.9	NA	269
	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	Essex, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	4	22	1	NA
	Essex, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	112.3	617.6	28.1	NA	225
	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	Essex, MA	Count	0	1	1	1	14	26	0	0
	Essex, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	28.4	28.4	28.4	397.2	737.6	0.0	0.0	596
	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	Essex, MA	Count	0	0	0	1	12	29	0	0
	Essex, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	30.2	362.5	876.1	0.0	0.0	431
	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	Essex, MA	Count	0	0	1	4	25	27	0	NA
	Essex, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	29.7	118.7	742.1	801.4	0.0	NA	735
	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

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Essex, MA	2.52
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.

Essex, MA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Essex, MA	Count	9	8	1
	Essex, MA	Per 100,000	247.3	219.8	27.5	2.34
	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	Essex, MA	Count	8	7	1
	Essex, MA	Per 100,000	221.1	193.5	27.6	2.07
	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	Essex, MA	Count	12	8	4
	Essex, MA	Per 100,000	336.9	224.6	112.3	2.81
	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	Essex, MA	Count	12	8	4
	Essex, MA	Per 100,000	340.4	227.0	113.5	2.84
	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	Essex, MA	Count	12	8	4
	Essex, MA	Per 100,000	362.5	241.7	120.8	3.02
	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	Essex, MA	Count	8	7	1
	Essex, MA	Per 100,000	237.5	207.8	29.7	2.23
	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	Essex, MA	Count	12	7	5
	Essex, MA	Per 100,000	360.6	210.3	150.2	2.85
	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	Essex, MA	Count	12	8	4
	Essex, MA	Per 100,000	360.6	240.4	120.2	3.00
	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	Essex, MA	Count	12	8	4
2005	Essex, MA	Count	9	8	1