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

Crime Index, #59

Merrimac, MA	398.19
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.

Merrimac, MA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2013	Merrimac, MA	Count	0	0	1	10	24	29	3	0
	Merrimac, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	15.2	151.7	364.2	440.1	45.5	0.0	489
	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	Merrimac, MA	Count	0	1	0	6	19	37	2	0
	Merrimac, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	15.5	0.0	93.1	294.8	574.0	31.0	0.0	477
	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
2009	Merrimac, MA	Count	0	2	1	8	3	23	4	1
	Merrimac, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	30.6	15.3	122.4	45.9	351.8	61.2	15.3	441
	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	Merrimac, MA	Count	0	1	0	1	17	12	3	2
	Merrimac, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	15.5	0.0	15.5	263.2	185.8	46.4	31.0	296
	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	Merrimac, MA	Count	0	2	0	2	12	20	0	3
	Merrimac, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	31.2	0.0	31.2	186.9	311.5	0.0	46.7	361
	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	Merrimac, MA	Count	0	1	0	4	21	35	5	1
	Merrimac, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	15.6	0.0	62.5	328.2	547.0	78.1	15.6	481
	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	Merrimac, MA	Count	0	0	0	3	12	17	4	1
	Merrimac, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	47.6	190.4	269.7	63.5	15.9	243
	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

Merrimac, MA	18.50
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.

Merrimac, MA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Merrimac, MA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Merrimac, MA	Per 100,000	14.9	14.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	149
	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	Merrimac, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Merrimac, 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	Merrimac, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Merrimac, 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	Merrimac, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Merrimac, 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
2009	Merrimac, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Merrimac, 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	Merrimac, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Merrimac, 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	Merrimac, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Merrimac, 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	Merrimac, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Merrimac, 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

Merrimac, MA	1.14
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.

Merrimac, MA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Merrimac, MA	Count	9	7	2
	Merrimac, MA	Per 100,000	134.4	104.5	29.9	1.19
	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	Merrimac, MA	Count	10	7	3
	Merrimac, MA	Per 100,000	151.7	106.2	45.5	1.29
	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	Merrimac, MA	Count	9	5	4
	Merrimac, MA	Per 100,000	139.6	77.6	62.1	1.09
	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	Merrimac, MA	Count	10	6	4
	Merrimac, MA	Per 100,000	156.8	94.1	62.7	1.25
	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	Merrimac, MA	Count	11	7	4
	Merrimac, MA	Per 100,000	167.1	106.3	60.8	1.37
	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
2008	Merrimac, MA	Count	11	7	4
	Merrimac, MA	Per 100,000	170.3	108.4	61.9	1.39
	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	Merrimac, MA	Count	11	7	4
	Merrimac, MA	Per 100,000	171.3	109.0	62.3	1.40
	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	Merrimac, MA	Count	11	7	4
2005	Merrimac, MA	Count	8	6	2