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

Reading, MA Crime and Crime Rate

Basic InfoPopulation/RacesIncome/CareersHousingEducationCrime/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 Reading crime rate is lower than the Massachusetts average crime rate and is much lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #54

Reading, MA	374.42
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.

Reading, MA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2013	Reading, MA	Count	0	0	3	7	51	122	11	0
	Reading, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	11.8	27.6	200.8	480.4	43.3	0.0	287
	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	Reading, MA	Count	0	0	6	4	44	136	9	0
	Reading, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	23.8	15.9	174.4	539.2	35.7	0.0	291
	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	Reading, MA	Count	0	1	2	8	105	158	7	0
	Reading, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	4.0	8.0	32.1	421.7	634.6	28.1	0.0	448
	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	Reading, MA	Count	0	0	8	5	90	156	10	0
	Reading, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	34.4	21.5	387.4	671.5	43.0	0.0	456
	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	Reading, MA	Count	0	1	1	9	29	165	9	0
	Reading, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	4.3	4.3	38.5	123.9	705.2	38.5	0.0	324
	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	Reading, MA	Count	0	0	3	10	44	214	7	0
	Reading, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	13.0	43.4	190.8	928.2	30.4	0.0	406
	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	Reading, MA	Count	0	0	3	11	41	219	9	0
	Reading, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	13.0	47.8	178.2	952.0	39.1	0.0	414
	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	Reading, MA	Count	0	0	7	9	35	157	10	0
	Reading, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	30.0	38.6	150.2	673.7	42.9	0.0	349
	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	Reading, MA	Count	0	1	4	12	44	154	17	0
	Reading, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	4.3	17.2	51.5	188.9	661.0	73.0	0.0	395
	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

Reading, MA	13.78
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.

Reading, MA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Reading, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Reading, 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	Reading, MA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Reading, MA	Per 100,000	3.9	3.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	39
	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	Reading, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Reading, 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	Reading, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Reading, 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	Reading, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Reading, 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	Reading, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Reading, 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	Reading, MA	Count	2	0	2	0	0	0
	Reading, MA	Per 100,000	8.7	0.0	8.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	86
	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	Reading, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Reading, 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	Reading, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Reading, 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

Reading, MA	1.77
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.

Reading, MA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Reading, MA	Count	55	41	14
	Reading, MA	Per 100,000	215.4	160.5	54.8	1.88
	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	Reading, MA	Count	56	42	14
	Reading, MA	Per 100,000	220.5	165.4	55.1	1.93
	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	Reading, MA	Count	52	39	13
	Reading, MA	Per 100,000	206.2	154.6	51.5	1.80
	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	Reading, MA	Count	53	40	13
	Reading, MA	Per 100,000	212.9	160.7	52.2	1.87
	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	Reading, MA	Count	49	40	9
	Reading, MA	Per 100,000	210.9	172.2	38.7	1.92
	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	Reading, MA	Count	51	39	12
	Reading, MA	Per 100,000	218.0	166.7	51.3	1.92
	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	Reading, MA	Count	49	37	12
	Reading, MA	Per 100,000	212.5	160.5	52.0	1.87
	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	Reading, MA	Count	51	39	12
	Reading, MA	Per 100,000	221.7	169.5	52.2	1.96
	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	Reading, MA	Count	49	39	10
2005	Reading, MA	Count	47	38	9