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

Crime Index, #82

Scituate, MA	473.62
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.

Scituate, MA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Scituate, MA	Count	0	1	1	22	23	75	7	2
	Scituate, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	5.4	5.4	119.7	125.1	407.9	38.1	10.9	339
	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	Scituate, MA	Count	0	3	3	18	26	105	4	0
	Scituate, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	16.5	16.5	98.7	142.6	576.0	21.9	0.0	432
	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	Scituate, MA	Count	0	2	1	20	34	169	5	6
	Scituate, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	10.9	5.4	108.7	184.8	918.7	27.2	32.6	509
	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	Scituate, MA	Count	0	1	5	32	51	135	11	1
	Scituate, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	5.5	27.4	175.4	279.5	740.0	60.3	5.5	599
	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	Scituate, MA	Count	0	2	0	30	49	158	16	0
	Scituate, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	11.0	0.0	165.4	270.1	870.9	88.2	0.0	617
	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	Scituate, MA	Count	0	0	2	23	66	159	19	4
	Scituate, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	11.1	127.6	366.0	881.8	105.4	22.2	601
	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	Scituate, MA	Count	0	2	1	16	46	140	10	2
	Scituate, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	11.2	5.6	89.5	257.3	783.0	55.9	11.2	507
	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	Scituate, MA	Count	0	0	0	12	50	113	4	1
	Scituate, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	66.2	276.0	623.8	22.1	5.5	371
	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	Scituate, MA	Count	0	0	0	18	41	103	7	0
	Scituate, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	98.7	224.9	565.0	38.4	0.0	372
	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	Scituate, MA	Count	0	0	0	20	32	114	12	1
	Scituate, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	110.2	176.4	628.3	66.1	5.5	389
	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

Scituate, MA	6.00
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.

Scituate, MA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Scituate, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Scituate, 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	Scituate, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Scituate, 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	Scituate, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Scituate, 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	Scituate, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Scituate, 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	Scituate, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Scituate, 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	Scituate, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Scituate, 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	Scituate, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Scituate, 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	Scituate, MA	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Scituate, MA	Per 100,000	5.5	0.0	0.0	5.5	0.0	0.0	55
	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	Scituate, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Scituate, 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

Scituate, MA	1.58
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.

Scituate, MA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Scituate, MA	Count	33	28	5
	Scituate, MA	Per 100,000	179.5	152.3	27.2	1.66
	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	Scituate, MA	Count	33	29	4
	Scituate, MA	Per 100,000	181.0	159.1	21.9	1.70
	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	Scituate, MA	Count	35	30	5
	Scituate, MA	Per 100,000	190.3	163.1	27.2	1.77
	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	Scituate, MA	Count	31	27	4
	Scituate, MA	Per 100,000	169.9	148.0	21.9	1.59
	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	Scituate, MA	Count	35	28	7
	Scituate, MA	Per 100,000	192.9	154.3	38.6	1.74
	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	Scituate, MA	Count	31	27	4
	Scituate, MA	Per 100,000	171.9	149.7	22.2	1.61
	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	Scituate, MA	Count	35	30	5
	Scituate, MA	Per 100,000	195.8	167.8	28.0	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	Scituate, MA	Count	35	30	5
	Scituate, MA	Per 100,000	193.2	165.6	27.6	1.79
	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	Scituate, MA	Count	35	30	5
2005	Scituate, MA	Count	37	31	6