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The Somerville crime rate is about the same as the Massachusetts average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #254

Somerville, MA	1,322.16
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.

Somerville, MA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Somerville, MA	Count	1	10	58	144	192	923	109	4
	Somerville, MA	Per 100,000	1.3	12.5	72.7	180.5	240.6	1,156.7	136.6	5.0	849
	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	Somerville, MA	Count	0	18	51	122	426	998	101	21
	Somerville, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	23.1	65.6	156.9	547.8	1,283.3	129.9	27.0	1,032
	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	Somerville, MA	Count	0	23	82	164	348	1,248	128	3
	Somerville, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	29.8	106.2	212.4	450.8	1,616.6	165.8	3.9	1,233
	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	Somerville, MA	Count	0	17	90	175	415	1,178	149	3
	Somerville, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	22.3	118.1	229.6	544.5	1,545.6	195.5	3.9	1,275
	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	Somerville, MA	Count	0	12	71	155	486	1,274	165	5
	Somerville, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	15.9	93.9	205.1	643.0	1,685.5	218.3	6.6	1,278
	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	Somerville, MA	Count	3	7	104	198	494	1,301	160	4
	Somerville, MA	Per 100,000	4.0	9.3	138.5	263.6	657.7	1,732.1	213.0	5.3	1,446
	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	Somerville, MA	Count	2	20	112	170	450	1,614	249	7
	Somerville, MA	Per 100,000	2.7	27.0	151.3	229.7	608.0	2,180.7	336.4	9.5	1,650
	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	Somerville, MA	Count	1	17	119	152	436	1,533	283	2
	Somerville, MA	Per 100,000	1.3	22.9	160.5	205.0	587.9	2,067.3	381.6	2.7	1,582
	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	Somerville, MA	Count	2	19	129	172	434	1,204	316	6
	Somerville, MA	Per 100,000	2.7	25.2	171.1	228.1	575.5	1,596.5	419.0	8.0	1,547
	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	Somerville, MA	Count	1	7	139	115	521	833	319	3
	Somerville, MA	Per 100,000	1.3	9.3	184.3	152.5	690.9	1,104.6	423.0	4.0	1,329
	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

Somerville, MA	16.00
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.

Somerville, MA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2013	Somerville, MA	Count	2	0	0	1	1	0
	Somerville, MA	Per 100,000	2.6	0.0	0.0	1.3	1.3	0.0	25
	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	Somerville, MA	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Somerville, MA	Per 100,000	2.6	2.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	25
	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	Somerville, MA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Somerville, MA	Per 100,000	1.3	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	13
	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	Somerville, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Somerville, 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	Somerville, MA	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Somerville, MA	Per 100,000	1.3	0.0	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	13
	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	Somerville, MA	Count	2	1	0	0	1	0
	Somerville, MA	Per 100,000	2.7	1.4	0.0	0.0	1.4	0.0	27
	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	Somerville, MA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Somerville, MA	Per 100,000	1.3	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	13
	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	Somerville, MA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Somerville, MA	Per 100,000	1.3	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	13
	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

Somerville, MA	1.66
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.

Somerville, MA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Somerville, MA	Count	137	127	10
	Somerville, MA	Per 100,000	171.7	159.2	12.5	1.65
	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	Somerville, MA	Count	139	125	14
	Somerville, MA	Per 100,000	178.7	160.7	18.0	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	Somerville, MA	Count	138	125	13
	Somerville, MA	Per 100,000	178.8	161.9	16.8	1.70
	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	Somerville, MA	Count	152	126	26
	Somerville, MA	Per 100,000	199.4	165.3	34.1	1.82
	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	Somerville, MA	Count	147	122	25
	Somerville, MA	Per 100,000	194.5	161.4	33.1	1.78
	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	Somerville, MA	Count	153	128	25
	Somerville, MA	Per 100,000	203.7	170.4	33.3	1.87
	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	Somerville, MA	Count	153	128	25
	Somerville, MA	Per 100,000	206.7	172.9	33.8	1.90
	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	Somerville, MA	Count	149	127	22
	Somerville, MA	Per 100,000	200.9	171.3	29.7	1.86
	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	Somerville, MA	Count	153	130	23
2005	Somerville, MA	Count	137	112	25