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The Springfield crime rate is much higher than the Massachusetts average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #302

Springfield, MA	3,621.20
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.

Springfield, MA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Springfield, MA	Count	13	94	583	972	1,793	3,478	632	55
	Springfield, MA	Per 100,000	8.5	61.1	379.1	632.1	1,166.1	2,261.9	411.0	35.8	2,989
	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	Springfield, MA	Count	22	89	598	964	2,360	4,018	735	56
	Springfield, MA	Per 100,000	14.3	57.9	389.4	627.7	1,536.6	2,616.1	478.6	36.5	3,380
	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	Springfield, MA	Count	11	39	542	1,014	2,317	3,947	760	68
	Springfield, MA	Per 100,000	7.1	25.2	350.8	656.2	1,499.5	2,554.4	491.9	44.0	3,052
	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	Springfield, MA	Count	20	31	532	998	2,499	4,072	794	55
	Springfield, MA	Per 100,000	13.0	20.1	345.5	648.1	1,622.8	2,644.3	515.6	35.7	3,194
	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	Springfield, MA	Count	16	129	587	1,358	2,660	4,015	872	66
	Springfield, MA	Per 100,000	10.4	83.6	380.4	880.0	1,723.8	2,601.8	565.1	42.8	3,821
	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	Springfield, MA	Count	16	116	581	1,216	2,068	4,615	835	50
	Springfield, MA	Per 100,000	10.4	75.6	378.4	792.0	1,346.9	3,005.9	543.9	32.6	3,592
	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	Springfield, MA	Count	14	117	567	1,200	2,002	4,432	902	61
	Springfield, MA	Per 100,000	9.3	77.4	374.9	793.4	1,323.6	2,930.3	596.4	40.3	3,576
	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	Springfield, MA	Count	20	91	690	1,267	2,027	4,694	1,221	63
	Springfield, MA	Per 100,000	13.2	60.2	456.7	838.7	1,341.7	3,107.1	808.2	41.7	3,877
	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	Springfield, MA	Count	15	115	682	1,448	2,178	4,963	1,606	75
	Springfield, MA	Per 100,000	9.8	75.3	446.8	948.6	1,426.8	3,251.4	1,052.1	49.1	4,198
	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	Springfield, MA	Count	18	109	771	1,793	2,141	4,974	1,588	59
	Springfield, MA	Per 100,000	11.9	71.9	508.3	1,182.2	1,411.6	3,279.5	1,047.0	38.9	4,533
	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

Springfield, MA	21.22
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.

Springfield, MA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Springfield, MA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Springfield, MA	Per 100,000	0.7	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	6
	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	Springfield, MA	Count	4	1	0	2	1	0
	Springfield, MA	Per 100,000	2.6	0.7	0.0	1.3	0.7	0.0	26
	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	Springfield, MA	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Springfield, MA	Per 100,000	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.6	0.0	0.0	6
	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	Springfield, MA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Springfield, MA	Per 100,000	0.6	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	6
	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	Springfield, MA	Count	11	3	0	5	3	0
	Springfield, MA	Per 100,000	7.1	1.9	0.0	3.2	1.9	0.0	71
	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	Springfield, MA	Count	5	1	1	0	3	0
	Springfield, MA	Per 100,000	3.3	0.7	0.7	0.0	2.0	0.0	32
	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	Springfield, MA	Count	2	1	0	1	0	0
	Springfield, MA	Per 100,000	1.3	0.7	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	13
	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	Springfield, MA	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Springfield, 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	Springfield, MA	Count	3	0	1	2	0	0
	Springfield, MA	Per 100,000	2.0	0.0	0.7	1.3	0.0	0.0	19
	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

Springfield, MA	3.01
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.

Springfield, MA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Springfield, MA	Count	518	435	83
	Springfield, MA	Per 100,000	336.9	282.9	54.0	3.10
	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	Springfield, MA	Count	500	442	58
	Springfield, MA	Per 100,000	325.6	287.8	37.8	3.07
	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	Springfield, MA	Count	413	368	45
	Springfield, MA	Per 100,000	267.3	238.2	29.1	2.53
	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	Springfield, MA	Count	550	456	94
	Springfield, MA	Per 100,000	357.2	296.1	61.0	3.27
	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	Springfield, MA	Count	536	436	100
	Springfield, MA	Per 100,000	347.3	282.5	64.8	3.15
	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	Springfield, MA	Count	539	450	89
	Springfield, MA	Per 100,000	351.1	293.1	58.0	3.22
	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	Springfield, MA	Count	568	467	101
	Springfield, MA	Per 100,000	375.5	308.8	66.8	3.42
	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	Springfield, MA	Count	546	450	96
	Springfield, MA	Per 100,000	361.4	297.9	63.5	3.30
	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	Springfield, MA	Count	541	445	96
2005	Springfield, MA	Count	527	447	80