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

Crime Index, #238

Stoughton, MA	1,132.10
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.

Stoughton, MA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Stoughton, MA	Count	0	7	17	71	96	358	28	0
	Stoughton, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	24.6	59.8	249.6	337.4	1,258.3	98.4	0.0	995
	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	Stoughton, MA	Count	1	9	15	55	74	422	36	0
	Stoughton, MA	Per 100,000	3.5	31.9	53.2	195.1	262.5	1,497.2	127.7	0.0	1,057
	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	Stoughton, MA	Count	0	2	16	71	100	459	44	4
	Stoughton, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	7.3	58.4	259.2	365.1	1,675.7	160.6	14.6	1,066
	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	Stoughton, MA	Count	0	3	23	90	129	427	34	6
	Stoughton, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	11.1	84.8	331.8	475.6	1,574.1	125.3	22.1	1,209
	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	Stoughton, MA	Count	2	5	21	83	179	388	34	1
	Stoughton, MA	Per 100,000	7.4	18.6	78.2	308.9	666.3	1,444.2	126.6	3.7	1,389
	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
2008	Stoughton, MA	Count	0	8	22	58	197	276	27	0
	Stoughton, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	29.7	81.7	215.4	731.7	1,025.1	100.3	0.0	1,159
	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	Stoughton, MA	Count	0	4	13	88	154	230	39	2
	Stoughton, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	14.9	48.5	328.2	574.3	857.8	145.4	7.5	1,050
	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

Hate Crime Index

Stoughton, MA	27.00
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.

Stoughton, MA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Stoughton, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Stoughton, 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	Stoughton, MA	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Stoughton, MA	Per 100,000	3.5	0.0	3.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	35
	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	Stoughton, MA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Stoughton, MA	Per 100,000	3.7	3.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	36
	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	Stoughton, MA	Count	1	0	0	0	0	1
	Stoughton, MA	Per 100,000	3.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.7	36
	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	Stoughton, MA	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Stoughton, MA	Per 100,000	3.7	0.0	3.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	37
	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	Stoughton, MA	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Stoughton, MA	Per 100,000	3.7	0.0	3.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	36
	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	Stoughton, MA	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Stoughton, MA	Per 100,000	3.7	0.0	3.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	37
	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	Stoughton, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Stoughton, 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

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Stoughton, MA	1.87
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.

Stoughton, MA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Stoughton, MA	Count	67	57	10
	Stoughton, MA	Per 100,000	235.5	200.3	35.1	2.18
	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	Stoughton, MA	Count	61	56	5
	Stoughton, MA	Per 100,000	216.4	198.7	17.7	2.08
	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	Stoughton, MA	Count	56	50	6
	Stoughton, MA	Per 100,000	204.4	182.5	21.9	1.93
	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	Stoughton, MA	Count	54	49	5
	Stoughton, MA	Per 100,000	199.1	180.6	18.4	1.90
	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	Stoughton, MA	Count	54	47	7
	Stoughton, MA	Per 100,000	201.0	174.9	26.1	1.88
	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	Stoughton, MA	Count	54	48	6
	Stoughton, MA	Per 100,000	197.4	175.5	21.9	1.86
	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	Stoughton, MA	Count	59	52	7
	Stoughton, MA	Per 100,000	219.1	193.1	26.0	2.06
	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	Stoughton, MA	Count	59	52	7
	Stoughton, MA	Per 100,000	220.0	193.9	26.1	2.07
	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	Stoughton, MA	Count	59	52	7
2005	Stoughton, MA	Count	61	54	7