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

Crime Index, #120

Townsend, MA	593.39
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.

Townsend, MA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Townsend, MA	Count	0	1	0	13	49	35	5	1
	Townsend, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	10.8	0.0	140.1	528.1	377.2	53.9	10.8	580
	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	Townsend, MA	Count	0	2	2	3	60	57	0	0
	Townsend, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	21.7	21.7	32.6	651.3	618.7	0.0	0.0	654
	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
2011	Townsend, MA	Count	0	0	0	5	58	52	2	0
	Townsend, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	55.7	645.9	579.1	22.3	0.0	535
	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	Townsend, MA	Count	0	4	0	7	54	35	4	0
	Townsend, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	41.5	0.0	72.7	560.7	363.4	41.5	0.0	672
	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	Townsend, MA	Count	0	1	0	4	77	38	9	1
	Townsend, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	10.5	0.0	42.0	807.6	398.6	94.4	10.5	646
	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	Townsend, MA	Count	0	1	0	4	96	48	5	0
	Townsend, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	10.6	0.0	42.6	1,021.9	511.0	53.2	0.0	761
	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	Townsend, MA	Count	0	2	1	9	56	50	2	1
	Townsend, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	21.4	10.7	96.3	599.4	535.2	21.4	10.7	664
	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	Townsend, MA	Count	0	0	1	0	22	82	2	0
	Townsend, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	10.7	0.0	235.5	877.9	21.4	0.0	364
	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	Townsend, MA	Count	0	4	1	3	17	39	1	0
	Townsend, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	43.0	10.8	32.3	182.8	419.4	10.8	0.0	465
	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

Townsend, MA		-0.11
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.

Townsend, MA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Townsend, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Townsend, 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	Townsend, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Townsend, 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	Townsend, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Townsend, 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	Townsend, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Townsend, 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	Townsend, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Townsend, 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	Townsend, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Townsend, 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	Townsend, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Townsend, 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	Townsend, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Townsend, 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	Townsend, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Townsend, 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

Townsend, MA	1.46
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.

Townsend, MA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2012	Townsend, MA	Count	15	13	2
	Townsend, MA	Per 100,000	164.9	142.9	22.0	1.54
	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	Townsend, MA	Count	15	13	2
	Townsend, MA	Per 100,000	167.0	144.8	22.3	1.56
	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	Townsend, MA	Count	16	14	2
	Townsend, MA	Per 100,000	166.1	145.4	20.8	1.56
	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	Townsend, MA	Count	16	14	2
	Townsend, MA	Per 100,000	167.8	146.8	21.0	1.57
	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	Townsend, MA	Count	17	15	2
	Townsend, MA	Per 100,000	181.0	159.7	21.3	1.70
	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	Townsend, MA	Count	18	16	2
	Townsend, MA	Per 100,000	192.7	171.3	21.4	1.82
	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	Townsend, MA	Count	18	16	2
2005	Townsend, MA	Count	18	16	2