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

Crime Index, #163

Wakefield, MA	712.49
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.

Wakefield, MA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Wakefield, MA	Count	0	5	6	32	50	218	9	1
	Wakefield, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	18.9	22.7	121.2	189.4	825.9	34.1	3.8	569
	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	Wakefield, MA	Count	0	11	1	37	66	233	14	0
	Wakefield, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	42.6	3.9	143.2	255.4	901.8	54.2	0.0	742
	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	Wakefield, MA	Count	0	3	8	56	70	223	16	0
	Wakefield, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	11.8	31.5	220.3	275.4	877.4	63.0	0.0	715
	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	Wakefield, MA	Count	1	5	7	48	68	220	16	0
	Wakefield, MA	Per 100,000	4.0	19.9	27.9	191.4	271.1	877.1	63.8	0.0	779
	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	Wakefield, MA	Count	0	3	9	49	76	209	16	4
	Wakefield, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	12.0	36.0	196.2	304.3	836.9	64.1	16.0	705
	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	Wakefield, MA	Count	1	9	4	43	51	207	17	2
	Wakefield, MA	Per 100,000	4.0	35.9	16.0	171.6	203.5	826.1	67.8	8.0	778
	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
2007	Wakefield, MA	Count	0	5	6	38	49	220	21	3
	Wakefield, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	20.4	24.4	154.7	199.5	895.9	85.5	12.2	660
	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	Wakefield, MA	Count	2	3	9	43	45	202	23	0
	Wakefield, MA	Per 100,000	8.1	12.1	36.4	173.9	182.0	817.1	93.0	0.0	752
	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

Hate Crime Index

Wakefield, MA	4.00
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.

Wakefield, MA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Wakefield, MA	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Wakefield, MA	Per 100,000	3.8	0.0	0.0	3.8	0.0	0.0	37
	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	Wakefield, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wakefield, 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	Wakefield, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wakefield, 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	Wakefield, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wakefield, 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	Wakefield, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wakefield, 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	Wakefield, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wakefield, 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	Wakefield, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wakefield, 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	Wakefield, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wakefield, 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	Wakefield, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wakefield, 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

Wakefield, MA	1.55
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.

Wakefield, MA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Wakefield, MA	Count	40	39	1
	Wakefield, MA	Per 100,000	151.5	147.8	3.8	1.50
	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	Wakefield, MA	Count	44	43	1
	Wakefield, MA	Per 100,000	170.3	166.4	3.9	1.68
	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	Wakefield, MA	Count	44	43	1
	Wakefield, MA	Per 100,000	173.1	169.2	3.9	1.71
	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	Wakefield, MA	Count	44	43	1
	Wakefield, MA	Per 100,000	175.4	171.4	4.0	1.73
	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	Wakefield, MA	Count	42	42	0
	Wakefield, MA	Per 100,000	168.2	168.2	0.0	1.68
	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	Wakefield, MA	Count	41	40	1
	Wakefield, MA	Per 100,000	163.6	159.6	4.0	1.62
	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	Wakefield, MA	Count	42	41	1
	Wakefield, MA	Per 100,000	170.1	166.1	4.1	1.68
	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	Wakefield, MA	Count	44	43	1
	Wakefield, MA	Per 100,000	179.2	175.1	4.1	1.77
	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	Wakefield, MA	Count	42	41	1
2005	Wakefield, MA	Count	40	39	1