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

Crime Index, #207

Westfield, MA	916.72
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.

Westfield, MA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Westfield, MA	Count	0	13	11	62	107	410	16	7
	Westfield, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	31.4	26.6	149.9	258.8	991.6	38.7	16.9	745
	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	Westfield, MA	Count	1	20	25	57	174	464	23	3
	Westfield, MA	Per 100,000	2.4	48.2	60.3	137.4	419.3	1,118.3	55.4	7.2	1,022
	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	Westfield, MA	Count	0	8	14	54	201	551	18	2
	Westfield, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	19.3	33.7	130.2	484.5	1,328.2	43.4	4.8	873
	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	Westfield, MA	Count	0	16	10	67	144	537	22	5
	Westfield, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	38.7	24.2	162.1	348.3	1,298.9	53.2	12.1	918
	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	Westfield, MA	Count	1	11	8	75	194	576	39	4
	Westfield, MA	Per 100,000	2.4	26.3	19.1	179.0	463.0	1,374.7	93.1	9.5	997
	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	Westfield, MA	Count	0	20	15	56	157	496	39	3
	Westfield, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	48.2	36.2	135.0	378.6	1,195.9	94.0	7.2	966
	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	Westfield, MA	Count	0	21	9	76	251	371	26	5
	Westfield, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	51.4	22.0	186.0	614.3	908.0	63.6	12.2	1,043
	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	Westfield, MA	Count	0	11	12	NA	274	354	29	4
	Westfield, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	27.1	29.6	NA	676.2	873.7	71.6	9.9	773
	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
2005	Westfield, MA	Count	2	16	13	NA	243	333	70	7
	Westfield, MA	Per 100,000	4.9	39.6	32.1	NA	600.8	823.3	173.1	17.3	914
	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

Westfield, MA	13.11
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.

Westfield, MA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Westfield, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Westfield, 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	Westfield, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Westfield, 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	Westfield, MA	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Westfield, MA	Per 100,000	2.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.4	0.0	24
	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	Westfield, MA	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Westfield, MA	Per 100,000	2.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.4	0.0	24
	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	Westfield, MA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Westfield, MA	Per 100,000	2.4	2.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	23
	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	Westfield, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Westfield, 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	Westfield, MA	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Westfield, MA	Per 100,000	2.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.4	0.0	24
	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	Westfield, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Westfield, 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	Westfield, MA	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Westfield, MA	Per 100,000	2.5	0.0	0.0	2.5	0.0	0.0	24
	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

Westfield, MA	1.88
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.

Westfield, MA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Westfield, MA	Count	83	79	4
	Westfield, MA	Per 100,000	200.7	191.1	9.7	1.96
	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	Westfield, MA	Count	84	80	4
	Westfield, MA	Per 100,000	202.4	192.8	9.6	1.98
	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	Westfield, MA	Count	86	82	4
	Westfield, MA	Per 100,000	207.3	197.7	9.6	2.02
	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	Westfield, MA	Count	85	78	7
	Westfield, MA	Per 100,000	205.6	188.7	16.9	1.97
	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	Westfield, MA	Count	90	78	12
	Westfield, MA	Per 100,000	214.8	186.2	28.6	2.00
	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	Westfield, MA	Count	87	75	12
	Westfield, MA	Per 100,000	209.8	180.8	28.9	1.95
	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	Westfield, MA	Count	89	79	10
	Westfield, MA	Per 100,000	217.8	193.4	24.5	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	Westfield, MA	Count	91	79	12
	Westfield, MA	Per 100,000	224.6	195.0	29.6	2.10
	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	Westfield, MA	Count	90	79	11
2005	Westfield, MA	Count	87	76	11