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

Crime Index, #186

Westport, MA	799.21
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.

Westport, MA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Westport, MA	Count	0	2	2	17	73	137	11	2
	Westport, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	12.7	12.7	107.7	462.5	867.9	69.7	12.7	674
	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	Westport, MA	Count	0	3	2	22	64	124	10	1
	Westport, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	19.1	12.7	139.8	406.7	788.1	63.6	6.4	687
	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	Westport, MA	Count	1	2	1	16	129	122	13	0
	Westport, MA	Per 100,000	6.4	12.7	6.4	102.0	822.3	777.7	82.9	0.0	918
	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	Westport, MA	Count	0	2	1	20	69	126	19	0
	Westport, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	12.8	6.4	128.0	441.5	806.3	121.6	0.0	685
	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	Westport, MA	Count	0	4	0	20	92	126	17	2
	Westport, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	25.8	0.0	129.1	593.7	813.1	109.7	12.9	814
	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	Westport, MA	Count	0	2	6	36	89	101	23	0
	Westport, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	12.9	38.8	233.1	576.2	653.9	148.9	0.0	882
	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	Westport, MA	Count	0	2	0	53	74	81	28	1
	Westport, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	13.1	0.0	347.5	485.2	531.0	183.6	6.6	880
	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	Westport, MA	Count	0	0	0	29	114	87	16	3
	Westport, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	189.8	746.1	569.4	104.7	19.6	759
	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	Westport, MA	Count	0	1	1	32	109	93	14	0
	Westport, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	6.6	6.6	211.1	718.9	613.4	92.3	0.0	813
	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	Westport, MA	Count	0	3	0	43	68	106	22	1
	Westport, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	20.4	0.0	292.5	462.6	721.1	149.7	6.8	881
	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

Westport, 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.

Westport, MA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Westport, MA	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Westport, MA	Per 100,000	6.3	0.0	0.0	6.3	0.0	0.0	63
	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	Westport, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Westport, 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	Westport, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Westport, 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	Westport, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Westport, 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	Westport, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Westport, 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	Westport, MA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Westport, MA	Per 100,000	6.5	6.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	64
	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	Westport, MA	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Westport, MA	Per 100,000	6.6	0.0	6.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	65
	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	Westport, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Westport, 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	Westport, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Westport, 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

Westport, MA	1.85
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.

Westport, MA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Westport, MA	Count	33	29	4
	Westport, MA	Per 100,000	209.1	183.7	25.3	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	Westport, MA	Count	34	29	5
	Westport, MA	Per 100,000	216.1	184.3	31.8	2.00
	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	Westport, MA	Count	32	27	5
	Westport, MA	Per 100,000	204.0	172.1	31.9	1.88
	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	Westport, MA	Count	31	27	4
	Westport, MA	Per 100,000	198.4	172.8	25.6	1.86
	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	Westport, MA	Count	36	29	7
	Westport, MA	Per 100,000	232.3	187.1	45.2	2.10
	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	Westport, MA	Count	32	28	4
	Westport, MA	Per 100,000	207.2	181.3	25.9	1.94
	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	Westport, MA	Count	33	29	4
	Westport, MA	Per 100,000	216.4	190.1	26.2	2.03
	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	Westport, MA	Count	33	29	4
	Westport, MA	Per 100,000	216.0	189.8	26.2	2.03
	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	Westport, MA	Count	33	29	4
2005	Westport, MA	Count	32	28	4