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

Crime Index, #111

Belmont, MA	553.41
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.

Belmont, MA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Belmont, MA	Count	0	6	0	10	37	124	13	0
	Belmont, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	23.5	0.0	39.1	144.8	485.3	50.9	0.0	376
	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	Belmont, MA	Count	0	4	2	18	56	172	13	3
	Belmont, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	15.7	7.9	70.8	220.3	676.6	51.1	11.8	467
	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	Belmont, MA	Count	0	3	4	12	114	168	9	1
	Belmont, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	11.9	15.9	47.6	452.2	666.4	35.7	4.0	542
	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	Belmont, MA	Count	0	5	3	15	94	180	15	0
	Belmont, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	20.1	12.1	60.3	377.8	723.5	60.3	0.0	579
	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	Belmont, MA	Count	0	4	6	21	151	168	11	1
	Belmont, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	17.1	25.6	89.6	644.5	717.0	46.9	4.3	739
	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	Belmont, MA	Count	0	6	3	19	98	166	25	2
	Belmont, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	25.4	12.7	80.5	415.3	703.5	105.9	8.5	664
	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	Belmont, MA	Count	0	5	8	25	96	152	15	1
	Belmont, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	21.5	34.4	107.5	412.9	653.7	64.5	4.3	669
	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	Belmont, MA	Count	0	5	4	16	71	156	15	1
	Belmont, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	21.6	17.3	69.0	306.2	672.9	64.7	4.3	557
	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	Belmont, MA	Count	0	2	2	10	62	118	16	2
	Belmont, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	8.5	8.5	42.5	263.7	501.9	68.1	8.5	390
	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	Belmont, MA	Count	0	5	6	21	69	140	11	7
	Belmont, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	21.2	25.5	89.2	293.1	594.8	46.7	29.7	554
	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

Belmont, MA	82.89
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.

Belmont, MA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Belmont, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Belmont, 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	Belmont, MA	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Belmont, MA	Per 100,000	3.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.9	0.0	39
	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	Belmont, MA	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Belmont, MA	Per 100,000	7.9	7.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	79
	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	Belmont, MA	Count	4	1	2	0	0	1
	Belmont, MA	Per 100,000	16.1	4.0	8.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	160
	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	Belmont, MA	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Belmont, MA	Per 100,000	4.3	0.0	4.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	42
	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	Belmont, MA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Belmont, MA	Per 100,000	4.2	4.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	42
	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	Belmont, MA	Count	2	1	0	0	1	0
	Belmont, MA	Per 100,000	8.6	4.3	0.0	0.0	4.3	0.0	86
	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	Belmont, MA	Count	3	2	0	0	1	0
	Belmont, MA	Per 100,000	12.9	8.6	0.0	0.0	4.3	0.0	129
	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	Belmont, MA	Count	4	2	2	0	0	0
	Belmont, MA	Per 100,000	17.0	8.5	8.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	170
	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

Belmont, MA	2.00
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.

Belmont, MA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Belmont, MA	Count	58	44	14
	Belmont, MA	Per 100,000	227.0	172.2	54.8	2.00
	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	Belmont, MA	Count	57	40	17
	Belmont, MA	Per 100,000	224.2	157.4	66.9	1.91
	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	Belmont, MA	Count	58	42	16
	Belmont, MA	Per 100,000	230.1	166.6	63.5	1.98
	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	Belmont, MA	Count	56	42	14
	Belmont, MA	Per 100,000	225.1	168.8	56.3	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	Belmont, MA	Count	60	46	14
	Belmont, MA	Per 100,000	256.1	196.3	59.8	2.26
	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	Belmont, MA	Count	60	46	14
	Belmont, MA	Per 100,000	254.3	194.9	59.3	2.25
	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	Belmont, MA	Count	61	47	14
	Belmont, MA	Per 100,000	262.3	202.1	60.2	2.32
	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	Belmont, MA	Count	60	46	14
	Belmont, MA	Per 100,000	258.8	198.4	60.4	2.29
	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	Belmont, MA	Count	59	45	14
2005	Belmont, MA	Count	59	40	19