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The Lynn crime rate is higher than the Massachusetts average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #293

Lynn, MA	2,326.64
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.

Lynn, MA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Lynn, MA	Count	5	24	162	525	445	1,605	233	13
	Lynn, MA	Per 100,000	5.4	26.0	175.8	569.8	483.0	1,742.1	252.9	14.1	1,849
	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	Lynn, MA	Count	2	39	189	584	510	1,635	253	7
	Lynn, MA	Per 100,000	2.2	42.5	206.0	636.4	555.7	1,781.6	275.7	7.6	2,052
	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	Lynn, MA	Count	2	48	170	534	698	1,614	277	8
	Lynn, MA	Per 100,000	2.2	52.3	185.1	581.4	760.0	1,757.3	301.6	8.7	2,124
	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	Lynn, MA	Count	3	29	181	591	718	1,559	343	7
	Lynn, MA	Per 100,000	3.3	31.9	199.2	650.3	790.1	1,715.4	377.4	7.7	2,171
	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	Lynn, MA	Count	3	41	208	512	595	1,595	306	3
	Lynn, MA	Per 100,000	3.5	47.5	240.9	593.0	689.1	1,847.3	354.4	3.5	2,228
	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	Lynn, MA	Count	4	31	178	606	771	1,687	426	13
	Lynn, MA	Per 100,000	4.4	34.0	195.3	664.8	845.9	1,850.8	467.4	14.3	2,314
	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	Lynn, MA	Count	6	36	182	592	1,133	1,408	473	8
	Lynn, MA	Per 100,000	6.7	40.0	202.1	657.5	1,258.3	1,563.7	525.3	8.9	2,544
	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	Lynn, MA	Count	8	45	192	686	1,105	1,202	390	3
	Lynn, MA	Per 100,000	9.1	51.2	218.6	781.2	1,258.3	1,368.8	444.1	3.4	2,696
	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	Lynn, MA	Count	4	34	269	545	980	1,439	581	NA
	Lynn, MA	Per 100,000	4.5	38.1	301.2	610.2	1,097.2	1,611.0	650.5	NA	2,596
	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	Lynn, MA	Count	5	12	270	783	816	1,527	582	NA
	Lynn, MA	Per 100,000	5.6	13.4	302.6	877.5	914.4	1,711.2	652.2	NA	2,694
	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

Lynn, MA	50.44
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.

Lynn, MA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Lynn, MA	Count	14	4	2	4	2	2
	Lynn, MA	Per 100,000	15.2	4.3	2.2	4.3	2.2	2.2	151
	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	Lynn, MA	Count	16	3	2	5	4	2
	Lynn, MA	Per 100,000	17.4	3.3	2.2	5.4	4.4	2.2	174
	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	Lynn, MA	Count	5	1	0	0	2	2
	Lynn, MA	Per 100,000	5.4	1.1	0.0	0.0	2.2	2.2	54
	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	Lynn, MA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Lynn, MA	Per 100,000	1.1	1.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	11
	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	Lynn, MA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Lynn, MA	Per 100,000	1.2	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	11
	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	Lynn, MA	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Lynn, MA	Per 100,000	1.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.1	0.0	10
	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	Lynn, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lynn, 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	Lynn, MA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Lynn, MA	Per 100,000	1.1	1.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	11
	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	Lynn, MA	Count	3	2	1	0	0	0
	Lynn, MA	Per 100,000	3.4	2.2	1.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	33
	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

Lynn, MA	1.96
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.

Lynn, MA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Lynn, MA	Count	202	183	19
	Lynn, MA	Per 100,000	219.3	198.6	20.6	2.09
	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	Lynn, MA	Count	202	183	19
	Lynn, MA	Per 100,000	220.1	199.4	20.7	2.10
	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	Lynn, MA	Count	197	179	18
	Lynn, MA	Per 100,000	214.5	194.9	19.6	2.05
	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	Lynn, MA	Count	194	175	19
	Lynn, MA	Per 100,000	213.5	192.6	20.9	2.03
	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	Lynn, MA	Count	193	173	20
	Lynn, MA	Per 100,000	223.5	200.4	23.2	2.12
	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	Lynn, MA	Count	191	173	18
	Lynn, MA	Per 100,000	209.5	189.8	19.7	2.00
	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	Lynn, MA	Count	197	178	19
	Lynn, MA	Per 100,000	218.8	197.7	21.1	2.08
	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	Lynn, MA	Count	203	183	20
	Lynn, MA	Per 100,000	231.2	208.4	22.8	2.20
	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	Lynn, MA	Count	203	183	20
2005	Lynn, MA	Count	198	179	19