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Table 11

MASSACHUSETTS

Offenses Known to Law Enforcement

by State, Tribal, and Other Agencies, 2017

State/Tribal/Other Agency Unit/Office Violent
crime
Murder and
nonnegligent
manslaughter
Rape1 Robbery Aggravated
assault
Property
crime
Burglary Larceny-
theft
Motor
vehicle
theft
Arson2
State Agencies Division of Law Enforcement Environmental Police 8 0 0 1 7 13 3 8 2 1
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority: Middlesex County 22 0 1 6 15 156 3 148 5
Suffolk County 227 0 0 110 117 251 10 232 9
State Police: Berkshire County 1 0 0 1 0 55 27 27 1
Bristol County 6 0 0 0 6 6 0 0 6
Franklin County 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Hampden County 20 0 0 0 20 11 0 4 7
Hampshire County 8 0 0 0 8 1 1 0 0
Middlesex County 9 0 0 0 9 5 0 1 4
Norfolk County 33 0 0 1 32 12 0 5 7
Worcester County 7 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0
Tribal Agencies Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Agencies Massachusetts General Hospital 8 0 0 2 6 137 5 132 0
  • 1 The figures shown in this column for the offense of rape were reported using only the revised Uniform Crime Reporting definition of rape. See the data declaration for further explanation.
  • 2 The FBI does not publish arson data unless it receives data from either the agency or the state for all 12 months of the calendar year.

Data Declaration

Provides the methodology used in constructing this table and other pertinent information about this table.