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

Crime Index, #235

Palmer, MA	1,110.82
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.

Palmer, MA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Palmer, MA	Count	0	6	8	31	50	97	9	0
	Palmer, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	49.3	65.8	254.9	411.2	797.6	74.0	0.0	1,042
	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	Palmer, MA	Count	0	8	5	25	88	111	11	0
	Palmer, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	65.8	41.1	205.7	724.0	913.2	90.5	0.0	1,232
	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	Palmer, MA	Count	0	4	3	40	116	126	17	3
	Palmer, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	32.6	24.5	326.3	946.4	1,028.0	138.7	24.5	1,327
	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	Palmer, MA	Count	0	6	3	45	59	123	16	1
	Palmer, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	49.1	24.6	368.4	483.1	1,007.0	131.0	8.2	1,210
	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	Palmer, MA	Count	0	2	4	45	53	121	16	2
	Palmer, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	15.4	30.7	345.6	407.0	929.3	122.9	15.4	967
	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	Palmer, MA	Count	0	5	3	31	64	107	17	4
	Palmer, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	38.2	22.9	236.9	489.1	817.7	129.9	30.6	978
	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	Palmer, MA	Count	0	1	1	35	67	105	10	3
	Palmer, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	7.8	7.8	271.5	519.7	814.5	77.6	23.3	825
	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	Palmer, MA	Count	2	4	6	31	67	117	18	4
	Palmer, MA	Per 100,000	15.4	30.8	46.2	238.6	515.7	900.6	138.6	30.8	1,247
	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	Palmer, MA	Count	0	4	14	25	86	149	18	8
	Palmer, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	30.8	107.7	192.3	661.4	1,145.9	138.4	61.5	1,197
	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	Palmer, MA	Count	0	4	5	35	60	128	29	8
	Palmer, MA	Per 100,000	0.0	31.1	38.9	272.0	466.3	994.9	225.4	62.2	1,083
	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

Palmer, MA	33.89
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.

Palmer, MA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Palmer, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Palmer, 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	Palmer, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Palmer, 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	Palmer, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Palmer, 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	Palmer, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Palmer, 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	Palmer, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Palmer, 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	Palmer, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Palmer, 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	Palmer, MA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Palmer, 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	Palmer, MA	Count	3	2	1	0	0	0
	Palmer, MA	Per 100,000	23.1	15.4	7.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	230
	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	Palmer, MA	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Palmer, MA	Per 100,000	7.7	0.0	7.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	76
	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

Palmer, MA	1.65
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.

Palmer, MA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Palmer, MA	Count	28	21	7
	Palmer, MA	Per 100,000	230.2	172.7	57.6	2.01
	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	Palmer, MA	Count	27	21	6
	Palmer, MA	Per 100,000	222.1	172.8	49.4	1.97
	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
2011	Palmer, MA	Count	22	18	4
	Palmer, MA	Per 100,000	180.1	147.4	32.7	1.64
	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	Palmer, MA	Count	24	18	6
	Palmer, MA	Per 100,000	184.3	138.2	46.1	1.61
	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	Palmer, MA	Count	26	20	6
	Palmer, MA	Per 100,000	198.7	152.8	45.9	1.76
	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	Palmer, MA	Count	26	20	6
	Palmer, MA	Per 100,000	201.7	155.1	46.5	1.78
	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	Palmer, MA	Count	26	20	6
	Palmer, MA	Per 100,000	200.1	154.0	46.2	1.77
	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	Palmer, MA	Count	25	20	5
2005	Palmer, MA	Count	26	20	6