Massachusetts Aggravated Assaults 1979-2018
Interactive chart of the Massachusetts aggravated assault rate (i.e. the number of aggravated assaults per 100,000 population) from 1979 to 2018.
- The Massachusetts assault rate for 2018 was 241.2 per 100,000 population, a 3.04% decline from 2017.
- The Massachusetts assault rate for 2017 was 248.76 per 100,000 population, a 7.41% decline from 2016.
- The Massachusetts assault rate for 2016 was 268.68 per 100,000 population, a 3.93% decline from 2015.
- The Massachusetts assault rate for 2015 was 279.68 per 100,000 population, a 3.37% increase from 2014.
| State Name |
Population |
Rate |
| New Mexico |
2,095,428 |
648.94 |
| Alaska |
737,438 |
595.44 |
| District Of Columbia |
702,455 |
565.30 |
| Tennessee |
6,770,010 |
468.49 |
| Arkansas |
3,013,825 |
410.71 |
| Alabama |
4,887,871 |
387.57 |
| Louisiana |
4,659,978 |
383.39 |
| South Carolina |
5,084,127 |
362.82 |
| Missouri |
6,126,452 |
359.78 |
| Oklahoma |
3,943,079 |
331.82 |
| Nevada |
3,034,392 |
330.45 |
| Kansas |
2,911,505 |
328.32 |
| Arizona |
7,171,646 |
328.07 |
| Michigan |
9,995,915 |
310.34 |
| South Dakota |
882,235 |
304.00 |
| Delaware |
967,171 |
294.16 |
| Montana |
1,062,305 |
293.70 |
| Maryland |
6,042,718 |
267.02 |
| California |
39,557,045 |
266.48 |
| North Carolina |
10,383,620 |
265.09 |
| Florida |
21,299,325 |
260.81 |
| Texas |
28,701,845 |
256.62 |
| Colorado |
5,695,564 |
255.41 |
| Indiana |
6,691,878 |
251.56 |
| Massachusetts |
6,902,149 |
241.20 |
| Illinois |
12,741,080 |
239.69 |
| New York |
19,542,209 |
220.91 |
| West Virginia |
1,805,832 |
218.46 |
| Georgia |
10,519,475 |
216.58 |
| North Dakota |
760,077 |
205.24 |
| Wisconsin |
5,813,568 |
193.74 |
| Washington State |
7,535,591 |
189.12 |
| Pennsylvania |
12,807,060 |
188.00 |
| Iowa |
3,156,145 |
187.92 |
| Nebraska |
1,929,268 |
179.39 |
| Oregon |
4,190,713 |
175.63 |
| Idaho |
1,754,208 |
168.57 |
| Mississippi |
2,986,530 |
157.24 |
| Ohio |
11,689,442 |
151.20 |
| Wyoming |
577,737 |
150.59 |
| Utah |
3,161,105 |
136.63 |
| Hawaii |
1,420,491 |
135.52 |
| Rhode Island |
1,057,315 |
129.20 |
| Minnesota |
5,611,179 |
122.20 |
| Connecticut |
3,572,665 |
120.19 |
| Virginia |
8,517,685 |
118.73 |
| New Jersey |
8,908,520 |
117.45 |
| Vermont |
626,299 |
113.36 |
| Kentucky |
4,468,402 |
113.22 |
| New Hampshire |
1,356,458 |
105.79 |
| Maine |
1,338,404 |
60.00 |
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Historical Aggravated Assault Rate per 100,000 Population
|
| Year |
Massachusetts |
United States |
| 2018 |
241.20 |
246.79 |
| 2017 |
248.76 |
249.22 |
| 2016 |
268.68 |
248.29 |
| 2015 |
279.68 |
238.10 |
| 2014 |
270.57 |
229.25 |
| 2013 |
270.06 |
229.63 |
| 2012 |
281.72 |
242.78 |
| 2011 |
297.05 |
241.48 |
| 2010 |
333.19 |
252.75 |
| 2009 |
320.45 |
264.66 |
| 2008 |
325.38 |
277.47 |
| 2007 |
304.45 |
287.23 |
| 2006 |
344.53 |
291.95 |
| 2005 |
308.98 |
290.79 |
| 2004 |
312.76 |
288.56 |
| 2003 |
317.40 |
295.41 |
| 2002 |
342.86 |
309.54 |
| 2001 |
345.41 |
318.60 |
| 2000 |
355.86 |
323.96 |
| 1999 |
426.01 |
334.35 |
| 1998 |
495.25 |
361.37 |
| 1997 |
506.19 |
382.10 |
| 1996 |
482.93 |
391.00 |
| 1995 |
504.21 |
418.26 |
| 1994 |
505.71 |
427.61 |
| 1993 |
592.00 |
440.53 |
| 1992 |
554.99 |
441.90 |
| 1991 |
505.24 |
433.36 |
| 1990 |
481.43 |
422.85 |
| 1989 |
436.28 |
385.59 |
| 1988 |
407.77 |
372.23 |
| 1987 |
352.52 |
352.92 |
| 1986 |
330.90 |
347.44 |
| 1985 |
316.45 |
303.98 |
| 1984 |
317.39 |
290.62 |
| 1983 |
338.88 |
279.43 |
| 1982 |
328.47 |
288.99 |
| 1981 |
326.69 |
289.32 |
| 1980 |
334.45 |
298.49 |
| 1979 |
299.64 |
286.00 |
