Impact Essex County

How is our county doing?

The rate of reported crimes against people in Essex County was 7.9 per 1,000 residents in 2017, lower than the statewide rate of 9.3, and a slight reduction in rate for both since 2016. Essex County's rate has fallen since 2013, when it was 9.3.

The cities of Haverhill (19), Lynn and Salem (each at 16) had the highest crime rates in the county, while a number of towns had very low rates.

Notes about the data

The City of Lawrence does not report comparable data. Crime reports are never complete because some crimes, such as rape and assault, are believed to be underreported. Comparable national data and rates for comparison counties were not available. Data for this indicator is expected to be released annually in July.

Crimes Against People

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Essex County, MA	2.9	4.1	4.6	5.3	5.1	6.0	5.9	9.0	9.0	8.8	8.8	8.7	9.0	9.3	9.0	8.4	8.4	7.9
Amesbury	7.2	12.9	11.7	11.8	10.8	12.6	12.2	12.9	12.1	12.8	13.7	13.7	12.9	11.3	7.1	9.6	9.0	7.6
Beverly	4.4	10.0	9.4	10.1	8.1	8.3	8.5	8.1	9.7	9.0	9.8	9.7	8.4	7.8	7.7	6.6	7.1	2.3
Gloucester		9.2	13.0	16.8	12.7	12.5	8.3	8.5	10.2	11.2	11.8	11.3	8.9	11.1	11.6	11.6	9.9	11.2
Haverhill					7.8	17.3	18.2	20.1	22.4	21.1	22.5	22.0	23.2	23.1	23.8	20.1	19.6	19.1
Lynn								22.2	20.7	19.5	18.2	19.4	19.6	19.4	18.7	19.7	19.4	16.0
Methuen			8.6	6.7	7.2	7.4	7.2	8.3	8.9	7.2	7.0	6.1	6.4	6.4	6.1	5.9	4.7	4.8
Newburyport	4.5	2.7		2.5	6.8	4.7	4.9	5.2	6.9	6.3	7.4	8.4	7.3	7.3	6.9	6.3	5.7	8.3
Peabody	9.8	11.7	10.7	13.0	12.6	12.1	10.9	12.0	11.5	11.7	10.3	11.0	9.5	8.8	8.1	7.5	9.1	8.2
Salem													5.7	18.0	17.9	15.1	16.6	16.4
Andover	3.4	3.2	4.8	5.3	3.9	5.2	4.5	4.9	3.1	4.1	4.9	3.8	3.8	2.8	2.9	2.6	2.8	3.7
Boxford	0.4	1.0	0.6	0.6	0.4		0.1	0.4	0.6	0.2	0.6	0.3	0.4	0.6		0.4	0.1	0.4
Danvers	7.3	13.2	12.3	13.1	11.3	10.5	14.3	14.9	13.4	10.7	12.9	11.4	13.2	11.1	9.5	8.5	7.9	9.2
Georgetown									1.0	6.1	6.7	6.8	5.4	4.1	5.6	3.0	2.8	2.8
Groveland	4.8	4.1	2.7	4.3	2.5	2.1	1.9	3.6	2.5	4.8	4.8	3.2	2.2	2.7	3.1	2.2	1.6	1.5
Hamilton			4.4	4.7	5.9	6.1	3.9	3.7	2.4	4.7	4.1	2.6	5.6	3.9	1.6	2.0	2.3	1.6
Ipswich		2.5	2.9	2.1	1.9	2.3	1.8	1.7	1.4	1.3	2.6	1.8	2.0	1.9	1.5	0.9	4.6	3.4
Lynnfield	3.1	2.5	2.4	2.9	3.4	6.3	4.9	6.0	7.1	7.2	5.8	5.2	5.6	3.4	3.7	4.5	2.8	2.3
Manchester								0.2	1.6	1.0	1.6	1.7	1.3	2.5	0.9	2.4	1.9	1.3
Marblehead	5.2	4.6	4.2	6.5	4.8	5.5	4.7	6.2	5.4	6.3	5.7	5.0	5.2	3.9	4.4	3.9	3.6	4.4
Merrimac			8.3	6.1	4.4	4.1	7.6	4.8	4.5	5.5	3.0	4.1	6.1	5.4	6.6	3.7	4.4	1.8
Middleton	0.8	0.6	0.3	1.1	0.8	4.1	2.4	1.2	3.0	2.7	1.3	1.3	1.9	1.5	2.3	3.0	2.9	3.5
Nahant	9.4	6.6	5.0	3.8	4.1	10.0	4.2	6.2	6.1	7.2	7.3	6.1	6.7	5.8	6.1	5.7	6.0	5.7
Newbury	6.1	9.7	10.5	4.5		6.9		7.7	7.3	6.2	5.3	7.1	5.8	5.1	7.7	7.2	7.8	6.2
North Andover	2.0	1.9	1.6	3.0	2.2	1.2	1.7	2.0	2.0	2.6	2.3	2.2	2.6	2.3	2.3	2.1	2.2	2.8
Rockport						0.1	3.2	3.4	4.2	3.3	3.6	4.4	3.7	3.0	2.4	5.0	3.2	3.8
Rowley	3.1	2.7	2.9	2.5	3.0	2.5	3.2	4.0	2.4	5.0	3.6	3.2	4.4	3.8	6.0	2.6	5.3	5.9
Salisbury	42.0	43.1	33.0	20.1	21.3	19.9	23.6	23.3	20.4	21.0	25.7	20.0	26.4	23.7	21.2	14.6	14.6	15.2
Saugus	10.0	11.0	9.3	11.5	10.3	9.1	8.9	8.4	9.4	9.5	8.9	10.0	7.7	7.0	6.6	7.3	7.9	7.8
Swampscott	3.9	2.1	2.3	4.4	4.2	3.8	2.7	2.8	3.8	3.8	3.6	3.5	3.5	5.7	4.7	3.7	3.3	4.5
Topsfield				0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.3			1.1	0.9	1.8
Wenham			2.6	2.6	2.6	2.2	3.1	3.4	2.8	1.9	2.1	2.6	4.6	4.5	1.2	1.4	1.6	0.6
West Newbury	5.8	4.0	8.3	4.7	8.4	8.7	9.6	10.5	10.1	9.3	9.0	7.2	6.2	5.0	2.9	0.9	3.5	6.8
Middlesex County, MA	1.8	2.2	2.4	2.9	3.7	4.1	4.3	5.3	7.9	8.1	8.2	7.8	7.7	7.4	6.9	7.0	6.6	6.4
Massachusetts	5.6	6.8	7.0	8.0	8.7	9.3	9.4	10.2	11.2	11.1	11.6	11.0	10.6	10.3	9.9	9.6	9.5	9.3

Source: Massachusetts State Police
Notes: Rates are per 1,000 residents.

Number of Crimes Against People

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Essex County, MA	2,131	2,986	3,355	3,636	3,738	4,378	4,280	6,587	6,669	6,558	6,543	6,532	6,774	7,100	6,931	6,536	6,552	6,104
Amesbury	119	214	195	205	178	206	199	212	200	214	223	225	214	189	123	167	156	133
Beverly	175	403	378	403	323	328	336	318	385	355	386	390	337	318	318	272	291	96
Gloucester		281	399	514	384	377	249	257	309	343	339	328	261	325	343	345	296	332
Haverhill					468	1,039	1,093	1,221	1,368	1,300	1,370	1,349	1,431	1,435	1,484	1,262	1,229	1,199
Lynn								1,929	1,800	1,707	1,642	1,760	1,786	1,781	1,721	1,825	1,791	1,482
Methuen			384	299	315	325	313	364	391	319	331	290	305	310	302	293	235	238
Newburyport	78	47		43	119	81	85	90	121	111	128	148	128	130	124	114	103	150
Peabody	472	574	529	641	623	609	557	616	591	607	527	567	494	457	425	393	475	430
Salem													240	766	765	649	712	703
Andover	108	105	157	188	126	171	150	163	104	137	163	127	129	98	103	92	98	131
Boxford	3	8	5	5	3		1	3	5	2	5	2	3	5		3	1	3
Danvers	183	333	310	332	295	272	382	400	361	291	341	306	356	303	263	237	220	256
Georgetown									9	53	55	56	45	35	48	26	24	24
Groveland	29	25	17	27	16	14	13	25	18	36	31	21	15	18	21	15	11	10
Hamilton			37	39	49	50	32	30	20	39	32	21	45	32	13	16	19	13
Ipswich		33	39	28	25	30	24	23	18	17	34	24	27	26	21	13	63	47
Lynnfield	36	29	28	34	39	71	55	68	81	87	67	61	66	42	47	57	36	29
Manchester								1	8	5	8	9	7	13	5	13	10	7
Marblehead	106	95	85	131	97	109	93	122	107	126	112	99	105	79	89	80	74	90
Merrimac			52	39	28	26	49	31	29	36	19	26	40	36	44	25	30	12
Middleton	6	5	3	9	7	36	21	11	27	25	12	12	18	14	22	29	28	34
Nahant	34	24	18	14	15	36	15	22	22	26	25	21	23	20	21	20	21	20
Newbury	41	66	72	30		47		52	50	43	35	48	39	35	53	50	54	43
North Andover	54	51	43	81	59	31	46	56	56	73	65	62	75	67	69	63	65	82
Rockport						1	24	26	32	25	25	31	26	21	17	36	23	27
Rowley	17	15	16	14	17	14	18	23	14	29	21	19	26	23	37	16	33	37
Salisbury	330	342	263	160	171	162	196	197	175	181	213	167	222	203	184	135	135	141
Saugus	260	289	245	303	271	241	236	225	257	265	236	269	211	195	185	205	221	217
Swampscott	56	30	33	63	60	54	37	39	53	54	49	49	48	79	65	54	47	65
Topsfield				2	2	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	2			7	6	12
Wenham			12	12	12	10	14	16	13	9	10	13	23	23	6	7	8	3
West Newbury	24	17	35	20	36	37	41	45	44	41	38	31	27	22	13	4	16	31
Middlesex County, MA	2,588	3,169	3,578	4,066	5,453	6,014	6,337	7,878	11,799	12,122	12,348	11,907	11,848	11,506	10,830	11,097	10,425	10,130
Massachusetts	35,658	43,344	44,743	48,871	55,978	59,695	60,831	66,378	73,073	73,326	75,674	72,585	70,732	68,589	66,382	64,920	64,269	62,355

Source: Massachusetts State Police

INDICATORS	TREND \| ESSEX COUNTY
Bachelor's Degree or Higher by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Early Prenatal Care by Mother's Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Preterm Births	Increasing
Infant Mortality Rate	Maintaining
Children with Elevated Blood Lead Levels	Decreasing
Children Living in Poverty	Increasing
Children Living in Poverty by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Child Abuse and Neglect	Increasing
Disengaged Youth	Decreasing
Live Births to Teen Mothers	Decreasing
Youth Arrests	Decreasing
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation Establishments	Maintaining
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation Employment	Maintaining
Tourism Spending	Increasing
Voter Participation Rate	Increasing
Charitable Contributions	Maintaining
Protected Land	Not Applicable
Days with Good Air Quality	Increasing
Beach Contamination	Decreasing
Daily Water Use per Resident	Decreasing
Crimes Against People	Increasing
Crimes Against Property	Increasing
Drug-Related Arrests	Maintaining
Reports of Domestic Violence	Increasing
Incarceration Rates	Decreasing
Recidivism	Decreasing
Households Without Vehicles	Maintaining
Means of Transportation to Work	Not Applicable
Traffic Injuries and Fatalities	Maintaining
Households With Internet Access	Increasing
Change in Total Population	Increasing
Change in Population by Age/Gender	Not Applicable
People 65 or Older Living Alone	Decreasing
People with Disabilities	Increasing
Households by Type	Not Applicable
Single-Parent Families by Gender	Not Applicable
Single-Parent Families by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Foreign-Born Population	Increasing
Language Diversity	Increasing
Change in Total Jobs	Increasing
Change in Jobs by Sector	Not Applicable
Change in Average Salary	Increasing
Change in Average Salary by Sector	Not Applicable
Average Salary by Sector	Not Applicable
Median Earnings by Occupation by Gender	Not Applicable
People Entering/Leaving County for Work	Not Applicable
Employer Size	Not Applicable
Self-Employment Revenue	Decreasing
Unemployment Rate	Increasing
Unemployment Rate by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Prekindergarten Participation	Not Applicable
Female Enrollment in School	Not Applicable
Chronically Absent Students	Increasing
Per-Student Spending	Increasing
Bullying	Maintaining
Student Performance on Grade 3 Reading	Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 8 Math by Student Group	Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 10 English Language Arts	Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 10 Math	Not Applicable
High School Cohort Graduation Rate	Increasing
High School Cohort Graduation Rate by Student Group	Not Applicable
Education Levels of Adults	Not Applicable
Income in Relation to Poverty Level	Not Applicable
People Living in Poverty by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Median Household Income	Decreasing
Median Household Income by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Median Household Income by Household Type	Not Applicable
Living Wage Rate by Household Type	Not Applicable
Households Receiving Temporary Assistance	Maintaining
Households Receiving Federal Food Assistance	Increasing
Participation in Food Assistance by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Earned Income Tax Credit Participation	Maintaining
Economically Disadvantaged Students	Increasing
Median Home Value	Increasing
Housing Affordability for Homeowners	Increasing
Housing Affordability for Renters	Increasing
Homeownership Rates	Maintaining
Homeownership Rates by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Homeless Persons	Increasing
People Without Health Insurance	Decreasing
Medical Care Expenses	Increasing
Prevalence of Children with Asthma	Maintaining
Prevalence of Overweight Children	Decreasing
Prevalence of Overweight Adults	Not Applicable
Diabetes Incidence	Decreasing
Chronic Disease Among Older Adults	Increasing
Cancer Incidence	Decreasing
Cancer Mortality Rate	Decreasing
Heart Disease Mortality Rate	Decreasing
Mortality Rate	Decreasing
People who Smoke	Not Applicable
Use of Illegal Drugs	Not Applicable
Youth Use of Illegal Drugs	Not Applicable
Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions	Not Applicable
Drug Overdose Mortality Rate	Increasing
Prevalence of Mental Illness	Maintaining
Suicide Rate	Maintaining

INDICATORS

TREND | ESSEX COUNTY