Massachusetts Snapshot: Police per 10,000 residents, 2011

By Matt Carroll, Globe Staff | Jan. 3,2013

The chart shows the number of police employees per 10,000 residents. The data includes police officers and civilians. Some communities with the highest ratios are vacation towns, which tend to have higher populations during the summer months. The FBI data is for 2011.

Community:

Community	Police employees per 10,000 residents	Rank	Total employees	Police	Civilian
ABINGTON	16.2	246	26	22	4
ACTON	20.4	143	45	35	10
ACUSHNET	16.4	242	17	15	2
ADAMS	22.3	107	19	15	4
AGAWAM	21.3	128	61	52	9
ALFORD	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
AMESBURY	22.6	101	37	30	7
AMHERST	12.4	278	47	45	2
ANDOVER	20.1	151	67	50	17
AQUINNAH	127.8	1	4	4	0
ARLINGTON	18.6	191	80	62	18
ASHBURNHAM	22.9	96	14	9	5
ASHBY	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
ASHFIELD	5.7	296	1	1	0
ASHLAND	19.8	161	33	27	6
ATHOL	18.0	210	21	16	5
ATTLEBORO	19.6	166	86	73	13
AUBURN	27.6	51	45	34	11
AVON	43.3	12	19	15	4
AYER	29.4	37	22	17	5
BARNSTABLE	27.9	49	127	112	15
BARRE	20.3	145	11	7	4
BECKET	11.2	282	2	2	0
BEDFORD	29.1	39	39	28	11
BELCHERTOWN	15.6	258	23	18	5
BELLINGHAM	20.7	136	34	26	8
BELMONT	22.5	104	56	42	14
BERKLEY	9.3	289	6	6	0
BERLIN	38.2	16	11	7	4
BERNARDSTON	14.0	270	3	3	0
BEVERLY	17.4	227	69	65	4
BILLERICA	18.5	193	75	63	12
BLACKSTONE	20.9	131	19	16	3
BLANDFORD	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
BOLTON	30.4	29	15	10	5
BOSTON	43.8	11	2719	2156	563
BOURNE	22.1	110	44	38	6
BOXBOROUGH	31.8	25	16	11	5
BOXFORD	16.2	244	13	13	0
BOYLSTON	29.7	34	13	10	3
BRAINTREE	23.4	85	84	69	15
BREWSTER	25.3	62	25	20	5
BRIDGEWATER	18.3	196	49	21	28
BRIMFIELD	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
BROCKTON	20.8	135	196	177	19
BROOKFIELD	11.7	280	4	4	0
BROOKLINE	25.0	66	148	126	22
BUCKLAND	10.4	285	2	2	0
BURLINGTON	28.8	42	71	64	7
CAMBRIDGE	29.3	38	310	269	41
CANTON	19.8	158	43	42	1
CARLISLE	20.5	142	10	10	0
CARVER	16.4	241	19	14	5
CHARLEMONT	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
CHARLTON	16.8	233	22	18	4
CHATHAM	43.8	10	27	21	6
CHELMSFORD	17.6	220	60	46	14
CHELSEA	28.3	46	100	94	6
CHESHIRE	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
CHESTER	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
CHESTERFIELD	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
CHICOPEE	23.2	90	129	125	4
CHILMARK	45.9	8	4	4	0
CLARKSBURG	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
CLINTON	19.7	163	27	24	3
COHASSET	26.4	55	20	14	6
COLRAIN	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Community	Police employees per 10,000 residents	Rank	Total employees	Police	Civilian
CONCORD	23.1	92	41	33	8
CONWAY	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
CUMMINGTON	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
DALTON	14.7	266	10	9	1
DANVERS	21.8	117	58	46	12
DARTMOUTH	21.9	113	75	61	14
DEDHAM	22.9	95	57	54	3
DEERFIELD	15.5	259	8	8	0
DENNIS	34.3	20	49	40	9
DIGHTON	14.0	269	10	10	0
DOUGLAS	23.5	83	20	15	5
DOVER	30.2	30	17	16	1
DRACUT	14.5	268	43	38	5
DUDLEY	14.0	271	16	13	3
DUNSTABLE	25.0	67	8	7	1
DUXBURY	23.1	91	35	28	7
EAST BRIDGEWATER	16.6	238	23	20	3
EAST BROOKFIELD	18.2	204	4	4	0
EASTHAM	40.1	13	20	14	6
EASTHAMPTON	19.8	160	32	26	6
EAST LONGMEADOW	16.4	239	26	25	1
EASTON	16.8	236	39	31	8
EDGARTOWN	44.0	9	18	17	1
EGREMONT	56.8	5	7	7	0
ERVING	33.1	22	6	6	0
ESSEX	34.0	21	12	8	4
EVERETT	23.9	78	100	91	9
FAIRHAVEN	22.5	103	36	30	6
FALL RIVER	28.0	48	250	196	54
FALMOUTH	18.9	183	60	54	6
FITCHBURG	19.7	164	80	68	12
FLORIDA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
FOXBOROUGH	21.8	116	37	30	7
FRAMINGHAM	18.3	198	126	115	11
FRANKLIN	16.3	243	52	44	8
FREETOWN	20.2	148	18	18	0
GARDNER	19.7	165	40	30	10
GEORGETOWN	18.2	203	15	11	4
GILL	13.3	275	2	2	0
GLOUCESTER	21.4	122	62	57	5
GOSHEN	18.9	185	2	2	0
GOSNOLD	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
GRAFTON	12.9	277	23	18	5
GRANBY	19.1	178	12	10	2
GRANVILLE	6.3	294	1	1	0
GREAT BARRINGTON	25.2	64	18	17	1
GREENFIELD	19.4	169	34	31	3
GROTON	20.5	140	22	17	5
GROVELAND	16.9	232	11	9	2
HADLEY	28.4	44	15	11	4
HALIFAX	15.9	254	12	11	1
HAMILTON	17.9	214	14	13	1
HAMPDEN	29.0	40	15	10	5
HANCOCK	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
HANOVER	20.8	134	29	27	2
HANSON	23.4	84	24	19	5
HARDWICK	10.0	286	3	3	0
HARVARD	19.8	159	13	9	4
HARWICH	26.8	54	33	31	2
HATFIELD	6.1	295	2	2	0
HAVERHILL	16.0	250	98	84	14
HAWLEY	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
HEATH	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
HINGHAM	25.1	65	56	47	9
HINSDALE	4.9	297	1	1	0
HOLBROOK	19.3	172	21	20	1
HOLDEN	15.5	261	27	24	3
HOLLAND	8.0	290	2	2	0
HOLLISTON	17.6	222	24	23	1
HOLYOKE	32.9	24	132	120	12
HOPEDALE	21.9	115	13	12	1
HOPKINTON	16.0	251	24	19	5
HUBBARDSTON	15.9	253	7	6	1
HUDSON	19.3	175	37	31	6
HULL	29.0	41	30	22	8
HUNTINGTON	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
IPSWICH	22.6	100	30	25	5
KINGSTON	22.8	98	29	22	7
LAKEVILLE	15.9	252	17	13	4
LANCASTER	14.8	264	12	11	1
LANESBOROUGH	22.5	104	7	7	0
LAWRENCE	18.1	207	139	118	21
LEE	20.1	150	12	11	1
LEICESTER	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
LENOX	21.8	118	11	11	0
LEOMINSTER	20.2	146	83	66	17
LEVERETT	10.7	283	2	2	0
LEXINGTON	19.3	173	61	46	15
LEYDEN	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
LINCOLN	29.7	33	19	13	6
LITTLETON	24.5	71	22	16	6
LONGMEADOW	18.3	201	29	24	5
LOWELL	27.8	50	298	226	72
LUDLOW	17.9	215	38	33	5
LUNENBURG	13.8	273	14	14	0
LYNN	21.3	126	194	175	19
LYNNFIELD	18.9	186	22	17	5
MALDEN	18.6	192	111	102	9
MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA	32.9	23	17	14	3
MANSFIELD	15.9	255	37	34	3
MARBLEHEAD	18.1	208	36	27	9
MARION	28.4	45	14	14	0
MARLBOROUGH	19.9	156	77	65	12
MARSHFIELD	17.8	219	45	42	3
MASHPEE	31.2	26	44	34	10
MATTAPOISETT	29.6	36	18	17	1
MAYNARD	21.6	119	22	21	1
MEDFIELD	17.4	228	21	17	4
MEDFORD	17.3	229	98	96	2
MEDWAY	18.7	188	24	19	5
MELROSE	16.2	245	44	44	0
MENDON	25.5	59	15	10	5
MERRIMAC	15.7	257	10	6	4
METHUEN	20.2	147	96	83	13
MIDDLEBOROUGH	18.1	209	42	38	4
MIDDLEFIELD	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
MIDDLETON	15.5	260	14	13	1
MILFORD	19.2	177	54	44	10
MILLBURY	15.7	256	21	17	4
MILLIS	23.9	75	19	14	5
MILLVILLE	18.7	189	6	5	1
MILTON	23.9	77	65	49	16
MONROE	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
MONSON	17.4	225	15	11	4
MONTAGUE	23.6	82	20	15	5
MONTEREY	20.7	137	2	2	0
MONTGOMERY	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
MOUNT WASHINGTON	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
NAHANT	37.9	17	13	12	1
NANTUCKET	45.9	7	47	33	14
NATICK	19.0	181	63	51	12
NEEDHAM	17.9	216	52	46	6
NEW ASHFORD	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
NEW BEDFORD	30.7	27	294	249	45
NEW BRAINTREE	10.0	287	1	1	0
NEWBURY	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
NEWBURYPORT	20.0	152	35	31	4
NEW MARLBOROUGH	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
NEW SALEM	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
NEWTON	20.9	132	179	138	41
NORFOLK	19.5	168	22	16	6
NORTH ADAMS	23.9	76	33	25	8
NORTHAMPTON	23.7	81	68	63	5
NORTH ANDOVER	16.8	234	48	36	12
NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH	18.0	213	52	40	12
NORTHBOROUGH	19.0	182	27	20	7
NORTHBRIDGE	13.9	272	22	17	5
NORTH BROOKFIELD	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
NORTHFIELD	9.8	288	3	3	0
NORTH READING	19.4	171	29	28	1
NORTON	15.1	263	29	28	1
NORWELL	27.4	52	29	23	6
NORWOOD	23.3	89	67	56	11
OAK BLUFFS	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
OAKHAM	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
ORANGE	15.2	262	12	11	1
ORLEANS	48.9	6	29	23	6
OTIS	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
OXFORD	17.4	226	24	19	5
PALMER	18.0	211	22	18	4
PAXTON	39.3	14	19	12	7
PEABODY	19.2	176	99	88	11
PELHAM	7.5	293	1	1	0
PEMBROKE	16.2	247	29	27	2
PEPPERELL	14.7	267	17	16	1
PERU	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
PETERSHAM	16.1	249	2	2	0
PHILLIPSTON	11.8	279	2	2	0
PITTSFIELD	23.3	86	105	87	18
PLAINFIELD	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
PLAINVILLE	22.9	97	19	14	5
PLYMOUTH	20.8	133	118	100	18
PLYMPTON	28.2	47	8	8	0
PRINCETON	26.2	56	9	6	3
PROVINCETOWN	87.8	2	26	17	9
QUINCY	23.1	93	214	184	30
RANDOLPH	18.3	202	59	56	3
RAYNHAM	25.3	63	34	25	9
READING	21.3	129	53	40	13
REHOBOTH	22.3	106	26	21	5
REVERE	18.4	195	96	82	14
RICHMOND	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
ROCHESTER	19.0	180	10	10	0
ROCKLAND	23.3	88	41	33	8
ROCKPORT	21.4	121	15	15	0
ROWE	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
ROWLEY	22.1	111	13	11	2
ROYALSTON	7.9	292	1	1	0
RUSSELL	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
RUTLAND	11.2	281	9	8	1
SALEM	21.9	114	91	81	10
SALISBURY	21.6	120	18	14	4
SANDISFIELD	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
SANDWICH	16.8	235	35	34	1
SAUGUS	26.1	57	70	54	16
SAVOY	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
SCITUATE	17.0	230	31	27	4
SEEKONK	26.1	58	36	34	2
SHARON	19.8	162	35	30	5
SHEFFIELD	18.3	200	6	6	0
SHELBURNE	10.5	284	2	2	0
SHERBORN	38.6	15	16	16	0
SHIRLEY	19.3	174	14	9	5
SHREWSBURY	14.8	265	53	42	11
SHUTESBURY	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
SOMERSET	21.3	127	39	32	7
SOMERVILLE	19.9	153	152	126	26
SOUTHAMPTON	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
SOUTHBOROUGH	18.3	199	18	13	5
SOUTHBRIDGE	21.4	123	36	34	2
SOUTH HADLEY	17.6	223	31	26	5
SOUTHWICK	22.0	112	21	16	5
SPENCER	17.9	217	21	17	4
SPRINGFIELD	35.7	18	550	456	94
STERLING	22.9	94	18	13	5
STOCKBRIDGE	30.6	28	6	6	0
STONEHAM	17.6	221	38	36	2
STOUGHTON	19.9	154	54	49	5
STOW	24.1	73	16	11	5
STURBRIDGE	24.7	69	23	18	5
SUDBURY	18.0	212	32	27	5
SUNDERLAND	13.5	274	5	5	0
SUTTON	22.2	109	20	15	5
SWAMPSCOTT	23.8	79	33	32	1
SWANSEA	22.6	102	36	30	6
TAUNTON	19.6	167	110	105	5
TEMPLETON	18.6	190	15	10	5
TEWKSBURY	23.7	80	69	56	13
TISBURY	35.2	19	14	11	3
TOLLAND	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
TOPSFIELD	21.2	130	13	9	4
TOWNSEND	16.7	237	15	13	2
TRURO	69.5	3	14	9	5
TYNGSBOROUGH	25.5	61	29	23	6
TYRINGHAM	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
UPTON	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
UXBRIDGE	17.0	231	23	18	5
WAKEFIELD	17.5	224	44	43	1
WALES	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
WALPOLE	16.1	248	39	34	5
WALTHAM	28.5	43	174	147	27
WARE	13.1	276	13	13	0
WAREHAM	26.9	53	59	49	10
WARREN	19.4	170	10	7	3
WARWICK	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
WASHINGTON	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
WATERTOWN	24.0	74	77	64	13
WAYLAND	22.2	108	29	21	8
WEBSTER	20.2	149	34	30	4
WELLESLEY	19.9	155	56	40	16
WELLFLEET	61.4	4	17	12	5
WENDELL	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
WENHAM	20.4	144	10	9	1
WESTBOROUGH	18.5	194	34	28	6
WEST BOYLSTON	23.3	86	18	13	5
WEST BRIDGEWATER	30.2	31	21	20	1
WEST BROOKFIELD	18.8	187	7	6	1
WESTFIELD	20.6	139	85	78	7
WESTFORD	22.6	99	50	38	12
WESTHAMPTON	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
WESTMINSTER	24.6	70	18	13	5
WEST NEWBURY	16.4	240	7	7	0
WESTON	24.7	68	28	23	5
WESTPORT	19.8	157	31	27	4
WEST SPRINGFIELD	29.8	32	85	74	11
WEST STOCKBRIDGE	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
WEST TISBURY	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
WESTWOOD	24.5	72	36	26	10
WEYMOUTH	19.0	179	103	86	17
WHATELY	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
WHITMAN	17.8	218	26	25	1
WILBRAHAM	18.9	184	27	26	1
WILLIAMSBURG	8.0	291	2	2	0
WILLIAMSTOWN	20.5	141	16	12	4
WILMINGTON	21.4	125	48	46	2
WINCHENDON	18.3	197	19	14	5
WINCHESTER	21.4	124	46	38	8
WINDSOR	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
WINTHROP	18.2	205	32	30	2
WOBURN	20.6	138	79	74	5
WORCESTER	25.5	60	465	420	45
WORTHINGTON	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
WRENTHAM	18.1	206	20	18	2
YARMOUTH	29.7	35	71	59	12