snapshot: Police costs per resident, 2012
By Matt Carroll, Globe Staff | June 27, 2013
The state measures the cost of various departments by the number of people in town. One of those departments is police. The costs tend to be highest in summer communities with large seasonal influxes but small permanent populations, as well as in urban areas. Rural communities tend to have the lowest costs. The data, from the Department of Revenue, is for fiscal 2012.
Community | Spending on police per resident fy2012 | Rank |
ABINGTON | $154 | 177 |
ACTON | $149 | 191 |
ACUSHNET | $145 | 200 |
ADAMS | $98 | 271 |
AGAWAM | $149 | 191 |
ALFORD | $64 | 293 |
AMESBURY | $193 | 86 |
AMHERST | $110 | 260 |
ANDOVER | $192 | 89 |
AQUINNAH | na | na |
ARLINGTON | $108 | 267 |
ASHBURNHAM | $139 | 221 |
ASHBY | $209 | 59 |
ASHFIELD | $56 | 305 |
ASHLAND | $160 | 164 |
ATHOL | $127 | 244 |
ATTLEBORO | $143 | 212 |
AUBURN | $209 | 63 |
AVON | $353 | 10 |
AYER | $209 | 64 |
BARNSTABLE | $218 | 51 |
BARRE | $84 | 291 |
BECKET | $109 | 271 |
BEDFORD | $230 | 42 |
BELCHERTOWN | $120 | 254 |
BELLINGHAM | $158 | 175 |
BELMONT | $163 | 156 |
BERKLEY | $99 | 279 |
BERLIN | $228 | 44 |
BERNARDSTON | $96 | 284 |
BEVERLY | $157 | 178 |
BILLERICA | $159 | 167 |
BLACKSTONE | $120 | 253 |
BLANDFORD | $27 | 323 |
BOLTON | $180 | 113 |
BOSTON | $437 | 5 |
BOURNE | $167 | 141 |
BOXBOROUGH | $260 | 26 |
BOXFORD | $135 | 229 |
BOYLSTON | $212 | 58 |
BRAINTREE | $206 | 71 |
BREWSTER | $195 | 86 |
BRIDGEWATER | $109 | 269 |
BRIMFIELD | $40 | 314 |
BROCKTON | $179 | 117 |
BROOKFIELD | $96 | 285 |
BROOKLINE | $240 | 35 |
BUCKLAND | $73 | 298 |
BURLINGTON | $253 | 28 |
CAMBRIDGE | $277 | 19 |
CANTON | $171 | 135 |
CARLISLE | $259 | 27 |
CARVER | $150 | 192 |
CHARLEMONT | $52 | 309 |
CHARLTON | $155 | 182 |
CHATHAM | $279 | 17 |
CHELMSFORD | $164 | 154 |
CHELSEA | $198 | 77 |
CHESHIRE | $22 | 328 |
CHESTER | $35 | 317 |
CHESTERFIELD | $33 | 318 |
CHICOPEE | $141 | 216 |
CHILMARK | na | na |
CLARKSBURG | $41 | 312 |
CLINTON | $178 | 120 |
COHASSET | $262 | 25 |
COLRAIN | $41 | 313 |
Community | Spending on police per resident fy2012 | Rank |
CONCORD | $219 | 49 |
CONWAY | $55 | 308 |
CUMMINGTON | $21 | 329 |
DALTON | $119 | 257 |
DANVERS | $207 | 69 |
DARTMOUTH | $158 | 172 |
DEDHAM | na | na |
DEERFIELD | $130 | 240 |
DENNIS | $268 | 22 |
DIGHTON | $139 | 222 |
DOUGLAS | $174 | 128 |
DOVER | $310 | 13 |
DRACUT | $116 | 260 |
DUDLEY | $109 | 270 |
DUNSTABLE | $249 | 30 |
DUXBURY | $209 | 60 |
EAST BRIDGEWATER | $141 | 215 |
EAST BROOKFIELD | $141 | 218 |
EASTHAM | $307 | 14 |
EASTHAMPTON | $134 | 230 |
EAST LONGMEADOW | $159 | 169 |
EASTON | $163 | 159 |
EDGARTOWN | $586 | 3 |
EGREMONT | $216 | 53 |
ERVING | $179 | 114 |
ESSEX | $273 | 21 |
EVERETT | $208 | 66 |
FAIRHAVEN | $174 | 127 |
FALL RIVER | $168 | 140 |
FALMOUTH | $154 | 183 |
FITCHBURG | $144 | 209 |
FLORIDA | $2 | 334 |
FOXBOROUGH | $171 | 134 |
FRAMINGHAM | $152 | 187 |
FRANKLIN | $130 | 242 |
FREETOWN | $197 | 78 |
GARDNER | $111 | 264 |
GEORGETOWN | $165 | 149 |
GILL | $107 | 273 |
GLOUCESTER | $162 | 163 |
GOSHEN | $63 | 304 |
GOSNOLD | na | na |
GRAFTON | $101 | 276 |
GRANBY | $121 | 252 |
GRANVILLE | $66 | 300 |
GREAT BARRINGTON | $196 | 83 |
GREENFIELD | $154 | 184 |
GROTON | $158 | 173 |
GROVELAND | $149 | 194 |
HADLEY | $190 | 94 |
HALIFAX | $148 | 200 |
HAMILTON | $159 | 170 |
HAMPDEN | $197 | 79 |
HANCOCK | $2 | 336 |
HANOVER | $185 | 103 |
HANSON | $165 | 151 |
HARDWICK | $115 | 261 |
HARVARD | $79 | 295 |
HARWICH | $246 | 32 |
HATFIELD | na | na |
HAVERHILL | $141 | 218 |
HAWLEY | $3 | 333 |
HEATH | $25 | 326 |
HINGHAM | $190 | 95 |
HINSDALE | na | na |
HOLBROOK | $163 | 160 |
HOLDEN | $116 | 258 |
HOLLAND | $63 | 303 |
HOLLISTON | $162 | 164 |
HOLYOKE | $229 | 43 |
HOPEDALE | $174 | 124 |
HOPKINTON | $158 | 174 |
HUBBARDSTON | na | na |
HUDSON | $156 | 181 |
HULL | $244 | 34 |
HUNTINGTON | $49 | 311 |
IPSWICH | $173 | 129 |
KINGSTON | $208 | 67 |
LAKEVILLE | $120 | 256 |
LANCASTER | $110 | 268 |
LANESBOROUGH | $197 | 80 |
LAWRENCE | $147 | 202 |
LEE | $149 | 196 |
LEICESTER | $147 | 203 |
LENOX | $124 | 248 |
LEOMINSTER | $145 | 207 |
LEVERETT | $97 | 283 |
LEXINGTON | $181 | 111 |
LEYDEN | $39 | 315 |
LINCOLN | $167 | 143 |
LITTLETON | $145 | 206 |
LONGMEADOW | $150 | 191 |
LOWELL | $201 | 73 |
LUDLOW | $134 | 232 |
LUNENBURG | $137 | 228 |
LYNN | $186 | 101 |
LYNNFIELD | $196 | 81 |
MALDEN | $164 | 153 |
MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA | $266 | 23 |
MANSFIELD | $138 | 226 |
MARBLEHEAD | $146 | 205 |
MARION | $277 | 18 |
MARLBOROUGH | $175 | 123 |
MARSHFIELD | $163 | 158 |
MASHPEE | $266 | 24 |
MATTAPOISETT | $248 | 31 |
MAYNARD | $190 | 96 |
MEDFIELD | $178 | 121 |
MEDFORD | $166 | 145 |
MEDWAY | $165 | 150 |
MELROSE | $110 | 267 |
MENDON | $196 | 84 |
MERRIMAC | $120 | 255 |
METHUEN | $184 | 105 |
MIDDLEBOROUGH | $156 | 180 |
MIDDLEFIELD | $25 | 325 |
MIDDLETON | $142 | 214 |
MILFORD | $170 | 136 |
MILLBURY | $139 | 224 |
MILLIS | $187 | 99 |
MILLVILLE | $123 | 250 |
MILTON | $212 | 57 |
MONROE | na | na |
MONSON | $113 | 262 |
MONTAGUE | $165 | 148 |
MONTEREY | $178 | 119 |
MONTGOMERY | na | na |
MOUNT WASHINGTON | na | na |
NAHANT | $288 | 15 |
NANTUCKET | $365 | 8 |
NATICK | $171 | 133 |
NEEDHAM | $163 | 161 |
NEW ASHFORD | na | na |
NEW BEDFORD | $207 | 68 |
NEW BRAINTREE | $88 | 289 |
NEWBURY | $150 | 190 |
NEWBURYPORT | $183 | 107 |
NEW MARLBOROUGH | $65 | 301 |
NEW SALEM | $82 | 294 |
NEWTON | $167 | 142 |
NORFOLK | $158 | 171 |
NORTH ADAMS | $94 | 286 |
NORTHAMPTON | $166 | 144 |
NORTH ANDOVER | $141 | 217 |
NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH | $139 | 223 |
NORTHBOROUGH | $147 | 201 |
NORTHBRIDGE | $133 | 234 |
NORTH BROOKFIELD | $86 | 290 |
NORTHFIELD | $77 | 296 |
NORTH READING | $225 | 45 |
NORTON | $122 | 251 |
NORWELL | $200 | 74 |
NORWOOD | $200 | 75 |
OAK BLUFFS | $382 | 6 |
OAKHAM | $94 | 287 |
ORANGE | $110 | 265 |
ORLEANS | $378 | 7 |
OTIS | $38 | 316 |
OXFORD | $132 | 237 |
PALMER | $129 | 244 |
PAXTON | $179 | 116 |
PEABODY | $175 | 122 |
PELHAM | $100 | 277 |
PEMBROKE | $152 | 186 |
PEPPERELL | $144 | 210 |
PERU | $61 | 305 |
PETERSHAM | $134 | 233 |
PHILLIPSTON | $132 | 236 |
PITTSFIELD | $144 | 211 |
PLAINFIELD | $23 | 327 |
PLAINVILLE | $157 | 176 |
PLYMOUTH | $152 | 188 |
PLYMPTON | $253 | 29 |
PRINCETON | $206 | 70 |
PROVINCETOWN | $598 | 2 |
QUINCY | $238 | 36 |
RANDOLPH | $169 | 138 |
RAYNHAM | $273 | 20 |
READING | $171 | 132 |
REHOBOTH | $192 | 91 |
REVERE | $138 | 227 |
RICHMOND | $2 | 335 |
ROCHESTER | $173 | 130 |
ROCKLAND | $170 | 137 |
ROCKPORT | $187 | 99 |
ROWE | $69 | 299 |
ROWLEY | $220 | 48 |
ROYALSTON | $56 | 306 |
RUSSELL | $17 | 331 |
RUTLAND | $83 | 293 |
SALEM | $189 | 97 |
SALISBURY | $224 | 46 |
SANDISFIELD | $51 | 310 |
SANDWICH | $164 | 152 |
SAUGUS | $185 | 104 |
SAVOY | $9 | 332 |
SCITUATE | $182 | 109 |
SEEKONK | $208 | 65 |
SHARON | $180 | 112 |
SHEFFIELD | $130 | 243 |
SHELBURNE | $99 | 278 |
SHERBORN | $332 | 12 |
SHIRLEY | $97 | 282 |
SHREWSBURY | $111 | 263 |
SHUTESBURY | $99 | 280 |
SOMERSET | $133 | 235 |
SOMERVILLE | $163 | 157 |
SOUTHAMPTON | $131 | 239 |
SOUTHBOROUGH | $164 | 155 |
SOUTHBRIDGE | $160 | 165 |
SOUTH HADLEY | $134 | 231 |
SOUTHWICK | $156 | 179 |
SPENCER | $142 | 213 |
SPRINGFIELD | $234 | 39 |
State Totals | $199 | 76 |
STERLING | na | na |
STOCKBRIDGE | $233 | 40 |
STONEHAM | $140 | 221 |
STOUGHTON | $168 | 139 |
STOW | $186 | 102 |
STURBRIDGE | $195 | 85 |
SUDBURY | $149 | 195 |
SUNDERLAND | $83 | 292 |
SUTTON | $159 | 167 |
SWAMPSCOTT | $232 | 41 |
SWANSEA | $193 | 89 |
TAUNTON | $191 | 93 |
TEMPLETON | na | na |
TEWKSBURY | $178 | 118 |
TISBURY | $357 | 9 |
TOLLAND | na | na |
TOPSFIELD | $216 | 54 |
TOWNSEND | $132 | 238 |
TRURO | $649 | 1 |
TYNGSBOROUGH | $218 | 50 |
TYRINGHAM | $183 | 108 |
UPTON | $201 | 72 |
UXBRIDGE | $125 | 247 |
WAKEFIELD | $146 | 204 |
WALES | $28 | 322 |
WALPOLE | $173 | 131 |
WALTHAM | $214 | 56 |
WARE | $157 | 177 |
WAREHAM | $218 | 52 |
WARREN | $116 | 259 |
WARWICK | $32 | 320 |
WASHINGTON | $20 | 330 |
WATERTOWN | $183 | 106 |
WAYLAND | $174 | 125 |
WEBSTER | na | na |
WELLESLEY | $188 | 98 |
WELLFLEET | $525 | 4 |
WENDELL | $26 | 324 |
WENHAM | $209 | 62 |
WESTBOROUGH | $140 | 220 |
WEST BOYLSTON | $151 | 189 |
WEST BRIDGEWATER | $284 | 16 |
WEST BROOKFIELD | $130 | 241 |
WESTFIELD | $149 | 193 |
WESTFORD | $193 | 88 |
WESTHAMPTON | $32 | 319 |
WESTMINSTER | $196 | 82 |
WEST NEWBURY | $179 | 115 |
WESTON | $237 | 38 |
WESTPORT | $162 | 162 |
WEST SPRINGFIELD | $237 | 37 |
WEST STOCKBRIDGE | $106 | 274 |
WEST TISBURY | $336 | 11 |
WESTWOOD | $211 | 59 |
WEYMOUTH | $165 | 147 |
WHATELY | $91 | 288 |
WHITMAN | $181 | 110 |
WILBRAHAM | $148 | 199 |
WILLIAMSBURG | $77 | 297 |
WILLIAMSTOWN | $124 | 249 |
WILMINGTON | $194 | 87 |
WINCHENDON | $104 | 275 |
WINCHESTER | $174 | 126 |
WINDSOR | $29 | 321 |
WINTHROP | $126 | 246 |
WOBURN | $215 | 55 |
WORCESTER | $224 | 47 |
WORTHINGTON | na | na |
WRENTHAM | $165 | 146 |
YARMOUTH | $244 | 33 |