Boston, MA Profile

Boston, MA, population 645,169, is located in Massachusetts's Suffolk county, about 2.6 miles from Cambridge and 23.1 miles from Lowell.

Through the 90's Boston's population has grown by about 3%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Boston has declined by about 5%. Since 2005 Boston's population has grown by about 6%.

Boston's property crime levels tend to be much higher than Massachusetts's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Boston tend to be much higher than Massachusetts's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	48%
	Females	52%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	54%
	African American	25%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	8%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	13%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.99%	Under 20:	9.99%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.99%	40 to 60:	9.99%
Over 60	5.00%	Over 60:	8.00%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	589,143	N/A
2001	602,380	2.25%
2002	607,931	0.92%
2003	607,871	-0.01%
2004	607,367	-0.08%
2005	609,690	0.38%
2006	612,192	0.41%
2007	622,748	1.72%
2008	636,748	2.25%
2009	645,169	1.32%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$39,629

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	1,244
2002	1,166
2003	1,216
2004	1,192
2005	1,318
2006	1,339
2007	1,155
2008	1,104
2009	992
2010	903

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	65	361	2,523	4,412
2002	60	369	2,533	3,994
2003	39	262	2,759	4,113
2004	61	269	2,428	4,159
2005	73	268	2,649	4,489
2006	75	275	2698	4485
2007	65	263	2242	4267
2008	62	237	2398	3979
2009	50	269	2277	3596
2010	73	256	1926	3564

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	5,072
2002	4,820
2003	4,726
2004	4,761
2005	4,441
2006	4,462
2007	4,153
2008	3,711
2009	3,324
2010	3,203

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	4,222	17,608	8,194
2002	3,830	17,824	7,096
2003	4,344	17,069	6,463
2004	4,545	17,526	5,545
2005	4,531	15,957	4,717
2006	4121	16897	4076
2007	3810	17351	3418
2008	3493	16531	2405
2009	2955	15507	2287
2010	3587	15004	2037