Massachusetts Profile

Total Population: 6,593,587
Capital: Boston

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Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	48%
	Females	52%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	85%
	African American	5%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	4%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	6%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	36.5
	Males	35.4
	Females	37.7

Vs. National Median Age

Males by Age			Females by Age
	Under 20	13%		Under 20:	13%
	20 to 40	15%		20 to 40:	14%
	40 to 60	13%		40 to 60:	14%
	Over 60	7%		Over 60:	10%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Annual Change
2000	6,349,119	N/A
2001	6,411,730	0.99%
2002	6,440,978	0.46%
2003	6,451,637	0.17%
2004	6,451,279	-0.01%
2005	6,453,031	0.03%
2006	6,466,399	0.21%
2007	6,499,275	0.51%
2008	6,543,595	0.68%
2009	6,593,587	0.76%

Vs. National Change Rate

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	479
2002	484
2003	469
2004	459
2005	457
2006	447
2007	432
2008	449
2009	457
2010	467

Vs. National Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	145	1,856	6,476	22,110
2002	173	1,777	7,169	22,018
2003	142	1,798	7,985	20,271
2004	169	1,799	7,467	20,002
2005	175	1,732	7,615	19,715
2006	186	1,742	8,047	18,800
2007	184	1,634	7,006	19,008
2008	167	1,736	7,069	20,202
2009	172	1,701	7,427	20,836
2010	210	1,745	6,874	21,724

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	2,619
2002	2,610
2003	2,549
2004	2,460
2005	2,364
2006	2,391
2007	2,392
2008	2,400
2009	2,304
2010	2,351

Vs. National Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	32,430	106,821	27,828
2002	33,243	107,922	26,588
2003	34,722	103,790	25,506
2004	34,469	101,303	22,053
2005	34,624	97,737	18,880
2006	35,181	100,771	17,961
2007	35,662	103,592	14,992
2008	36,094	107,128	12,737
2009	34,665	105,514	11,735
2010	37,767	104,685	11,453

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