Lynn, MA Profile

Lynn, MA, population 87,517, is located in Massachusetts's Essex county, about 9.4 miles from Boston and 10.2 miles from Cambridge.

Through the 90's Lynn's population has grown by about 10%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Lynn has stayed about the same. Since 2005 Lynn's population has stayed about the same.

Lynn's property crime levels tend to be higher than Massachusetts's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Lynn 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	68%
	African American	11%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	6%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	15%

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	7.00%	Over 60:	9.99%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	89,036	N/A
2001	89,572	0.60%
2002	89,422	-0.17%
2003	88,995	-0.48%
2004	88,138	-0.96%
2005	87,392	-0.85%
2006	87,057	-0.38%
2007	86,930	-0.15%
2008	87,110	0.21%
2009	87,517	0.47%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$37,364

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	199
2002	951
2003	1,239
2004	1,108
2005	1,199
2006	954
2007	1,060
2008	906
2009	899
2010	885

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	1	16	161	-
2002	3	9	180	665
2003	1	9	205	896
2004	4	16	179	791
2005	5	12	270	783
2006	4	34	269	545
2007	8	45	192	686
2008	6	36	182	592
2009	4	31	178	606
2010	3	41	208	512

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	3,997
2002	3,402
2003	3,262
2004	3,281
2005	3,278
2006	3,359
2007	3,071
2008	3,347
2009	3,164
2010	2,891

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	617	1,681	1,278
2002	561	1,463	1,043
2003	467	1,717	741
2004	677	1,662	592
2005	816	1,527	582
2006	980	1439	581
2007	1105	1202	390
2008	1133	1408	473
2009	771	1687	426
2010	595	1595	306