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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
White85%
African American5%
Native American0%
Asian4%
Hawaiian0%
Other/Mixed6%
As % of Population
       

Age


Median Age
Population36.5
Males35.4
Females37.7
Vs. National Median Age
    
    
    
Males by AgeFemales by Age
Under 2013%Under 20: 13%
20 to 4015%20 to 40: 14%
40 to 6013%40 to 60: 14%
Over 607%Over 60: 10%
Age Distribution
       
       
       
       

Size


Population by YearAnnual Change
20006,349,119N/A
20016,411,7300.99%
20026,440,9780.46%
20036,451,6370.17%
20046,451,279-0.01%
20056,453,0310.03%
20066,466,3990.21%
20076,499,2750.51%
20086,543,5950.68%
20096,593,5870.76%
Vs. National Change Rate
 
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports


Rate Per 100K People
2001479
2002484
2003469
2004459
2005457
2006447
2007432
2008449
2009457
2010467
Vs. National Violent Crime Rate
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
Year Murder, Man-Slaughter Forcible Rape Robbery Aggravated Assault
2001 1451,8566,47622,110
2002 1731,7777,16922,018
2003 1421,7987,98520,271
2004 1691,7997,46720,002
2005 1751,7327,61519,715
2006 1861,7428,04718,800
2007 1841,6347,00619,008
2008 1671,7367,06920,202
2009 1721,7017,42720,836
2010 2101,7456,87421,724

Property Crime Reports


Rate Per 100K People
20012,619
20022,610
20032,549
20042,460
20052,364
20062,391
20072,392
20082,400
20092,304
20102,351
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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