77 Massachusetts Towns with the Most Hate Crimes in 2014
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015
GoLocal Worcester News Team
The Federal Bureau of Investigation released its 2014 hate crime statistics, breaking down data on a state by state -and community- basis. According to the data, the city of Worcester had the 65th highest hate crime rate per capita in the state.
According to the FBI data, in 2013, 1,826 law enforcement agencies reported 5,479 hate crime incidents involving 6,418 offenses. This total is down from 2013, when 5,928 hate crimes were reported. The FBI states, "the victim of a hate crime can be an individual, a business, an institution, or society as a whole. Law enforcement can indicate the number of individual victims, the number of victims 18 years of age and older, and the number of victims under the age of 18."
According to the Anti-Defamation League hate crimes in the United States “really are a problem.”
“Hate crimes are disturbingly prevalent,” The Anti-Defamation League said. “According to the most recent data available from the FBI, there was almost one hate crime in America in every hour of every day in 2007 – a total of more than 7,600 reported bias-motivated incidents. In addition, along with an increase in harsh, hateful rhetoric against Hispanics, immigrants and those who look like immigrants in recent months, there have been several very high-profile hate crimes against Hispanics recently, including several murders. Unfortunately, in the aftermath of the election of the first African-American President, a deep economic and housing crisis, and a broken immigration system, we have seen a disturbing increase in ideologically-motivated violence against Jews and others. Sadly, hate crimes really are a problem.”
77 cities and towns in Massachusetts reported hate crimes to the FBI last year. Boston had the most reported hate crimes with 95. Worcester only had six. Norton had the most hate crimes per capita.
SEE SLIDES BELOW: See the Massachusetts Cities and Towns with the Most Hate Crimes in 2014
Related Slideshow: 77 Massachusetts Towns with the Most Hate Crimes in 2014
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#77
Springfield
Total Hate Crimes: 1
Types of Hate Crimes: 1 against race
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.007
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#76
Brockton
Total Hate Crimes: 1
Types of Hate Crimes: 1 against religion
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.011
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#75
Brookline
Total Hate Crimes: 1
Types of Hate Crimes: 1 against race
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.017
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#74
Chicopee
Total Hate Crimes: 1
Types of Hate Crimes: 1 against race
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.018
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#73
Pittsfield
Total Hate Crimes: 1
Types of Hate Crimes: 1 against ethnicity
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.023
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#72
Billerica
Total Hate Crimes: 1
Types of Hate Crimes: 1 against religion
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.024
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#71
Leominster
Total Hate Crimes: 1
Types of Hate Crimes: 1 against religion
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.024
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#70
Beverly
Total Hate Crimes: 1
Types of Hate Crimes: 1 against ethnicity
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.024
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#69
Marlborough
Total Hate Crimes: 1
Types of Hate Crimes: 1 against race
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.025
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#68
Woburn
Total Hate Crimes: 1
Types of Hate Crimes: 1 against ethnicity
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.025
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#67
Amherst
Total Hate Crimes: 1
Types of Hate Crimes: 1 against race
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.026
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#66
Dracut
Total Hate Crimes: 1
Types of Hate Crimes: 1 against religion
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.032
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#65
Worcester
Total Hate Crimes: 3
Types of Hate Crimes: 3 against race, 2 against ethnicity, 1 against religion
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.033
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#64
Needham
Total Hate Crimes: 1
Types of Hate Crimes: 1 against race
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.033
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#63
Fall River
Total Hate Crimes: 3
Types of Hate Crimes: 3 against race
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.034
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#62
North Andover
Total Hate Crimes: 1
Types of Hate Crimes: 1 against sexual orientation
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.034
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#61
Northampton
Total Hate Crimes: 1
Types of Hate Crimes: 1 against race
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.035
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#60
Wakefield
Total Hate Crimes: 1
Types of Hate Crimes: 1 against ethnicity
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.038
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#59
Burlington
Total Hate Crimes: 1
Types of Hate Crimes: 1 against religion
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.039
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#58
Belmont
Total Hate Crimes: 1
Types of Hate Crimes: 1 against gender identity
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.039
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#57
Middleboro
Total Hate Crimes: 1
Types of Hate Crimes: 1 against religion
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.042
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#56
Hingham
Total Hate Crimes: 1
Types of Hate Crimes: 1 against religion
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.044
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#55
Attleboro
Total Hate Crimes: 2
Types of Hate Crimes: 1 against religion, 1 against gender identity
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.045
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#54
Everett
Total Hate Crimes: 2
Types of Hate Crimes: 1 against ethnicity, 1 against disability
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.046
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#53
Marblehead
Total Hate Crimes: 1
Types of Hate Crimes: 1 against religion
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.049
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#52
Hudson
Total Hate Crimes: 1
Types of Hate Crimes: 1 against sexual orientation
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.051
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#51
New Bedford
Total Hate Crimes: 5
Types of Hate Crimes: 2 against race, 2 against ethnicity, 1 against sexual orientation
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.052
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#50
Braintree
Total Hate Crimes: 2
Types of Hate Crimes: 1 against race, 1 against religion
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.054
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#49
Winthrop
Total Hate Crimes: 2
Types of Hate Crimes: 1 against race
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.055
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#48
Grafton
Total Hate Crimes: 1
Types of Hate Crimes: 1 against gender
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.055
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#47
Sharon
Total Hate Crimes: 1
Types of Hate Crimes: 1 against religion
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.055
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#46
Revere
Total Hate Crimes: 3
Types of Hate Crimes: 2 against ethnicity, 1 against sexual orientation
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.055
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#45
South Hadley
Total Hate Crimes: 1
Types of Hate Crimes: 1 against race
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.056
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#44
Webster
Total Hate Crimes: 1
Types of Hate Crimes: 1 against sexual orientation
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.059
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#43
East Longmeadow
Total Hate Crimes: 1
Types of Hate Crimes: 1 against disability
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.062
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#42
Easthampton
Total Hate Crimes: 1
Types of Hate Crimes: 1 against sexual orientation
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.063
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Westport
Total Hate Crimes: 1
Types of Hate Crimes: 1 against sexual orientation
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.063
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North Reading
Total Hate Crimes: 1
Types of Hate Crimes: 1 against gender
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.064
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#39
Barnstable
Total Hate Crimes: 3
Types of Hate Crimes: 2 against race, 1 against religion
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.067
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Whitman
Total Hate Crimes: 1
Types of Hate Crimes: 1 against race
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.067
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Gloucester
Total Hate Crimes: 2
Types of Hate Crimes: 2 against gender
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People:0.068
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Agawam
Total Hate Crimes: 2
Types of Hate Crimes: 1 against race 1 against sexual orientation
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People:0.070
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Melrose
Total Hate Crimes: 2
Types of Hate Crimes: 2 against sexual orientation
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.072
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Oxford
Total Hate Crimes: 1
Types of Hate Crimes: 1 against sexual orientation
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.072
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Raynham
Total Hate Crimes: 1
Types of Hate Crimes: 1 against race
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.073
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Norfolk
Total Hate Crimes: 1
Types of Hate Crimes: 1 against sexual orientation
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.084
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Acton
Total Hate Crimes: 2
Types of Hate Crimes: 2 against religion
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.086
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#30
Luneberg
Total Hate Crimes: 1
Types of Hate Crimes: 1 against religion
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.089
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Salem
Total Hate Crimes: 4
Types of Hate Crimes: 2 against religion, 2 against sexual orientation
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.093
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Newton
Total Hate Crimes: 5
Types of Hate Crimes: 2 against race, 3 against religion
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People:0.101
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Ware
Total Hate Crimes: 1
Types of Hate Crimes: 1 against race
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.102
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Plymouth
Total Hate Crimes: 6
Types of Hate Crimes: 3 against race, 2 against religion, 1 against ethnicity
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.103
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Danvers
Total Hate Crimes: 3
Types of Hate Crimes: 2 against disability, 1 against gender
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.108
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Arlington
Total Hate Crimes: 5
Types of Hate Crimes: 2 against disability, 1 against gender
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.108
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Monson
Total Hate Crimes: 1
Types of Hate Crimes: 1 against race
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.114
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Malden
Total Hate Crimes: 7
Types of Hate Crimes: 4 against race, 2 against sexual orientation, 1 against disability
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.114
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Cohasset
Total Hate Crimes: 1
Types of Hate Crimes: 1 against ethnicity
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.118
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Cambridge
Total Hate Crimes: 13
Types of Hate Crimes: 3 against race, 2 against religion, 5 against sexual orientation, 3 against ethnicity,
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.120
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Waltham
Total Hate Crimes: 8
Types of Hate Crimes: 1 against race, 1 against sexual orientation, 3 against ethnicity,
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.127
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Upton
Total Hate Crimes: 1
Types of Hate Crimes: 1 against religion
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.130
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Williamstown
Total Hate Crimes: 1
Types of Hate Crimes: 1 against ethnicity
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.132
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Somerville
Total Hate Crimes: 11
Types of Hate Crimes: 1 against race, 4 against religion, 1 against sexual orientation, 1 against ethnicity, 2 against gender, 2 against gender identity
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.138
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Great Barrington
Total Hate Crimes: 1
Types of Hate Crimes: 1 against race
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.143
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Boston
Total Hate Crimes: 95
Types of Hate Crimes: 46 against race, 6 against religion, 39 against sexual orientation, 4 against ethnicity
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.145
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Merrimac
Total Hate Crimes: 1
Types of Hate Crimes: 1 against race
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.149
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Harvard
Total Hate Crimes: 1
Types of Hate Crimes: 1 against religion
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.152
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Medford
Total Hate Crimes: 9
Types of Hate Crimes: 2 against race, 1 against religion, 1 against ethnicity, 1 against gender, 3 against identity
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.156
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Mattapoisett
Total Hate Crimes: 1
Types of Hate Crimes: 1 against race
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.161
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Haverhill
Total Hate Crimes: 12
Types of Hate Crimes: 1 against race, 1 against religion, 2 against sexual orientation, 2 against ethnicity, 1 against gender, 5 against gender idenitity
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.192
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Deerfield
Total Hate Crimes: 11
Types of Hate Crimes: 1 against sexual orientation
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.197
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Taunton
Total Hate Crimes: 12
Types of Hate Crimes: 3 against race, 1 against sexual orientation, 1 against gender, 7 against gender identity
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.213
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Swampscott
Total Hate Crimes: 3
Types of Hate Crimes: 2 against ethnicity, 1 against gender identity
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People:0.214
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Quincy
Total Hate Crimes: 21
Types of Hate Crimes: 7 against race, 3 against religion, 3 against sexual orientation, 1 against ethnicity, 1 against disability, 6 against gender identity
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.223
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Lynn
Total Hate Crimes: 21
Types of Hate Crimes: 4 against race, 2 against religion, 4against sexual orientation, 2 against ethnicity, 2 against disability, 3 against gender, 4 against gender identity
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.223
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West Tisbury
Total Hate Crimes: 1
Types of Hate Crimes: 1 against gender
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.344
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Edgarton
Total Hate Crimes: 2
Types of Hate Crimes: 1 against sexual orientation, 1 against ethnicity
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.462
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Norton
Total Hate Crimes: 10
Types of Hate Crimes: 1 against race, 9 against gender identity
Hate Crimes Per 1,000 People: 0.513
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