Massachusetts Crime, Punishment and Ratio of Crime to Punishment Per 100,000 and Rank of  Crime, Punishment and Ratio of Crime to Punishment between Massachusetts and other States
Year Inmates /100,000 New Index * Index/ Inmates
1978 48.5 950.9 19.6
1979 50.1 1070.0 21.4
1980 54.8 1149.1 21.0
1981 65.7 1149.3 17.5
1982 73.4 1064.6 14.5
1983 75.4 1020.2 13.5
1984 81.1 930.2 11.5
1985 87.7 960.2 10.9
1986 91.4 973.6 10.6
1987 100.6 981.5 9.8
1988 107.9 1056.7 9.8
1989 120.8 1121.1 9.3
1990 133.1 1192.5 9.0
1991 146.6 1194.7 8.2
1992 160.3 1201.4 7.5
1993 153.0 1213.8 7.9
1994 170.6 1080.9 6.3
1995 169.8 1052.6 6.2
1996 176.1 961.7 5.5
1997 174.2 947.3 5.4
Year Inmates /100,000 New Index * Index/ Inmates
1998 171.3 902.8 5.3
1999 162.8 822.2 5.1
2000 149.0 731.1 4.9
2001 145.9 738.8 5.1
2002 138.9 746.1 5.4
2003 136.6 729.4 5.3
2004 134.7 704.8 5.2
2005 140.7 696.6 5.0
2006 146.5 686.1 4.7
2007 151.9 670.7 4.4
2008 155.4 695.3 4.5
2009 152.7 694.9 4.6
2010 153.0 704.6 4.6
2011 205.0 652.6 3.2
2012 199.0 622.7 3.1
2013 192.2 609.1 3.2
Year Inmates /100,000 New Index * Index/ Inmates
These pages compare reported crimes and imprisonment rates for every 100,000 people for each year in the 50 United States and rank the states by their crime and imprisonment rates.  
In order to compare crime to punishment we created a new crime index* and divided that index by the ratio of inmates to crimes in each state, as reported to the Bureau of Justice Statistics.  We then ranked each State for each category, with the lowest number going to the highest rate.  In an important new way, this table links crime to punishment within and between the States.

*The traditional crime index is made up of the total crimes committed in each State.   The problem with the old index is that it gives equal weight to every crime committed; and far more property crimes are reported than violent crimes.  Since violent criminals make up about half the prison population and about ten times more property crimes are reported than violent crimes, for the new index* we divided the number of property crimes by ten and added to that the number of violent crimes to make up the new index*. 

  
Year Inmates /100,000 New Index * Index/ Inmates
1978 48 18 50
1979 48 15 50
1980 47 12 50
1981 47 13 50
1982 47 18 50
1983 45 16 50
1984 45 18 50
1985 46 19 49
1986 45 21 49
1987 44 18 49
1988 44 16 49
1989 44 13 49
1990 44 17 49
1991 43 15 49
1992 40 15 48
1993 44 15 49
1994 43 21 48
1995 46 23 49
1996 44 23 48
1997 45 23 48
Year Inmates /100,000 New Index * Index/ Inmates
1998 46 23 48
1999 47 23 49
2000 48 26 50
2001 48 26 50
2002 50 26 50
2003 50 26 50
2004 50 27 50
2005 50 27 50
2006 50 26 50
2007 49 26 50
2008 49 23 50
2009 49 23 50
2010 49 20 50
2011 46 23 50
2012 47 24 50
2013 48 23 50
Year Inmates /100,000 New Index * Index/ Inmates
Since we developed the tables: "Rate Per 100,000 and Rank by State of Crime and Imprisonment by US States 1978 - 2012", we are interested in hearing how others use the table.  Email: host@disastercenter.com

Crime, Punishment and Ratio of Crime to Punishment Per 100,000 and Rank by Year and between States

Alaska -   Alabama  -  Arkansas  -  Arizona  -  California  -  Colorado  -  Connecticut -    Delaware  -    Florida  -  Georgia  -  Hawaii  -  Iowa -  Idaho  -  Illinois  -  Indiana -  Kansas -  Kentucky  -  Louisiana  -  Massachusetts  -  Maryland  -   Maine  - Michigan  -  Minnesota  -  Missouri  -  Mississippi  -  Montana -  North Carolina -  North Dakota  -  Nebraska  -  New Hampshire  -  New Jersey  -  New Mexico  -  Nevada  -  New York -  Ohio  -  Oklahoma -  Oregon  -  Pennsylvania -  Rhode Island  -  South Carolina  -  South Dakota  -  Tennessee  -  Texas  -  Utah  -  Virginia  -  Vermont  -  Washington  -  Wisconsin  -  West Virginia  -  Wyoming  
Rate Per 100,000 and Rank by State of Crime by US States 1960 - 1977
1960 * 1961 * 1962 * 1963 * 1964 * 1965 * 1966 * 1967 * 1968 * 1969 * 1970 * 1971 * 1972 * 1973 * 1974 * 1975 * 1976 * 1977 *
Rate Per 100,000 and Rank by State of Crime and Imprisonment by US States 1978 - 2012
1978 * 1979 * 1980 * 1981 * 1982 * 1983 * 1984 * 1985 * 1986 * 1987 * 1988 * 1989 * 1990 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1994 * 1995 * 1996 * 1997 * 1998 * 1999 * 2000 * 2001 * 2002 * 2003 * 2004 * 2005 * 2006 * 2007 * 2008 * 2009 * 2010 * 2011 * 2012 * 2013 *
Uniform Crime Reports 1960 to 2012 
* United States * Alaska* Alabama * Arkansas * Arizona * California * Colorado * Connecticut* Delaware * Florida * Georgia * Hawaii * Iowa * Idaho * Illinois * Indiana * Kansas * Kentucky * Louisiana * Massachusetts * Maryland * Maine * Michigan * Minnesota * Missouri * Mississippi * Montana * North Carolina * North Dakota * Nebraska * New Hampshire * New Jersey * New Mexico * Nevada * New York * Ohio * Oklahoma * Oregon * Pennsylvania * Rhode Island * South Carolina * South Dakota * Tennessee * Texas * Utah * Virginia * Vermont * Washington D. C. * Washington * Wisconsin * West Virginia * Wyoming *

Rate and Rank of Crimes in the United States 1960 to 2013 Violent Crime Property Crime Rape Robbery Assault Burglary Larceny Theft Motor Vehicle Theft

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