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Methuen Police Department

City agencyMA0051900NIBRS since 2002LEMAS 2020

Essex County, Massachusetts

Serves ~50,910 residents · LEMAS survey

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The Methuen Police Department (MPD) has the primary responsibility for law enforcement and investigation within the city of Methuen, Massachusetts.

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Crime & staffing trends

No snapshot trend data is stored for this agency yet. Explore its full crime and employment history directly on the FBI Crime Data Explorer, which covers UCR summary data, NIBRS incidents, and police employment for ORI MA0051900.

NIBRS incident detail

NIBRS victims by offense · Jan 2021Dec 2024

Incident-based victim counts reported through NIBRS, from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Larceny-theft: victim & offender age · 752 victims, 1,595 offenders
Victim sex
Male404 (54%)
Female346 (46%)
Unknown2 (0%)
Victim race
White420 (92%)
Black or African American22 (5%)
Asian12 (3%)
American Indian or Alaska Native3 (1%)
Incident location
Department/Discount Store523 (34%)
Residence/Home463 (30%)
Parking/Drop Lot/Garage125 (8%)
Highway/Road/Alley/Street/Sidewalk77 (5%)
Drug Store/Doctor's Office/Hospital51 (3%)
Commercial/Office Building48 (3%)

Top 6 of 28 categories shown.

Victim–offender relationship
Acquaintance2 (40%)
Otherwise Known2 (40%)
Offender1 (20%)
Co-occurring offenses
Drug/Narcotic Violations15 (23%)
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property14 (22%)
Simple Assault8 (12%)
Burglary/Breaking & Entering5 (8%)
Counterfeiting/Forgery5 (8%)
Stolen Property Offenses5 (8%)

Top 6 of 13 categories shown.

Open data

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Staffing

LEMAS 2020 survey
Full-time sworn
83
Part-time sworn
0
Full-time civilian
16
Part-time civilian
0
Total FT employees
99
Population served
50,910
Operating budget
$11,378,423
Body-worn cameras: yesCommunity policing plan: no

Source: BJS LEMAS 2020 (ICPSR) · all waves 1987–2020

Earlier LEMAS surveys
WaveFT swornFT civilianBudget
20038415$6,323,539

Staffing as reported in each BJS LEMAS survey wave; wave links go to the ICPSR study pages.

FBI police employment

Employment counts for this agency are available through the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Open data

No open data sources are catalogued for this agency yet. FBI reported-crime data is still available via the Crime Data Explorer link above.

POP conference activity

No POP conference submissions matched to this agency in our records.

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