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Lowell Police Department

City agencyMA0092600NIBRS since 2007LEMAS 2020Founded 1830

Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Serves ~121,283 residents · UCR reported

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The Lowell Police Department (LPD) has the primary responsibility for law enforcement and investigation for a population of about 107,000 in the 14.5 sq mi (38 km2) city of Lowell, Massachusetts. Lowell is the fourth-largest city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and is county seat of Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Gregory Hudon is the current superintendent of police. The department is a member of the North Eastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council, which provides specialized units throughout the region.

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Crime & staffing trends

Reported offenses by year

Summary Reporting System counts from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Staffing by year

Police employment counts reported to the FBI UCR program.

NIBRS incident detail

NIBRS victims by offense · Jan 2021Dec 2024

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

Burglary: victim & offender age · 580 victims, 795 offenders
Victim sex
Female300 (52%)
Male279 (48%)
Unknown1 (0%)
Victim race
White387 (79%)
Black or African American51 (10%)
Asian46 (9%)
American Indian or Alaska Native7 (1%)
Incident location
Residence/Home444 (55%)
Other/Unknown120 (15%)
Commercial/Office Building60 (7%)
Specialty Store47 (6%)
Restaurant27 (3%)
Church/Synagogue/Temple/Mosque16 (2%)

Top 6 of 24 categories shown.

Victim–offender relationship
Boyfriend/Girlfriend34 (42%)
Otherwise Known10 (12%)
Stranger9 (11%)
Relationship Unknown8 (10%)
Neighbor6 (7%)
Friend4 (5%)

Top 6 of 12 categories shown.

Co-occurring offenses
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property76 (31%)
All Other Larceny47 (19%)
Simple Assault46 (19%)
Aggravated Assault18 (7%)
Motor Vehicle Theft15 (6%)
Theft From Motor Vehicle10 (4%)

Top 6 of 17 categories shown.

Open data

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Staffing

LEMAS 2020 survey
Full-time sworn
237
Part-time sworn
0
Full-time civilian
97
Part-time civilian
1
Total FT employees
334
Population served
110,904
Operating budget
$31,006,147
Body-worn cameras: noCommunity policing plan: yes

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

Earlier LEMAS surveys
WaveFT swornFT civilianBudget
201322470$24,028,450
20072330$21,551,335
200323889$19,754,726
2000249100$18,402,726
199925870
199724655
199316267
19901770
19872090

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

FBI police employment
Sworn officers (2025)
228
Civilians (2025)
72

Reported annually to the FBI UCR program; full history charted above.

Open data

No catalogued open data portals for this agency yet, but its official website may publish records and transparency reports.

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