snapshot: Police costs per resident, 2012
By Matt Carroll, Globe Staff | June 27, 2013
The state measures the cost of various departments by the number of people in town. One of those departments is police. The costs tend to be highest in summer communities with large seasonal influxes but small permanent populations, as well as in urban areas. Rural communities tend to have the lowest costs. The data, from the Department of Revenue, is for fiscal 2012.
| Community | Spending on police per resident fy2012 | Rank |
| ABINGTON | $154 | 177 |
| ACTON | $149 | 191 |
| ACUSHNET | $145 | 200 |
| ADAMS | $98 | 271 |
| AGAWAM | $149 | 191 |
| ALFORD | $64 | 293 |
| AMESBURY | $193 | 86 |
| AMHERST | $110 | 260 |
| ANDOVER | $192 | 89 |
| AQUINNAH | na | na |
| ARLINGTON | $108 | 267 |
| ASHBURNHAM | $139 | 221 |
| ASHBY | $209 | 59 |
| ASHFIELD | $56 | 305 |
| ASHLAND | $160 | 164 |
| ATHOL | $127 | 244 |
| ATTLEBORO | $143 | 212 |
| AUBURN | $209 | 63 |
| AVON | $353 | 10 |
| AYER | $209 | 64 |
| BARNSTABLE | $218 | 51 |
| BARRE | $84 | 291 |
| BECKET | $109 | 271 |
| BEDFORD | $230 | 42 |
| BELCHERTOWN | $120 | 254 |
| BELLINGHAM | $158 | 175 |
| BELMONT | $163 | 156 |
| BERKLEY | $99 | 279 |
| BERLIN | $228 | 44 |
| BERNARDSTON | $96 | 284 |
| BEVERLY | $157 | 178 |
| BILLERICA | $159 | 167 |
| BLACKSTONE | $120 | 253 |
| BLANDFORD | $27 | 323 |
| BOLTON | $180 | 113 |
| BOSTON | $437 | 5 |
| BOURNE | $167 | 141 |
| BOXBOROUGH | $260 | 26 |
| BOXFORD | $135 | 229 |
| BOYLSTON | $212 | 58 |
| BRAINTREE | $206 | 71 |
| BREWSTER | $195 | 86 |
| BRIDGEWATER | $109 | 269 |
| BRIMFIELD | $40 | 314 |
| BROCKTON | $179 | 117 |
| BROOKFIELD | $96 | 285 |
| BROOKLINE | $240 | 35 |
| BUCKLAND | $73 | 298 |
| BURLINGTON | $253 | 28 |
| CAMBRIDGE | $277 | 19 |
| CANTON | $171 | 135 |
| CARLISLE | $259 | 27 |
| CARVER | $150 | 192 |
| CHARLEMONT | $52 | 309 |
| CHARLTON | $155 | 182 |
| CHATHAM | $279 | 17 |
| CHELMSFORD | $164 | 154 |
| CHELSEA | $198 | 77 |
| CHESHIRE | $22 | 328 |
| CHESTER | $35 | 317 |
| CHESTERFIELD | $33 | 318 |
| CHICOPEE | $141 | 216 |
| CHILMARK | na | na |
| CLARKSBURG | $41 | 312 |
| CLINTON | $178 | 120 |
| COHASSET | $262 | 25 |
| COLRAIN | $41 | 313 |
| Community | Spending on police per resident fy2012 | Rank |
| CONCORD | $219 | 49 |
| CONWAY | $55 | 308 |
| CUMMINGTON | $21 | 329 |
| DALTON | $119 | 257 |
| DANVERS | $207 | 69 |
| DARTMOUTH | $158 | 172 |
| DEDHAM | na | na |
| DEERFIELD | $130 | 240 |
| DENNIS | $268 | 22 |
| DIGHTON | $139 | 222 |
| DOUGLAS | $174 | 128 |
| DOVER | $310 | 13 |
| DRACUT | $116 | 260 |
| DUDLEY | $109 | 270 |
| DUNSTABLE | $249 | 30 |
| DUXBURY | $209 | 60 |
| EAST BRIDGEWATER | $141 | 215 |
| EAST BROOKFIELD | $141 | 218 |
| EASTHAM | $307 | 14 |
| EASTHAMPTON | $134 | 230 |
| EAST LONGMEADOW | $159 | 169 |
| EASTON | $163 | 159 |
| EDGARTOWN | $586 | 3 |
| EGREMONT | $216 | 53 |
| ERVING | $179 | 114 |
| ESSEX | $273 | 21 |
| EVERETT | $208 | 66 |
| FAIRHAVEN | $174 | 127 |
| FALL RIVER | $168 | 140 |
| FALMOUTH | $154 | 183 |
| FITCHBURG | $144 | 209 |
| FLORIDA | $2 | 334 |
| FOXBOROUGH | $171 | 134 |
| FRAMINGHAM | $152 | 187 |
| FRANKLIN | $130 | 242 |
| FREETOWN | $197 | 78 |
| GARDNER | $111 | 264 |
| GEORGETOWN | $165 | 149 |
| GILL | $107 | 273 |
| GLOUCESTER | $162 | 163 |
| GOSHEN | $63 | 304 |
| GOSNOLD | na | na |
| GRAFTON | $101 | 276 |
| GRANBY | $121 | 252 |
| GRANVILLE | $66 | 300 |
| GREAT BARRINGTON | $196 | 83 |
| GREENFIELD | $154 | 184 |
| GROTON | $158 | 173 |
| GROVELAND | $149 | 194 |
| HADLEY | $190 | 94 |
| HALIFAX | $148 | 200 |
| HAMILTON | $159 | 170 |
| HAMPDEN | $197 | 79 |
| HANCOCK | $2 | 336 |
| HANOVER | $185 | 103 |
| HANSON | $165 | 151 |
| HARDWICK | $115 | 261 |
| HARVARD | $79 | 295 |
| HARWICH | $246 | 32 |
| HATFIELD | na | na |
| HAVERHILL | $141 | 218 |
| HAWLEY | $3 | 333 |
| HEATH | $25 | 326 |
| HINGHAM | $190 | 95 |
| HINSDALE | na | na |
| HOLBROOK | $163 | 160 |
| HOLDEN | $116 | 258 |
| HOLLAND | $63 | 303 |
| HOLLISTON | $162 | 164 |
| HOLYOKE | $229 | 43 |
| HOPEDALE | $174 | 124 |
| HOPKINTON | $158 | 174 |
| HUBBARDSTON | na | na |
| HUDSON | $156 | 181 |
| HULL | $244 | 34 |
| HUNTINGTON | $49 | 311 |
| IPSWICH | $173 | 129 |
| KINGSTON | $208 | 67 |
| LAKEVILLE | $120 | 256 |
| LANCASTER | $110 | 268 |
| LANESBOROUGH | $197 | 80 |
| LAWRENCE | $147 | 202 |
| LEE | $149 | 196 |
| LEICESTER | $147 | 203 |
| LENOX | $124 | 248 |
| LEOMINSTER | $145 | 207 |
| LEVERETT | $97 | 283 |
| LEXINGTON | $181 | 111 |
| LEYDEN | $39 | 315 |
| LINCOLN | $167 | 143 |
| LITTLETON | $145 | 206 |
| LONGMEADOW | $150 | 191 |
| LOWELL | $201 | 73 |
| LUDLOW | $134 | 232 |
| LUNENBURG | $137 | 228 |
| LYNN | $186 | 101 |
| LYNNFIELD | $196 | 81 |
| MALDEN | $164 | 153 |
| MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA | $266 | 23 |
| MANSFIELD | $138 | 226 |
| MARBLEHEAD | $146 | 205 |
| MARION | $277 | 18 |
| MARLBOROUGH | $175 | 123 |
| MARSHFIELD | $163 | 158 |
| MASHPEE | $266 | 24 |
| MATTAPOISETT | $248 | 31 |
| MAYNARD | $190 | 96 |
| MEDFIELD | $178 | 121 |
| MEDFORD | $166 | 145 |
| MEDWAY | $165 | 150 |
| MELROSE | $110 | 267 |
| MENDON | $196 | 84 |
| MERRIMAC | $120 | 255 |
| METHUEN | $184 | 105 |
| MIDDLEBOROUGH | $156 | 180 |
| MIDDLEFIELD | $25 | 325 |
| MIDDLETON | $142 | 214 |
| MILFORD | $170 | 136 |
| MILLBURY | $139 | 224 |
| MILLIS | $187 | 99 |
| MILLVILLE | $123 | 250 |
| MILTON | $212 | 57 |
| MONROE | na | na |
| MONSON | $113 | 262 |
| MONTAGUE | $165 | 148 |
| MONTEREY | $178 | 119 |
| MONTGOMERY | na | na |
| MOUNT WASHINGTON | na | na |
| NAHANT | $288 | 15 |
| NANTUCKET | $365 | 8 |
| NATICK | $171 | 133 |
| NEEDHAM | $163 | 161 |
| NEW ASHFORD | na | na |
| NEW BEDFORD | $207 | 68 |
| NEW BRAINTREE | $88 | 289 |
| NEWBURY | $150 | 190 |
| NEWBURYPORT | $183 | 107 |
| NEW MARLBOROUGH | $65 | 301 |
| NEW SALEM | $82 | 294 |
| NEWTON | $167 | 142 |
| NORFOLK | $158 | 171 |
| NORTH ADAMS | $94 | 286 |
| NORTHAMPTON | $166 | 144 |
| NORTH ANDOVER | $141 | 217 |
| NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH | $139 | 223 |
| NORTHBOROUGH | $147 | 201 |
| NORTHBRIDGE | $133 | 234 |
| NORTH BROOKFIELD | $86 | 290 |
| NORTHFIELD | $77 | 296 |
| NORTH READING | $225 | 45 |
| NORTON | $122 | 251 |
| NORWELL | $200 | 74 |
| NORWOOD | $200 | 75 |
| OAK BLUFFS | $382 | 6 |
| OAKHAM | $94 | 287 |
| ORANGE | $110 | 265 |
| ORLEANS | $378 | 7 |
| OTIS | $38 | 316 |
| OXFORD | $132 | 237 |
| PALMER | $129 | 244 |
| PAXTON | $179 | 116 |
| PEABODY | $175 | 122 |
| PELHAM | $100 | 277 |
| PEMBROKE | $152 | 186 |
| PEPPERELL | $144 | 210 |
| PERU | $61 | 305 |
| PETERSHAM | $134 | 233 |
| PHILLIPSTON | $132 | 236 |
| PITTSFIELD | $144 | 211 |
| PLAINFIELD | $23 | 327 |
| PLAINVILLE | $157 | 176 |
| PLYMOUTH | $152 | 188 |
| PLYMPTON | $253 | 29 |
| PRINCETON | $206 | 70 |
| PROVINCETOWN | $598 | 2 |
| QUINCY | $238 | 36 |
| RANDOLPH | $169 | 138 |
| RAYNHAM | $273 | 20 |
| READING | $171 | 132 |
| REHOBOTH | $192 | 91 |
| REVERE | $138 | 227 |
| RICHMOND | $2 | 335 |
| ROCHESTER | $173 | 130 |
| ROCKLAND | $170 | 137 |
| ROCKPORT | $187 | 99 |
| ROWE | $69 | 299 |
| ROWLEY | $220 | 48 |
| ROYALSTON | $56 | 306 |
| RUSSELL | $17 | 331 |
| RUTLAND | $83 | 293 |
| SALEM | $189 | 97 |
| SALISBURY | $224 | 46 |
| SANDISFIELD | $51 | 310 |
| SANDWICH | $164 | 152 |
| SAUGUS | $185 | 104 |
| SAVOY | $9 | 332 |
| SCITUATE | $182 | 109 |
| SEEKONK | $208 | 65 |
| SHARON | $180 | 112 |
| SHEFFIELD | $130 | 243 |
| SHELBURNE | $99 | 278 |
| SHERBORN | $332 | 12 |
| SHIRLEY | $97 | 282 |
| SHREWSBURY | $111 | 263 |
| SHUTESBURY | $99 | 280 |
| SOMERSET | $133 | 235 |
| SOMERVILLE | $163 | 157 |
| SOUTHAMPTON | $131 | 239 |
| SOUTHBOROUGH | $164 | 155 |
| SOUTHBRIDGE | $160 | 165 |
| SOUTH HADLEY | $134 | 231 |
| SOUTHWICK | $156 | 179 |
| SPENCER | $142 | 213 |
| SPRINGFIELD | $234 | 39 |
| State Totals | $199 | 76 |
| STERLING | na | na |
| STOCKBRIDGE | $233 | 40 |
| STONEHAM | $140 | 221 |
| STOUGHTON | $168 | 139 |
| STOW | $186 | 102 |
| STURBRIDGE | $195 | 85 |
| SUDBURY | $149 | 195 |
| SUNDERLAND | $83 | 292 |
| SUTTON | $159 | 167 |
| SWAMPSCOTT | $232 | 41 |
| SWANSEA | $193 | 89 |
| TAUNTON | $191 | 93 |
| TEMPLETON | na | na |
| TEWKSBURY | $178 | 118 |
| TISBURY | $357 | 9 |
| TOLLAND | na | na |
| TOPSFIELD | $216 | 54 |
| TOWNSEND | $132 | 238 |
| TRURO | $649 | 1 |
| TYNGSBOROUGH | $218 | 50 |
| TYRINGHAM | $183 | 108 |
| UPTON | $201 | 72 |
| UXBRIDGE | $125 | 247 |
| WAKEFIELD | $146 | 204 |
| WALES | $28 | 322 |
| WALPOLE | $173 | 131 |
| WALTHAM | $214 | 56 |
| WARE | $157 | 177 |
| WAREHAM | $218 | 52 |
| WARREN | $116 | 259 |
| WARWICK | $32 | 320 |
| WASHINGTON | $20 | 330 |
| WATERTOWN | $183 | 106 |
| WAYLAND | $174 | 125 |
| WEBSTER | na | na |
| WELLESLEY | $188 | 98 |
| WELLFLEET | $525 | 4 |
| WENDELL | $26 | 324 |
| WENHAM | $209 | 62 |
| WESTBOROUGH | $140 | 220 |
| WEST BOYLSTON | $151 | 189 |
| WEST BRIDGEWATER | $284 | 16 |
| WEST BROOKFIELD | $130 | 241 |
| WESTFIELD | $149 | 193 |
| WESTFORD | $193 | 88 |
| WESTHAMPTON | $32 | 319 |
| WESTMINSTER | $196 | 82 |
| WEST NEWBURY | $179 | 115 |
| WESTON | $237 | 38 |
| WESTPORT | $162 | 162 |
| WEST SPRINGFIELD | $237 | 37 |
| WEST STOCKBRIDGE | $106 | 274 |
| WEST TISBURY | $336 | 11 |
| WESTWOOD | $211 | 59 |
| WEYMOUTH | $165 | 147 |
| WHATELY | $91 | 288 |
| WHITMAN | $181 | 110 |
| WILBRAHAM | $148 | 199 |
| WILLIAMSBURG | $77 | 297 |
| WILLIAMSTOWN | $124 | 249 |
| WILMINGTON | $194 | 87 |
| WINCHENDON | $104 | 275 |
| WINCHESTER | $174 | 126 |
| WINDSOR | $29 | 321 |
| WINTHROP | $126 | 246 |
| WOBURN | $215 | 55 |
| WORCESTER | $224 | 47 |
| WORTHINGTON | na | na |
| WRENTHAM | $165 | 146 |
| YARMOUTH | $244 | 33 |