Massachusetts, USA

The shapefile contains the following variables:
1.  OBJECTID    -       The unique ID for each record in the table

2.  TOWN_ID     -       Town ID

3.  TOWN        -       Town Name

4.  FIPS_STCO   -       Federal Information Processing Standards Code for towns

5.  POP1980     -       1980 Population

6.  POP1990     -       1990 Population

7.  POP2000     -       2000 Population

8.  TOT_CR_05   -       Sum of Part 1 offenses (Source:MassGIS) 

9.  CRIME_RATE  -       Sum of Part 1 offenses per 1000 Population (Formula: TOT_CRIME/(POP2005/1000))


*Source - MA State Police