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SECTION IV


COUNTY OFFENSE
AND SUPPLEMENTARY
DATA OVERVIEW
 
 
 
 
 

INDEX OF CRIME BY COUNTY - 1999/2000
 


COUNTY

YEAR		 TOTAL CRIME INDEX
NUMBER OF
OFFENSES 		CRIME RATE PER 1,OOO
INHABITANTS 		NUMBER
CLEARED 		PERCENT CLEARED
ATLANTIC 1999 16,220 68.1 3,315 20.4
2000 13,937 55.2 2,851 20.5
Percent
Change		 -14 -19 -14 *
BERGEN 1999 18,094 21.1 3,970 21.9
2000 16,615 18.8 3,846 23.1
Percent
Change		 -8 -11 -3 5
BURLINGTON 1999 10,311 24.5 2,144 20.8
2000 10,495 24.8 2,146 20.4
Percent
Change		 2 1 * -2
CAMDEN 1999 21,797 43.1 5,081 23.3
2000 20,363 40.0 4,570 22.4
Percent
Change		 -7 -7 -10 -4
CAPE MAY 1999 5,262 53.7 1,140 21.7
2000 5,325 52.0 1,138 21.4
Percent
Change		 1 -3 * -1
CUMBERLAND 1999 6,726 47.9 1,754 26.1
2000 6,583 45.0 1,775 27.0
Percent
Change		 -2 -6 1 3
ESSEX 1999 46,963 62.6 8,699 18.5
2000 44,150 55.6 8,060 18.3
Percent
Change		 -6 -11 -7 -1
GLOUCESTER 1999 8,563 34.5 1,979 23.1
2000 8,140 32.0 1,915 23.5
Percent
Change		 -5 -7 -3 2
HUDSON 1999 25,735 46.2 4,635 18.0
2000 24,140 39.6 4,186 17.3
Percent
Change		 -6 -14 -10 -4
HUNTERDON 1999 1,423 11.6 346 24.3
2000 1,344 11.0 285 21.2
Percent
Change		 -6 -5 -18 -13
MERCER

1999 13,314 40.1 3,417 25.7
2000 14,071 40.1 3,008 21.4
Percent
Change		 6 0 -12 -17
INDEX OFFENSES
MURDER RAPE ROBBERY AGGRAVATED ASSAULT BURGLARY LARCENY- THEFT MOTOR VEHICLE
THEFT
10 74 532 745 2,352 11,933 574
16 60 454 593 1,867 10,413 534
60
 -19 -15 -20 -21 -13 -7
9 52 389 692 2,546 12,618 1,788
3 45 384 707 2,421 11,644 1,411
&

 -13 -1 2 -5 -8 -21
9 64 302 469 1,848 6,722 897
3 69 322 461 1,875 6,920 845
&

 8 7 -2 1 3 -6
32 163 1,262 1,710 3,793 12,236 2,601
32 136 1,169 1,634 3,349 11,677 2,366
0

 -17 -7 -4 -12 -5 -9
1 37 72 229 892 3,894 137
2 50 89 236 944 3,837 167
&

 35 24 3 6 -1 22
3 59 311 629 1,494 3,856 374
3 52 353 642 1,481 3,658 394
0

 -12 14 2 -1 -5 5
107 244 4,530 4,142 7,561 19,967 10,412
93 240 4,098 3,907 6,838 18,720 10,254
-13

 -2 -10 -6 -10 -6 -2
3 33 165 378 1,432 6,054 498
4 49 164 342 1,293 5,737 551
&

 48 -1 -10 -10 -5 11
23 123 2,068 2,328 4,842 11,528 4,823
26 102 1,737 2,149 4,403 11,053 4,670
13

 -17 -16 -8 -9 -4 -3
- 13 5 60 242 1,040 63
- 3 8 56 201 1,021 55
0

 & & -7 -17 -2 -13
10 80 765 830 2,531 7,283 1,815
17 99 830 866 2,644 7,706 1,909
70

 24 8 4 4 6 5


COUNTY

YEAR		 TOTAL CRIME INDEX
NUMBER

OF

OFFENSES

CRIME RATE

PER 1,OOO

INHABITANTS

NUMBER

CLEARED

PERCENT

CLEARED

MIDDLESEX 1999 19,924 27.8 3,735 18.7
2000 19,863 26.5 3,640 18.3
Percent
Change		 * -5 -3 -2
MONMOUTH 1999 14,243 23.6 3,644 25.6
2000 13,745 22.3 3,705 27.0
Percent
Change		 -3 -6 2 5
MORRIS 1999 7,974 17.3 1,972 24.7
2000 7,895 16.8 1,832 23.2
Percent
Change		 -1 -3 -7 -6
OCEAN 1999 12,709 25.9 2,547 20.0
2000 12,560 24.6 2,268 18.1
Percent
Change		 -1 -5 -11 -10
PASSAIC 1999 17,214 35.4 3,147 18.3
2000 16,128 33.0 2,826 17.5
Percent
Change		 -6 -7 -10 -4
SALEM 1999 1,823 28.1 512 28.1
2000 1,647 25.6 425 25.8
Percent
Change		 -10 -9 -17 -8
SOMERSET 1999 5,696 20.1 1,041 18.3
2000 5,214 17.5 987 18.9
Percent
Change		 -8 -13 -5 3
SUSSEX 1999 1,724 12.1 426 24.7
2000 1,904 13.2 384 20.2
Percent
Change		 10 9 -10 -18
UNION 1999 20,085 40.1 3,003 15.0
2000 20,077 38.4 2,834 14.1
Percent
Change		 * -4 -6 -6
WARREN 1999 1,672 17.0 410 24.5
2000 1,644 16.0 450 27.4
Percent
Change		 -2 -6 10 12
STATE TOTAL 1999 277,472 34.2 56,917 20.5
2000 265,840 31.6 53,131 20.0
Percent
Change		 -4 -8 -7 -2
INDEX OFFENSES
MURDER RAPE ROBBERY AGGRAVATED

ASSAULT

BURGLARY LARCENY-

THEFT

MOTOR

VEHICLE

THEFT

11 89 616 1,104 3,325 12,846 1,933
12 95 591 1,134 3,232 12,878 1,921
9

 7 -4 3 -3 * -1
14 70 383 743 2,249 10,098 686
6 63 390 756 2,230 9,690 610
&

 -10 2 2 -1 -4 -11
6 38 118 352 1,296 5,625 539
4 35 148 362 1,238 5,593 515
&

 -8 25 3 -4 -1 -4
4 70 243 650 2,458 8,770 514
12 57 225 625 2,209 8,915 517
&

 -19 -7 -4 -10 2 1
20 57 993 1,162 3,219 8,814 2,949
25 50 1,108 1,280 2,746 8,117 2,802
25

 -12 12 10 -15 -8 -5
- 10 56 142 370 1,139 106
2 15 40 118 313 1,075 84
&

 50 -29 -17 -15 -6 -21
4 24 114 198 942 4,016 398
3 33 142 123 895 3,652 366
&

 38 25 -38 -5 -9 -8
2 7 8 91 354 1,183 79
1 5 14 100 424 1,276 84
&

 & & 10 20 8 6
17 95 1,299 917 3,095 10,530 4,132
22 89 1,259 935 2,998 10,755 4,019
29

 -6 -3 2 -3 2 -3
2 10 20 58 294 1,211 77
2 5 25 60 333 1,143 76
0

 & 25 3 13 -6 -1
287 1,412 14,251 17,629 47,135 161,363 35,395
288 1,352 13,550 17,086 43,934 155,480 34,150
*

 -4 -5 -3 -7 -4 -4


* Percent change less than one-half of one percent.

& Percent change is not calculated due to small volume.

  
 
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VIOLENT AND NONVIOLENT CRIME BY COUNTY

1999/2000
 

 


COUNTY

YEAR		 NUMBER RATE PER 1,000 INHABITANTS
VIOLENT CRIME NONVIOLENT CRIME VIOLENT CRIME NONVIOLENT
CRIME
ATLANTIC 1999 1,361 14,859 5.7 62.4
2000 1,123 12,814 4.4 50.7
Percent Change -17 -14 -23 -19
BERGEN 1999 1,142 16,952 1.3 19.7
2000 1,139 15,476 1.3 17.5
Percent Change * -9 0 -11
BURLINGTON 1999 844 9,467 2.0 22.5
2000 855 9,640 2.0 22.8
Percent Change 1 2 0 1
CAMDEN 1999 3,167 18,630 6.3 36.9
2000 2,971 17,392 5.8 34.2
Percent Change -6 -7 -8 -7
CAPE MAY 1999 339 4,923 3.5 50.2
2000 377 4,948 3.7 48.4
Percent Change 11 1 6 -4
CUMBERLAND 1999 1,002 5,724 7.1 40.8
2000 1,050 5,533 7.2 37.8
Percent Change 5 -3 1 -7
ESSEX 1999 9,023 37,940 12.0 50.6
2000 8,338 35,812 10.5 45.1
Percent Change -8 -6 -13 -11
GLOUCESTER 1999 579 7,984 2.3 32.2
2000 559 7,581 2.2 29.8
Percent Change -3 -5 -4 -7
HUDSON 1999 4,542 21,193 8.2 38.0
2000 4,014 20,126 6.6 33.0
Percent Change -12 -5 -20 -13
HUNTERDON 1999 78 1,345 0.6 11.0
2000 67 1,277 0.5 10.5
Percent Change -14 -5 -17 -5
MERCER 1999 1,685 11,629 5.1 35.1
2000 1,812 12,259 5.2 35.0
Percent Change 8 5 2 *
MIDDLESEX 1999 1,820 18,104 2.5 25.3
2000 1,832 18,031 2.4 24.0
Percent Change 1 * -4 -5
MONMOUTH 1999 1,210 13,033 2.0 21.6
2000 1,215 12,530 2.0 20.4
Percent Change * -4 0 -6
MORRIS 1999 514 7,460 1.1 16.2
2000 549 7,346 1.2 15.6
Percent Change 7 -2 9 -4
OCEAN 1999 967 11,742 2.0 24.0
2000 919 11,641 1.8 22.8
Percent Change -5 -1 -10 -5
PASSAIC 1999 2,232 14,982 4.6 30.8
2000 2,463 13,665 5.0 27.9
Percent Change 10 -9 9 -9
SALEM 1999 208 1,615 3.2 24.9
2000 175 1,472 2.7 22.9
Percent Change -16 -9 -16 -8
SOMERSET 1999 340 5,356 1.2 18.9
2000 301 4,913 1.0 16.5
Percent Change -11 -8 -17 -13
SUSSEX 1999 108 1,616 0.8 11.3
2000 120 1,784 0.8 12.4
Percent Change 11 10 0 10
UNION 1999 2,328 17,757 4.7 35.5
2000 2,305 17,772 4.4 34.0
Percent Change -1 * -6 -4
WARREN 1999 90 1,582 0.9 16.0
2000 92 1,552 0.9 15.2
Percent Change 2 -2 0 -5
STATE TOTAL 1999 33,579 243,893 4.1 30.1
2000 32,276 233,564 3.8 27.8
Percent Change -4 -4 -7 -8

* Percent change less than one-half of one percent.
 
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ANALYSIS OF ROBBERY, BURGLARY, AND LARCENY BY COUNTY - 2000
Atlantic - Hudson
 
OFFENSES Atlantic Bergen Burlington Camden Cape May Cumberland Essex Gloucester Hudson
ROBBERY
     Highway 208 117 114 788 48 214 2,986 45 1,214
     Commercial House 67 31 62 65 3 15 331 20 155
     Gas, Service Station 15 38 52 74 2 13 130 26 44
     Convenience Store 22 40 24 79 4 10 102 17 71
     Residence 38 39 25 91 13 50 259 7 137
     Bank 10 9 15 27 5 2 18 10 4
     Miscellaneous 94 110 30 45 14 49 272 39 112
TOTAL ROBBERY OFFENSES 454 384 322 1,169 89 353 4,098 164 1,737