New Jersey Crime
Index
Rates Per 100,000
Inhabitants
Forcible
Aggravated
Larceny-
Vehicle
Year
Population
Index
Violent
Property
Murder
Rape
Robbery
assault
Burglary
Theft
Theft
1960
6,066,782
1,490.8
114.3
1,376.5
2.7
7.3
42.7
61.6
423.6
756.6
196.3
1961
6,244,000
1,538.4
107.0
1,431.4
2.5
7.3
38.0
59.3
469.7
755.0
206.6
1962
6,245,000
1,743.8
126.1
1,617.7
3.0
8.2
45.1
69.8
510.3
873.0
234.4
1963
6,470,000
1,899.0
136.8
1,762.3
2.8
8.7
52.0
73.3
556.3
945.9
260.1
1964
6,682,000
2,059.2
156.5
1,902.7
3.1
9.1
57.0
87.2
600.8
1,018.7
283.2
1965
6,774,000
2,046.6
153.9
1,892.7
3.2
8.9
55.4
86.3
621.7
976.9
294.1
1966
6,898,000
2,328.5
161.9
2,166.6
3.5
9.3
63.7
85.4
712.9
1,121.7
332.0
1967
7,003,000
2,737.7
188.5
2,549.1
3.9
9.7
82.5
92.4
861.4
1,262.5
425.3
1968
7,078,000
3,254.3
236.1
3,018.2
5.1
11.3
123.6
96.1
1,011.9
1,487.8
518.5
1969
7,148,000
3,230.7
241.0
2,989.7
5.2
12.8
135.1
87.9
953.0
1,515.6
521.0
1970
7,168,164
3,575.4
287.1
3,288.2
5.7
12.9
169.4
99.0
1,041.4
1,689.4
557.4
1971
7,300,000
3,965.3
362.2
3,603.1
5.8
14.5
220.0
121.8
1,215.3
1,807.7
580.1
1972
7,367,000
3,840.0
374.3
3,465.7
6.5
16.9
210.1
140.8
1,194.3
1,685.3
586.2
1973
7,361,000
4,082.5
391.9
3,690.6
7.4
18.8
206.2
159.4
1,244.5
1,873.4
572.7
1974
7,330,000
4,771.7
403.4
4,368.3
6.8
19.7
216.6
160.3
1,429.4
2,392.2
546.7
1975
7,316,000
5,144.3
413.0
4,731.3
6.8
18.9
222.6
164.6
1,521.2
2,672.5
537.7
1976
7,336,000
5,400.5
396.8
5,003.7
5.2
19.9
200.3
171.4
1,504.2
2,988.9
510.7
1977
7,329,000
5,113.9
392.0
4,721.8
5.6
21.0
180.4
185.1
1,435.8
2,774.5
511.5
1978
7,327,000
5,207.2
423.5
4,783.7
5.4
23.6
192.6
201.9
1,456.3
2,766.8
560.6
1979
7,332,000
5,820.6
501.2
5,319.4
6.6
27.8
250.0
216.8
1,601.5
3,021.7
696.2
1980
7,342,164
6,401.3
604.4
5,797.0
6.9
30.7
303.7
263.0
1,878.2
3,189.3
729.5
1981
7,401,000
6,179.8
630.6
5,549.2
7.3
32.1
334.6
256.7
1,733.2
3,132.6
683.3
1982
7,438,000
5,676.1
607.4
5,068.8
6.5
28.9
307.6
264.4
1,430.7
3,011.3
626.8
1983
7,468,000
5,163.4
553.1
4,610.3
5.3
30.3
269.0
248.4
1,237.2
2,768.9
604.3
1984
7,515,000
4,855.5
527.7
4,327.8
5.3
32.5
242.4
247.4
1,062.8
2,690.4
574.6
1985
7,562,000
5,094.4
544.5
4,549.9
5.4
32.1
255.0
252.0
1,056.9
2,828.7
664.3
1986
7,620,000
5,241.3
572.5
4,668.8
5.2
33.2
268.7
265.4
1,070.8
2,822.5
775.5
1987
7,672,000
5,261.5
541.0
4,720.5
4.6
33.4
232.8
270.3
1,008.8
2,866.3
845.4
1988
7,720,000
5,295.3
582.8
4,712.5
5.3
33.7
245.2
298.6
980.2
2,837.9
894.4
1989
7,736,000
5,269.4
609.0
4,660.4
5.1
31.7
273.3
299.0
976.6
2,764.7
919.2
1990
7,730,188
5,447.2
647.6
4,799.7
5.6
29.8
301.0
311.1
1,017.2
2,843.0
939.5
1991
7,760,000
5,431.3
634.8
4,796.5
5.2
29.1
293.1
307.3
1,015.7
2,854.9
925.9
1992
7,789,000
5,064.4
625.8
4,438.5
5.1
30.7
285.2
304.8
969.4
2,653.6
815.6
1993
7,879,000
4,800.8
626.9
4,174.0
5.3
28.1
296.0
297.5
974.0
2,486.1
714.0
1994
7,904,000
4,660.9
614.2
4,046.8
5.0
24.9
288.0
296.2
911.9
2,474.9
660.0
1995
7,945,000
4,703.7
599.8
4,103.9
5.1
24.3
283.0
287.4
875.2
2,597.1
631.6
1996
7,988,000
4,332.9
531.5
3,801.4
4.2
24.7
235.8
266.7
791.9
2,428.2
581.3
1997
8,053,000
4,057.0
492.6
3,564.4
4.2
21.5
210.6
256.4
756.2
2,297.0
511.2
1998
8,115,000
3,654.1
440.1
3,213.9
4.0
22.5
309.3
350.8
652.3
2,130.6
439.4
1999
8,143,412
3,400.0
411.9
2,988.1
3.5
17.3
174.9
216.1
577.1
1,976.8
434.2
2000
8,414,350
3,160.5
383.8
2,776.6
3.4
16.1
161.1
203.2
522.0
1,848.8
405.9
2001
8,511,116
3,215.1
388.8
2,826.3
3.9
15.0
165.8
204.1
550.0
1,833.3
443.0
2002
8,575,252
3,031.6
376.1
2,655.5
4.0
15.9
162.7
193.5
511.9
1,726.6
417.0
2003
8,642,412
2,913.9
364.3
2,549.6
4.7
14.9
154.4
190.4
502.8
1,646.4
400.4
2004
8,685,166
2,789.3
356.3
2,433.0
4.5
15.3
150.6
185.9
472.4
1,611.7
348.9
2005
8,703,150
2,692.3
355.3
2,337.0
4.8
13.9
151.8
184.7
447.9
1,571.0
318.1
2006
8,724,560
2,642.7
351.6
2,291.1
4.9
14.2
153.1
179.4
452.0
1,556.5
283.4
In
the year 2000 New Jersey had an estimated population of 8,414,350
which ranked the state 9th in population. For that year the State of
New Jersey had a total Crime Index of 3,160.5 reported incidents per
100,000 people. This ranked the state as having the 39th highest total
Crime Index. For Violent Crime New Jersey had a reported incident rate
of 383.8 per 100,000 people. This ranked the state as having the 25th
highest occurrence for Violent Crime among the states. For crimes
against Property, the state had a reported incident rate of 2,776.6 per
100,000 people, which ranked as the state 40th highest. Also in the
year 2000 New Jersey had 3.4 Murders per 100,000 people, ranking the
state as having the 30th highest rate for Murder. New
Jersey’s 16.1 reported Forced Rapes per 100,000 people,
ranked the state 50th highest. For Robbery, per 100,000 people, New
Jersey’s rate was 161.1 which ranked the state as having the
11th highest for Robbery. The state also had 203.2 Aggravated Assaults
for every 100,000 people, which indexed the state as having the 35th
highest position for this crime among the states. For every 100,000
people there were 522.0 Burglaries, which ranks New Jersey as having
the 39th highest standing among the states. Larceny - Theft were
reported 1,848.8 times per hundred thousand people in New Jersey which
standing is the 42nd highest among the states. Vehicle Theft occurred
405.9 times per 100,000 people, which fixed the state as having the
18th highest for vehicle theft among the states.
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