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Atlantic City, NJ Crime and Crime Rate

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The Atlantic City crime rate is much higher than the New Jersey average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #392

Atlantic City, NJ	5,147.58
New Jersey	1,180.23
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Atlantic City, NJ Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Atlantic City, NJ	Count	6	15	302	200	282	2,104	64	0
	Atlantic City, NJ	Per 100,000	15.2	37.9	763.7	505.8	713.1	5,320.7	161.8	0.0	3,836
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	3.9	10.7	117.5	125.6	354.8	1,248.3	131.0	NA	969
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Atlantic City, NJ	Count	3	9	367	306	393	2,011	71	2
	Atlantic City, NJ	Per 100,000	7.6	22.8	929.5	775.0	995.4	5,093.5	179.8	5.1	4,259
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	4.5	9.7	135.8	135.6	403.1	1,325.2	154.5	NA	1,065
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Atlantic City, NJ	Count	19	35	322	323	481	1,884	88	4
	Atlantic City, NJ	Per 100,000	47.8	88.1	810.6	813.2	1,210.9	4,743.0	221.5	10.1	5,090
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	4.4	11.7	128.4	145.7	477.6	1,383.7	185.9	NA	1,140
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Atlantic City, NJ	Count	13	22	384	322	573	2,261	104	5
	Atlantic City, NJ	Per 100,000	32.8	55.4	967.5	811.3	1,443.7	5,696.6	262.0	12.6	5,309
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	4.3	11.4	138.4	154.3	490.2	1,463.1	197.4	NA	1,193
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Atlantic City, NJ	Count	11	27	434	311	492	2,344	133	13
	Atlantic City, NJ	Per 100,000	27.6	67.9	1,090.8	781.7	1,236.6	5,891.4	334.3	32.7	5,432
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	4.2	11.2	134.4	157.9	440.5	1,464.5	176.9	NA	1,154
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Atlantic City, NJ	Count	10	32	404	379	379	1,987	134	10
	Atlantic City, NJ	Per 100,000	25.4	81.4	1,028.1	964.5	964.5	5,056.6	341.0	25.4	5,214
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	3.7	12.0	133.7	162.2	427.9	1,473.7	178.1	NA	1,149
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Atlantic City, NJ	Count	12	37	288	317	NA	1,748	160	6
	Atlantic City, NJ	Per 100,000	30.4	93.8	730.5	804.1	NA	4,433.7	405.8	15.2	4,138
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	4.3	12.9	146.3	163.0	465.3	1,595.7	232.4	NA	1,260
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Atlantic City, NJ	Count	6	28	456	370	545	2,157	200	16
	Atlantic City, NJ	Per 100,000	15.1	70.4	1,146.3	930.1	1,370.0	5,422.2	502.8	40.2	5,522
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	4.4	12.1	144.5	168.3	431.5	1,528.8	252.7	NA	1,235
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Atlantic City, NJ	Count	18	46	355	423	507	3,148	204	7
	Atlantic City, NJ	Per 100,000	44.6	113.9	878.7	1,047.1	1,255.0	7,792.3	505.0	17.3	6,432
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	4.9	14.2	153.1	179.4	452.0	1,556.5	283.4	NA	1,310
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Atlantic City, NJ	Count	9	44	374	326	522	3,838	154	15
	Atlantic City, NJ	Per 100,000	22.1	108.2	919.6	801.6	1,283.5	9,437.2	378.7	36.9	6,246
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	4.8	13.9	151.6	184.4	447.1	1,568.4	317.5	NA	1,327
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Atlantic City, NJ	59.38
New Jersey	65.13
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Atlantic City, NJ Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Atlantic City, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Atlantic City, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	3.8	1.8	1.3	0.4	0.3	0.0	37
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Atlantic City, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Atlantic City, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	4.7	2.1	1.4	0.7	0.4	0.0	46
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2011	Atlantic City, NJ	Count	5	4	1	0	0	0
	Atlantic City, NJ	Per 100,000	12.6	10.1	2.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	125
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	5.8	2.5	1.9	0.7	0.6	0.1	57
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Atlantic City, NJ	Count	7	2	2	1	2	0
	Atlantic City, NJ	Per 100,000	17.6	5.0	5.0	2.5	5.0	0.0	175
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	6.2	2.5	2.5	0.5	0.6	0.1	61
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Atlantic City, NJ	Count	4	3	0	1	0	0
	Atlantic City, NJ	Per 100,000	10.2	7.6	0.0	2.5	0.0	0.0	101
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	6.3	2.5	2.4	0.8	0.6	0.0	63
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Atlantic City, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Atlantic City, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	8.6	3.9	3.1	0.9	0.6	0.0	85
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Atlantic City, NJ	Count	3	2	1	0	0	0
	Atlantic City, NJ	Per 100,000	7.5	5.0	2.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	75
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	8.6	4.0	2.8	1.0	0.7	0.1	86
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Atlantic City, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Atlantic City, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	8.7	4.1	2.8	0.8	1.0	0.0	86
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Atlantic City, NJ	10.18
New Jersey	4.08
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Atlantic City, NJ Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Atlantic City, NJ	Count	373	305	68
	Atlantic City, NJ	Per 100,000	943.3	771.3	172.0	8.57
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	448.6	343.2	105.4	3.96
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Atlantic City, NJ	Count	373	312	61
	Atlantic City, NJ	Per 100,000	944.7	790.2	154.5	8.67
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	400.8	307.0	93.8	3.54
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Atlantic City, NJ	Count	686	503	183
	Atlantic City, NJ	Per 100,000	1,727.0	1,266.3	460.7	14.97
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	442.2	337.9	104.3	3.90
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Atlantic City, NJ	Count	440	331	109
	Atlantic City, NJ	Per 100,000	1,108.6	834.0	274.6	9.71
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	432.5	335.2	97.4	3.84
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Atlantic City, NJ	Count	346	283	63
	Atlantic City, NJ	Per 100,000	869.6	711.3	158.3	7.90
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	471.0	365.8	105.2	4.18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Atlantic City, NJ	Count	529	375	154
	Atlantic City, NJ	Per 100,000	1,346.2	954.3	391.9	11.50
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	494.4	381.3	113.1	4.38
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Atlantic City, NJ	Count	468	374	94
	Atlantic City, NJ	Per 100,000	1,187.1	948.6	238.4	10.68
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	500.2	385.5	114.8	4.43
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Atlantic City, NJ	Count	462	366	96
	Atlantic City, NJ	Per 100,000	1,161.4	920.0	241.3	10.41
	New Jersey	Per 100,000	495.8	385.5	110.2	4.41
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Atlantic City, NJ	Count	450	317	133
2005	Atlantic City, NJ	Count	544	392	152