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Chester, NJ Crime and Crime Rate

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The Chester crime rate is lower than the New Jersey average crime rate and is much lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #155

Chester, NJ	552.71
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.

Chester, NJ Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Chester, NJ	Count	0	NA	0	1	4	9	1	0
	Chester, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	0.0	59.5	238.0	535.4	59.5	0.0	342
	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	Chester, NJ	Count	0	1	0	2	5	18	1	0
	Chester, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	52.6	0.0	105.2	262.9	946.4	52.6	0.0	762
	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	Chester, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	7	16	0	0
	Chester, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	419.9	959.8	0.0	0.0	450
	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	Chester, NJ	Count	0	0	0	3	4	19	0	0
	Chester, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	181.4	241.8	1,148.7	0.0	0.0	589
	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	Chester, NJ	Count	0	0	1	0	6	15	0	0
	Chester, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	58.8	0.0	352.9	882.4	0.0	0.0	485
	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	Chester, NJ	Count	0	1	1	1	5	18	0	0
	Chester, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	59.5	59.5	59.5	297.3	1,070.2	0.0	0.0	862
	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	Chester, NJ	Count	0	0	0	1	11	20	0	0
	Chester, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	61.2	673.2	1,224.0	0.0	0.0	704
	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	Chester, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	5	23	0	0
	Chester, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	304.1	1,399.0	0.0	0.0	502
	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	Chester, NJ	Count	0	0	0	2	2	20	0	0
	Chester, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	120.9	120.9	1,209.2	0.0	0.0	484
	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	Chester, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	2	19	0	0
	Chester, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	120.6	1,145.3	0.0	0.0	347
	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

Chester, NJ		-0.13
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.

Chester, NJ Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Chester, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Chester, 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	Chester, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Chester, 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	Chester, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Chester, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Chester, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Chester, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Chester, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Chester, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Chester, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Chester, 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	Chester, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Chester, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Chester, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Chester, 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

Chester, NJ	4.58
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.

Chester, NJ Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Chester, NJ	Count	9	8	1
	Chester, NJ	Per 100,000	535.4	475.9	59.5	5.06
	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	Chester, NJ	Count	16	15	1
	Chester, NJ	Per 100,000	201.5	188.9	12.6	1.95
	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	Chester, NJ	Count	9	8	1
	Chester, NJ	Per 100,000	539.9	479.9	60.0	5.10
	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	Chester, NJ	Count	9	8	1
	Chester, NJ	Per 100,000	544.1	483.7	60.5	5.14
	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	Chester, NJ	Count	10	9	1
	Chester, NJ	Per 100,000	588.2	529.4	58.8	5.59
	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	Chester, NJ	Count	10	9	1
	Chester, NJ	Per 100,000	594.5	535.1	59.5	5.65
	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	Chester, NJ	Count	7	6	1
	Chester, NJ	Per 100,000	428.4	367.2	61.2	3.98
	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	Chester, NJ	Count	9	8	1
	Chester, NJ	Per 100,000	547.4	486.6	60.8	5.17
	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	Chester, NJ	Count	9	8	1
2005	Chester, NJ	Count	9	8	1