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Highland Park, NJ Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #173

Highland Park, NJ	594.02
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.

Highland Park, NJ Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Highland Park, NJ	Count	0	NA	5	2	32	124	5	0
	Highland Park, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	34.5	13.8	221.0	856.5	34.5	0.0	408
	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	Highland Park, NJ	Count	0	NA	6	3	44	167	6	0
	Highland Park, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	41.6	20.8	305.1	1,158.1	41.6	0.0	546
	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	Highland Park, NJ	Count	0	0	3	4	57	174	16	0
	Highland Park, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	21.2	28.3	403.4	1,231.5	113.2	0.0	626
	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	Highland Park, NJ	Count	0	1	6	5	42	150	12	0
	Highland Park, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	7.1	42.8	35.6	299.4	1,069.2	85.5	0.0	595
	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	Highland Park, NJ	Count	1	2	6	8	35	131	2	0
	Highland Park, NJ	Per 100,000	6.9	13.8	41.5	55.3	242.1	906.3	13.8	0.0	645
	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	Highland Park, NJ	Count	0	1	6	4	31	166	9	0
	Highland Park, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	7.0	42.0	28.0	217.2	1,163.2	63.1	0.0	557
	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	Highland Park, NJ	Count	0	1	8	2	29	211	9	0
	Highland Park, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	7.1	56.5	14.1	204.7	1,489.5	63.5	0.0	641
	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	Highland Park, NJ	Count	0	1	4	5	47	157	10	2
	Highland Park, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	7.1	28.3	35.4	333.0	1,112.5	70.9	14.2	594
	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	Highland Park, NJ	Count	0	1	5	10	32	180	15	0
	Highland Park, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	7.0	35.0	70.0	224.1	1,260.6	105.0	0.0	637
	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	Highland Park, NJ	Count	1	1	9	4	30	172	5	2
	Highland Park, NJ	Per 100,000	7.0	7.0	63.4	28.2	211.2	1,211.0	35.2	14.1	691
	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

Highland Park, NJ	236.63
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.

Highland Park, NJ Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Highland Park, NJ	Count	4	3	1	0	0	0
	Highland Park, NJ	Per 100,000	27.6	20.7	6.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	276
	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	Highland Park, NJ	Count	8	2	3	3	0	0
	Highland Park, NJ	Per 100,000	55.5	13.9	20.8	20.8	0.0	0.0	554
	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	Highland Park, NJ	Count	9	1	5	1	2	0
	Highland Park, NJ	Per 100,000	64.2	7.1	35.6	7.1	14.3	0.0	641
	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	Highland Park, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Highland Park, 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	Highland Park, NJ	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Highland Park, NJ	Per 100,000	7.0	0.0	7.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	70
	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	Highland Park, NJ	Count	2	0	1	1	0	0
	Highland Park, NJ	Per 100,000	14.1	0.0	7.1	7.1	0.0	0.0	141
	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	Highland Park, NJ	Count	3	2	1	0	0	0
	Highland Park, NJ	Per 100,000	21.3	14.2	7.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	212
	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	Highland Park, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Highland Park, 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

Highland Park, NJ	2.00
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.

Highland Park, NJ Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Highland Park, NJ	Count	33	27	6
	Highland Park, NJ	Per 100,000	227.9	186.5	41.4	2.07
	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	Highland Park, NJ	Count	33	27	6
	Highland Park, NJ	Per 100,000	228.8	187.2	41.6	2.08
	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	Highland Park, NJ	Count	33	26	7
	Highland Park, NJ	Per 100,000	233.6	184.0	49.5	2.09
	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	Highland Park, NJ	Count	32	25	7
	Highland Park, NJ	Per 100,000	228.1	178.2	49.9	2.03
	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	Highland Park, NJ	Count	33	26	7
	Highland Park, NJ	Per 100,000	228.3	179.9	48.4	2.04
	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	Highland Park, NJ	Count	34	27	7
	Highland Park, NJ	Per 100,000	238.2	189.2	49.1	2.14
	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	Highland Park, NJ	Count	34	27	7
	Highland Park, NJ	Per 100,000	240.0	190.6	49.4	2.15
	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	Highland Park, NJ	Count	37	30	7
	Highland Park, NJ	Per 100,000	262.2	212.6	49.6	2.37
	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	Highland Park, NJ	Count	35	28	7
2005	Highland Park, NJ	Count	35	28	7