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

Crime Index, #238

Hightstown, NJ	883.95
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.

Hightstown, NJ Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Hightstown, NJ	Count	0	NA	3	4	13	51	0	0
	Hightstown, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	53.6	71.5	232.5	912.0	0.0	0.0	496
	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	Hightstown, NJ	Count	0	4	2	4	27	96	4	0
	Hightstown, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	71.8	35.9	71.8	484.6	1,722.9	71.8	0.0	1,193
	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
2011	Hightstown, NJ	Count	0	3	4	6	16	67	4	2
	Hightstown, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	54.4	72.6	108.9	290.3	1,215.5	72.6	36.3	977
	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	Hightstown, NJ	Count	0	0	6	3	25	46	2	0
	Hightstown, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	111.7	55.9	465.5	856.6	37.2	0.0	689
	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	Hightstown, NJ	Count	0	2	1	5	21	47	1	0
	Hightstown, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	37.7	18.9	94.3	396.0	886.3	18.9	0.0	740
	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	Hightstown, NJ	Count	1	0	6	3	13	63	2	1
	Hightstown, NJ	Per 100,000	19.0	0.0	114.2	57.1	247.4	1,198.9	38.1	19.0	957
	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	Hightstown, NJ	Count	0	0	4	8	14	70	5	1
	Hightstown, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	75.8	151.6	265.3	1,326.5	94.8	19.0	778
	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	Hightstown, NJ	Count	0	3	6	8	25	76	6	1
	Hightstown, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	56.6	113.3	151.0	472.0	1,434.8	113.3	18.9	1,256
	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	Hightstown, NJ	Count	0	0	6	8	17	79	2	2
	Hightstown, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	112.4	149.9	318.5	1,480.0	37.5	37.5	868
	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

Hightstown, NJ	395.75
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.

Hightstown, NJ Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Hightstown, NJ	Count	2	1	0	0	1	0
	Hightstown, NJ	Per 100,000	35.8	17.9	0.0	0.0	17.9	0.0	357
	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	Hightstown, NJ	Count	3	1	1	0	1	0
	Hightstown, NJ	Per 100,000	53.8	17.9	17.9	0.0	17.9	0.0	538
	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	Hightstown, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Hightstown, 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	Hightstown, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Hightstown, 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	Hightstown, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Hightstown, 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	Hightstown, NJ	Count	4	0	3	0	1	0
	Hightstown, NJ	Per 100,000	76.1	0.0	57.1	0.0	19.0	0.0	761
	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	Hightstown, NJ	Count	2	0	1	0	1	0
	Hightstown, NJ	Per 100,000	37.9	0.0	19.0	0.0	19.0	0.0	379
	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	Hightstown, NJ	Count	6	2	3	1	0	0
	Hightstown, NJ	Per 100,000	113.3	37.8	56.6	18.9	0.0	0.0	1,132
	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

Hightstown, NJ	2.69
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.

Hightstown, NJ Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Hightstown, NJ	Count	16	10	6
	Hightstown, NJ	Per 100,000	286.1	178.8	107.3	2.32
	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	Hightstown, NJ	Count	18	12	6
	Hightstown, NJ	Per 100,000	323.0	215.4	107.7	2.69
	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	Hightstown, NJ	Count	19	13	6
	Hightstown, NJ	Per 100,000	343.4	235.0	108.4	2.89
	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
2010	Hightstown, NJ	Count	16	11	5
	Hightstown, NJ	Per 100,000	298.0	204.8	93.1	2.51
	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	Hightstown, NJ	Count	19	14	5
	Hightstown, NJ	Per 100,000	358.3	264.0	94.3	3.11
	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	Hightstown, NJ	Count	19	14	5
	Hightstown, NJ	Per 100,000	361.6	266.4	95.1	3.14
	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	Hightstown, NJ	Count	19	14	5
	Hightstown, NJ	Per 100,000	360.1	265.3	94.8	3.13
	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	Hightstown, NJ	Count	18	13	5
2005	Hightstown, NJ	Count	18	13	5