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Jersey City, NJ Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #363

Jersey City, NJ	2,188.46
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.

Jersey City, NJ Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Jersey City, NJ	Count	24	35	620	702	887	2,804	549	37
	Jersey City, NJ	Per 100,000	9.2	13.5	238.5	270.0	341.1	1,078.4	211.1	14.2	1,380
	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	Jersey City, NJ	Count	20	35	717	883	1,052	3,046	738	31
	Jersey City, NJ	Per 100,000	7.8	13.6	279.1	343.7	409.5	1,185.7	287.3	12.1	1,593
	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	Jersey City, NJ	Count	11	45	880	911	1,426	3,291	762	24
	Jersey City, NJ	Per 100,000	4.4	17.9	349.8	362.1	566.9	1,308.3	302.9	9.5	1,804
	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	Jersey City, NJ	Count	18	49	961	878	1,402	3,439	860	33
	Jersey City, NJ	Per 100,000	7.2	19.7	386.8	353.4	564.4	1,384.3	346.2	13.3	1,943
	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	Jersey City, NJ	Count	25	44	943	817	1,523	3,662	807	51
	Jersey City, NJ	Per 100,000	10.2	18.0	386.2	334.6	623.7	1,499.6	330.5	20.9	2,010
	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	Jersey City, NJ	Count	28	49	871	843	1,400	3,744	840	59
	Jersey City, NJ	Per 100,000	11.6	20.3	361.6	350.0	581.3	1,554.4	348.8	24.5	2,023
	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	Jersey City, NJ	Count	25	49	1,252	954	1,869	4,426	1,166	83
	Jersey City, NJ	Per 100,000	10.3	20.3	518.2	394.9	773.6	1,832.0	482.6	34.4	2,517
	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	Jersey City, NJ	Count	20	47	1,248	1,106	1,504	4,082	1,218	100
	Jersey City, NJ	Per 100,000	8.3	19.5	518.4	459.5	624.8	1,695.8	506.0	41.5	2,451
	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	Jersey City, NJ	Count	22	60	1,553	1,255	1,670	4,425	1,495	96
	Jersey City, NJ	Per 100,000	9.2	25.0	647.6	523.4	696.4	1,845.3	623.5	40.0	2,881
	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	Jersey City, NJ	Count	38	43	1,642	1,413	2,216	4,658	1,855	73
	Jersey City, NJ	Per 100,000	15.9	17.9	685.3	589.7	924.9	1,944.0	774.2	30.5	3,282
	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

Jersey City, NJ	41.00
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.

Jersey City, NJ Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Jersey City, NJ	Count	4	0	1	2	1	0
	Jersey City, NJ	Per 100,000	1.5	0.0	0.4	0.8	0.4	0.0	15
	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	Jersey City, NJ	Count	5	2	0	2	1	0
	Jersey City, NJ	Per 100,000	1.9	0.8	0.0	0.8	0.4	0.0	19
	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	Jersey City, NJ	Count	11	4	2	2	3	0
	Jersey City, NJ	Per 100,000	4.4	1.6	0.8	0.8	1.2	0.0	44
	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	Jersey City, NJ	Count	5	0	2	1	1	1
	Jersey City, NJ	Per 100,000	2.0	0.0	0.8	0.4	0.4	0.4	20
	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	Jersey City, NJ	Count	8	6	1	1	0	0
	Jersey City, NJ	Per 100,000	3.3	2.5	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.0	33
	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	Jersey City, NJ	Count	20	6	5	5	4	0
	Jersey City, NJ	Per 100,000	8.3	2.5	2.1	2.1	1.7	0.0	82
	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	Jersey City, NJ	Count	15	9	0	6	0	0
	Jersey City, NJ	Per 100,000	6.2	3.7	0.0	2.5	0.0	0.0	62
	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	Jersey City, NJ	Count	13	8	2	2	1	0
	Jersey City, NJ	Per 100,000	5.4	3.3	0.8	0.8	0.4	0.0	54
	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

Jersey City, NJ	3.56
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.

Jersey City, NJ Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Jersey City, NJ	Count	936	790	146
	Jersey City, NJ	Per 100,000	360.0	303.8	56.2	3.32
	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	Jersey City, NJ	Count	929	770	159
	Jersey City, NJ	Per 100,000	361.6	299.7	61.9	3.31
	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	Jersey City, NJ	Count	940	798	142
	Jersey City, NJ	Per 100,000	373.7	317.2	56.4	3.45
	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	Jersey City, NJ	Count	945	806	139
	Jersey City, NJ	Per 100,000	380.4	324.4	56.0	3.52
	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	Jersey City, NJ	Count	984	831	153
	Jersey City, NJ	Per 100,000	402.9	340.3	62.7	3.72
	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	Jersey City, NJ	Count	1,059	885	174
	Jersey City, NJ	Per 100,000	439.7	367.4	72.2	4.04
	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	Jersey City, NJ	Count	1,045	885	160
	Jersey City, NJ	Per 100,000	432.6	366.3	66.2	3.99
	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	Jersey City, NJ	Count	1,080	902	178
	Jersey City, NJ	Per 100,000	448.7	374.7	73.9	4.12
	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	Jersey City, NJ	Count	1,071	870	201
2005	Jersey City, NJ	Count	1,025	838	187