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Metuchen, NJ Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #176

Metuchen, NJ	620.98
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.

Metuchen, NJ Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Metuchen, NJ	Count	0	NA	6	3	31	111	3	0
	Metuchen, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	43.4	21.7	224.3	803.0	21.7	0.0	411
	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	Metuchen, NJ	Count	0	1	1	4	22	154	4	0
	Metuchen, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	7.3	7.3	29.1	160.0	1,120.2	29.1	0.0	451
	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	Metuchen, NJ	Count	0	0	5	6	38	149	10	1
	Metuchen, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	36.5	43.7	277.1	1,086.4	72.9	7.3	545
	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	Metuchen, NJ	Count	0	1	3	2	51	147	7	2
	Metuchen, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	7.3	22.0	14.7	374.5	1,079.4	51.4	14.7	568
	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	Metuchen, NJ	Count	0	1	7	2	27	168	7	0
	Metuchen, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	7.6	53.0	15.2	204.5	1,272.7	53.0	0.0	580
	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	Metuchen, NJ	Count	0	0	4	8	47	183	10	0
	Metuchen, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	30.5	61.0	358.2	1,394.7	76.2	0.0	673
	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	Metuchen, NJ	Count	0	0	5	5	47	204	9	0
	Metuchen, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	38.1	38.1	358.2	1,554.8	68.6	0.0	697
	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	Metuchen, NJ	Count	0	1	5	22	43	233	2	0
	Metuchen, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	7.6	38.0	167.2	326.8	1,770.9	15.2	0.0	876
	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	Metuchen, NJ	Count	0	0	2	9	40	201	13	1
	Metuchen, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	14.9	67.2	298.7	1,500.8	97.1	7.5	663
	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	Metuchen, NJ	Count	0	1	4	8	64	167	14	0
	Metuchen, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	7.5	29.9	59.9	478.9	1,249.6	104.8	0.0	746
	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

Metuchen, NJ	65.25
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.

Metuchen, NJ Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Metuchen, NJ	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Metuchen, NJ	Per 100,000	7.2	7.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	72
	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	Metuchen, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Metuchen, 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	Metuchen, NJ	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Metuchen, NJ	Per 100,000	7.3	0.0	7.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	73
	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	Metuchen, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Metuchen, 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	Metuchen, NJ	Count	3	2	1	0	0	0
	Metuchen, NJ	Per 100,000	22.9	15.2	7.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	228
	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	Metuchen, NJ	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Metuchen, NJ	Per 100,000	7.6	0.0	7.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	76
	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	Metuchen, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Metuchen, 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	Metuchen, NJ	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Metuchen, NJ	Per 100,000	7.5	0.0	0.0	7.5	0.0	0.0	74
	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

Metuchen, NJ	2.11
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.

Metuchen, NJ Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Metuchen, NJ	Count	32	27	5
	Metuchen, NJ	Per 100,000	231.5	195.3	36.2	2.13
	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	Metuchen, NJ	Count	35	29	6
	Metuchen, NJ	Per 100,000	254.6	210.9	43.6	2.33
	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	Metuchen, NJ	Count	32	27	5
	Metuchen, NJ	Per 100,000	233.3	196.9	36.5	2.15
	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	Metuchen, NJ	Count	31	27	4
	Metuchen, NJ	Per 100,000	227.6	198.3	29.4	2.13
	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	Metuchen, NJ	Count	32	27	5
	Metuchen, NJ	Per 100,000	242.4	204.5	37.9	2.23
	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	Metuchen, NJ	Count	33	28	5
	Metuchen, NJ	Per 100,000	251.5	213.4	38.1	2.32
	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	Metuchen, NJ	Count	32	28	4
	Metuchen, NJ	Per 100,000	243.9	213.4	30.5	2.29
	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	Metuchen, NJ	Count	33	28	5
	Metuchen, NJ	Per 100,000	250.8	212.8	38.0	2.32
	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	Metuchen, NJ	Count	33	28	5
2005	Metuchen, NJ	Count	34	28	6