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

Crime Index, #352

Paramus, NJ	1,897.29
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.

Paramus, NJ Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Paramus, NJ	Count	0	1	14	8	37	1,123	36	0
	Paramus, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	3.7	52.3	29.9	138.1	4,191.7	134.4	0.0	1,311
	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	Paramus, NJ	Count	0	NA	27	5	52	1,228	35	0
	Paramus, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	101.4	18.8	195.3	4,611.7	131.4	0.0	1,487
	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	Paramus, NJ	Count	0	2	19	8	54	1,291	28	2
	Paramus, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	7.5	71.3	30.0	202.7	4,846.5	105.1	7.5	1,540
	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	Paramus, NJ	Count	0	3	22	36	89	1,551	28	3
	Paramus, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	11.4	83.2	136.2	336.7	5,868.3	105.9	11.4	2,007
	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	Paramus, NJ	Count	0	0	31	61	80	1,631	46	4
	Paramus, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	117.7	231.6	303.7	6,192.1	174.6	15.2	2,196
	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	Paramus, NJ	Count	0	0	45	43	119	1,692	36	5
	Paramus, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	172.0	164.3	454.8	6,465.9	137.6	19.1	2,336
	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	Paramus, NJ	Count	0	3	36	49	90	1,556	63	6
	Paramus, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	11.4	137.2	186.8	343.1	5,931.7	240.2	22.9	2,226
	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	Paramus, NJ	Count	0	1	25	28	68	1,467	43	9
	Paramus, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	3.8	94.6	105.9	257.3	5,550.5	162.7	34.1	1,866
	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	Paramus, NJ	Count	0	0	34	43	87	1,478	104	7
	Paramus, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	128.0	161.9	327.5	5,563.7	391.5	26.4	2,106
	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	Paramus, NJ	Count	1	1	28	36	68	1,349	74	5
	Paramus, NJ	Per 100,000	3.7	3.7	104.9	134.9	254.9	5,055.8	277.3	18.7	1,898
	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

Paramus, NJ	103.75
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.

Paramus, NJ Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Paramus, NJ	Count	2	1	1	0	0	0
	Paramus, NJ	Per 100,000	7.5	3.7	3.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	74
	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	Paramus, NJ	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Paramus, NJ	Per 100,000	3.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.8	0.0	37
	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	Paramus, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Paramus, 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	Paramus, NJ	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Paramus, NJ	Per 100,000	3.8	3.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	37
	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	Paramus, NJ	Count	8	6	1	1	0	0
	Paramus, NJ	Per 100,000	30.6	22.9	3.8	3.8	0.0	0.0	305
	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	Paramus, NJ	Count	7	4	3	0	0	0
	Paramus, NJ	Per 100,000	26.7	15.2	11.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	266
	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	Paramus, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Paramus, 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	Paramus, NJ	Count	3	1	2	0	0	0
	Paramus, NJ	Per 100,000	11.3	3.8	7.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	112
	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

Paramus, 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.

Paramus, NJ Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Paramus, NJ	Count	105	82	23
	Paramus, NJ	Per 100,000	391.9	306.1	85.8	3.49
	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
2012	Paramus, NJ	Count	102	78	24
	Paramus, NJ	Per 100,000	382.9	292.8	90.1	3.38
	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	Paramus, NJ	Count	103	76	27
	Paramus, NJ	Per 100,000	389.7	287.6	102.2	3.39
	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	Paramus, NJ	Count	113	85	28
	Paramus, NJ	Per 100,000	429.0	322.7	106.3	3.76
	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	Paramus, NJ	Count	118	92	26
	Paramus, NJ	Per 100,000	450.9	351.6	99.4	4.01
	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	Paramus, NJ	Count	114	93	21
	Paramus, NJ	Per 100,000	434.6	354.5	80.1	3.95
	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	Paramus, NJ	Count	117	93	24
	Paramus, NJ	Per 100,000	442.7	351.9	90.8	3.97
	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	Paramus, NJ	Count	113	91	22
2005	Paramus, NJ	Count	112	92	20