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Paterson, NJ Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #373

Paterson, NJ	2,632.14
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.

Paterson, NJ Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Paterson, NJ	Count	24	25	612	531	1,157	1,957	742	13
	Paterson, NJ	Per 100,000	16.4	17.1	418.9	363.5	792.0	1,339.6	507.9	8.9	2,309
	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	Paterson, NJ	Count	18	26	848	663	1,368	1,984	749	7
	Paterson, NJ	Per 100,000	12.4	17.9	584.5	457.0	942.9	1,367.5	516.3	4.8	2,681
	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	Paterson, NJ	Count	21	22	854	655	1,619	2,114	907	3
	Paterson, NJ	Per 100,000	14.3	15.0	580.4	445.1	1,100.3	1,436.6	616.4	2.0	2,822
	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	Paterson, NJ	Count	17	39	751	683	1,790	1,888	1,054	5
	Paterson, NJ	Per 100,000	11.6	26.6	512.0	465.6	1,220.3	1,287.1	718.5	3.4	2,832
	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	Paterson, NJ	Count	18	44	769	735	1,491	2,329	701	15
	Paterson, NJ	Per 100,000	12.3	30.1	525.4	502.2	1,018.7	1,591.3	479.0	10.2	2,772
	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	Paterson, NJ	Count	15	28	631	644	1,241	1,966	629	15
	Paterson, NJ	Per 100,000	10.3	19.3	435.3	444.3	856.2	1,356.4	434.0	10.3	2,334
	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	Paterson, NJ	Count	17	23	771	645	1,563	2,020	977	18
	Paterson, NJ	Per 100,000	11.7	15.8	529.7	443.2	1,073.9	1,387.9	671.3	12.4	2,712
	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	Paterson, NJ	Count	14	26	695	744	1,460	2,004	912	19
	Paterson, NJ	Per 100,000	9.5	17.6	469.4	502.5	986.2	1,353.6	616.0	12.8	2,576
	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	Paterson, NJ	Count	15	37	808	812	1,361	1,994	1,005	17
	Paterson, NJ	Per 100,000	10.0	24.7	538.8	541.5	907.6	1,329.7	670.2	11.3	2,745
	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	Paterson, NJ	Count	20	32	588	804	1,413	2,107	913	13
	Paterson, NJ	Per 100,000	13.2	21.2	388.9	531.7	934.5	1,393.5	603.8	8.6	2,537
	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

Paterson, NJ	2.13
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.

Paterson, NJ Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Paterson, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Paterson, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Paterson, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Paterson, 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	Paterson, NJ	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Paterson, NJ	Per 100,000	0.7	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	6
	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	Paterson, NJ	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Paterson, NJ	Per 100,000	0.7	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	6
	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	Paterson, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Paterson, 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	Paterson, NJ	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Paterson, NJ	Per 100,000	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	6
	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	Paterson, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Paterson, 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	Paterson, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Paterson, 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

Paterson, NJ	3.16
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.

Paterson, NJ Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Paterson, NJ	Count	590	398	192
	Paterson, NJ	Per 100,000	403.9	272.4	131.4	3.38
	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	Paterson, NJ	Count	466	365	101
	Paterson, NJ	Per 100,000	321.2	251.6	69.6	2.86
	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	Paterson, NJ	Count	453	371	82
	Paterson, NJ	Per 100,000	307.9	252.1	55.7	2.80
	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	Paterson, NJ	Count	419	357	62
	Paterson, NJ	Per 100,000	285.6	243.4	42.3	2.65
	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	Paterson, NJ	Count	593	497	96
	Paterson, NJ	Per 100,000	405.2	339.6	65.6	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	Paterson, NJ	Count	579	488	91
	Paterson, NJ	Per 100,000	399.5	336.7	62.8	3.68
	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	Paterson, NJ	Count	563	477	86
	Paterson, NJ	Per 100,000	386.8	327.7	59.1	3.57
	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	Paterson, NJ	Count	578	494	84
	Paterson, NJ	Per 100,000	390.4	333.7	56.7	3.62
	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	Paterson, NJ	Count	545	457	88
2005	Paterson, NJ	Count	545	444	101