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Point Pleasant, NJ Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #159

Point Pleasant, NJ	566.00
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.

Point Pleasant, NJ Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Point Pleasant, NJ	Count	0	NA	0	8	39	179	2	0
	Point Pleasant, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	0.0	43.1	210.3	965.1	10.8	0.0	395
	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	Point Pleasant, NJ	Count	0	1	2	13	45	167	3	0
	Point Pleasant, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	5.4	10.8	70.4	243.8	904.8	16.3	0.0	470
	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	Point Pleasant, NJ	Count	0	1	4	8	64	252	4	1
	Point Pleasant, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	5.4	21.5	43.1	344.6	1,356.9	21.5	5.4	625
	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	Point Pleasant, NJ	Count	0	1	4	9	61	292	3	2
	Point Pleasant, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	5.4	21.7	48.8	330.6	1,582.4	16.3	10.8	678
	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	Point Pleasant, NJ	Count	0	0	5	14	59	288	5	0
	Point Pleasant, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	24.3	68.1	286.8	1,400.2	24.3	0.0	610
	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	Point Pleasant, NJ	Count	0	0	2	10	31	300	8	0
	Point Pleasant, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	9.9	49.4	153.2	1,482.8	39.5	0.0	531
	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	Point Pleasant, NJ	Count	0	0	1	13	33	411	3	0
	Point Pleasant, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	5.0	65.1	165.3	2,059.2	15.0	0.0	678
	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	Point Pleasant, NJ	Count	0	1	3	14	33	304	4	0
	Point Pleasant, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	5.1	15.2	70.7	166.7	1,535.8	20.2	0.0	596
	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	Point Pleasant, NJ	Count	0	0	2	14	51	269	10	0
	Point Pleasant, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	10.1	70.4	256.6	1,353.4	50.3	0.0	577
	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	Point Pleasant, NJ	Count	0	0	2	8	46	247	7	0
	Point Pleasant, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	10.1	40.3	231.6	1,243.5	35.2	0.0	500
	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

Point Pleasant, NJ	109.88
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.

Point Pleasant, NJ Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Point Pleasant, NJ	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Point Pleasant, NJ	Per 100,000	5.4	5.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	53
	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	Point Pleasant, NJ	Count	6	4	1	0	1	0
	Point Pleasant, NJ	Per 100,000	32.5	21.7	5.4	0.0	5.4	0.0	325
	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	Point Pleasant, NJ	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Point Pleasant, NJ	Per 100,000	5.4	5.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	54
	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	Point Pleasant, NJ	Count	2	1	1	0	0	0
	Point Pleasant, NJ	Per 100,000	9.7	4.9	4.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	97
	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	Point Pleasant, NJ	Count	1	0	0	0	0	1
	Point Pleasant, NJ	Per 100,000	4.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.9	49
	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	Point Pleasant, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Point Pleasant, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Point Pleasant, NJ	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Point Pleasant, NJ	Per 100,000	10.1	10.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	101
	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	Point Pleasant, NJ	Count	4	1	2	0	1	0
	Point Pleasant, NJ	Per 100,000	20.1	5.0	10.1	0.0	5.0	0.0	201
	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

Point Pleasant, NJ	1.74
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.

Point Pleasant, NJ Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Point Pleasant, NJ	Count	41	34	7
	Point Pleasant, NJ	Per 100,000	221.1	183.3	37.7	2.02
	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	Point Pleasant, NJ	Count	39	32	7
	Point Pleasant, NJ	Per 100,000	211.3	173.4	37.9	1.92
	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	Point Pleasant, NJ	Count	37	30	7
	Point Pleasant, NJ	Per 100,000	199.2	161.5	37.7	1.80
	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	Point Pleasant, NJ	Count	36	29	7
	Point Pleasant, NJ	Per 100,000	195.1	157.2	37.9	1.76
	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	Point Pleasant, NJ	Count	40	32	8
	Point Pleasant, NJ	Per 100,000	194.5	155.6	38.9	1.75
	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	Point Pleasant, NJ	Count	41	33	8
	Point Pleasant, NJ	Per 100,000	202.6	163.1	39.5	1.83
	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	Point Pleasant, NJ	Count	43	35	8
	Point Pleasant, NJ	Per 100,000	215.4	175.4	40.1	1.95
	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	Point Pleasant, NJ	Count	41	33	8
	Point Pleasant, NJ	Per 100,000	207.1	166.7	40.4	1.87
	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	Point Pleasant, NJ	Count	41	33	8
2005	Point Pleasant, NJ	Count	41	33	8