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Raritan, NJ Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #204

Raritan, NJ	747.80
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.

Raritan, NJ Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Raritan, NJ	Count	0	NA	2	2	32	118	3	0
	Raritan, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	25.2	25.2	403.5	1,487.8	37.8	0.0	656
	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	Raritan, NJ	Count	0	NA	2	4	12	100	4	0
	Raritan, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	27.2	54.4	163.2	1,360.2	54.4	0.0	544
	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	Raritan, NJ	Count	0	0	5	4	28	101	2	0
	Raritan, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	72.0	57.6	403.2	1,454.3	28.8	0.0	745
	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	Raritan, NJ	Count	0	0	3	5	23	98	6	0
	Raritan, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	43.5	72.4	333.1	1,419.5	86.9	0.0	702
	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	Raritan, NJ	Count	0	0	2	9	18	144	2	1
	Raritan, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	26.7	120.2	240.4	1,923.3	26.7	13.4	775
	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	Raritan, NJ	Count	0	2	1	3	20	153	3	0
	Raritan, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	27.0	13.5	40.5	269.8	2,063.9	40.5	0.0	867
	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	Raritan, NJ	Count	0	0	5	6	26	133	5	0
	Raritan, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	71.1	85.3	369.7	1,891.1	71.1	0.0	885
	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	Raritan, NJ	Count	0	0	2	6	21	96	1	0
	Raritan, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	31.3	93.8	328.2	1,500.2	15.6	0.0	688
	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	Raritan, NJ	Count	0	1	4	4	29	82	4	0
	Raritan, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	15.6	62.5	62.5	453.4	1,282.1	62.5	0.0	813
	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	Raritan, NJ	Count	0	1	2	4	23	104	4	0
	Raritan, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	15.6	31.2	62.4	358.5	1,621.2	62.4	0.0	803
	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

Raritan, NJ	153.88
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.

Raritan, NJ Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Raritan, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Raritan, 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	Raritan, NJ	Count	2	0	0	2	0	0
	Raritan, NJ	Per 100,000	27.2	0.0	0.0	27.2	0.0	0.0	272
	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	Raritan, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Raritan, 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	Raritan, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Raritan, 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	Raritan, NJ	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Raritan, NJ	Per 100,000	13.5	13.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	134
	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	Raritan, NJ	Count	3	1	1	1	0	0
	Raritan, NJ	Per 100,000	42.7	14.2	14.2	14.2	0.0	0.0	426
	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	Raritan, NJ	Count	2	0	1	0	1	0
	Raritan, NJ	Per 100,000	31.3	0.0	15.6	0.0	15.6	0.0	312
	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	Raritan, NJ	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Raritan, NJ	Per 100,000	8.8	8.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	88
	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

Raritan, NJ	2.62
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.

Raritan, NJ Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Raritan, NJ	Count	20	19	1
	Raritan, NJ	Per 100,000	252.2	239.6	12.6	2.46
	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	Raritan, NJ	Count	17	16	1
	Raritan, NJ	Per 100,000	231.2	217.6	13.6	2.24
	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	Raritan, NJ	Count	19	18	1
	Raritan, NJ	Per 100,000	273.6	259.2	14.4	2.66
	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	Raritan, NJ	Count	22	18	4
	Raritan, NJ	Per 100,000	318.7	260.7	57.9	2.90
	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	Raritan, NJ	Count	22	18	4
	Raritan, NJ	Per 100,000	293.8	240.4	53.4	2.67
	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	Raritan, NJ	Count	23	18	5
	Raritan, NJ	Per 100,000	310.3	242.8	67.4	2.77
	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	Raritan, NJ	Count	23	18	5
	Raritan, NJ	Per 100,000	327.0	255.9	71.1	2.91
	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	Raritan, NJ	Count	24	19	5
	Raritan, NJ	Per 100,000	375.1	296.9	78.1	3.36
	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	Raritan, NJ	Count	24	19	5
2005	Raritan, NJ	Count	23	18	5