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Scotch Plains, NJ Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #115

Scotch Plains, NJ	443.17
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.

Scotch Plains, NJ Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Scotch Plains, NJ	Count	1	NA	11	7	52	177	5	0
	Scotch Plains, NJ	Per 100,000	4.1	NA	45.6	29.0	215.6	733.9	20.7	0.0	461
	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	Scotch Plains, NJ	Count	0	1	5	13	48	136	4	0
	Scotch Plains, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	4.2	20.9	54.4	200.7	568.7	16.7	0.0	358
	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	Scotch Plains, NJ	Count	1	0	4	7	58	205	8	1
	Scotch Plains, NJ	Per 100,000	4.2	0.0	16.8	29.5	244.1	862.8	33.7	4.2	473
	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	Scotch Plains, NJ	Count	0	0	8	9	50	182	8	0
	Scotch Plains, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	33.9	38.2	212.0	771.6	33.9	0.0	405
	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	Scotch Plains, NJ	Count	0	0	2	5	66	140	7	0
	Scotch Plains, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	8.6	21.5	284.1	602.6	30.1	0.0	342
	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	Scotch Plains, NJ	Count	0	0	6	6	58	192	7	0
	Scotch Plains, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	26.2	26.2	253.2	838.2	30.6	0.0	417
	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	Scotch Plains, NJ	Count	0	1	4	11	33	221	9	2
	Scotch Plains, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	4.4	17.5	48.0	144.0	964.6	39.3	8.7	429
	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	Scotch Plains, NJ	Count	0	3	6	19	43	186	7	2
	Scotch Plains, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	13.0	25.9	82.1	185.8	803.7	30.2	8.6	495
	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	Scotch Plains, NJ	Count	0	2	10	12	47	230	18	1
	Scotch Plains, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	8.6	43.0	51.7	202.3	990.1	77.5	4.3	547
	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	Scotch Plains, NJ	Count	0	2	7	9	69	176	17	0
	Scotch Plains, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	8.7	30.3	39.0	299.0	762.7	73.7	0.0	505
	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

Scotch Plains, NJ	107.50
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.

Scotch Plains, NJ Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2010	Scotch Plains, NJ	Count	3	0	3	0	0	0
	Scotch Plains, NJ	Per 100,000	12.9	0.0	12.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	129
	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	Scotch Plains, NJ	Count	2	0	2	0	0	0
	Scotch Plains, NJ	Per 100,000	8.7	0.0	8.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	87
	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

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Scotch Plains, NJ	1.91
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.

Scotch Plains, NJ Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Scotch Plains, NJ	Count	47	42	5
	Scotch Plains, NJ	Per 100,000	194.9	174.1	20.7	1.85
	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	Scotch Plains, NJ	Count	49	44	5
	Scotch Plains, NJ	Per 100,000	204.9	184.0	20.9	1.94
	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	Scotch Plains, NJ	Count	53	44	9
	Scotch Plains, NJ	Per 100,000	223.1	185.2	37.9	2.04
	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	Scotch Plains, NJ	Count	48	45	3
	Scotch Plains, NJ	Per 100,000	203.5	190.8	12.7	1.97
	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	Scotch Plains, NJ	Count	51	45	6
	Scotch Plains, NJ	Per 100,000	219.5	193.7	25.8	2.07
	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	Scotch Plains, NJ	Count	52	46	6
	Scotch Plains, NJ	Per 100,000	227.0	200.8	26.2	2.14
	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	Scotch Plains, NJ	Count	53	46	7
	Scotch Plains, NJ	Per 100,000	231.3	200.8	30.6	2.16
	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	Scotch Plains, NJ	Count	52	45	7
	Scotch Plains, NJ	Per 100,000	224.7	194.4	30.2	2.10
	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	Scotch Plains, NJ	Count	51	44	7
2005	Scotch Plains, NJ	Count	51	44	7