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West New York, NJ Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #279

West New York, NJ	1,080.69
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.

West New York, NJ Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	West New York, NJ	Count	0	4	64	85	120	405	39	2
	West New York, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	7.6	121.2	161.0	227.3	767.2	73.9	3.8	723
	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	West New York, NJ	Count	2	12	58	89	135	344	39	0
	West New York, NJ	Per 100,000	3.8	23.0	111.3	170.8	259.1	660.2	74.9	0.0	843
	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	West New York, NJ	Count	0	8	93	95	195	487	51	3
	West New York, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	15.8	184.1	188.1	386.1	964.2	101.0	5.9	1,028
	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	West New York, NJ	Count	0	1	92	92	215	322	66	5
	West New York, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	2.0	184.5	184.5	431.1	645.6	132.3	10.0	915
	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	West New York, NJ	Count	3	5	79	84	203	448	85	7
	West New York, NJ	Per 100,000	6.4	10.7	168.4	179.1	432.8	955.1	181.2	14.9	1,127
	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	West New York, NJ	Count	0	3	91	86	178	442	95	5
	West New York, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	6.4	195.6	184.8	382.6	950.0	204.2	10.7	1,042
	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	West New York, NJ	Count	3	3	94	81	241	511	131	4
	West New York, NJ	Per 100,000	6.5	6.5	203.1	175.0	520.7	1,104.0	283.0	8.6	1,288
	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	West New York, NJ	Count	4	4	97	92	192	543	102	4
	West New York, NJ	Per 100,000	8.7	8.7	210.0	199.2	415.6	1,175.5	220.8	8.7	1,300
	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	West New York, NJ	Count	3	5	85	93	215	464	156	1
	West New York, NJ	Per 100,000	6.4	10.7	182.0	199.1	460.4	993.5	334.0	2.1	1,268
	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	West New York, NJ	Count	3	8	89	68	227	508	126	0
	West New York, NJ	Per 100,000	6.5	17.3	192.1	146.8	489.9	1,096.4	272.0	0.0	1,273
	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

West New York, NJ	5.13
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.

West New York, NJ Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	West New York, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West New York, 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	West New York, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West New York, 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	West New York, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West New York, 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	West New York, NJ	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	West New York, NJ	Per 100,000	2.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.1	0.0	21
	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	West New York, NJ	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	West New York, NJ	Per 100,000	2.1	0.0	2.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	21
	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	West New York, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West New York, 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	West New York, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West New York, 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	West New York, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West New York, 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

West New York, NJ	2.19
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.

West New York, NJ Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	West New York, NJ	Count	110	100	10
	West New York, NJ	Per 100,000	208.4	189.4	18.9	1.99
	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	West New York, NJ	Count	108	98	10
	West New York, NJ	Per 100,000	207.3	188.1	19.2	1.98
	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	West New York, NJ	Count	110	101	9
	West New York, NJ	Per 100,000	217.8	200.0	17.8	2.09
	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	West New York, NJ	Count	114	104	10
	West New York, NJ	Per 100,000	228.6	208.5	20.1	2.19
	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	West New York, NJ	Count	119	107	12
	West New York, NJ	Per 100,000	253.7	228.1	25.6	2.41
	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	West New York, NJ	Count	122	111	11
	West New York, NJ	Per 100,000	262.2	238.6	23.6	2.50
	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	West New York, NJ	Count	131	119	12
	West New York, NJ	Per 100,000	283.0	257.1	25.9	2.70
	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	West New York, NJ	Count	130	119	11
	West New York, NJ	Per 100,000	281.4	257.6	23.8	2.70
	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	West New York, NJ	Count	137	126	11
2005	West New York, NJ	Count	133	122	11