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SECTION V

INDEX OFFENSE ANALYSIS

 
  • Colleges and Universities
  • Population Groups
  • Urban-Suburban-Rural Municipalities

 

CRIME INDEX FOR POPULATION GROUPS - 2000

 

The presentation of crime statistics by population groups was made for the purpose of projecting, for consideration, the relative crime experience of communities of varying populations. Although the individual municipalities within the various groups may be geographically separated, their inclusion into a specific group was predicated by the similarity in population with the other municipalities within the group. Municipalities within the same group may differ widely when all factors are considered, but they do share the common bond of population size. The grouping of communities in this manner allows recognition of variances in the crime volumes, rates and clearances between the established groups.

Set forth below are the established municipal groupings as used in this section:


POPULATION GROUPS TOTAL CRIME INDEX Murder Rape Robbery Aggravated Assault Burglary Larceny- Theft Motor Vehicle Theft
GROUP I
4 Municipalities over 100,000 46,959 106 223 4,360 4,456 7,474 18,987 11,353
Population--783,391
Rate per 1,000 inhabitants 59.9 0.1 0.3 5.6 5.7 9.5 24.2 14.5
Percent Index Offenses Cleared 17.3
GROUP II
21 Municipalities 50,000 - 100,000 59,824 86 355 4,178 5,023 10,295 30,787 9,100
Population --1,495,438
Rate per 1,000 inhabitants 40.0 0.1 0.2 2.8 3.4 6.9 20.6 6.1
Percent Index Offenses Cleared 19.9
GROUP III
59 Municipalities 25,000-50,000 71,528 53 344 2,942 3,409 11,859 45,546 7,375
Population --2,208,048
Rate per 1,000 inhabitants 32.4 0.2 1.3 1.5 5.4 20.6 3.3
Percent Index Offenses Cleared 18.5
GROUP IV
67 Municipalities 15,000-25,000 34,403 18 173 1,099 1,605 5,725 23,092 2,691
Population --1,377,755  
Rate per 1,000 inhabitants 25.0 0.1 0.8 1.2 4.2 16.8 2.0
Percent Index Offenses Cleared 22.5
GROUP V
220 Municipalities 5,000-15,000 41,255 20 188 767 1,873 6,329 29,045 3,033
Population --2,050,943
Rate per 1,000 inhabitants 20.1 0.1 0.4 0.9 3.1 14.2 1.5
Percent Index Offenses Cleared 23.3
GROUP VI
117 Municipalities 2,000-5,000 9,647 4 57 180 600 1,898 6,412 496
Population --402,803
Rate per 1,000 inhabitants 23.9 0.1 0.4 1.5 4.7 15.9 1.2
Percent Index Offenses Cleared 21.5
GROUP VII
78 Municipalities under 2,000 2,224 1 12 24 120 354 1,611 102
Population --95,972
Rate per 1,000 inhabitants 23.2 0.1 0.3 1.3 3.7 16.8 1.1
Percent Index Offenses Cleared 21.5
   
Less than one-tenth of one percent.
 
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COMPARATIVE CRIME RATES

FOR POPULATION GROUPS

2000


  • Group I - Four municipalities with populations over 100,000.
  • Group II - Twenty-one municipalities with populations between 50,000 and 100,000.
  • Group III - Fifty-nine municipalities with populations between 25,000 and 50,000.
  • Group IV - Sixty-seven municipalities with populations between 15,000 and 25,000.
  • Group V - Two hundred twenty municipalities with populations between 5,000 and 15,000.
  • Group VI - One hundred seventeen municipalities with populations between 2,000 and 5,000.
  • Group VII - Seventy-eight municipalities with populations under 2,000.
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URBAN - SUBURBAN - RURAL CRIME

5 YEAR COMPARISON

1996/2000 Summary Analysis


OFFENSES URBAN SUBURBAN RURAL
1996 2000 Percent Change 1996 2000 Percent Change 1996 2000 Percent Change
Murder 288 234 -19 38 39 3 11 15 36
Rape 1,286 846 -34 510 423 -17 176 83 -53
Robbery 16,290 11,318 -31 2,186 1,939 -11 383 293 -23
Aggravated Assault 15,920 12,416 -22 4,020 3,691 -8 1,312 979 -25
Burglary 40,360 27,111 -33 18,285 13,487 -26 4,518 3,336 -26
Larceny-Theft 106,255 81,801 -23 74,422 61,820 -17 13,397 11,859 -11
Motor Vehicle Theft 35,331 26,382 -25 9,824 6,837 -30 1,282 931 -27
Total Crime Index 215,730 160,108 -26 109,285 88,236 -19 21,079 17,496 -17
Violent Crime 33,784 24,814 -27 6,754 6,092 -10 1,882 1,370 -27
Nonviolent Crime 181,946 135,294 -26 102,531 82,144 -20 19,197 16,126 -16
 

The character of some municipalities has changed due to the updating of Urban, Suburban and Rural classifications.

  • During the five-year period, Urban communities experienced the largest percentage change in Index offenses, a decrease of 26 percent.
  • Suburban and Rural communities experienced 19 percent and 17 percent decreases, respectively, in Index offenses.
  • Robbery decreased 31 percent in the Urban community, while rape decreased 53 percent in the Rural community, compared to 1996.
  • Motor vehicle theft decreased 30 percent in the Suburban community when compared to 1996.
  • Violent crimes in the Urban and Rural communities decreased 27 percent, which is significantly more when compared to the Suburban community decrease of 10 percent.
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URBAN

NUMBER - RATE - DISTRIBUTION

1999/2000


Municipalities: 155 Population: 3,782,846
   
OFFENSES NUMBER CRIME RATE/1,000 PERCENT OF STATE TOTAL
1999 2000 Percent Change 1999 2000 Percent Change 1999 2000 Percent Change
Murder 235 234 * - 81.9 81.3 -1
Rape 896 846 -6 0.25 0.22 -12 63.5 62.6 -1
Robbery 12,076 11,318 -6 3.35 2.99 -11 84.7 83.5 -1
Aggravated Assault 12,795 12,416 -3 3.55 3.28 -8 72.6 72.7 *
Burglary 29,697 27,111 -9 8.23 7.17 -13 63.0 61.7 -2
Larceny-Theft 86,367 81,801 -5 23.95 21.63 -10 53.5 52.6 -2
Motor Vehicle Theft 27,280 26,382 -3 7.56 6.97 -8 77.1 77.3 *
Total Crime Index 169,346 160,108 -5 46.95 42.33 -10 61.0 60.2 -1
Violent Crime 26,002 24,814 -5 7.21 6.56 -9 77.4 76.9 -1
Nonviolent Crime 143,344 135,294 -6 39.74 35.77 -10 58.8 57.9 -2
   
Less than one-tenth of one percent.
* Less than one-half of one percent.
 
  • There were 160,108 offenses reported in municipalities of Urban character during 2000, this represents a decrease of 5 percent compared to 1999.
  • Sixty percent of all Index crimes occurred in Urban areas.
  • Violent crime in Urban communities decreased 5 percent and accounted for 77 percent of the state's total violent crime.
  • Nonviolent crime decreased 6 percent and accounted for 58 percent of the reported nonviolent crime in the state.
  • The crime rate in Urban communities decreased 10 percent to 42.3 victims for every 1,000 persons.

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SUBURBAN

NUMBER - RATE - DISTRIBUTION

1999/2000


Municipalities: 254 Population: 3,694,655
   
OFFENSES NUMBER CRIME RATE/1,000 PERCENT OF STATE TOTAL
1999 2000 Percent Change 1999 2000 Percent Change 1999 2000 Percent Change
Murder 44 39 -11 - 15.3 13.5 -12
Rape 408 423 4 0.11 0.11 0 28.9 31.3 8
Robbery 1,859 1,939 4 0.52 0.53 2 13.0 14.3 10
Aggravated Assault 3,780 3,691 -2 1.05 1.00 -5 21.4 21.6 1
Burglary 13,714 13,487 -2 3.81 3.65 -4 29.1 30.7 5
Larceny-Theft 63,120 61,820 -2 17.55 16.73 -5 39.1 39.8 2
Motor Vehicle Theft 7,150 6,837 -4 1.99 1.85 -7 20.2 20.0 -1
Total Crime Index 90,075 88,236 -2 25.05 23.88 -5 32.5 33.2 2
Violent Crime 6,091 6,092 1.69 1.65 -2 18.1 18.9 4
Nonviolent Crime 83,984 82,144 -2 23.35 22.23 -5 34.4 35.2 2
   
Less than one-tenth of one percent.
 
  • Suburban areas Index offenses decreased 2 percent in 2000.
  • Thirty-three percent of reported Index crimes occurred in Suburban communities.
  • Violent crime increased by less than one-tenth of one percent and represented 19 percent of the state's violent crime total.
  • Nonviolent crime decreased 2 percent and accounted for 35 percent of the nonviolent crime in the state.
  • The crime rate was calculated at 23.9 victims per 1,000 inhabitants; a decrease of 5 percent compared to 1999.
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RURAL

NUMBER - RATE - DISTRIBUTION

1999/2000


Municipalities: 157 Population: 936,849
   
OFFENSES NUMBER CRIME RATE/1,000 PERCENT OF STATE TOTAL
1999 2000 Percent Change 1999 2000 Percent Change 1999 2000 Percent Change
Murder 8 15 & & 2.8 5.2 86
Rape 108 83 -23 0.12 & 7.6 6.1 -20
Robbery 316 293 -7 0.35 0.31 -11 2.2 2.2 0
Aggravated Assault 1,054 979 -7 1.16 1.05 -9 6.0 5.7 -5
Burglary 3,724 3,336 -10 4.08 3.56 -13 7.9 7.6 -4
Larceny-Theft 11,876 11,859 * 13.02 12.66 -3 7.4 7.6 3
Motor Vehicle Theft 965 931 -4 1.06 0.99 -7 2.7 2.7 0
Total Crime Index 18,051 17,496 -3 19.79 18.68 -6 6.5 6.6 2
Violent Crime 1,486 1,370 -8 1.63 1.46 -10 4.4 4.2 -5
Nonviolent Crime 16,565 16,126 -3 18.16 17.21 -5 6.8 6.9 1
   
Less than one-tenth of one percent.
* Less than one-half of one percent.
& Percent change not calculated due to small volume.
 
  • In 2000 there were 17,496 Index crimes reported in Rural municipalities, a 3 percent decrease compared to 1999.
  • Seven percent of the state's Index crime occurred in Rural communities.
  • Violent crime decreased 8 percent and accounted for 4 percent of the state's total violent crime.
  • Nonviolent crime in Rural communities accounted for 7 percent of the nonviolent crime in the state.
  • The crime rate in Rural communities decreased 6 percent to 18.7 victims per 1,000 inhabitants.
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UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE OFFENSE DATA - 2000

(All Offenses are Recorded in the Municipality of Occurrence)

University or College Total Crime
Index
Violent
Crime
Non-Violent
Crime
Murder Rape Robbery Aggravated
Assault
Burglary Larceny- Theft Motor Vehicle
Theft
Arson

BROOKDALE COMMUNITY 42 0 42 - - - - 6 36 - -
ESSEX COUNTY COLLEGE 60 3 57 0 0 3 0 8 46 3 0
   Newark City 59 3 56 - - 3 - 8 45 3 -
   West    Caldwell    Borough 1 0 1 - - - - - 1 - -
KEAN UNIVERSITY of NEW 146 4 142 0 2 1 1 5 127 10 1
   Elizabeth City 0 0 0 - - - - - - - -
   Hillside    Township 17 1 16 - - 1 - 2 13 1 1
   Union    Township 129 3 126 - 2 - 1 3 114 9 -
MIDDLESEX COUNTY 69 1 68 - - - 1 2 66 - -
MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY 100 5 95 0 2 0 3 4 91 0 0
   Long Branch    City 1 1 0 - - - 1 - - - -
   Ocean    Township 0 0 0 - - - - - - - -
   West Long    Branch    Borough 99 4 95 - 2 - 2 4 91 - -
MONTCLAIR STATE 173 6 167 0 0 2 4 9 152 6 1
   Clifton City 1 1 0 - - 1 - - - - -
   Little Falls    Township 126 5 121 - - 1 4 6 109 6 1
   Montclair    Town 46 0 46 - - - - 3 43 - -
NJ INSTITUTE OF 206 13 193 - - 5 8 2 151 40 -
ROWAN UNIVERSITY 111 4 107 - 2 2 - 1 103 3 -
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY 952 17 935 0 5 4 8 94 787 54 1
   Camden    Campus 91 2 89 - - - 2 4 77 8 -
   New    Brunswick    Campus 660 12 648 0 5 2 5 79 548 21 0
   East    Brunswick    Township 0 0 0 - - - - - - - -
   Edison    Township 1 0 1 - - - - - 1 - -
   Highland    Park Borough 0 0 0 - - - - - - - -
   New    Brunswick    City 369 7 362 - 1 1 5 42 313 7 -
   North    Brunswick    Township 16 1 15 - 1 - - 4 10 1 -
   Piscataway    Township 274 4 270 - 3 1 - 33 224 13 -
   Newark    Campus 201 3 198 - - 2 1 11 162 25 1
RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY 69 3 66 - - 1 2 2 63 1 -
THE COLLEGE OF NEW 187 2 185 - - 2 - 19 162 4 1
UNIV. OF MEDICINE & 478 23 455 0 0 4 19 29 415 11 0
   Camden    Campus 30 0 30 - - - - 2 28 - -
   Newark    Campus 345 22 323 - - 4 18 24 288 11 -
   Piscataway    Campus 103 1 102 - - - 1 3 99 - -
WILLIAM PATERSON 109 3 106 0 1 0 2 34 70 2 0
   Haledon    Borough 1 0 1 - - - - - 1 - -
   North    Haledon    Borough 12 1 11 - 1 - - 2 9 - -
   Wayne    Township 96 2 94 - - - 2 32 60 2 -
TOTAL 2,702 84 2,618 0 12 24 48 215 2,269 134 4
   
Arson is not tabulated into the crime index offense total.
 
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