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SECTION VII

New Jersey Municipal-County
Offense & Demographic Data

 

•    All crime rates are based on permanent, year-round populations. Comparisons of crime rates between individual municipalities should not be made without giving major consideration to the volume of seasonal population, transients, tourists, and labor forces.

•    All offenses are recorded in the municipality of occurrence, regardless of the outside investigative agency, i.e., Federal, State, County, College Campus Police.

+   Crime rates were not computed for municipalities with population less than 100.

 

MIDDLESEX COUNTY

 
VIOLENT CRIME NONVIOLENT CRIME DEMOGRAPHIC DATA POLICE EMPLOYEE DATA
Police Officers
MUNICIPALITY CRIME INDEX TOTAL VIOLENT CRIME NON- VIOLENT CRIME Crime Rate per 1,000 Violent Crime Rate per 1,000 Nonviolent Crime Rate per 1,000 Murder Rape Robbery Aggravated Assault Burglary Larceny Motor Vehicle Theft Arson Domestic Violence Bias Crime 2000 Census Population Area in Square Miles Density per Square Mile Character Male Female Civilian TOTAL Police Empl's
                                           
1999 569 63 506 29.8 3.3 26.5 - 4 37 22 136 320 50 - 309 - - 48 1 10 59
Carteret Boro 2000 548 61 487 26.5 2.9 23.5 - 3 12 46 140 293 54 4 302 - 20,709 4.30 4,816.0 Urban Suburb 48 2 9 59
                                           
1999 68 0 68 24.6 0.0 24.6 - - - - 6 57 5 2 7 3 3 13 - 1 14
Cranbury Twp. 2000 59 4 55 18.3 1.2 17.0 - - 2 2 5 40 10 - 6 1 3,227 13.38 241.2 Suburban 13 - 1 14
                                           
1999 162 16 146 24.5 2.4 22.1 - - 5 11 18 116 12 1 102 - - 18 - 4 22
Dunellen Boro 2000 199 22 177 29.2 3.2 25.9 - - 4 18 8 156 13 2 99 2 6,823 1.04 6,560.6 Urban Suburb 18 - 4 22
                                           
1999 1,075 42 1,033 23.1 0.9 22.2 - 5 6 31 116 876 41 2 210 5 5 85 5 29 119
East Brunswick Twp. 2000 1,008 37 971 21.6 0.8 20.8 - 7 10 20 90 826 55 5 191 7 46,756 22.20 2,106.1 Suburban 85 5 29 119
                                           
1999 2,646 227 2,419 27.6 2.4 25.3 - 9 63 155 304 1,725 390 15 396 4 4 182 4 50 236
Edison Twp. 2000 2,644 263 2,381 27.1 2.7 24.4 2 4 49 208 390 1,617 374 12 382 14 97,687 30.65 3,187.2 Suburban 195 3 51 249
                                           
1999 19 0 19 13.1 0.0 13.1 - - - - 7 8 4 - 8 - - 4 - - 4
Helmetta Boro 2000 17 4 13 9.3 2.2 7.1 - - 1 3 3 9 1 - 1 - 1,825 0.80 2,281.3 Suburban 4 - - 4
                                           
1999 274 13 261 20.7 1.0 19.7 - 3 6 4 46 203 12 - 86 - - 26 2 6 34
Highland Park Boro 2000 243 9 234 17.4 0.6 16.7 - 3 2 4 46 178 10 1 84 2 13,999 1.80 7,777.2 Urban Suburb 26 2 6 34
                                           
1999 62 9 53 10.8 1.6 9.2 - 2 - 7 9 41 3 - 22 - - 11 - 4 15
Jamesburg Boro 2000 64 21 43 10.6 3.5 7.1 1 - 1 19 12 29 2 - 79 1 6,025 0.87 6,925.3 Rural Center 11 - 4 15
                                           
1999 1,048 79 969 17.5 1.3 16.2 2 5 18 54 196 671 102 11 474 4 4 91 2 37 130
Old Bridge Twp. 2000 958 60 898 15.8 1.0 14.9 - 8 17 35 171 633 94 9 406 3 60,456 38.31 1,578.1 Suburban 95 2 38 135
                                           
1999 277 25 252 21.2 1.9 19.3 - 1 10 14 31 198 23 - 83 1 1 27 1 6 34
Metuchen Boro 2000 255 13 242 19.9 1.0 18.8 - 2 1 10 53 171 18 - 82 1 12,840 2.75 4,669.1 Urban Suburb 26 1 6 33
                                           
1999 213 16 197 16.1 1.2 14.9 - - 9 7 18 169 10 1 76 2 2 30 1 6 37
Middlesex Boro 2000 177 14 163 12.9 1.0 11.9 - - 9 5 9 144 10 - 73 1 13,717 3.45 3,975.9 Suburban 31 1 6 38
                                           
1999 116 3 113 16.5 0.4 16.1 - - 1 2 29 81 3 - 48 1 1 14 - 3 17
Milltown Boro 2000 91 9 82 13.0 1.3 11.7 - - - 9 15 65 2 - 35 - 7,000 1.60 4,375.0 Suburban 13 - 3 16
                                           
1999 216 17 199 8.1 0.6 7.5 - 1 - 16 45 144 10 1 40 1 1 35 3 15 53
Monroe Twp. 2000 249 23 226 8.9 0.8 8.1 - - 2 21 47 172 7 - 53 - 27,999 41.80 669.8 Suburban 35 3 15 53
                                           
1999 2,990 327 2,663 71.6 7.8 63.8 3 3 184 137 515 1,848 300 8 820 8 8 135 3 38 176
New Brunswick City 2000 2,999 331 2,668 61.7 6.8 54.9 4 14 208 105 540 1,839 289 5 738 5 48,573 5.50 8,831.5 Urban Center 135 3 38 176
                                           
1999 935 62 873 26.6 1.8 24.8 2 2 23 35 195 605 73 5 215 2 2 79 3 15 97
North Brunswick Twp. 2000 883 66 817 24.3 1.8 22.5 1 9 22 34 146 589 82 2 198 1 36,287 12.00 3,023.9 Suburban 81 4 15 100
                                           
1999 1,806 275 1,531 42.5 6.5 36.0 1 12 98 164 511 810 210 5 264 5 5 110 3 32 145
Perth Amboy City 2000 1,608 214 1,394 34.0 4.5 29.5 - 12 79 123 398 807 189 2 285 1 47,303 4.55 10,396.3 Urban Center 119 4 35 158
                                           
1999 1,197 101 1,096 23.1 1.9 21.1 - 11 19 71 161 869 66 11 356 3 3 79 5 16 100
Piscataway Twp. 2000 1,277 93 1,184 25.3 1.8 23.5 2 9 29 53 180 909 95 8 326 3 50,482 18.90 2,671.0 Suburban 81 6 16 103
                                           
1999 219 4 215 13.9 0.3 13.7 - - - 4 24 180 11 3 97 2 2 29 2 11 42
Plainsboro Twp. 2000 273 19 254 13.5 0.9 12.6 - 3 6 10 41 193 20 8 102 2 20,215 11.80 1,713.1 Suburban 30 2 11 43
                                           
1999 920 77 843 24.2 2.0 22.2 1 8 18 50 194 549 100 13 208 2 2 76 - 20 96
Sayreville Boro 2000 939 95 844 23.3 2.4 20.9 - 8 22 65 178 569 97 10 240 1 40,377 16.60 2,432.3 Suburban 78 1 15 94
                                           
1999 150 6 144 19.1 0.8 18.3 - - 3 3 14 117 13 1 66 - - 24 - 6 30
South Amboy City 2000 153 9 144 19.3 1.1 18.2 - - 4 5 18 113 13 2 78 - 7,913 1.45 5,457.2 Urban Suburb 23 - 6 29
                                           
1999 524 25 499 15.7 0.7 14.9 - - 4 21 110 355 34 3 129 4 4 70 2 34 106
South Brunswick Twp. 2000 657 25 632 17.4 0.7 16.7 - - 1 24 107 482 43 7 144 3 37,734 41.00 920.3 Suburban 73 2 26 101
                                           
1999 650 35 615 31.1 1.7 29.4 - 4 17 14 69 505 41 3 96 4 4 54 1 11 66
South Plainfield Boro 2000 686 46 640 31.5 2.1 29.3 - 4 20 22 65 529 46 4 129 2 21,810 8.20 2,659.8 Suburban 53 1 12 66
                                           
1999 189 19 170 13.5 1.4 12.1 1 1 5 12 28 136 6 4 294 1 1 29 - 6 35
South River Boro 2000 161 40 121 10.5 2.6 7.9 1 1 6 32 26 87 8 1 270 2 15,322 2.80 5,472.1 Urban Suburb 30 1 6 37
                                           
1999 141 8 133 17.1 1.0 16.1 - 1 3 4 21 108 4 2 69 - - 19 - 3 22
Spotswood Boro 2000 122 7 115 15.5 0.9 14.6 - - 3 4 14 97 4 1 56 - 7,880 2.15 3,665.1 Suburban 18 - 4 22
                                           
1999 3,458 371 3,087 36.1 3.9 32.3 1 17 87 266 522 2,155 410 19 822 21 21 191 7 44 242
Woodbridge Twp. 2000 3,593 347 3,246 37.0 3.6 33.4 1 8 81 257 530 2,331 385 33 781 6 97,203 23.10 4,207.9 Urban Suburb 186 6 44 236
MIDDLESEX COUNTY 1999 19,924 1,820 18,104 27.8 2.5 25.3 11 89 616 1,104 3,325 12,846 1,933 110 5,297 73 73 1,479 45 407 1,931
TOTAL 2000 19,863 1,832 18,031 26.5 2.4 24.0 12 95 591 1,134 3,232 12,878 1,921 116 5,140 58 750,162 311.00 2,412.1 1,507 49 400 1,956