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Carteret, NJ Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #242

Carteret, NJ	906.12
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.

Carteret, NJ Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Carteret, NJ	Count	2	NA	23	20	73	199	18	0
	Carteret, NJ	Per 100,000	8.2	NA	94.8	82.4	300.9	820.1	74.2	0.0	741
	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	Carteret, NJ	Count	1	2	24	22	86	258	24	0
	Carteret, NJ	Per 100,000	4.1	8.2	98.0	89.9	351.2	1,053.7	98.0	0.0	827
	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	Carteret, NJ	Count	0	6	14	29	99	245	31	0
	Carteret, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	26.0	60.7	125.6	428.9	1,061.4	134.3	0.0	894
	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	Carteret, NJ	Count	2	5	17	23	101	317	43	1
	Carteret, NJ	Per 100,000	8.7	21.8	74.2	100.3	440.7	1,383.1	187.6	4.4	1,112
	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	Carteret, NJ	Count	1	3	16	32	72	296	31	0
	Carteret, NJ	Per 100,000	4.1	12.4	66.0	132.0	297.0	1,220.8	127.9	0.0	872
	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	Carteret, NJ	Count	0	2	20	26	77	202	23	1
	Carteret, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	8.4	84.5	109.8	325.3	853.4	97.2	4.2	704
	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	Carteret, NJ	Count	0	4	24	24	56	242	31	2
	Carteret, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	17.5	104.9	104.9	244.8	1,057.8	135.5	8.7	805
	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	Carteret, NJ	Count	0	4	24	27	62	250	47	8
	Carteret, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	18.0	108.3	121.8	279.7	1,127.9	212.0	36.1	904
	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	Carteret, NJ	Count	3	4	21	35	61	274	24	0
	Carteret, NJ	Per 100,000	14.0	18.6	97.8	163.0	284.0	1,275.8	111.8	0.0	1,129
	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	Carteret, NJ	Count	1	7	20	28	61	256	58	4
	Carteret, NJ	Per 100,000	4.6	32.5	92.7	129.8	282.8	1,186.8	268.9	18.5	1,074
	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

Carteret, NJ	37.88
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.

Carteret, NJ Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Carteret, NJ	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Carteret, NJ	Per 100,000	4.1	0.0	4.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	41
	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	Carteret, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Carteret, 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	Carteret, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Carteret, 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	Carteret, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Carteret, 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	Carteret, NJ	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Carteret, NJ	Per 100,000	4.2	0.0	4.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	42
	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	Carteret, NJ	Count	3	0	2	0	1	0
	Carteret, NJ	Per 100,000	13.1	0.0	8.7	0.0	4.4	0.0	131
	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	Carteret, NJ	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Carteret, NJ	Per 100,000	9.0	9.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90
	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	Carteret, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Carteret, 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

Carteret, NJ	2.51
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.

Carteret, NJ Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Carteret, NJ	Count	60	52	8
	Carteret, NJ	Per 100,000	247.3	214.3	33.0	2.31
	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	Carteret, NJ	Count	62	53	9
	Carteret, NJ	Per 100,000	253.2	216.5	36.8	2.35
	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	Carteret, NJ	Count	63	53	10
	Carteret, NJ	Per 100,000	272.9	229.6	43.3	2.51
	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	Carteret, NJ	Count	65	55	10
	Carteret, NJ	Per 100,000	283.6	240.0	43.6	2.62
	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	Carteret, NJ	Count	68	57	11
	Carteret, NJ	Per 100,000	280.5	235.1	45.4	2.58
	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	Carteret, NJ	Count	73	62	11
	Carteret, NJ	Per 100,000	308.4	261.9	46.5	2.85
	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	Carteret, NJ	Count	71	60	11
	Carteret, NJ	Per 100,000	310.3	262.3	48.1	2.86
	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	Carteret, NJ	Count	72	62	10
	Carteret, NJ	Per 100,000	324.8	279.7	45.1	3.02
	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	Carteret, NJ	Count	73	63	10
2005	Carteret, NJ	Count	70	60	10