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

Crime Index, #98

Clark, NJ	393.73
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.

Clark, NJ Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Clark, NJ	Count	0	NA	0	4	1	125	5	0
	Clark, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	0.0	26.1	6.5	816.6	32.7	0.0	250
	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	Clark, NJ	Count	1	NA	1	3	9	138	3	0
	Clark, NJ	Per 100,000	6.7	NA	6.7	20.0	59.9	918.7	20.0	0.0	399
	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	Clark, NJ	Count	1	0	1	3	15	132	6	0
	Clark, NJ	Per 100,000	6.7	0.0	6.7	20.1	100.6	885.1	40.2	0.0	422
	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	Clark, NJ	Count	0	0	1	3	16	174	6	1
	Clark, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	6.8	20.3	108.1	1,175.3	40.5	6.8	399
	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	Clark, NJ	Count	0	0	1	1	20	177	9	0
	Clark, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	6.9	6.9	137.9	1,220.3	62.0	0.0	422
	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	Clark, NJ	Count	0	0	0	2	11	117	4	0
	Clark, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	14.0	76.8	816.5	27.9	0.0	270
	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	Clark, NJ	Count	0	0	0	6	22	117	9	0
	Clark, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	41.9	153.6	816.7	62.8	0.0	354
	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	Clark, NJ	Count	0	1	2	5	17	195	5	0
	Clark, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	6.9	13.7	34.3	116.6	1,337.0	34.3	0.0	499
	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	Clark, NJ	Count	0	0	1	10	15	168	20	1
	Clark, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	6.8	68.3	102.4	1,147.1	136.6	6.8	485
	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	Clark, NJ	Count	0	0	1	2	13	187	15	0
	Clark, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	6.8	13.6	88.2	1,268.6	101.8	0.0	436
	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

Clark, NJ	65.67
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.

Clark, NJ Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Clark, NJ	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Clark, NJ	Per 100,000	6.5	6.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	65
	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	Clark, NJ	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Clark, NJ	Per 100,000	6.7	0.0	6.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	66
	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	Clark, NJ	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Clark, NJ	Per 100,000	6.8	6.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	67
	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

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Clark, NJ	2.97
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.

Clark, NJ Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Clark, NJ	Count	51	40	11
	Clark, NJ	Per 100,000	333.2	261.3	71.9	2.97
	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	Clark, NJ	Count	52	41	11
	Clark, NJ	Per 100,000	346.2	273.0	73.2	3.10
	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	Clark, NJ	Count	52	41	11
	Clark, NJ	Per 100,000	348.7	274.9	73.8	3.12
	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	Clark, NJ	Count	48	38	10
	Clark, NJ	Per 100,000	324.2	256.7	67.5	2.90
	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	Clark, NJ	Count	51	41	10
	Clark, NJ	Per 100,000	351.6	282.7	68.9	3.17
	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	Clark, NJ	Count	52	41	11
	Clark, NJ	Per 100,000	362.9	286.1	76.8	3.24
	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	Clark, NJ	Count	52	41	11
	Clark, NJ	Per 100,000	363.0	286.2	76.8	3.25
	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	Clark, NJ	Count	49	38	11
	Clark, NJ	Per 100,000	336.0	260.5	75.4	2.98
	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	Clark, NJ	Count	51	40	11
2005	Clark, NJ	Count	50	40	10