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The East Orange crime rate is much higher than the New Jersey average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #366

East Orange, NJ	2,257.20
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.

East Orange, NJ Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	East Orange, NJ	Count	2	15	187	254	311	550	239	14
	East Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	3.1	23.2	288.8	392.2	480.2	849.3	369.1	21.6	1,626
	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	East Orange, NJ	Count	6	12	184	203	357	578	270	9
	East Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	9.3	18.6	285.6	315.1	554.1	897.2	419.1	14.0	1,688
	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	East Orange, NJ	Count	5	22	142	195	349	478	338	17
	East Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	7.7	34.0	219.5	301.5	539.6	739.0	522.6	26.3	1,634
	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	East Orange, NJ	Count	6	16	155	243	458	454	323	20
	East Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	9.3	24.8	240.4	376.8	710.3	704.1	500.9	31.0	1,784
	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	East Orange, NJ	Count	6	31	178	272	351	656	360	19
	East Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	9.2	47.6	273.3	417.7	539.0	1,007.4	552.8	29.2	2,003
	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	East Orange, NJ	Count	11	22	224	247	388	632	227	22
	East Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	16.9	33.9	345.0	380.4	597.6	973.4	349.6	33.9	2,040
	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	East Orange, NJ	Count	6	21	177	266	508	767	366	16
	East Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	9.2	32.2	271.4	407.9	778.9	1,176.1	561.2	24.5	2,079
	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	East Orange, NJ	Count	8	32	239	246	446	890	477	28
	East Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	11.9	47.8	357.0	367.4	666.2	1,329.4	712.5	41.8	2,345
	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	East Orange, NJ	Count	10	25	371	313	593	1,222	636	50
	East Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	14.7	36.6	543.7	458.7	869.0	1,790.7	932.0	73.3	3,029
	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	East Orange, NJ	Count	14	31	551	465	876	1,637	990	41
	East Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	20.3	44.9	797.6	673.1	1,268.1	2,369.7	1,433.1	59.4	4,344
	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

East Orange, NJ	5.38
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.

East Orange, NJ Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	East Orange, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	East Orange, 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	East Orange, NJ	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	East Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	1.6	0.0	1.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	15
	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	East Orange, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	East Orange, 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	East Orange, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	East Orange, 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	East Orange, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	East Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	East Orange, NJ	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	East Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	1.5	0.0	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	15
	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	East Orange, NJ	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	East Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	1.5	0.0	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	14
	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	East Orange, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	East Orange, 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

East Orange, NJ	4.28
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.

East Orange, NJ Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	East Orange, NJ	Count	344	223	121
	East Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	531.2	344.4	186.8	4.38
	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	East Orange, NJ	Count	298	236	62
	East Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	462.6	366.3	96.2	4.14
	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	East Orange, NJ	Count	287	221	66
	East Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	443.7	341.7	102.0	3.93
	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	East Orange, NJ	Count	294	237	57
	East Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	455.9	367.5	88.4	4.12
	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	East Orange, NJ	Count	325	265	60
	East Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	499.1	407.0	92.1	4.53
	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	East Orange, NJ	Count	339	277	62
	East Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	522.1	426.7	95.5	4.74
	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	East Orange, NJ	Count	342	280	62
	East Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	524.4	429.3	95.1	4.77
	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	East Orange, NJ	Count	339	277	62
	East Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	506.4	413.7	92.6	4.60
	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	East Orange, NJ	Count	319	266	53
2005	East Orange, NJ	Count	300	258	42