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

Crime Index, #208

North Bergen, NJ	764.57
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.

North Bergen, NJ Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	North Bergen, NJ	Count	0	8	42	65	115	479	90	3
	North Bergen, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	12.7	66.9	103.5	183.1	762.5	143.3	4.8	621
	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	North Bergen, NJ	Count	0	6	43	53	135	427	76	2
	North Bergen, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	9.6	68.9	84.9	216.2	683.9	121.7	3.2	576
	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	North Bergen, NJ	Count	2	7	36	44	124	496	111	3
	North Bergen, NJ	Per 100,000	3.2	11.3	58.3	71.3	200.8	803.3	179.8	4.9	655
	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	North Bergen, NJ	Count	0	4	44	55	152	480	112	2
	North Bergen, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	6.6	72.2	90.2	249.3	787.2	183.7	3.3	645
	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	North Bergen, NJ	Count	0	4	43	43	136	504	121	5
	North Bergen, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	7.3	78.3	78.3	247.6	917.5	220.3	9.1	696
	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	North Bergen, NJ	Count	0	5	45	57	155	582	128	5
	North Bergen, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	9.1	81.9	103.7	282.1	1,059.2	232.9	9.1	795
	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	North Bergen, NJ	Count	0	7	61	52	185	557	122	8
	North Bergen, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	12.6	109.6	93.4	332.4	1,000.9	219.2	14.4	847
	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	North Bergen, NJ	Count	0	10	55	44	151	719	140	4
	North Bergen, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	17.5	96.5	77.2	265.0	1,261.8	245.7	7.0	881
	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	North Bergen, NJ	Count	1	4	58	58	166	560	186	1
	North Bergen, NJ	Per 100,000	1.7	6.9	100.5	100.5	287.5	969.9	322.2	1.7	859
	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	North Bergen, NJ	Count	0	12	71	48	189	790	230	5
	North Bergen, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	20.6	122.1	82.6	325.1	1,359.0	395.7	8.6	1,070
	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

North Bergen, NJ	24.25
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.

North Bergen, NJ Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	North Bergen, NJ	Count	3	0	0	2	1	0
	North Bergen, NJ	Per 100,000	4.8	0.0	0.0	3.2	1.6	0.0	47
	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
2011	North Bergen, NJ	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	North Bergen, NJ	Per 100,000	1.6	0.0	1.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	16
	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
2009	North Bergen, NJ	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	North Bergen, NJ	Per 100,000	1.8	0.0	0.0	1.8	0.0	0.0	18
	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
2006	North Bergen, NJ	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	North Bergen, NJ	Per 100,000	1.7	1.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	17
	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

North Bergen, NJ	2.00
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.

North Bergen, NJ Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	North Bergen, NJ	Count	134	119	15
	North Bergen, NJ	Per 100,000	213.3	189.4	23.9	2.01
	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	North Bergen, NJ	Count	132	116	16
	North Bergen, NJ	Per 100,000	211.4	185.8	25.6	1.99
	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	North Bergen, NJ	Count	134	116	18
	North Bergen, NJ	Per 100,000	217.0	187.9	29.2	2.02
	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	North Bergen, NJ	Count	123	111	12
	North Bergen, NJ	Per 100,000	201.7	182.0	19.7	1.92
	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	North Bergen, NJ	Count	130	118	12
	North Bergen, NJ	Per 100,000	236.7	214.8	21.8	2.26
	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	North Bergen, NJ	Count	136	117	19
	North Bergen, NJ	Per 100,000	247.5	212.9	34.6	2.30
	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	North Bergen, NJ	Count	139	121	18
	North Bergen, NJ	Per 100,000	249.8	217.4	32.3	2.34
	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	North Bergen, NJ	Count	132	116	16
	North Bergen, NJ	Per 100,000	231.6	203.6	28.1	2.18
	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	North Bergen, NJ	Count	139	120	19
2005	North Bergen, NJ	Count	125	108	17