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Pennington, NJ Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #30

Pennington, NJ	238.60
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.

Pennington, NJ Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Pennington, NJ	Count	0	NA	0	2	4	10	0	0
	Pennington, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	0.0	77.2	154.4	386.0	0.0	0.0	251
	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	Pennington, NJ	Count	0	NA	0	0	0	5	0	0
	Pennington, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	0.0	0.0	0.0	193.4	0.0	0.0	48
	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	Pennington, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	3	8	0	1
	Pennington, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	115.2	307.1	0.0	38.4	136
	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	Pennington, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	3	13	0	0
	Pennington, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	115.7	501.2	0.0	0.0	183
	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	Pennington, NJ	Count	0	0	1	1	2	17	0	0
	Pennington, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	37.4	37.4	74.8	635.8	0.0	0.0	290
	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	Pennington, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	3	13	1	1
	Pennington, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	113.2	490.4	37.7	37.7	200
	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	Pennington, NJ	Count	0	0	1	0	2	18	3	1
	Pennington, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	37.7	0.0	75.4	678.5	113.1	37.7	322
	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	Pennington, NJ	Count	0	0	0	1	5	8	0	0
	Pennington, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	37.4	186.8	299.0	0.0	0.0	206
	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	Pennington, NJ	Count	0	1	0	0	3	19	0	1
	Pennington, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	37.1	0.0	0.0	111.2	704.2	0.0	37.1	419
	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	Pennington, NJ	Count	0	0	0	1	7	18	0	0
	Pennington, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	36.8	257.4	662.0	0.0	0.0	331
	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

Pennington, NJ		-0.13
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.

Pennington, NJ Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Pennington, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Pennington, 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	Pennington, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Pennington, 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	Pennington, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Pennington, 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	Pennington, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Pennington, 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	Pennington, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Pennington, 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	Pennington, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Pennington, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Pennington, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Pennington, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Pennington, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Pennington, 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

Pennington, NJ	1.94
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.

Pennington, NJ Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Pennington, NJ	Count	6	5	1
	Pennington, NJ	Per 100,000	231.6	193.0	38.6	2.12
	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	Pennington, NJ	Count	5	4	1
	Pennington, NJ	Per 100,000	193.4	154.7	38.7	1.74
	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	Pennington, NJ	Count	5	4	1
	Pennington, NJ	Per 100,000	191.9	153.6	38.4	1.73
	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	Pennington, NJ	Count	5	4	1
	Pennington, NJ	Per 100,000	192.8	154.2	38.6	1.73
	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	Pennington, NJ	Count	6	6	0
	Pennington, NJ	Per 100,000	224.4	224.4	0.0	2.24
	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	Pennington, NJ	Count	6	6	0
	Pennington, NJ	Per 100,000	226.3	226.3	0.0	2.26
	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	Pennington, NJ	Count	6	6	0
	Pennington, NJ	Per 100,000	226.2	226.2	0.0	2.26
	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	Pennington, NJ	Count	7	6	1
	Pennington, NJ	Per 100,000	261.6	224.2	37.4	2.43
	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	Pennington, NJ	Count	7	6	1
2005	Pennington, NJ	Count	7	6	1