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The South Orange crime rate is higher than the New Jersey average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #305

South Orange, NJ	1,259.64
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.

South Orange, NJ Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	South Orange, NJ	Count	0	1	19	4	36	190	27	0
	South Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	6.1	116.4	24.5	220.5	1,164.0	165.4	0.0	714
	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	South Orange, NJ	Count	0	1	30	4	56	234	37	0
	South Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	6.1	184.1	24.5	343.6	1,435.8	227.0	0.0	976
	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	South Orange, NJ	Count	0	0	31	9	95	227	43	0
	South Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	190.2	55.2	582.8	1,392.6	263.8	0.0	1,112
	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	South Orange, NJ	Count	0	0	48	11	68	237	56	0
	South Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	295.3	67.7	418.4	1,458.3	344.6	0.0	1,257
	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	South Orange, NJ	Count	0	0	41	17	135	248	31	1
	South Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	255.9	106.1	842.5	1,547.7	193.5	6.2	1,395
	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	South Orange, NJ	Count	1	0	26	16	73	331	55	0
	South Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	6.3	0.0	164.9	101.5	463.0	2,099.3	348.8	0.0	1,375
	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	South Orange, NJ	Count	2	0	34	13	75	222	68	1
	South Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	12.6	0.0	214.0	81.8	472.1	1,397.5	428.1	6.3	1,392
	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	South Orange, NJ	Count	0	0	31	25	69	241	83	0
	South Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	190.2	153.4	423.4	1,478.7	509.3	0.0	1,275
	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	South Orange, NJ	Count	1	1	23	18	74	260	94	0
	South Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	6.0	6.0	138.3	108.3	445.1	1,563.9	565.4	0.0	1,332
	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	South Orange, NJ	Count	0	2	42	36	87	353	114	1
	South Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	11.9	249.6	214.0	517.1	2,098.1	677.6	5.9	1,770
	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

South Orange, NJ	108.00
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.

South Orange, NJ Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	South Orange, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	South 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	South Orange, NJ	Count	2	1	0	1	0	0
	South Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	12.3	6.1	0.0	6.1	0.0	0.0	122
	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	South Orange, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	South 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	South Orange, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	South 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	South Orange, NJ	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	South Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	6.3	0.0	6.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	63
	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	South Orange, NJ	Count	5	3	1	1	0	0
	South Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	31.5	18.9	6.3	6.3	0.0	0.0	314
	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	South Orange, NJ	Count	5	1	3	0	1	0
	South Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	30.7	6.1	18.4	0.0	6.1	0.0	306
	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	South Orange, NJ	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	South Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	6.0	0.0	6.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	60
	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

South Orange, NJ	3.25
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.

South Orange, NJ Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	South Orange, NJ	Count	54	48	6
	South Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	330.8	294.1	36.8	3.12
	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	South Orange, NJ	Count	52	47	5
	South Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	319.1	288.4	30.7	3.04
	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	South Orange, NJ	Count	55	50	5
	South Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	337.4	306.7	30.7	3.22
	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	South Orange, NJ	Count	56	52	4
	South Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	344.6	320.0	24.6	3.32
	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	South Orange, NJ	Count	56	52	4
	South Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	349.5	324.5	25.0	3.37
	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	South Orange, NJ	Count	56	51	5
	South Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	355.2	323.5	31.7	3.39
	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	South Orange, NJ	Count	63	57	6
	South Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	396.6	358.8	37.8	3.78
	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	South Orange, NJ	Count	65	57	8
	South Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	398.8	349.7	49.1	3.74
	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	South Orange, NJ	Count	63	55	8
2005	South Orange, NJ	Count	64	56	8