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

Crime Index, #374

Elizabeth, NJ	2,728.42
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.

Elizabeth, NJ Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Elizabeth, NJ	Count	13	34	634	461	836	2,129	881	13
	Elizabeth, NJ	Per 100,000	10.1	26.5	494.0	359.2	651.4	1,658.8	686.4	10.1	2,469
	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	Elizabeth, NJ	Count	7	37	554	401	793	1,861	1,001	4
	Elizabeth, NJ	Per 100,000	5.5	29.1	436.0	315.6	624.1	1,464.6	787.8	3.1	2,270
	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	Elizabeth, NJ	Count	14	37	535	421	987	2,197	1,167	6
	Elizabeth, NJ	Per 100,000	11.1	29.3	423.7	333.4	781.6	1,739.8	924.1	4.8	2,570
	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	Elizabeth, NJ	Count	17	38	723	537	1,162	2,641	1,296	17
	Elizabeth, NJ	Per 100,000	13.6	30.3	576.6	428.3	926.7	2,106.3	1,033.6	13.6	3,156
	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	Elizabeth, NJ	Count	13	42	760	577	924	2,665	1,145	12
	Elizabeth, NJ	Per 100,000	10.3	33.2	600.8	456.1	730.5	2,106.8	905.2	9.5	3,023
	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	Elizabeth, NJ	Count	5	44	761	478	1,002	3,164	947	17
	Elizabeth, NJ	Per 100,000	4.0	35.2	609.2	382.7	802.2	2,533.0	758.1	13.6	2,947
	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	Elizabeth, NJ	Count	13	28	749	334	958	3,492	1,294	13
	Elizabeth, NJ	Per 100,000	10.4	22.4	600.0	267.6	767.5	2,797.6	1,036.7	10.4	3,038
	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	Elizabeth, NJ	Count	16	25	612	286	786	3,115	1,352	14
	Elizabeth, NJ	Per 100,000	12.7	19.9	487.2	227.7	625.7	2,479.7	1,076.3	11.1	2,720
	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	Elizabeth, NJ	Count	17	35	536	306	682	2,860	1,232	11
	Elizabeth, NJ	Per 100,000	13.5	27.8	425.7	243.0	541.7	2,271.6	978.5	8.7	2,552
	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	Elizabeth, NJ	Count	17	18	541	247	647	2,903	1,446	5
	Elizabeth, NJ	Per 100,000	13.6	14.4	432.8	197.6	517.6	2,322.5	1,156.8	4.0	2,541
	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

Elizabeth, NJ	7.63
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.

Elizabeth, NJ Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Elizabeth, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Elizabeth, 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	Elizabeth, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Elizabeth, 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	Elizabeth, NJ	Count	2	1	1	0	0	0
	Elizabeth, NJ	Per 100,000	1.6	0.8	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	15
	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	Elizabeth, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Elizabeth, 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	Elizabeth, NJ	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Elizabeth, NJ	Per 100,000	0.8	0.0	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	8
	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	Elizabeth, NJ	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Elizabeth, NJ	Per 100,000	1.6	1.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	16
	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	Elizabeth, NJ	Count	3	0	0	1	2	0
	Elizabeth, NJ	Per 100,000	2.4	0.0	0.0	0.8	1.6	0.0	23
	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	Elizabeth, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Elizabeth, 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

Elizabeth, NJ	2.99
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.

Elizabeth, NJ Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Elizabeth, NJ	Count	392	294	98
	Elizabeth, NJ	Per 100,000	305.4	229.1	76.4	2.67
	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	Elizabeth, NJ	Count	415	317	98
	Elizabeth, NJ	Per 100,000	326.6	249.5	77.1	2.88
	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	Elizabeth, NJ	Count	423	326	97
	Elizabeth, NJ	Per 100,000	335.0	258.2	76.8	2.97
	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	Elizabeth, NJ	Count	526	312	214
	Elizabeth, NJ	Per 100,000	419.5	248.8	170.7	3.34
	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	Elizabeth, NJ	Count	425	341	84
	Elizabeth, NJ	Per 100,000	336.0	269.6	66.4	3.03
	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	Elizabeth, NJ	Count	545	335	210
	Elizabeth, NJ	Per 100,000	436.3	268.2	168.1	3.52
	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	Elizabeth, NJ	Count	466	348	118
	Elizabeth, NJ	Per 100,000	373.3	278.8	94.5	3.26
	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	Elizabeth, NJ	Count	469	349	120
	Elizabeth, NJ	Per 100,000	373.3	277.8	95.5	3.26
	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	Elizabeth, NJ	Count	491	357	134
2005	Elizabeth, NJ	Count	445	342	103