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

Crime Index, #371

Plainfield, NJ	2,531.80
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.

Plainfield, NJ Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Plainfield, NJ	Count	3	11	134	213	320	828	63	2
	Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	5.9	21.6	263.6	419.0	629.4	1,628.7	123.9	3.9	1,795
	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	Plainfield, NJ	Count	9	9	165	244	381	807	96	15
	Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	17.8	17.8	327.2	483.8	755.5	1,600.1	190.4	29.7	2,206
	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	Plainfield, NJ	Count	6	14	165	173	526	818	101	13
	Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	11.9	27.8	327.8	343.7	1,045.1	1,625.2	200.7	25.8	2,184
	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	Plainfield, NJ	Count	10	16	247	194	605	934	147	19
	Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	20.0	32.0	494.3	388.2	1,210.6	1,869.0	294.2	38.0	2,811
	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	Plainfield, NJ	Count	8	13	237	231	387	929	130	9
	Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	17.2	28.0	510.1	497.2	833.0	1,999.6	279.8	19.4	2,718
	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	Plainfield, NJ	Count	2	8	254	210	334	846	119	2
	Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	4.4	17.4	552.9	457.1	727.1	1,841.6	259.0	4.4	2,393
	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	Plainfield, NJ	Count	5	14	212	230	390	1,011	138	5
	Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	10.8	30.4	459.6	498.7	845.5	2,191.9	299.2	10.8	2,623
	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	Plainfield, NJ	Count	4	9	240	232	229	951	190	7
	Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	8.5	19.1	509.1	492.1	485.8	2,017.3	403.0	14.8	2,428
	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	Plainfield, NJ	Count	10	12	260	289	494	947	174	21
	Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	21.0	25.2	545.3	606.1	1,036.1	1,986.2	364.9	44.0	3,064
	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	Plainfield, NJ	Count	15	16	244	242	371	853	353	16
	Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	31.2	33.3	507.4	503.2	771.4	1,773.7	734.0	33.3	3,096
	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

Plainfield, NJ	13.25
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.

Plainfield, NJ Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Plainfield, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Plainfield, 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	Plainfield, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Plainfield, 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	Plainfield, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Plainfield, 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	Plainfield, NJ	Count	2	1	0	0	1	0
	Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	4.3	2.2	0.0	0.0	2.2	0.0	43
	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	Plainfield, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Plainfield, 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	Plainfield, NJ	Count	2	0	2	0	0	0
	Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	4.3	0.0	4.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	43
	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	Plainfield, NJ	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	2.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.1	0.0	21
	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	Plainfield, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Plainfield, 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

Plainfield, NJ	3.14
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.

Plainfield, NJ Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Plainfield, NJ	Count	157	135	22
	Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	308.8	265.5	43.3	2.87
	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	Plainfield, NJ	Count	164	143	21
	Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	325.2	283.5	41.6	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	Plainfield, NJ	Count	165	145	20
	Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	327.8	288.1	39.7	3.08
	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	Plainfield, NJ	Count	159	137	22
	Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	318.2	274.1	44.0	2.96
	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	Plainfield, NJ	Count	178	148	30
	Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	383.1	318.6	64.6	3.51
	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	Plainfield, NJ	Count	180	148	32
	Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	391.8	322.2	69.7	3.57
	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	Plainfield, NJ	Count	181	149	32
	Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	392.4	323.0	69.4	3.58
	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	Plainfield, NJ	Count	181	150	31
	Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	383.9	318.2	65.8	3.51
	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	Plainfield, NJ	Count	186	153	33
2005	Plainfield, NJ	Count	183	152	31