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Berkeley Heights, NJ Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #15

Berkeley Heights, NJ	211.17
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.

Berkeley Heights, NJ Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2013	Berkeley Heights, NJ	Count	0	NA	0	1	9	77	3	0
	Berkeley Heights, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	0.0	7.4	66.9	572.4	22.3	0.0	195
	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	Berkeley Heights, NJ	Count	0	0	1	1	16	84	3	0
	Berkeley Heights, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	7.5	7.5	120.1	630.7	22.5	0.0	248
	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	Berkeley Heights, NJ	Count	0	0	0	2	5	64	3	0
	Berkeley Heights, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	15.1	37.8	483.9	22.7	0.0	166
	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	Berkeley Heights, NJ	Count	0	0	0	1	19	80	3	0
	Berkeley Heights, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.4	140.5	591.6	22.2	0.0	237
	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	Berkeley Heights, NJ	Count	0	0	1	2	21	65	4	0
	Berkeley Heights, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	7.5	15.0	157.5	487.4	30.0	0.0	242
	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	Berkeley Heights, NJ	Count	0	0	0	4	15	66	6	0
	Berkeley Heights, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	30.0	112.5	494.9	45.0	0.0	232
	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	Berkeley Heights, NJ	Count	0	0	0	3	9	68	6	0
	Berkeley Heights, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	22.2	66.6	503.1	44.4	0.0	203
	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	Berkeley Heights, NJ	Count	0	0	1	4	8	76	2	0
	Berkeley Heights, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	7.4	29.5	58.9	559.6	14.7	0.0	217
	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	Berkeley Heights, NJ	Count	0	0	0	4	4	51	6	1
	Berkeley Heights, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	29.3	29.3	373.7	44.0	7.3	160
	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

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Berkeley Heights, NJ	1.98
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.

Berkeley Heights, NJ Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Berkeley Heights, NJ	Count	29	23	6
	Berkeley Heights, NJ	Per 100,000	214.0	169.7	44.3	1.92
	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	Berkeley Heights, NJ	Count	31	25	6
	Berkeley Heights, NJ	Per 100,000	230.4	185.8	44.6	2.08
	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	Berkeley Heights, NJ	Count	30	24	6
	Berkeley Heights, NJ	Per 100,000	225.2	180.2	45.0	2.03
	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	Berkeley Heights, NJ	Count	30	24	6
	Berkeley Heights, NJ	Per 100,000	226.8	181.4	45.4	2.04
	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	Berkeley Heights, NJ	Count	30	24	6
	Berkeley Heights, NJ	Per 100,000	221.8	177.5	44.4	2.00
	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	Berkeley Heights, NJ	Count	34	26	8
	Berkeley Heights, NJ	Per 100,000	255.0	195.0	60.0	2.25
	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	Berkeley Heights, NJ	Count	33	27	6
	Berkeley Heights, NJ	Per 100,000	247.4	202.4	45.0	2.25
	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	Berkeley Heights, NJ	Count	34	27	7
	Berkeley Heights, NJ	Per 100,000	251.6	199.8	51.8	2.26
	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	Berkeley Heights, NJ	Count	33	26	7
2005	Berkeley Heights, NJ	Count	32	25	7