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

Crime Index, #214

Princeton, NJ	791.43
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.

Princeton, NJ Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Princeton, NJ	Count	0	1	6	13	52	215	3	1
	Princeton, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	3.4	20.6	44.6	178.4	737.5	10.3	3.4	371
	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	Princeton, NJ	Count	0	4	9	4	45	259	1	0
	Princeton, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	13.9	31.4	13.9	156.9	902.8	3.5	0.0	437
	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	Princeton, NJ	Count	0	0	1	5	41	105	2	1
	Princeton, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	6.1	30.5	250.2	640.9	12.2	6.1	331
	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	Princeton, NJ	Count	0	0	2	8	44	334	3	0
	Princeton, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	16.2	64.8	356.3	2,704.9	24.3	0.0	956
	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	Princeton, NJ	Count	0	0	4	17	65	304	5	5
	Princeton, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	29.7	126.4	483.3	2,260.6	37.2	37.2	998
	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	Princeton, NJ	Count	0	1	8	10	73	264	5	2
	Princeton, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	7.5	59.8	74.8	545.9	1,974.1	37.4	15.0	988
	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	Princeton, NJ	Count	0	0	4	10	65	257	4	3
	Princeton, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	29.7	74.3	483.1	1,909.9	29.7	22.3	854
	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	Princeton, NJ	Count	0	0	3	12	70	261	1	3
	Princeton, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	22.0	88.1	513.8	1,915.9	7.3	22.0	862
	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	Princeton, NJ	Count	0	1	11	9	68	262	9	0
	Princeton, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	7.4	81.5	66.6	503.5	1,940.0	66.6	0.0	996
	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	Princeton, NJ	Count	0	0	10	10	76	333	13	0
	Princeton, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	73.4	73.4	558.0	2,444.9	95.4	0.0	1,122
	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

Princeton, NJ	93.13
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.

Princeton, NJ Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Princeton, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Princeton, 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	Princeton, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Princeton, 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	Princeton, NJ	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Princeton, NJ	Per 100,000	8.1	0.0	8.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	80
	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	Princeton, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Princeton, 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	Princeton, NJ	Count	2	0	2	0	0	0
	Princeton, NJ	Per 100,000	15.0	0.0	15.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	149
	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	Princeton, NJ	Count	2	0	2	0	0	0
	Princeton, NJ	Per 100,000	14.9	0.0	14.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	148
	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	Princeton, NJ	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Princeton, NJ	Per 100,000	7.3	0.0	0.0	7.3	0.0	0.0	73
	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	Princeton, NJ	Count	4	1	0	0	3	0
	Princeton, NJ	Per 100,000	29.6	7.4	0.0	0.0	22.2	0.0	296
	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

Princeton, NJ	2.44
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.

Princeton, NJ Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Princeton, NJ	Count	68	52	16
	Princeton, NJ	Per 100,000	233.2	178.4	54.9	2.06
	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	Princeton, NJ	Count	68	52	16
	Princeton, NJ	Per 100,000	237.0	181.3	55.8	2.09
	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	Princeton, NJ	Count	39	30	9
	Princeton, NJ	Per 100,000	319.9	246.1	73.8	2.83
	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	Princeton, NJ	Count	39	30	9
	Princeton, NJ	Per 100,000	315.8	243.0	72.9	2.79
	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	Princeton, NJ	Count	38	29	9
	Princeton, NJ	Per 100,000	282.6	215.6	66.9	2.49
	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	Princeton, NJ	Count	37	27	10
	Princeton, NJ	Per 100,000	276.7	201.9	74.8	2.39
	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	Princeton, NJ	Count	45	34	11
	Princeton, NJ	Per 100,000	334.4	252.7	81.7	2.94
	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	Princeton, NJ	Count	45	34	11
	Princeton, NJ	Per 100,000	330.3	249.6	80.7	2.90
	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	Princeton, NJ	Count	44	34	10
2005	Princeton, NJ	Count	42	32	10