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South Plainfield, NJ Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #207

South Plainfield, NJ	753.04
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 Plainfield, NJ Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	South Plainfield, NJ	Count	0	NA	9	10	50	322	9	1
	South Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	37.6	41.8	209.1	1,346.7	37.6	4.2	559
	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 Plainfield, NJ	Count	0	NA	6	13	79	309	12	1
	South Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	25.2	54.6	332.1	1,298.9	50.4	4.2	609
	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 Plainfield, NJ	Count	1	0	10	15	52	354	19	3
	South Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	4.2	0.0	42.3	63.5	220.1	1,498.2	80.4	12.7	716
	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 Plainfield, NJ	Count	0	0	20	23	71	278	19	3
	South Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	85.2	98.0	302.6	1,184.8	81.0	12.8	715
	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 Plainfield, NJ	Count	1	0	20	24	59	323	30	2
	South Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	4.4	0.0	87.5	105.0	258.2	1,413.7	131.3	8.8	851
	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 Plainfield, NJ	Count	0	1	11	11	50	386	18	4
	South Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	4.4	48.4	48.4	220.2	1,699.7	79.3	17.6	719
	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 Plainfield, NJ	Count	1	0	20	11	74	376	25	4
	South Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	4.4	0.0	88.1	48.4	325.9	1,655.8	110.1	17.6	879
	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 Plainfield, NJ	Count	0	0	15	19	76	321	32	0
	South Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	66.1	83.7	334.9	1,414.5	141.0	0.0	774
	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 Plainfield, NJ	Count	0	0	13	14	84	365	42	6
	South Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	56.3	60.7	363.9	1,581.3	182.0	26.0	815
	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 Plainfield, NJ	Count	1	0	18	19	77	348	40	2
	South Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	4.3	0.0	78.0	82.3	333.6	1,507.5	173.3	8.7	895
	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 Plainfield, NJ	97.38
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 Plainfield, NJ Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	South Plainfield, NJ	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	South Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	4.2	4.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	41
	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 Plainfield, NJ	Count	2	1	0	0	1	0
	South Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	8.4	4.2	0.0	0.0	4.2	0.0	84
	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 Plainfield, NJ	Count	2	1	1	0	0	0
	South Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	8.5	4.3	4.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	85
	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 Plainfield, NJ	Count	3	0	2	1	0	0
	South Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	13.1	0.0	8.8	4.4	0.0	0.0	131
	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 Plainfield, NJ	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	South Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	4.4	0.0	0.0	4.4	0.0	0.0	44
	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 Plainfield, NJ	Count	5	5	0	0	0	0
	South Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	22.0	22.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	220
	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 Plainfield, NJ	Count	3	2	1	0	0	0
	South Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	13.2	8.8	4.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	132
	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 Plainfield, NJ	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	South Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	4.3	0.0	4.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	43
	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 Plainfield, NJ	2.45
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 Plainfield, NJ Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	South Plainfield, NJ	Count	65	51	14
	South Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	271.8	213.3	58.6	2.43
	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 Plainfield, NJ	Count	63	49	14
	South Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	264.8	206.0	58.9	2.35
	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 Plainfield, NJ	Count	65	51	14
	South Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	275.1	215.8	59.2	2.45
	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 Plainfield, NJ	Count	63	49	14
	South Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	268.5	208.8	59.7	2.39
	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 Plainfield, NJ	Count	65	51	14
	South Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	284.5	223.2	61.3	2.54
	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 Plainfield, NJ	Count	71	56	15
	South Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	312.6	246.6	66.1	2.80
	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 Plainfield, NJ	Count	71	56	15
	South Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	312.7	246.6	66.1	2.80
	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 Plainfield, NJ	Count	72	56	16
	South Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	317.3	246.8	70.5	2.82
	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 Plainfield, NJ	Count	72	55	17
2005	South Plainfield, NJ	Count	72	55	17