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

Crime Index, #383

Trenton, NJ	3,422.32
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.

Trenton, NJ Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Trenton, NJ	Count	32	23	403	473	819	870	340	26
	Trenton, NJ	Per 100,000	37.9	27.3	477.9	560.9	971.3	1,031.7	403.2	30.8	2,930
	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	Trenton, NJ	Count	37	13	525	547	996	909	416	20
	Trenton, NJ	Per 100,000	43.8	15.4	621.8	647.8	1,179.5	1,076.5	492.7	23.7	3,421
	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	Trenton, NJ	Count	24	23	577	627	1,291	986	469	19
	Trenton, NJ	Per 100,000	28.1	27.0	676.3	734.9	1,513.2	1,155.7	549.7	22.3	3,628
	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	Trenton, NJ	Count	23	25	519	641	1,138	993	439	25
	Trenton, NJ	Per 100,000	27.0	29.3	609.2	752.4	1,335.7	1,165.5	515.3	29.3	3,436
	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	Trenton, NJ	Count	15	13	500	670	865	1,289	362	45
	Trenton, NJ	Per 100,000	18.0	15.6	598.4	801.9	1,035.3	1,542.8	433.3	53.9	3,169
	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	Trenton, NJ	Count	17	26	512	599	824	1,399	401	23
	Trenton, NJ	Per 100,000	20.6	31.5	619.8	725.1	997.5	1,693.5	485.4	27.8	3,287
	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	Trenton, NJ	Count	19	23	546	401	724	1,404	508	27
	Trenton, NJ	Per 100,000	23.1	28.0	664.7	488.2	881.4	1,709.3	618.5	32.9	3,151
	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	Trenton, NJ	Count	25	15	595	530	852	1,408	385	21
	Trenton, NJ	Per 100,000	29.9	18.0	712.1	634.3	1,019.7	1,685.2	460.8	25.1	3,404
	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	Trenton, NJ	Count	18	31	632	593	806	1,211	460	23
	Trenton, NJ	Per 100,000	21.3	36.6	746.1	700.1	951.6	1,429.7	543.1	27.2	3,427
	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	Trenton, NJ	Count	31	21	805	658	962	1,940	672	27
	Trenton, NJ	Per 100,000	36.2	24.5	940.8	769.0	1,124.3	2,267.3	785.4	31.6	4,370
	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

Trenton, NJ	17.25
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.

Trenton, NJ Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Trenton, NJ	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Trenton, NJ	Per 100,000	1.2	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	11
	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	Trenton, NJ	Count	2	1	0	1	0	0
	Trenton, NJ	Per 100,000	2.4	1.2	0.0	1.2	0.0	0.0	23
	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	Trenton, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Trenton, 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	Trenton, NJ	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Trenton, NJ	Per 100,000	1.2	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	11
	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	Trenton, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Trenton, 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	Trenton, NJ	Count	2	1	1	0	0	0
	Trenton, NJ	Per 100,000	2.4	1.2	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	24
	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	Trenton, NJ	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Trenton, NJ	Per 100,000	2.4	2.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	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	Trenton, NJ	Count	4	3	0	0	1	0
	Trenton, NJ	Per 100,000	4.7	3.5	0.0	0.0	1.2	0.0	47
	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

Trenton, NJ	3.91
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.

Trenton, NJ Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Trenton, NJ	Count	296	224	72
	Trenton, NJ	Per 100,000	351.0	265.6	85.4	3.08
	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	Trenton, NJ	Count	311	237	74
	Trenton, NJ	Per 100,000	368.3	280.7	87.6	3.24
	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	Trenton, NJ	Count	314	238	76
	Trenton, NJ	Per 100,000	368.0	279.0	89.1	3.23
	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	Trenton, NJ	Count	314	238	76
	Trenton, NJ	Per 100,000	368.6	279.4	89.2	3.24
	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	Trenton, NJ	Count	445	356	89
	Trenton, NJ	Per 100,000	532.6	426.1	106.5	4.79
	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	Trenton, NJ	Count	466	372	94
	Trenton, NJ	Per 100,000	564.1	450.3	113.8	5.07
	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	Trenton, NJ	Count	460	358	102
	Trenton, NJ	Per 100,000	560.0	435.8	124.2	4.98
	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	Trenton, NJ	Count	414	360	54
	Trenton, NJ	Per 100,000	495.5	430.9	64.6	4.63
	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	Trenton, NJ	Count	419	359	60
2005	Trenton, NJ	Count	412	359	53