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The Cape May crime rate is higher than the New Jersey average crime rate and is about the same as the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #341

Cape May, NJ	1,630.79
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.

Cape May, NJ Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Cape May, NJ	Count	0	NA	0	3	28	127	1	0
	Cape May, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	0.0	84.6	789.6	3,581.5	28.2	0.0	1,389
	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	Cape May, NJ	Count	0	NA	0	4	25	121	2	1
	Cape May, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	0.0	112.4	702.4	3,399.8	56.2	28.1	1,343
	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	Cape May, NJ	Count	0	0	2	1	21	161	2	0
	Cape May, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	55.5	27.7	582.5	4,466.0	55.5	0.0	1,546
	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	Cape May, NJ	Count	0	1	0	2	28	168	3	0
	Cape May, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	27.6	0.0	55.3	773.7	4,642.2	82.9	0.0	1,782
	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	Cape May, NJ	Count	0	0	0	2	29	156	0	0
	Cape May, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	54.2	785.7	4,226.5	0.0	0.0	1,504
	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	Cape May, NJ	Count	0	0	0	1	14	193	0	0
	Cape May, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	27.4	383.6	5,287.7	0.0	0.0	1,541
	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	Cape May, NJ	Count	0	0	0	2	13	212	0	0
	Cape May, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	54.4	353.5	5,765.6	0.0	0.0	1,673
	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	Cape May, NJ	Count	0	0	2	2	29	172	1	0
	Cape May, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	52.7	52.7	764.8	4,535.9	26.4	0.0	1,661
	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	Cape May, NJ	Count	0	0	2	5	20	259	4	3
	Cape May, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	53.1	132.9	531.5	6,882.8	106.3	79.7	2,256
	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	Cape May, NJ	Count	0	0	0	4	21	187	2	1
	Cape May, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	103.5	543.5	4,839.5	51.8	25.9	1,612
	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

Cape May, NJ		-0.13
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.

Cape May, NJ Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Cape May, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Cape May, 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	Cape May, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Cape May, 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	Cape May, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Cape May, 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	Cape May, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Cape May, 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	Cape May, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Cape May, 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	Cape May, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Cape May, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Cape May, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Cape May, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Cape May, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Cape May, 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

Cape May, NJ	6.89
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.

Cape May, NJ Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Cape May, NJ	Count	27	22	5
	Cape May, NJ	Per 100,000	761.4	620.4	141.0	6.91
	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	Cape May, NJ	Count	27	22	5
	Cape May, NJ	Per 100,000	758.6	618.2	140.5	6.88
	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	Cape May, NJ	Count	28	23	5
	Cape May, NJ	Per 100,000	776.7	638.0	138.7	7.07
	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	Cape May, NJ	Count	26	21	5
	Cape May, NJ	Per 100,000	718.4	580.3	138.2	6.49
	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	Cape May, NJ	Count	28	23	5
	Cape May, NJ	Per 100,000	758.6	623.1	135.5	6.91
	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	Cape May, NJ	Count	30	24	6
	Cape May, NJ	Per 100,000	821.9	657.5	164.4	7.40
	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	Cape May, NJ	Count	31	24	7
	Cape May, NJ	Per 100,000	843.1	652.7	190.4	7.48
	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	Cape May, NJ	Count	30	23	7
	Cape May, NJ	Per 100,000	791.1	606.5	184.6	6.99
	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	Cape May, NJ	Count	29	22	7
2005	Cape May, NJ	Count	28	22	6