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

Crime Index, #233

West Orange, NJ	866.55
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.

West Orange, NJ Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	West Orange, NJ	Count	1	6	36	59	136	487	83	1
	West Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	2.1	12.8	76.8	125.9	290.2	1,039.2	177.1	2.1	831
	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	West Orange, NJ	Count	1	1	44	33	152	481	52	1
	West Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	2.1	2.1	94.0	70.5	324.8	1,027.9	111.1	2.1	729
	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	West Orange, NJ	Count	2	0	31	35	148	436	70	1
	West Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	4.3	0.0	66.7	75.3	318.2	937.5	150.5	2.2	709
	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	West Orange, NJ	Count	1	2	43	31	201	518	78	1
	West Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	2.2	4.3	92.8	66.9	433.6	1,117.3	168.2	2.2	840
	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	West Orange, NJ	Count	0	5	35	47	131	402	48	3
	West Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	11.7	82.2	110.4	307.6	943.9	112.7	7.0	739
	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	West Orange, NJ	Count	0	1	40	29	156	504	53	4
	West Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	2.4	94.4	68.5	368.3	1,189.9	125.1	9.4	767
	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	West Orange, NJ	Count	0	6	42	49	178	496	77	2
	West Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	14.1	98.9	115.4	419.1	1,167.9	181.3	4.7	927
	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	West Orange, NJ	Count	2	2	48	37	162	501	132	0
	West Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	4.6	4.6	110.7	85.4	373.8	1,155.9	304.5	0.0	972
	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	West Orange, NJ	Count	0	0	51	30	196	684	181	0
	West Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	115.2	67.8	442.8	1,545.3	408.9	0.0	1,053
	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	West Orange, NJ	Count	0	0	55	36	191	640	240	2
	West Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	122.4	80.1	425.1	1,424.4	534.2	4.5	1,100
	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

West Orange, NJ	19.50
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.

West Orange, NJ Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	West Orange, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Orange, 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	West Orange, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Orange, 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	West Orange, NJ	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	West Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	2.2	0.0	2.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	21
	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	West Orange, NJ	Count	2	0	2	0	0	0
	West Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	4.7	0.0	4.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	46
	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	West Orange, NJ	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	West Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	2.4	0.0	2.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	23
	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	West Orange, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Orange, 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	West Orange, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	West Orange, 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	West Orange, NJ	Count	3	1	2	0	0	0
	West Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	6.8	2.3	4.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	67
	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

West Orange, NJ	2.43
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.

West Orange, NJ Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	West Orange, NJ	Count	107	94	13
	West Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	228.3	200.6	27.7	2.14
	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	West Orange, NJ	Count	103	90	13
	West Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	220.1	192.3	27.8	2.06
	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	West Orange, NJ	Count	103	92	11
	West Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	221.5	197.8	23.7	2.10
	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	West Orange, NJ	Count	108	95	13
	West Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	233.0	204.9	28.0	2.19
	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	West Orange, NJ	Count	137	121	16
	West Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	321.7	284.1	37.6	3.03
	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	West Orange, NJ	Count	135	119	16
	West Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	318.7	280.9	37.8	3.00
	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	West Orange, NJ	Count	133	118	15
	West Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	313.2	277.8	35.3	2.96
	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	West Orange, NJ	Count	135	119	16
	West Orange, NJ	Per 100,000	311.5	274.6	36.9	2.93
	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	West Orange, NJ	Count	127	111	16
2005	West Orange, NJ	Count	131	115	16