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

Crime Index, #156

Piscataway, NJ	563.80
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.

Piscataway, NJ Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Piscataway, NJ	Count	0	2	15	32	160	402	23	1
	Piscataway, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	3.4	25.4	54.2	270.8	680.3	38.9	1.7	434
	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	Piscataway, NJ	Count	2	2	14	28	137	384	27	3
	Piscataway, NJ	Per 100,000	3.4	3.4	24.0	48.1	235.2	659.1	46.3	5.1	459
	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	Piscataway, NJ	Count	0	1	21	42	133	366	27	6
	Piscataway, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	1.8	37.1	74.2	235.0	646.7	47.7	10.6	442
	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	Piscataway, NJ	Count	0	0	24	41	175	459	52	5
	Piscataway, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	42.7	72.9	311.2	816.3	92.5	8.9	543
	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	Piscataway, NJ	Count	1	4	18	37	102	465	53	2
	Piscataway, NJ	Per 100,000	1.9	7.6	34.0	69.9	192.8	879.1	100.2	3.8	554
	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	Piscataway, NJ	Count	3	0	17	34	120	334	33	2
	Piscataway, NJ	Per 100,000	5.7	0.0	32.3	64.6	228.1	634.9	62.7	3.8	503
	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	Piscataway, NJ	Count	2	1	27	22	131	503	60	1
	Piscataway, NJ	Per 100,000	3.8	1.9	51.3	41.8	249.1	956.5	114.1	1.9	606
	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	Piscataway, NJ	Count	1	2	29	53	158	626	61	7
	Piscataway, NJ	Per 100,000	1.9	3.8	55.3	101.1	301.4	1,194.1	116.4	13.4	740
	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	Piscataway, NJ	Count	0	4	26	44	180	581	57	13
	Piscataway, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	7.6	49.3	83.4	341.3	1,101.8	108.1	24.7	697
	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	Piscataway, NJ	Count	0	5	21	34	154	576	70	7
	Piscataway, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	9.5	40.0	64.7	293.2	1,096.6	133.3	13.3	660
	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

Piscataway, NJ	73.13
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.

Piscataway, NJ Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Piscataway, NJ	Count	2	0	2	0	0	0
	Piscataway, NJ	Per 100,000	3.4	0.0	3.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	33
	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	Piscataway, NJ	Count	4	0	2	2	0	0
	Piscataway, NJ	Per 100,000	6.9	0.0	3.4	3.4	0.0	0.0	68
	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	Piscataway, NJ	Count	5	1	2	1	1	0
	Piscataway, NJ	Per 100,000	8.9	1.8	3.6	1.8	1.8	0.0	88
	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	Piscataway, NJ	Count	4	3	0	1	0	0
	Piscataway, NJ	Per 100,000	7.6	5.7	0.0	1.9	0.0	0.0	75
	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	Piscataway, NJ	Count	3	1	0	0	2	0
	Piscataway, NJ	Per 100,000	5.7	1.9	0.0	0.0	3.8	0.0	57
	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	Piscataway, NJ	Count	2	0	2	0	0	0
	Piscataway, NJ	Per 100,000	3.8	0.0	3.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	38
	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	Piscataway, NJ	Count	11	9	2	0	0	0
	Piscataway, NJ	Per 100,000	21.0	17.2	3.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	209
	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	Piscataway, NJ	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Piscataway, NJ	Per 100,000	1.9	1.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	18
	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

Piscataway, NJ	1.62
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.

Piscataway, NJ Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Piscataway, NJ	Count	106	86	20
	Piscataway, NJ	Per 100,000	179.4	145.5	33.8	1.62
	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	Piscataway, NJ	Count	102	84	18
	Piscataway, NJ	Per 100,000	175.1	144.2	30.9	1.60
	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	Piscataway, NJ	Count	103	84	19
	Piscataway, NJ	Per 100,000	182.0	148.4	33.6	1.65
	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	Piscataway, NJ	Count	100	84	16
	Piscataway, NJ	Per 100,000	177.8	149.4	28.5	1.64
	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	Piscataway, NJ	Count	102	86	16
	Piscataway, NJ	Per 100,000	192.8	162.6	30.2	1.78
	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	Piscataway, NJ	Count	105	87	18
	Piscataway, NJ	Per 100,000	199.6	165.4	34.2	1.82
	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	Piscataway, NJ	Count	112	92	20
	Piscataway, NJ	Per 100,000	213.0	175.0	38.0	1.94
	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	Piscataway, NJ	Count	112	92	20
	Piscataway, NJ	Per 100,000	213.6	175.5	38.1	1.95
	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	Piscataway, NJ	Count	111	92	19
2005	Piscataway, NJ	Count	111	92	19