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

Crime Index, #218

Somerville, NJ	806.86
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.

Somerville, NJ Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Somerville, NJ	Count	1	1	13	5	25	151	10	2
	Somerville, NJ	Per 100,000	8.2	8.2	106.7	41.0	205.2	1,239.3	82.1	16.4	820
	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	Somerville, NJ	Count	0	NA	9	6	31	161	13	0
	Somerville, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	73.9	49.3	254.6	1,322.5	106.8	0.0	672
	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	Somerville, NJ	Count	0	0	16	2	42	211	9	0
	Somerville, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	131.0	16.4	344.0	1,728.1	73.7	0.0	854
	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	Somerville, NJ	Count	0	0	12	10	55	157	18	1
	Somerville, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	98.9	82.4	453.1	1,293.5	148.3	8.2	855
	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	Somerville, NJ	Count	0	3	4	7	28	137	12	0
	Somerville, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	23.4	31.1	54.5	217.9	1,066.4	93.4	0.0	640
	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	Somerville, NJ	Count	0	2	10	4	35	131	7	2
	Somerville, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	15.8	78.9	31.6	276.2	1,033.8	55.2	15.8	654
	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	Somerville, NJ	Count	1	0	10	9	27	183	14	0
	Somerville, NJ	Per 100,000	7.9	0.0	78.9	71.0	213.0	1,443.8	110.5	0.0	830
	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	Somerville, NJ	Count	0	0	13	7	42	237	17	0
	Somerville, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	104.0	56.0	336.2	1,896.9	136.1	0.0	922
	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	Somerville, NJ	Count	0	0	20	8	34	199	18	0
	Somerville, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	160.2	64.1	272.3	1,593.7	144.1	0.0	911
	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	Somerville, NJ	Count	0	2	14	9	40	196	9	0
	Somerville, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	16.1	112.4	72.2	321.0	1,572.9	72.2	0.0	911
	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

Somerville, NJ	158.88
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.

Somerville, NJ Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Somerville, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Somerville, 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	Somerville, NJ	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Somerville, NJ	Per 100,000	8.2	0.0	8.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	82
	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	Somerville, NJ	Count	2	0	2	0	0	0
	Somerville, NJ	Per 100,000	16.5	0.0	16.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	164
	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	Somerville, NJ	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Somerville, NJ	Per 100,000	7.8	0.0	7.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	77
	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	Somerville, NJ	Count	4	1	3	0	0	0
	Somerville, NJ	Per 100,000	31.6	7.9	23.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	315
	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	Somerville, NJ	Count	5	4	0	1	0	0
	Somerville, NJ	Per 100,000	39.4	31.6	0.0	7.9	0.0	0.0	394
	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	Somerville, NJ	Count	2	0	2	0	0	0
	Somerville, NJ	Per 100,000	16.0	0.0	16.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	160
	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	Somerville, NJ	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Somerville, NJ	Per 100,000	8.0	8.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	80
	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

Somerville, NJ	2.53
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.

Somerville, NJ Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Somerville, NJ	Count	31	29	2
	Somerville, NJ	Per 100,000	254.4	238.0	16.4	2.46
	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	Somerville, NJ	Count	33	30	3
	Somerville, NJ	Per 100,000	271.1	246.4	24.6	2.59
	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	Somerville, NJ	Count	32	30	2
	Somerville, NJ	Per 100,000	262.1	245.7	16.4	2.54
	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	Somerville, NJ	Count	35	31	4
	Somerville, NJ	Per 100,000	288.4	255.4	33.0	2.72
	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	Somerville, NJ	Count	36	31	5
	Somerville, NJ	Per 100,000	280.2	241.3	38.9	2.61
	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	Somerville, NJ	Count	39	32	7
	Somerville, NJ	Per 100,000	307.8	252.5	55.2	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	Somerville, NJ	Count	38	31	7
	Somerville, NJ	Per 100,000	299.8	244.6	55.2	2.72
	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	Somerville, NJ	Count	39	32	7
	Somerville, NJ	Per 100,000	312.1	256.1	56.0	2.84
	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	Somerville, NJ	Count	39	32	7
2005	Somerville, NJ	Count	36	30	6