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SECTION XIIBias Incidents |
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INTRODUCTION |
Crimes motivated by hate and bias tend to erode the basic fabric of society. Bias incidents having a racial, religious, ethnic, sexual or gender component as well as crimes against individuals with a handicap, manifest themselves in a wide spectrum of criminal activities. These bias incidents jeopardize the active and open pursuit of freedom and opportunity. They attack our citizens based on their race, religion, ethnic heritage, sexual orientation, handicap, or gender. Closely linked to such heritage are individual values, beliefs, and identities. Realizing that no agency within the state was collecting complete data on bias incidents, a broad-based Ad Hoc committee was created to develop a comprehensive statewide reporting system. As a result of the committee's recommendation, Attorney General Executive Directive No. 1987-3 was issued mandating all New Jersey law enforcement agencies to begin reporting bias incident offenses to the Division of State Police, Uniform Crime Reporting Unit, on a monthly basis, effective January 1, 1988. On August 15, 1996, legislation was enacted which enhanced the state's definition of a bias incident to include crimes that are gender or handicap-motivated. The directive was instituted to capture vital data in an effort to identify the problem. This information permits proper evaluation of progress in preventing bias crime and assist with necessary planning for the future. This is the thirteenth annual publication concerning bias crimes, which contains comparisons to the previous year's statistics. The published statistics and graphs are the result of data submitted by the police community of New Jersey. Hopefully, the information contained in this publication will be of value to various segments of society and serve its intended purpose. |
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BIAS INCIDENT STATISTICAL SUMMARY |
Highlights of the 2000 bias incident offense statistics are listed below:
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BIAS INCIDENT OFFENSES1996 through 2000 |
BIAS INCIDENT OFFENSES | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | |||||
Murder | 1 | - | - | - | - | |||||
Manslaughter | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Rape | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Robbery | 8 | 2 | 4 | - | 2 | |||||
Aggravated Assault | 38 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 21 | |||||
Burglary | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | |||||
Larceny-Theft | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||
Simple Assault | 84 | 68 | 63 | 60 | 53 | |||||
Fear of Bodily Violence | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 15 | |||||
Arson | 6 | 2 | 2 | - | - | |||||
Criminal Mischief | 370 | 303 | 318 | 277 | 292 | |||||
Damage to Property; Threat of Violence | 31 | 32 | 20 | 27 | 24 | |||||
Weapons Offense | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | |||||
Sex Offense (Except Rape) | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | |||||
Terroristic Threats | 53 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 38 | |||||
Trespass | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
Disorderly Conduct | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||||
Harassment | 344 | 267 | 336 | 210 | 252 | |||||
Desecration of Venerated Objects | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | - | |||||
All Other Bias Incident | 43 | 21 | 32 | 15 | 2 | |||||
TOTAL | 1,041 | 807 | 877 | 679 | 710 |
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BIAS INCIDENT OFFENSES/CLEARANCES/ARRESTS1999/2000 |
BIAS INCIDENT OFFENSES | Number of Offenses | Offenses Cleared | Percent Cleared | Number of Arrests | |||
Total Arrests | Adult Arrests | Juvenile Arrests | |||||
Murder | 1999 | - | - | - | 0 | - | - |
2000 | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | |
Manslaughter | 1999 | - | - | - | 0 | - | - |
2000 | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | |
Rape | 1999 | - | - | - | 0 | - | - |
2000 | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | |
Robbery | 1999 | - | - | - | 0 | - | - |
2000 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 0 | - | - | |
Aggravated Assault | 1999 | 25 | 20 | 80 | 20 | 15 | 5 |
2000 | 21 | 16 | 76 | 20 | 13 | 7 | |
Burglary | 1999 | 2 | 2 | 100 | 5 | - | 5 |
2000 | 5 | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
Larceny-Theft | 1999 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | - | - |
2000 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
Simple Assault | 1999 | 60 | 47 | 78 | 48 | 25 | 23 |
2000 | 53 | 37 | 70 | 39 | 25 | 14 | |
Fear of Bodily Violence | 1999 | 20 | 14 | 70 | 11 | 7 | 4 |
2000 | 15 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 1 | - | |
Arson | 1999 | - | - | - | 0 | - | - |
2000 | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | |
Criminal Mischief | 1999 | 277 | 24 | 9 | 25 | 10 | 15 |
2000 | 292 | 18 | 6 | 25 | 10 | 15 | |
Damage to Property; Threat of Violence | 1999 | 27 | 5 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
2000 | 24 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
Weapons Offense | 1999 | - | - | - | 0 | - | - |
2000 | 2 | 2 | 100 | 1 | 1 | - | |
Sex Offenses (Except Rape) | 1999 | 2 | 2 | 100 | 2 | 2 | - |
2000 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
Terroristic Threats | 1999 | 37 | 22 | 59 | 15 | 11 | 4 |
2000 | 38 | 16 | 42 | 12 | 10 | 2 | |
Trespass | 1999 | - | - | - | 0 | - | - |
2000 | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | |
Disorderly Conduct | 1999 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 0 | - | - |
2000 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 0 | - | - | |
Harassment | 1999 | 210 | 150 | 71 | 90 | 65 | 25 |
2000 | 252 | 164 | 65 | 72 | 55 | 17 | |
Desecration of Venerated Objects | 1999 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | - |
2000 | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | |
All Other Bias Incidents | 1999 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 0 | - | - |
2000 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
TOTAL | 1999 | 679 | 288 | 42 | 224 | 136 | 88 |
2000 | 710 | 261 | 37 | 173 | 116 | 57 |
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BIAS INCIDENT SUMMARYTARGET/TYPE - 2000 |
PERSON | 385 | ||||||||
RACIAL | 219 | RELIGIOUS | 60 | ETHNIC | 70 | SEXUAL | 34 | OTHER | 2 |
American Indian | - | Catholic | 1 | Arab | 5 | Bisexual | 2 | Gender | - |
Asian | 17 | Hindu | 3 | Asian Indian | 18 | Heterosexual(F) | - | Handicap: | 2 |
Black | 177 | Islamic | 1 | Hispanic | 32 | Heterosexual(M) | 2 | (1) Physical | 1 |
White | 25 | Jewish | 54 | Oriental | 9 | Homosexual(F) | 5 | (2) Mental | 1 |
Other | - | Protestant | - | Other | 6 | Homosexual(M) | 24 | ||
Other | 1 | Homosexual(M&F) | 1 |
PRIVATE PROPERTY | 199 | ||||||||
RACIAL | 81 | RELIGIOUS | 96 | ETHNIC | 15 | SEXUAL | 6 | OTHER | 1 |
American Indian | 1 | Catholic | 2 | Arab | - | Bisexual | 1 | Gender | - |
Asian | 3 | Hindu | 3 | Asian Indian | 3 | Heterosexual(F) | - | Handicap: | 1 |
Black | 67 | Islamic | - | Hispanic | 7 | Heterosexual(M) | - | (1) Physical | - |
White | 10 | Jewish | 87 | Oriental | 2 | Homosexual(F) | - | (2) Mental | 1 |
Other | - | Protestant | 2 | Other | 3 | Homosexual(M) | 5 | ||
Other | 2 | Homosexual(M&F) | - | ||||||
PUBLIC PROPERTY | 126 | ||||||||
RACIAL | 56 | RELIGIOU | 63 | ETHNIC | 4 | SEXUAL | 3 | ||
American Indian | - | Catholic | 2 | Arab | - | Bisexual | - | ||
Asian | - | Hindu | - | Asian Indian | 1 | Heterosexual(F) | - | ||
Black | 54 | Islamic | - | Hispanic | 1 | Heterosexual(M) | - | ||
White | 2 | Jewish | 61 | Oriental | - | Homosexual(F) | - | ||
Other | - | Protestant | - | Other | 2 | Homosexual(M) | 2 | ||
Other | - | Homosexual(M&F) | 1 |
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BIAS INCIDENT OFFENSES BY COUNTY1999/2000 |
Murder | Man- slaughter | Rape | Robbery | Aggravated Assault | Burglary | Larceny-Theft | Simple Assault | Fear of Bodily Violence | Arson | ||||||||||||
Atlantic | 1999 | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | ||||||||||
2000 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | |||||||||||
Bergen | 1999 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 5 | 1 | - | ||||||||||
2000 | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | 11 | - | - | |||||||||||
Burlington | 1999 | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | 3 | - | - | ||||||||||
2000 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | |||||||||||
Camden | 1999 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 4 | 3 | - | ||||||||||
2000 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 4 | 4 | - | |||||||||||
Cape May | 1999 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | ||||||||||
2000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | |||||||||||
Cumberland | 1999 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | - | ||||||||||
2000 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||
Essex | 1999 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | ||||||||||
2000 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | - | |||||||||||
Gloucester | 1999 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 6 | 1 | - | ||||||||||
2000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | |||||||||||
Hudson | 1999 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | ||||||||||
2000 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | |||||||||||
Hunterdon | 1999 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | ||||||||||
2000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||
Mercer | 1999 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - | ||||||||||
2000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | |||||||||||
Middlesex | 1999 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 4 | - | - | ||||||||||
2000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | |||||||||||
Monmouth | 1999 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | ||||||||||
2000 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 2 | - | - | |||||||||||
Morris | 1999 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | ||||||||||
2000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | |||||||||||
Ocean | 1999 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | ||||||||||
2000 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 | 6 | - | |||||||||||
Passaic | 1999 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 12 | - | - | ||||||||||
2000 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 5 | - | - | |||||||||||
Salem | 1999 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||
2000 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||
Somerset | 1999 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | ||||||||||
2000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | |||||||||||
Sussex | 1999 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | ||||||||||
2000 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||
Union | 1999 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | ||||||||||
2000 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||
Warren | 1999 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||
2000 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | |||||||||||
TOTAL | 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 60 | 20 | 0 | ||||||||||
2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 53 | 15 | 0 |
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BIAS INCIDENT OFFENSES BY COUNTY1999/2000 |
Criminal Mischief | Damage to PropertyThreat of | Weapons Offenses | Sex Offenses | Terroristic Threats | Trespass | Disorderly Conduct | Harassment | Desecration of Venerated |
All OtherBias Incidents | TOTAL | |||||||||||||
Atlantic | 1999 | 7 | 2 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 8 | - | - | 27 | |||||||||||
2000 | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 6 | - | - | 13 | ||||||||||||
Bergen | 1999 | 25 | 4 | - | 1 | 4 | - | - | 20 | - | 1 | 62 | |||||||||||
2000 | 25 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 40 | - | - | 84 | ||||||||||||
Burlington | 1999 | 20 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 7 | - | 1 | 37 | |||||||||||
2000 | 13 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 7 | - | - | 27 | ||||||||||||
Camden | 1999 | 32 | 4 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 30 | - | - | 77 | |||||||||||
2000 | 22 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 12 | - | - | 46 | ||||||||||||
Cape May | 1999 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 10 | |||||||||||
2000 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 7 | ||||||||||||
Cumberland | 1999 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 12 | |||||||||||
2000 | 3 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | 13 | - | - | 22 | ||||||||||||
Essex | 1999 | 12 | 2 | - | - | 5 | - | - | 7 | - | 3 | 31 | |||||||||||
2000 | 15 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 8 | - | - | 34 | ||||||||||||
Gloucester | 1999 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 17 | - | - | 35 | |||||||||||
2000 | 14 | 3 | - | - | 4 | - | 1 | 19 | - | - | 45 | ||||||||||||
Hudson | 1999 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 10 | |||||||||||
2000 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 10 | ||||||||||||
Hunterdon | 1999 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 1 | 11 | |||||||||||
2000 | 4 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 9 | ||||||||||||
Mercer | 1999 | 16 | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 14 | 1 | 1 | 40 | |||||||||||
2000 | 16 | 1 | - | - | 5 | - | - | 20 | - | - | 48 | ||||||||||||
Middlesex | 1999 | 35 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - | 20 | - | 4 | 73 | |||||||||||
2000 | 30 | 3 | - | - | 5 | - | - | 16 | - | - | 58 | ||||||||||||
Monmouth | 1999 | 20 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 18 | - | 1 | 52 | |||||||||||
2000 | 23 | 6 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 19 | - | 1 | 56 | ||||||||||||
Morris | 1999 | 24 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 22 | - | 1 | 56 | |||||||||||
2000 | 18 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | - | 1 | 48 | ||||||||||||
Ocean | 1999 | 17 | 1 | - | - | 5 | - | - | 15 | - | - | 43 | |||||||||||
2000 | 21 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 24 | - | - | 58 | ||||||||||||
Passaic | 1999 | 9 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 7 | - | 1 | 33 | |||||||||||
2000 | 7 | 1 | - | - | 6 | - | - | 12 | - | - | 32 | ||||||||||||
Salem | 1999 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 7 | |||||||||||
2000 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | 8 | ||||||||||||
Somerset | 1999 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | 1 | 34 | |||||||||||
2000 | 48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | 61 | ||||||||||||
Sussex | 1999 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 11 | |||||||||||
2000 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | 8 | ||||||||||||
Union | 1999 | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 15 | |||||||||||
2000 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | 23 | ||||||||||||
Warren | 1999 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | |||||||||||
2000 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | 13 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL | 1999 | 277 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 210 | 1 | 15 | 679 | |||||||||||
2000 | 292 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 252 | 0 | 2 | 710 |
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VICTIM/OFFENDER CHARACTERISTICS2000 |
VICTIM | OFFENDER | |||
AGE | ||||
10 and under | 14 | 2 | ||
11 to 17 | 106 | 112 | ||
18 to 20 | 37 | 27 | ||
21 to 25 | 37 | 20 | ||
26 to 30 | 29 | 24 | ||
31 to 35 | 31 | 15 | ||
36 to 40 | 47 | 34 | ||
41 to 45 | 27 | 20 | ||
46 to 50 | 23 | 14 | ||
51 to 60 | 21 | 7 | ||
61 and over | 13 | 9 | ||
TOTAL AGE | 385 | 284 | ||
SEX | ||||
Male | 244 | 241 | ||
Female | 141 | 43 | ||
TOTAL SEX | 385 | 284 | ||
RACE | ||||
American Indian | - | - | ||
Asian | 50 | 6 | ||
Black | 172 | 37 | ||
White | 163 | 241 | ||
Other | - | - | ||
TOTAL RACE | 385 | 284 |
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BIAS INCIDENT SUMMARY2000 |
Description of Incident | Place of Occurrence | Relationship of Victim to Offender | ||||
Swastika | 86 | Residence | 197 | Acquaintance | 65 | |
Cross Burning | - | Religious Building | 24 | Neighbor | 62 | |
Graffiti | 173 | Government Building | 26 | Employee | 6 | |
In Person | 290 | School Building | 129 | Stranger | 157 | |
Letters | 52 | Business Establishment | 88 | Unknown | 350 | |
Telephone | 46 | Cemetery | - | Other | 70 | |
Other | 63 | Motor Vehicle | 53 | |||
Highway | 93 | |||||
Parking Lot | 43 | |||||
Other | 57 | |||||
TOTAL | 710 | TOTAL | 710 | TOTAL | 710 |
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TYPE OF BIAS |
RACIAL | RELIGIOUS | ETHNIC | SEXUAL | OTHER | |||||
American Indian | 1 | Catholic | 5 | Arab | 5 | Bisexual | 3 | Gender | - |
Asian | 20 | Hindu | 6 | Asian Indian | 22 | Heterosexual(F) | - | Handicap: | 3 |
Black | 298 | Islamic | 1 | Hispanic | 40 | Heterosexual(M) | 2 | (1) Physical | 1 |
White | 37 | Jewish | 202 | Oriental | 11 | Homosexual(F) | 5 | (2) Mental | 2 |
Other | - | Protestant | 2 | Other | 11 | Homosexual(M) | 31 | ||
Other | 3 | Homosexual(M&F) | 2 | ||||||
TOTAL | 356 | TOTAL | 219 | TOTAL | TOTAL | 43 | TOTAL | 3 |
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BIAS INCIDENTS BY DAY OF WEEK1999/2000 |
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BIAS INCIDENT BY MONTH1999/2000 |
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