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SECTION VII
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• All crime rates are based on permanent, year-round
populations. Comparisons of crime rates between individual municipalities
should not be made without giving major consideration to the volume of
seasonal population, transients, tourists, and labor forces.
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UNION COUNTY |
VIOLENT CRIME | NONVIOLENT CRIME | DEMOGRAPHIC DATA | POLICE EMPLOYEE DATA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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MUNICIPALITY | CRIME INDEX TOTAL | VIOLENT CRIME | NON- VIOLENT CRIME | Crime Rate per 1,000 | Violent Crime Rate per 1,000 | Nonviolent Crime Rate per 1,000 | Murder | Rape | Robbery | Aggravated Assault | Burglary | Larceny | Motor Vehicle Theft | Arson | Domestic Violence | Bias Crime | 2000 Census Population | Area in Square Miles | Density per Square Mile | Character | Male | Female | Civilian | TOTAL Police Empl's | |||
1999 | 66 | 3 | 63 | 5.0 | 0.2 | 4.8 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 6 | 53 | 4 | - | 17 | - | - | 26 | - | 5 | 31 | ||||||
Berkeley Heights Twp. | 2000 | 62 | 1 | 61 | 4.6 | 0.1 | 4.5 | - | - | 1 | - | 8 | 50 | 3 | - | 4 | - | 13,407 | 6.50 | 2,062.6 | Suburban | 26 | - | 6 | 32 | ||
1999 | 241 | 6 | 235 | 16.4 | 0.4 | 16.0 | - | - | 2 | 4 | 9 | 207 | 19 | 1 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 2 | 12 | 56 | ||||||
Clark Twp. | 2000 | 200 | 2 | 198 | 13.7 | 0.1 | 13.6 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 16 | 174 | 8 | - | 62 | 1 | 14,597 | 4.53 | 3,222.3 | Urban Suburb | 42 | 2 | 12 | 56 | ||
1999 | 442 | 21 | 421 | 19.3 | 0.9 | 18.4 | - | 2 | 5 | 14 | 67 | 326 | 28 | 2 | 98 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 2 | 16 | 63 | ||||||
Cranford Twp. | 2000 | 462 | 21 | 441 | 20.5 | 0.9 | 19.5 | - | 3 | - | 18 | 90 | 334 | 17 | - | 126 | 1 | 22,578 | 4.90 | 4,607.8 | Suburban | 48 | 2 | 16 | 66 | ||
1999 | 7,270 | 939 | 6,331 | 65.7 | 8.5 | 57.2 | 9 | 19 | 621 | 290 | 1,027 | 3,282 | 2,022 | 23 | 1,228 | 2 | 2 | 311 | 16 | 87 | 414 | ||||||
Elizabeth City | 2000 | 7,231 | 873 | 6,358 | 60.0 | 7.2 | 52.7 | 12 | 18 | 558 | 285 | 906 | 3,378 | 2,074 | 9 | 1,120 | 1 | 120,568 | 11.69 | 10,313.8 | Urban Center | 335 | 20 | 101 | 456 | ||
1999 | 107 | 4 | 103 | 15.0 | 0.6 | 14.4 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 74 | 8 | - | 29 | - | - | 20 | - | 1 | 21 | ||||||
Fanwood Boro | 2000 | 133 | 2 | 131 | 18.5 | 0.3 | 18.3 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 19 | 109 | 3 | - | 30 | - | 7,174 | 1.29 | 5,561.2 | Urban Suburb | 20 | - | 1 | 21 | ||
1999 | 129 | 6 | 123 | 30.5 | 1.4 | 29.1 | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 105 | 4 | - | 34 | - | - | 16 | - | 2 | 18 | ||||||
Garwood Boro | 2000 | 76 | 1 | 75 | 18.3 | 0.2 | 18.1 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 69 | 3 | - | 19 | - | 4,153 | 0.70 | 5,932.9 | Urban Suburb | 16 | - | 2 | 18 | ||
1999 | 1,112 | 112 | 1,000 | 52.7 | 5.3 | 47.4 | - | 12 | 73 | 27 | 179 | 475 | 346 | 1 | 199 | - | - | 72 | 1 | 10 | 83 | ||||||
Hillside Twp. | 2000 | 1,201 | 89 | 1,112 | 55.2 | 4.1 | 51.1 | - | 7 | 51 | 31 | 236 | 538 | 338 | 2 | 211 | - | 21,747 | 2.70 | 8,054.4 | Urban Suburb | 72 | 1 | 12 | 85 | ||
1999 | 231 | 8 | 223 | 30.0 | 1.0 | 29.0 | - | 1 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 158 | 44 | - | 55 | 1 | 1 | 28 | - | 1 | 29 | ||||||
Kenilworth Boro | 2000 | 219 | 19 | 200 | 28.5 | 2.5 | 26.1 | - | - | 1 | 18 | 24 | 151 | 25 | 1 | 80 | - | 7,675 | 2.00 | 3,837.5 | Suburban | 27 | - | 1 | 28 | ||
1999 | 1,622 | 148 | 1,474 | 43.6 | 4.0 | 39.6 | - | 5 | 63 | 80 | 209 | 973 | 292 | 5 | 397 | 1 | 1 | 126 | 3 | 11 | 140 | ||||||
Linden City | 2000 | 1,706 | 150 | 1,556 | 43.3 | 3.8 | 39.5 | 2 | 4 | 88 | 56 | 223 | 999 | 334 | 4 | 453 | - | 39,394 | 10.95 | 3,597.6 | Urban Suburb | 123 | 3 | 12 | 138 | ||
1999 | 106 | 5 | 101 | 15.9 | 0.7 | 15.1 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 9 | 67 | 25 | - | 28 | 2 | 2 | 21 | - | 5 | 26 | ||||||
Mountainside Boro | 2000 | 121 | 5 | 116 | 18.3 | 0.8 | 17.6 | - | - | 2 | 3 | 10 | 68 | 38 | 1 | 19 | - | 6,602 | 4.10 | 1,610.2 | Suburban | 22 | - | 3 | 25 | ||
1999 | 109 | 2 | 107 | 9.2 | 0.2 | 9.0 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 21 | 86 | - | 4 | 47 | - | - | 21 | 2 | 5 | 28 | ||||||
New Providence Boro | 2000 | 130 | 6 | 124 | 10.9 | 0.5 | 10.4 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 12 | 103 | 9 | 1 | 46 | - | 11,907 | 3.50 | 3,402.0 | Suburban | 23 | 2 | 5 | 30 | ||
1999 | 2,965 | 650 | 2,315 | 63.9 | 14.0 | 49.9 | 5 | 29 | 307 | 309 | 581 | 1,246 | 488 | 40 | 1,153 | - | - | 139 | 10 | 33 | 182 | ||||||
Plainfield City | 2000 | 2,774 | 676 | 2,098 | 58.0 | 14.1 | 43.9 | 3 | 21 | 335 | 317 | 525 | 1,234 | 339 | 22 | 1,073 | 1 | 47,829 | 6.00 | 7,971.5 | Urban Center | 146 | 12 | 24 | 182 | ||
1999 | 827 | 88 | 739 | 32.6 | 3.5 | 29.2 | 1 | 4 | 52 | 31 | 142 | 490 | 107 | 7 | 586 | 1 | 1 | 85 | 2 | 10 | 97 | ||||||
Rahway City | 2000 | 882 | 69 | 813 | 33.3 | 2.6 | 30.7 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 32 | 204 | 522 | 87 | 1 | 629 | 1 | 26,500 | 4.00 | 6,625.0 | Urban Suburb | 87 | 3 | 13 | 103 | ||
1999 | 736 | 72 | 664 | 36.3 | 3.5 | 32.7 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 33 | 221 | 334 | 109 | 3 | 249 | - | - | 51 | 3 | 7 | 61 | ||||||
Roselle Boro | 2000 | 706 | 94 | 612 | 33.2 | 4.4 | 28.8 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 48 | 166 | 344 | 102 | - | 253 | - | 21,274 | 2.70 | 7,879.3 | Urban Suburb | 48 | 3 | 10 | 61 | ||
1999 | 273 | 15 | 258 | 21.4 | 1.2 | 20.2 | - | - | 12 | 3 | 46 | 167 | 45 | 1 | 109 | - | - | 33 | 1 | 6 | 40 | ||||||
Roselle Park Boro | 2000 | 230 | 19 | 211 | 17.3 | 1.4 | 15.9 | - | 2 | 6 | 11 | 45 | 135 | 31 | 1 | 118 | - | 13,281 | 1.30 | 10,216.2 | Urban Suburb | 34 | - | 5 | 39 | ||
1999 | 306 | 17 | 289 | 13.2 | 0.7 | 12.5 | - | 3 | 4 | 10 | 58 | 215 | 16 | - | 97 | - | - | 43 | 3 | 6 | 52 | ||||||
Scotch Plains Twp. | 2000 | 334 | 26 | 308 | 14.7 | 1.1 | 13.5 | - | 5 | 11 | 10 | 55 | 234 | 19 | - | 88 | 3 | 22,732 | 9.20 | 2,470.9 | Suburban | 43 | 3 | 7 | 53 | ||
1999 | 363 | 8 | 355 | 26.4 | 0.6 | 25.9 | - | 1 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 238 | 86 | 2 | 101 | 1 | 1 | 40 | - | 4 | 44 | ||||||
Springfield Twp. | 2000 | 417 | 22 | 395 | 28.9 | 1.5 | 27.4 | - | - | 10 | 12 | 38 | 256 | 101 | - | 126 | 6 | 14,429 | 5.20 | 2,774.8 | Suburban | 41 | - | 6 | 47 | ||
1999 | 435 | 8 | 427 | 22.1 | 0.4 | 21.7 | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 354 | 34 | 1 | 172 | - | - | 44 | 2 | 12 | 58 | ||||||
Summit City | 2000 | 519 | 7 | 512 | 24.6 | 0.3 | 24.2 | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 437 | 37 | 1 | 134 | - | 21,131 | 6.00 | 3,521.8 | Urban Suburb | 46 | 2 | 8 | 56 | ||
1999 | 2,330 | 205 | 2,125 | 45.8 | 4.0 | 41.7 | - | 12 | 101 | 92 | 336 | 1,347 | 442 | 8 | 449 | 4 | 4 | 122 | 5 | 47 | 174 | ||||||
Union Twp. | 2000 | 2,250 | 205 | 2,045 | 41.4 | 3.8 | 37.6 | 1 | 18 | 113 | 73 | 305 | 1,305 | 435 | 4 | 486 | 9 | 54,405 | 9.00 | 6,045.0 | Suburban | 121 | 6 | 43 | 170 | ||
1999 | 390 | 7 | 383 | 13.3 | 0.2 | 13.1 | - | 2 | 4 | 1 | 57 | 314 | 12 | 2 | 115 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 2 | 14 | 73 | ||||||
Westfield Town | 2000 | 380 | 13 | 367 | 12.8 | 0.4 | 12.4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 73 | 281 | 13 | 1 | 134 | - | 29,644 | 6.50 | 4,560.6 | Suburban | 57 | 2 | 13 | 72 | ||
1999 | 25 | 4 | 21 | 15.9 | 2.5 | 13.4 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 1 | - | 11 | - | - | 8 | - | - | 8 | ||||||
Winfield Twp. | 2000 | 44 | 5 | 39 | 29.1 | 3.3 | 25.8 | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | 34 | 3 | - | 7 | 1,514 | 0.17 | 8,905.9 | Suburban | 9 | - | - | 9 | |||
UNION COUNTY | 1999 | 20,085 | 2,328 | 17,757 | 40.1 | 4.7 | 35.5 | 17 | 95 | 1,299 | 917 | 3,095 | 10,530 | 4,132 | 100 | 5,228 | 15 | 15 | 1,350 | 54 | 294 | 1,698 | |||||
TOTAL | 2000 | 20,077 | 2,305 | 17,772 | 38.4 | 4.4 | 34.0 | 22 | 89 | 1,259 | 935 | 2,998 | 10,755 | 4,019 | 48 | 5,218 | 23 | 522,541 | 102.93 | 5,076.7 | 1,386 | 61 | 300 | 1,747 |