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

Crime Index, #284

North Plainfield, NJ	1,125.20
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.

North Plainfield, NJ Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	North Plainfield, NJ	Count	0	1	19	16	75	233	15	4
	North Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	4.5	86.1	72.5	339.7	1,055.4	67.9	18.1	693
	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	North Plainfield, NJ	Count	0	5	20	28	121	262	25	1
	North Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	22.7	90.8	127.1	549.3	1,189.3	113.5	4.5	1,006
	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	North Plainfield, NJ	Count	1	2	20	26	114	282	13	1
	North Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	4.5	9.0	90.3	117.4	514.8	1,273.5	58.7	4.5	971
	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	North Plainfield, NJ	Count	0	6	42	20	91	228	25	3
	North Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	27.3	190.8	90.9	413.5	1,035.9	113.6	13.6	1,037
	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	North Plainfield, NJ	Count	0	2	35	24	69	346	33	2
	North Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	9.4	163.8	112.3	322.8	1,618.9	154.4	9.4	1,049
	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	North Plainfield, NJ	Count	0	4	30	44	91	382	26	0
	North Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	19.0	142.3	208.8	431.8	1,812.4	123.4	0.0	1,248
	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	North Plainfield, NJ	Count	0	4	43	41	105	324	41	1
	North Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	19.0	203.9	194.4	497.9	1,536.5	194.4	4.7	1,326
	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	North Plainfield, NJ	Count	0	3	36	22	126	349	70	5
	North Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	13.9	166.3	101.7	582.2	1,612.6	323.4	23.1	1,278
	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	North Plainfield, NJ	Count	2	1	33	10	177	340	52	0
	North Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	9.2	4.6	152.6	46.2	818.5	1,572.3	240.5	0.0	1,360
	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	North Plainfield, NJ	Count	1	1	41	16	121	342	58	0
	North Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	4.7	4.7	193.6	75.5	571.3	1,614.7	273.8	0.0	1,287
	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

North Plainfield, NJ	46.13
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.

North Plainfield, NJ Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	North Plainfield, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	North Plainfield, 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	North Plainfield, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	North Plainfield, 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	North Plainfield, NJ	Count	2	0	1	1	0	0
	North Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	9.1	0.0	4.5	4.5	0.0	0.0	90
	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	North Plainfield, NJ	Count	4	0	4	0	0	0
	North Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	18.7	0.0	18.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	187
	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	North Plainfield, NJ	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	North Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	4.7	0.0	4.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	47
	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	North Plainfield, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	North Plainfield, 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	North Plainfield, NJ	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	North Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	4.6	0.0	4.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	46
	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	North Plainfield, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	North Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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

North Plainfield, NJ	2.14
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.

North Plainfield, NJ Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	North Plainfield, NJ	Count	50	45	5
	North Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	226.5	203.8	22.6	2.15
	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	North Plainfield, NJ	Count	51	45	6
	North Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	231.5	204.3	27.2	2.18
	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	North Plainfield, NJ	Count	52	46	6
	North Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	234.8	207.7	27.1	2.21
	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	North Plainfield, NJ	Count	50	45	5
	North Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	227.2	204.5	22.7	2.16
	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	North Plainfield, NJ	Count	52	46	6
	North Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	243.3	215.2	28.1	2.29
	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	North Plainfield, NJ	Count	54	47	7
	North Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	256.2	223.0	33.2	2.40
	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	North Plainfield, NJ	Count	54	48	6
	North Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	256.1	227.6	28.5	2.42
	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	North Plainfield, NJ	Count	53	47	6
	North Plainfield, NJ	Per 100,000	244.9	217.2	27.7	2.31
	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	North Plainfield, NJ	Count	52	46	6
2005	North Plainfield, NJ	Count	51	46	5