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Linden, NJ Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #334

Linden, NJ	1,517.70
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.

Linden, NJ Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Linden, NJ	Count	1	12	64	75	136	795	149	1
	Linden, NJ	Per 100,000	2.4	28.9	154.0	180.5	327.3	1,913.4	358.6	2.4	1,413
	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	Linden, NJ	Count	0	NA	54	69	182	903	131	4
	Linden, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	131.6	168.1	443.5	2,200.2	319.2	9.7	1,297
	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	Linden, NJ	Count	1	5	56	69	162	689	120	1
	Linden, NJ	Per 100,000	2.4	12.2	136.8	168.6	395.8	1,683.5	293.2	2.4	1,237
	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	Linden, NJ	Count	2	1	59	50	289	847	183	2
	Linden, NJ	Per 100,000	4.9	2.5	145.2	123.0	711.2	2,084.5	450.4	4.9	1,529
	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	Linden, NJ	Count	2	0	84	31	201	1,034	145	2
	Linden, NJ	Per 100,000	5.0	0.0	211.7	78.1	506.6	2,605.8	365.4	5.0	1,559
	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	Linden, NJ	Count	0	6	62	46	193	855	138	6
	Linden, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	15.3	158.4	117.6	493.2	2,185.0	352.7	15.3	1,402
	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	Linden, NJ	Count	2	3	93	58	239	923	210	2
	Linden, NJ	Per 100,000	5.1	7.7	237.3	148.0	609.7	2,354.8	535.8	5.1	1,780
	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	Linden, NJ	Count	1	6	84	51	242	904	211	6
	Linden, NJ	Per 100,000	2.5	15.1	211.6	128.5	609.6	2,277.3	531.5	15.1	1,700
	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	Linden, NJ	Count	4	3	67	58	186	918	212	2
	Linden, NJ	Per 100,000	10.0	7.5	167.3	144.8	464.5	2,292.5	529.4	5.0	1,653
	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	Linden, NJ	Count	0	2	60	42	172	924	369	3
	Linden, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	5.0	149.7	104.8	429.0	2,304.7	920.4	7.5	1,605
	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

Linden, NJ	34.88
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.

Linden, NJ Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Linden, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Linden, 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	Linden, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Linden, 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	Linden, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Linden, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Linden, NJ	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Linden, NJ	Per 100,000	2.5	0.0	2.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	25
	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	Linden, NJ	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Linden, NJ	Per 100,000	5.1	5.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	51
	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	Linden, NJ	Count	8	1	3	3	1	0
	Linden, NJ	Per 100,000	20.4	2.6	7.7	7.7	2.6	0.0	204
	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	Linden, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Linden, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Linden, NJ	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Linden, 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

Linden, NJ	3.36
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.

Linden, NJ Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Linden, NJ	Count	152	122	30
	Linden, NJ	Per 100,000	365.8	293.6	72.2	3.30
	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	Linden, NJ	Count	140	108	32
	Linden, NJ	Per 100,000	341.1	263.2	78.0	3.02
	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	Linden, NJ	Count	157	126	31
	Linden, NJ	Per 100,000	383.6	307.9	75.7	3.46
	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	Linden, NJ	Count	153	122	31
	Linden, NJ	Per 100,000	376.5	300.2	76.3	3.38
	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	Linden, NJ	Count	154	125	29
	Linden, NJ	Per 100,000	388.1	315.0	73.1	3.52
	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	Linden, NJ	Count	162	132	30
	Linden, NJ	Per 100,000	414.0	337.3	76.7	3.76
	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	Linden, NJ	Count	166	134	32
	Linden, NJ	Per 100,000	423.5	341.9	81.6	3.83
	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	Linden, NJ	Count	157	130	27
	Linden, NJ	Per 100,000	395.5	327.5	68.0	3.61
	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	Linden, NJ	Count	145	133	12
2005	Linden, NJ	Count	138	128	10