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Table 8

NEW JERSEY

Offenses Known to Law Enforcement

by Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Counties, 2016

[The data shown in this table do not reflect county totals but are the number of offenses reported by the sheriff's office or county police department.]

Metropolitan/ Nonmetropolitan County Violent
crime 		Murder and
nonnegligent
manslaughter		 Rape
(revised
definition)1 		Rape
(legacy
definition)2 		Robbery Aggravated
assault		 Property
crime 		Burglary Larceny-
theft		 Motor
vehicle
theft		 Arson
Metropolitan Counties Atlantic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bergen 8 0 0 0 8 56 3 51 2 2
Burlington 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Camden 9 0 0 1 8 32 2 30 0 0
Camden County Police Department 1,574 47 88 427 1,012 2,644 648 1,492 504 94
Cape May 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0
Cumberland 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
Essex 95 1 0 46 48 79 19 59 1 0
Gloucester 6 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
Hudson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hunterdon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mercer 2 0 0 1 1 8 2 6 0 0
Middlesex 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Monmouth 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0
Morris 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ocean 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 2 0 0
Passaic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salem 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somerset 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0
Sussex 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Union 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Warren 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  • 1 The figures shown in this column for the offense of rape were reported using the revised Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) definition of rape. See the data declaration for further explanation.
  • 2 The figures shown in this column for the offense of rape were reported using the legacy UCR definition of rape. See the data declaration for further explanation.

Data Declaration

Provides the methodology used in constructing this table and other pertinent information about this table.