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Lakewood, NJ Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #224

Lakewood, NJ	829.78
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.

Lakewood, NJ Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Lakewood, NJ	Count	2	3	65	97	223	849	46	6
	Lakewood, NJ	Per 100,000	2.1	3.2	69.3	103.5	237.9	905.6	49.1	6.4	626
	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	Lakewood, NJ	Count	2	5	34	52	186	768	44	6
	Lakewood, NJ	Per 100,000	2.2	5.4	36.7	56.1	200.7	828.8	47.5	6.5	502
	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	Lakewood, NJ	Count	2	1	46	61	274	785	44	4
	Lakewood, NJ	Per 100,000	2.1	1.1	49.1	65.1	292.3	837.4	46.9	4.3	555
	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	Lakewood, NJ	Count	2	6	31	53	261	786	26	7
	Lakewood, NJ	Per 100,000	2.1	6.4	33.3	56.9	280.2	843.8	27.9	7.5	537
	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	Lakewood, NJ	Count	4	5	51	53	247	746	55	6
	Lakewood, NJ	Per 100,000	5.5	6.9	69.9	72.6	338.5	1,022.5	75.4	8.2	757
	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
2007	Lakewood, NJ	Count	3	1	96	82	462	886	100	10
	Lakewood, NJ	Per 100,000	4.3	1.4	138.5	118.3	666.7	1,278.5	144.3	14.4	1,124
	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	Lakewood, NJ	Count	4	10	138	73	573	952	136	8
	Lakewood, NJ	Per 100,000	5.8	14.5	200.3	106.0	831.8	1,382.0	197.4	11.6	1,427
	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	Lakewood, NJ	Count	0	13	81	70	345	1,004	122	20
	Lakewood, NJ	Per 100,000	0.0	19.5	121.2	104.8	516.4	1,502.8	182.6	29.9	1,111
	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

Lakewood, NJ	305.13
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.

Lakewood, NJ Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Lakewood, NJ	Count	15	7	8	0	0	0
	Lakewood, NJ	Per 100,000	16.0	7.5	8.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	160
	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	Lakewood, NJ	Count	23	5	15	0	3	0
	Lakewood, NJ	Per 100,000	24.8	5.4	16.2	0.0	3.2	0.0	248
	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	Lakewood, NJ	Count	25	3	18	1	3	0
	Lakewood, NJ	Per 100,000	26.8	3.2	19.3	1.1	3.2	0.0	268
	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	Lakewood, NJ	Count	27	4	20	1	1	1
	Lakewood, NJ	Per 100,000	37.0	5.5	27.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	370
	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	Lakewood, NJ	Count	21	5	15	0	1	0
	Lakewood, NJ	Per 100,000	29.1	6.9	20.8	0.0	1.4	0.0	290
	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	Lakewood, NJ	Count	16	4	12	0	0	0
	Lakewood, NJ	Per 100,000	22.6	5.6	16.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	225
	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	Lakewood, NJ	Count	36	12	22	1	1	0
	Lakewood, NJ	Per 100,000	51.9	17.3	31.7	1.4	1.4	0.0	519
	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	Lakewood, NJ	Count	25	6	18	0	1	0
	Lakewood, NJ	Per 100,000	36.3	8.7	26.1	0.0	1.5	0.0	362
	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

Lakewood, NJ	1.61
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.

Lakewood, NJ Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Lakewood, NJ	Count	159	128	31
	Lakewood, NJ	Per 100,000	169.6	136.5	33.1	1.53
	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	Lakewood, NJ	Count	150	120	30
	Lakewood, NJ	Per 100,000	161.9	129.5	32.4	1.46
	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	Lakewood, NJ	Count	145	117	28
	Lakewood, NJ	Per 100,000	154.7	124.8	29.9	1.40
	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	Lakewood, NJ	Count	143	116	27
	Lakewood, NJ	Per 100,000	153.5	124.5	29.0	1.39
	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	Lakewood, NJ	Count	153	128	25
	Lakewood, NJ	Per 100,000	209.7	175.4	34.3	1.93
	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	Lakewood, NJ	Count	162	134	28
	Lakewood, NJ	Per 100,000	224.4	185.6	38.8	2.05
	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	Lakewood, NJ	Count	159	131	28
	Lakewood, NJ	Per 100,000	224.4	184.9	39.5	2.05
	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	Lakewood, NJ	Count	159	131	28
	Lakewood, NJ	Per 100,000	229.4	189.0	40.4	2.09
	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	Lakewood, NJ	Count	160	132	28
2005	Lakewood, NJ	Count	139	112	27