2012 uniform crime report: section two - state summary ...murder victims by age, sex and race 2012....

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Section TwoSection TwoSTATESUMMARY & OFFENSEANALYSIS

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24 HOUR CRIME CYCLE IN NEW JERSEY2012

Note: Arson is not tabulated

into the Crime Index total.

1Murder

1Murder

31Robberies

31Robberies

35Aggravated

Assaults

35Aggravated

Assaults

116Burglaries

336Larcenies

45VehicleThefts

2Arsons

3Rapes

3Rapes


NEW JERSEY CRIME CLOCK2012

CRIME INDEX OFFENSE1 every 2 minutes and 33 seconds

VIOLENT CRIME1 every 20 minutes

and 30 seconds

NON-VIOLENT CRIME1 every 2 minutesand 54 seconds

MURDER1 every 22 hoursand 45 minutes

ROBBERY1 every 46 minutes

and 21 seconds

RAPE1 every 8 hoursand 27 minutes

AGGRAVATED ASSAULT1 every 40 minutes

and 48 seconds

BURGLARY1 every 12 minutes

and 27 seconds

LARCENY-THEFT1 every 4 minutesand 18 seconds

MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT1 every 32 minutes

and 0 seconds


CRIME INDEX FOR THE STATE - 2012


CRIME TRENDS - NUMBER - RATE - CLEARANCES2011/2012 - PERCENT CHANGES


Index Offenses ClearedAdult and Juvenile Distribution - 2012

Actual

Numbers

By

Percentage

Percent distribution may not add to 100 due to rounding.


TYPE AND VALUES OF PROPERTY STOLEN AND RECOVERED2011/2012


STATE OF NEW JERSEYFIVE YEAR RECAPITULATION OF OFFENSES

2008 THROUGH 2012


STATEWIDE CRIME SUMMARY - 2012

VIOLENT CRIME SUMMARY

percent from 2011.


NONVIOLENT CRIME SUMMARY



TOTAL ARREST SUMMARY

POLICE OFFICERS KILLED AND ASSAULTED SUMMARY


CRIME IN NEW JERSEY, UNITED STATES ANDTHE NORTHEAST REGION

• Violent crime in New Jersey remained virtually unchanged and the Northeast Region decreased 5percent compared to the previous year, while violent crime in the United States increased by 1 percentoverall.

• Nonviolent crime in New Jersey decreased 4 percent, while the Northeast Region decreased 2 percentfrom the previous year. Nonviolent crime in the United States decreased 1 percent when compared tothe 2011 figure.

INDIVIDUAL INDEX OFFENSESPercent Change

2011/2012New Jersey United States Northeastern States

Murder 2 2 -4

Rape 5 * *

Robbery -7 * -1

Aggravated Assault -5 2 *

Burglary -2 -4 -3

Larceny-Theft -5 * *

Motor Vehicle Theft -5 1 -8

Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania. * Percent change less than one-half of one percent.

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MURDER

classifi cation.

67 percent (from 12 to 20).


MURDER VICTIMS BY AGE, SEX AND RACE2012


ing.

MURDER DISTRIBUTION BY TYPE OF WEAPON2012


RELATIONSHIP OF MURDER VICTIMS TO OFFENDER

MURDER CIRCUMSTANCES


MURDERS BY COUNTY - 2012

5SUSSEX

29PASSAIC

7BERGEN

1WARREN 2

MORRIS121

ESSEX16—HUDSON

3HUNTERDON

2SOMERSET

28UNION

13MIDDLESEX

26MERCER 10

MONMOUTH

2BURLINGTON

5OCEAN

29ATLANTIC

71CAMDEN

7GLOUCESTER

1SALEM

7CUMBERLAND

2CAPE MAY


RAPE

Most frequent offender Percent of total arrests:

Defi nition


ROBBERY


Defi nition


ROBBERY WEAPON BY DISTRIBUTION2012

PLACE OF OCCURRENCE




CARJACKING HIGHLIGHTS

Highlights of carjacking offense statistics for 2012 are listed below:

• There were 407 carjacking offenses reported to the police; which involved 431 victims, includingpassengers.

• Carjackings increased 7% when comparing 2012 to 2011 reported offenses.

• Twenty-eight of the 566 municipalities in New Jersey reported carjackings.

• Firearms were involved in 18% (74) of all carjackings. One percent (4) of the firearms used were assaultfirearms. Shootings were involved in 1 percent (5) of all carjackings.

• New Jersey registered vehicles represented 88% (357) of all carjackings. Honda represented the mostfrequently carjacked vehicle at 10%. The most frequently targeted vehicle year was 2012 with 10% (41).

• Seventy percent (285) of all carjacked vehicles were recovered. The average value of a carjacked motorvehicle was $11,408.

• Carjackings occurred in a residential area 85% (345) of the time. The hours of darkness (6:00 p.m. to 6:00a.m.) accounted for 15% (62) of all carjackings.

• Thirteen percent (53) of all carjackings were witnessed.

• The most frequent victim age group was 30-34, which accounted for 19% (81) of the victim total (431). Sixty-eight percent (293) of all victims were male. Fifty-five percent (238) of all victims were black.

• The total number of offenders was 787. Insufficient analysis information was supplied on 60% (471) of theoffenders. Of all known offenders (316), 20-24 was the most frequent offender age group and accounted for58% (184). Ninety-eight percent (310) of all known offenders were male. Eighty-eight percent (277) of allknown offenders were black.

• Juveniles accounted for 29% (13 ) of the total arrests for carjacking (45), while adults accounted for 71%(32).

• December had the highest number of offenses with 54, accounting for 13% of all carjacking offenses.

• Sunday recorded the highest number of offenses, accounting for 2% (83) of all carjackings.

• Region I, which consists of Essex, Hudson, and Union counties, accounted for 84% (342) of all carjackings.

• Two murders were reported in 2012 as a result of carjacking.

• Six percent (25) of all carjackings (407) were cleared by arrest.


CARJACKING OFFENSESCOUNTY AND STATE TOTALS - 2012

County Number ofOffenses

EstimatedVehicle Value

Actual Number of VehiclesRecovered

OffensesCleared by

Arrest

Number ofPersonsArrested

Atlantic 2 $20,000 1 1 1

Bergen 2 $45,000 - - -

Burlington 1 $5,000 1 1 4

Camden 23 $204,900 4 2 3

Cape May - - - - -

Cumberland - - - - -

Essex 299 $3,092,700 243 7 16

Gloucester - - - - -

Hudson 17 $370,710 13 2 2

Hunterdon - - - - -

Mercer 24 $194,450 18 11 18

Middlesex 2 $8,000 1 - -

Monmouth 2 $10,000 1 - -

Morris - - - - -

Ocean - - - - -

Passaic 8 $109,000 2 - -

Salem - - - - -

Somerset 1 $7,000 1 1 1

Sussex - - - - -

Union 26 $576,416 - - -

Warren - - - - -

TOTAL 407 $4,643,176 285 25 45


AGGRAVATED ASSAULT



AGGRAVATED ASSAULTWEAPON DISTRIBUTION

2012

3,8393,866

2,8262,402


BURGLARY


Defi nition


crime.


BURGLARY2012


LARCENY-THEFT


Larceny Scenario


LARCENY-THEFT (Except Motor Vehicle Theft) - 2012

ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS OF LARCENY-THEFT


MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT


Defi nition

etc.)


MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT VALUES

55.0% OF STOLEN VALUE RECOVERED

MOTOR VEHICLES RECOVERED

Recovery of Motor Vehicles


ARSON



ARSON - 2012

NUMBEROF

OFFENSES

PERCENTDISTRIBUTION

NUMBERJUVENILESCLEARED

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