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Section ThreeSection Three

STATE & COUNTY

ARREST SUMMARY

43— State & County Arrest Summary —

— State & County Arrest Summary —44

TOTAL ARRESTS BY AGE - 1999 TOTAL ARRESTS BY AGE - 1999

OFFENSES UNDER10 10-12 13-14 15 16 17 TOTAL

UNDER18

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-6465

ANDOVER

TOTALOVER

18

TOTALALL

AGES

Murder - - 2 3 6 7 18 18 18 13 18 19 11 9 43 29 20 12 8 4 3 - 4 229 247

Rape 1 9 28 25 17 20 100 29 33 34 16 19 29 21 89 85 78 47 35 24 12 5 7 563 663

Robbery 15 105 254 255 308 321 1,258 322 301 186 174 158 113 120 551 476 361 151 60 24 8 4 4 3,013 4,271

Aggravated Assault 37 163 486 393 484 591 2,154 485 514 524 450 442 361 372 1,556 1,342 1,223 786 472 250 113 76 84 9,050 11,204

Burglary 68 180 516 439 461 410 2,074 456 369 288 210 182 139 124 843 830 663 408 141 53 16 12 4 4,738 6,812

Larceny-Theft 174 1,039 2,496 1,640 1,777 2,101 9,227 1,666 1,378 1,089 921 766 679 678 3,739 4,027 3,474 2,325 1,275 595 327 158 269 23,366 32,593

Motor Vehicle Theft 2 19 96 127 148 135 527 136 74 60 52 40 37 32 163 127 100 46 17 10 2 1 1 898 1,425

SUBTOTAL INDEX OFFENSES 297 1,515 3,878 2,882 3,201 3,585 15,358 3,112 2,687 2,194 1,841 1,626 1,369 1,356 6,984 6,916 5,919 3,775 2,008 960 481 256 373 41,857 57,215

Manslaughter - - 1 1 - 3 5 3 1 2 1 1 - 3 6 3 1 1 1 - - - - 23 28

Simple Assault 185 917 1,810 1,184 1,287 1,298 6,681 1,017 1,158 1,133 1,073 1,103 980 979 4,874 4,858 4,771 3,202 1,701 907 438 243 288 28,725 35,406

Arson 28 94 121 69 23 29 364 23 12 17 10 12 10 10 31 24 25 20 10 5 2 2 2 215 579

Forgery & Counterfeiting 1 - 3 12 20 45 81 79 99 98 69 80 67 68 345 324 241 149 90 37 26 11 10 1,793 1,874

Fraud 2 7 24 44 62 89 228 267 271 256 243 240 240 215 997 998 931 657 361 196 106 44 87 6,109 6,337

Embezzlement - - 2 - 5 6 13 13 6 7 4 3 4 4 16 12 9 6 7 5 3 1 1 101 114

Stolen Property; Buying, Receiving, Possessing, etc. 14 117 497 436 550 601 2,215 589 496 402 330 270 233 203 887 704 592 368 152 66 36 25 17 5,370 7,585

Criminal/Malicious Mischief 197 655 1,291 758 674 772 4,347 508 355 260 248 206 163 147 689 610 566 348 172 67 37 21 23 4,420 8,767

Weapons; Carrying, Possessing, etc. 38 156 422 287 336 365 1,604 361 370 278 239 184 178 135 566 410 315 236 131 83 49 25 30 3,590 5,194

Prostitution and Commercialized Vice - - 2 4 3 13 22 51 64 58 79 78 93 118 616 708 550 308 149 92 37 25 21 3,047 3,069

Sex Offenses (Except Forcible Rape and Prostitution) 35 93 156 73 68 76 501 68 56 81 45 52 35 43 270 238 262 157 114 81 60 39 44 1,645 2,146

Drug Abuse Violations 25 65 776 1,483 2,388 3,508 8,245 5,024 4,708 3,848 3,059 2,490 2,196 1,865 7,344 6,428 5,795 3,797 1,948 805 307 98 65 49,777 58,022

Gambling 4 1 8 15 35 39 102 106 101 134 34 40 51 54 86 44 43 29 31 15 10 10 15 803 905

Offenses Against Family and Children - 2 6 8 4 10 30 89 158 217 260 329 382 413 2,652 3,234 3,348 2,355 1,223 593 255 90 44 15,642 15,672

Driving Under the Influence - 3 1 4 27 301 336 675 821 877 1,057 976 942 938 4,191 4,215 4,609 3,727 2,529 1,492 863 431 430 28,773 29,109

Liquor Laws 6 18 312 590 1,077 1,716 3,719 2,351 1,871 1,486 676 561 456 480 1,047 667 470 350 198 93 29 21 24 10,780 14,499

Disorderly Conduct 125 563 1,691 1,324 1,489 1,988 7,180 1,427 1,333 1,091 1,210 1,183 1,034 983 3,500 2,997 2,927 1,930 1,042 527 230 151 181 21,746 28,926

Vagrancy 6 4 11 18 28 32 99 105 125 121 104 126 78 67 429 473 407 306 144 64 30 17 4 2,600 2,699

All Other Offenses (Except Traffic) 191 695 2,107 1,721 2,048 2,592 9,354 3,966 5,064 5,055 5,156 5,350 4,724 4,762 19,267 17,763 16,123 10,656 5,591 2,724 1,340 671 739 108,951 118,305

Curfew and Loitering Law Violations 51 329 1,399 1,240 1,470 1,634 6,123 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 6,123

Runaways 149 437 1,419 1,091 1,059 805 4,960 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 4,960

GRAND TOTAL 1,354 5,671 15,937 13,244 15,854 19,507 71,567 19,834 19,756 17,615 15,738 14,910 13,235 12,843 54,797 51,626 47,904 32,377 17,602 8,812 4,339 2,181 2,398 335,967 407,534



COMPARISONS OF STATE ARRESTS – 1998/1999OFFENSES 1998 1999 Percent Change

Murder 268 247 -8

Rape 773 663 -14

Robbery 4,764 4,271 -10

Aggravated Assault 12,281 11,204 -9

Burglary 8,331 6,812 -18

Larceny-Theft 35,538 32,593 -8

Motor Vehicle Theft 1,603 1,425 -11

SUBTOTAL INDEX OFFENSES 63,558 57,215 -10

Manslaughter 38 28 -26

Simple Assault 37,788 35,406 -6

Arson 638 579 -9

Forgery & Counterfeiting 2,119 1,874 -12

Fraud 6,799 6,337 -7

Embezzlement 72 114 58

Stolen Property; Buying, Receiving, Possessing, etc. 8,118 7,585 -7

Criminal/Malicious Mischief 9,693 8,767 -10

Weapons; Carrying, Possessing, etc. 5,701 5,194 -9

Prostitution and Commercialized Vice 3,526 3,069 -13

Sex Offenses (Except Forcible Rape and Prostitution) 2,399 2,146 -11

Drug Abuse Violations 64,011 58,022 -9

Gambling 943 905 -4

Offenses Against Family and Children 17,820 15,672 -12

Driving Under the Influence 30,139 29,109 -3

Liquor Laws 16,818 14,499 -14

Disorderly Conduct 34,157 28,926 -15

Vagrancy 3,214 2,699 -16

All Other Offenses (Except Traffic) 121,738 118,305 -3

Curfew and Loitering Law Violations 4,725 6,123 30

Runaways 5,235 4,960 -5

GRAND TOTAL 439,249 407,534 -7

— State & County Arrest Summary — 47

ARREST TRENDS BY AGE GROUP - 1998/1999UNDER 18 YEARS

OF AGE18 YEARS OF AGE

AND OVER

OFFENSES 1998 1999 PERCENTCHANGE 1998 1999 PERCENT

CHANGE

Murder 27 18 -33 241 229 -5

Rape 109 100 -8 664 563 -15

Robbery 1,408 1,258 -11 3,356 3,013 -10

Aggravated Assault 2,507 2,154 -14 9,774 9,050 -7

Burglary 2,639 2,074 -21 5,692 4,738 -17

Larceny-Theft 10,261 9,227 -10 25,277 23,366 -8

Motor Vehicle Theft 660 527 -20 943 898 -5

SUBTOTAL INDEX OFFENSES 17,611 15,358 -13 45,947 41,857 -9

Manslaughter 3 5 & 35 23 -34

Simple Assault 7,336 6,681 -9 30,452 28,725 -6

Arson 356 364 2 282 215 -24

Forgery & Counterfeiting 84 81 -4 2,035 1,793 -12

Fraud 182 228 25 6,617 6,109 -8

Embezzlement 5 13 & 67 101 51

Stolen Property; Buying, Receiving, Possessing, etc. 2,203 2,215 1 5,915 5,370 -9

Criminal/Malicious Mischief 4,956 4,347 -12 4,737 4,420 -7

Weapons; Carrying, Possessing, etc. 1,628 1,604 -1 4,073 3,590 -12

Prostitution and Commercialized Vice 32 22 -31 3,494 3,047 -13

Sex Offenses (Except Forcible Rape & Prostitution) 491 501 2 1,908 1,645 -14

Drug Abuse Violations 9,296 8,245 -11 54,715 49,777 -9

Gambling 150 102 -32 793 803 1

Offenses Against Family and Children 13 30 131 17,807 15,642 -12

Driving Under the Influence 342 336 -2 29,797 28,773 -3

Liquor Laws 4,151 3,719 -10 12,667 10,780 -15

Disorderly Conduct 8,090 7,180 -11 26,067 21,746 -17

Vagrancy 159 99 -38 3,055 2,600 -15

All Other Offenses (Except Traffic) 9,745 9,354 -4 111,993 108,951 -3

Curfew and Loitering Law Violations 4,725 6,123 30 - - -

Runaways 5,235 4,960 -5 - - -

GRAND TOTAL 76,793 71,567 -7 362,456 335,967 -7*Less than one-half of one percent.& Percent change not calculated due to small volume.


TOTAL ARREST TRENDS BY SEX - 1998/1999

OFFENSES

MALES

JUVENILE UNDER 18

ADULT OVER 18 TOTAL

TOTALMALE

PERCENTCHANGE1998 1999 1998 1999 1998 1999

Murder 25 16 212 203 237 219 -8Rape 106 100 663 559 769 659 -14Robbery 1,282 1,161 2,925 2,649 4,207 3,810 -9Aggravated Assault 1,930 1,652 7,699 7,118 9,629 8,770 -9Burglary 2,413 1,909 5,138 4,307 7,551 6,216 -18Larceny-Theft 6,756 5,834 16,224 14,907 22,980 20,741 -10Motor Vehicle Theft 597 478 829 787 1,426 1,265 -11

SUBTOTAL INDEX OFFENSES 13,109 11,150 33,690 30,530 46,799 41,680 -11Manslaughter 2 4 32 16 34 20 -41Simple Assault 4,859 4,541 23,642 22,102 28,501 26,643 -7Arson 309 327 228 174 537 501 -7Forgery & Counterfeiting 61 54 1,444 1,249 1,505 1,303 -13Fraud 125 159 4,064 3,909 4,189 4,068 -3Embezzlement 4 7 33 57 37 64 73Stolen Property; Buying, Receiving, Possessing, etc. 2,000 1,960 4,931 4,466 6,931 6,426 -7

Criminal/Malicious Mischief 4,422 3,819 3,938 3,722 8,360 7,541 -10Weapons; Carrying, Possessing, etc. 1,447 1,411 3,688 3,280 5,135 4,691 -9Prostitution and Commercialized Vice 21 14 1,553 1,334 1,574 1,348 -14Sex Offenses (Except Forcible Rape and Prostitution) 468 483 1,835 1,576 2,303 2,059 -11

Drug Abuse Violations 8,235 7,192 46,020 41,595 54,255 48,787 -10Gambling 113 76 715 719 828 795 -4Offenses Against Family and Children 7 21 16,324 14,275 16,331 14,296 -12Driving Under the Influence 298 297 25,420 24,442 25,718 24,739 -4Liquor Laws 2,940 2,701 10,445 8,828 13,385 11,529 -14Disorderly Conduct 6,341 5,504 20,907 17,490 27,248 22,994 -16Vagrancy 134 90 2,043 1,764 2,177 1,854 -15All Other Offenses (Except Traffic) 7,603 7,275 91,817 88,864 99,420 96,139 -3Curfew and Loitering Law Violations 3,542 4,798 - - 3,542 4,798 35Runaways 2,216 2,022 - - 2,216 2,022 -9

GRAND TOTAL 58,256 53,905 292,769 270,392 351,025 324,297 -8


TOTAL ARREST TRENDS BY SEX - 1998/1999

OFFENSES

FEMALES

JUVENILE UNDER 18

ADULT OVER 18 TOTAL

TOTALFEMALEPERCENTCHANGE1998 1999 1998 1999 1998 1999

Murder 2 2 29 26 31 28 -10Rape 3 - 1 4 4 4 0Robbery 126 97 431 364 557 461 -17Aggravated Assault 577 502 2,075 1,932 2,652 2,434 -8Burglary 226 165 554 431 780 596 -24Larceny-Theft 3,505 3,393 9,053 8,459 12,558 11,852 -6Motor Vehicle Theft 63 49 114 111 177 160 -10

SUBTOTAL INDEX OFFENSES 4,502 4,208 12,257 11,327 16,759 15,535 -7Manslaughter 1 1 3 7 4 8 &Simple Assault 2,477 2,140 6,810 6,623 9,287 8,763 -6Arson 47 37 54 41 101 78 -23Forgery & Counterfeiting 23 27 591 544 614 571 -7Fraud 57 69 2,553 2,200 2,610 2,269 -13Embezzlement 1 6 34 44 35 50 43Stolen Property; Buying, Receiving, Possessing, etc. 203 255 984 904 1,187 1,159 -2

Criminal/Malicious Mischief 534 528 799 698 1,333 1,226 -8Weapons; Carrying, Possessing, etc. 181 193 385 310 566 503 -11Prostitution and Commercialized Vice 11 8 1,941 1,713 1,952 1,721 -12Sex Offenses (Except Forcible Rape and Prostitution) 23 18 73 69 96 87 -9

Drug Abuse Violations 1,061 1,053 8,695 8,182 9,756 9,235 -5Gambling 37 26 78 84 115 110 -4Offenses Against Family and Children 6 9 1,483 1,367 1,489 1,376 -8Driving Under the Influence 44 39 4,377 4,331 4,421 4,370 -1Liquor Laws 1,211 1,018 2,222 1,952 3,433 2,970 -13Disorderly Conduct 1,749 1,676 5,160 4,256 6,909 5,932 -14Vagrancy 25 9 1,012 836 1,037 845 -19All Other Offenses (Except Traffic) 2,142 2,079 20,176 20,087 22,318 22,166 -1Curfew and Loitering Law Violations 1,183 1,325 - - 1,183 1,325 12Runaways 3,019 2,938 - - 3,019 2,938 -3

GRAND TOTAL 18,537 17,662 69,687 65,575 88,224 83,237 -6* Less than one-half of one percent.& Percent change not calculated due to small volume.


TOTAL ARRESTS BY RACE - 1999 TOTAL ARRESTS BY RACE - 1999

OFFENSES

TOTAL ARRESTS BY RACE ADULT ARRESTS BY RACE JUVENILE ARRESTS BY RACE

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Murder 78 168 0 1 75 153 - 1 3 15 - -

Rape 357 297 0 9 302 253 - 8 55 44 - 1

Robbery 1,451 2,797 1 22 1,073 1,921 1 18 378 876 - 4

Aggravated Assault 5,707 5,330 13 154 4,669 4,232 10 139 1,038 1,098 3 15

Burglary 4,273 2,488 9 42 2,850 1,856 8 24 1,423 632 1 18

Larceny-Theft 19,112 12,766 55 660 13,542 9,328 43 453 5,570 3,438 12 207

Motor Vehicle Theft 801 616 0 8 573 320 - 5 228 296 - 3

SUBTOTAL INDEX OFFENSES 31,779 24,462 78 896 23,084 18,063 62 648 8,695 6,399 16 248

Manslaughter 16 10 0 2 13 8 - 2 3 2 - -

Simple Assault 21,935 12,938 50 483 18,309 9,929 47 440 3,626 3,009 3 43

Arson 419 148 1 11 140 72 - 3 279 76 1 8

Forgery & Counterfeiting 1,191 653 2 28 1,127 638 1 27 64 15 1 1

Fraud 3,757 2,295 7 278 3,601 2,230 7 271 156 65 - 7

Embezzlement 55 58 0 1 47 53 - 1 8 5 - -

Stolen Property; Buying, Receiving, Possessing, etc. 3,210 4,311 5 59 2,369 2,959 3 39 841 1,352 2 20

Criminal/Malicious Mischief 6,299 2,396 5 67 3,022 1,367 2 29 3,277 1,029 3 38

Weapons; Carrying, Possessing, etc. 2,673 2,452 6 63 1,714 1,833 2 41 959 619 4 22

Prostitution and Commercialized Vice 1,794 1,216 9 50 1,780 1,208 9 50 14 8 - -

Sex Offenses (Except Forcible Rape and Prostitution) 1,474 621 9 42 1,204 394 7 40 270 227 2 2

Drug Abuse Violations 30,333 27,408 26 255 25,542 24,006 21 208 4,791 3,402 5 47

Gambling 365 488 0 52 304 458 - 41 61 30 - 11

Offenses Against Family and Children 7,898 7,729 7 38 7,879 7,718 7 38 19 11 - -

Driving Under the Influence 25,662 2,963 47 437 25,353 2,938 47 435 309 25 - 2

Liquor Laws 11,860 2,532 4 103 8,421 2,291 3 65 3,439 241 1 38

Disorderly Conduct 18,358 10,329 31 208 14,201 7,381 22 142 4,157 2,948 9 66

Vagrancy 818 1,870 0 11 786 1,803 - 11 32 67 - -

All Other Offenses (Except Traffic) 64,819 52,273 134 1,079 58,519 49,370 122 940 6,300 2,903 12 139

Curfew and Loitering Law Violations 3,012 3,075 3 33 - - - - 3,012 3,075 3 33

Runaways 2,430 2,481 6 43 - - - - 2,430 2,481 6 43

GRAND TOTAL 240,157 162,708 430 4,239 197,415 134,719 362 3,471 42,742 27,989 68 768



ARRESTS BY ETHNIC ORIGIN - 1999OFFENSES

TOTAL ADULTS JUVENILES

HISPANIC NON-HISPANIC HISPANIC NON-

HISPANIC HISPANIC NON-HISPANIC

Murder 32 215 30 199 2 16

Rape 116 547 103 460 13 87

Robbery 658 3,613 470 2,543 188 1,070

Aggravated Assault 2,026 9,178 1,652 7,398 374 1,780

Burglary 1,172 5,640 853 3,885 319 1,755

Larceny-Theft 5,033 27,560 3,874 19,492 1,159 8,068

Motor Vehicle Theft 214 1,211 134 764 80 447

SUBTOTAL INDEX OFFENSES 9,251 47,964 7,116 34,741 2,135 13,223

Manslaughter 8 20 7 16 1 4

Simple Assault 5,521 29,885 4,567 24,158 954 5,727

Arson 61 518 27 188 34 330

Forgery & Counterfeiting 496 1,378 478 1,315 18 63

Fraud 706 5,631 689 5,420 17 211

Embezzlement 11 103 11 90 - 13

Stolen Property; Buying, Receiving, Possessing, etc. 1,404 6,181 1,024 4,346 380 1,835

Criminal/Malicious Mischief 1,067 7,700 612 3,808 455 3,892

Weapons; Carrying, Possessing, etc. 844 4,350 586 3,004 258 1,346

Prostitution and Commercialized Vice 728 2,341 721 2,326 7 15

Sex Offenses (Except Forcible Rape and Prostitution) 397 1,749 323 1,322 74 427

Drug Abuse Violations 7,394 50,628 6,425 43,352 969 7,276

Gambling 162 743 137 666 25 77

Offenses Against Family and Children 1,765 13,907 1,759 13,883 6 24

Driving Under the Influence 4,177 24,932 4,155 24,618 22 314

Liquor Laws 1,095 13,404 903 9,877 192 3,527

Disorderly Conduct 4,016 24,910 3,146 18,600 870 6,310

Vagrancy 245 2,454 235 2,365 10 89

All Other Offenses (Except Traffic) 15,848 102,457 14,639 94,312 1,209 8,145

Curfew and Loitering Law Violations 1,589 4,534 - - 1,589 4,534

Runaways 1,001 3,959 - - 1,001 3,959

GRAND TOTAL 57,786 349,748 47,560 288,407 10,226 61,341


COUNTY ARRESTS BY ETHNIC ORIGIN - 1999

COUNTY

TOTAL ADULTS JUVENILES

HISPANIC NON-HISPANIC HISPANIC NON-

HISPANIC HISPANIC NON-HISPANIC

Atlantic 2,844 18,609 2,428 15,326 416 3,283

Bergen 3,899 19,812 3,076 15,418 823 4,394

Burlington 740 17,509 629 14,733 111 2,776

Camden 4,416 29,055 2,668 22,025 1,748 7,030

Cape May 269 11,541 232 9,690 37 1,851

Cumberland 2,625 9,569 2,169 7,386 456 2,183

Essex 4,609 39,239 4,008 32,799 601 6,440

Gloucester 623 12,836 526 10,477 97 2,359

Hudson 11,126 21,943 9,249 19,753 1,877 2,190

Hunterdon 135 2,415 113 1,912 22 503

Mercer 3,376 26,498 2,895 22,138 481 4,360

Middlesex 4,995 21,360 4,449 18,495 546 2,865

Monmouth 2,219 29,466 1,910 25,168 309 4,298

Morris 1,685 11,066 1,465 8,794 220 2,272

Ocean 1,174 17,083 1,015 13,339 159 3,744

Passaic 6,774 16,809 5,415 13,748 1,359 3,061

Salem 305 4,489 280 4,007 25 482

Somerset 1,085 6,606 916 4,850 169 1,756

Sussex 88 3,732 75 3,124 13 608

Union 3,952 20,391 3,226 16,235 726 4,156

Warren 133 3,433 111 2,792 22 641


TOTAL ARRESTS BY COUNTY - 1999 TOTAL ARRESTS BY COUNTY - 1999

OFFENSES Atlantic Bergen Burling-ton Camden Cape May Cumber-

land Essex Glou-cester Hudson Hunter-

don Mercer Middle-sex

Mon-mouth Morris Ocean Passaic Salem Somer-

set Sussex Union Warren

Murder 10 8 8 21 0 3 79 4 24 0 15 5 11 6 4 20 0 10 0 19 0

Rape 43 34 30 66 13 33 122 15 38 1 43 52 42 12 28 29 6 8 4 37 7

Robbery 202 207 147 300 37 159 1,068 65 785 2 206 180 137 49 89 257 21 35 6 303 16

Aggravated Assault 581 548 361 994 190 425 2,301 263 1,541 37 379 619 578 301 491 772 106 121 74 472 49

Burglary 395 368 290 534 139 361 1,073 206 535 47 280 327 393 300 398 430 105 114 76 359 82

Larceny-Theft 2,120 3,196 1,387 3,086 698 1,051 3,176 1,384 2,370 213 1,551 2,449 2,178 1,210 1,215 1,835 236 793 267 1,864 314

Motor Vehicle Theft 85 71 85 109 33 64 132 71 64 18 86 78 96 57 65 136 8 41 19 89 18

SUBTOTAL INDEX OFFENSES 3,436 4,432 2,308 5,110 1,110 2,096 7,951 2,008 5,357 318 2,560 3,710 3,435 1,935 2,290 3,479 482 1,122 446 3,143 486

Manslaughter 0 3 2 2 0 1 10 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0

Simple Assault 1,972 2,606 2,195 3,352 758 1,363 4,126 1,130 2,848 187 1,576 1,940 2,618 964 1,557 2,164 422 824 394 2,078 332

Arson 28 42 46 57 11 26 72 28 34 4 24 23 39 9 62 23 1 15 1 32 2

Forgery & Counterfeiting 119 106 61 164 46 90 110 157 186 18 96 154 104 53 36 126 31 68 16 107 26

Fraud 564 598 160 687 106 30 987 199 981 29 243 241 291 161 104 169 14 136 149 200 123

Embezzlement 0 9 0 37 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 5 30 0 2 2 0 1 0 4 0

Stolen Property; Buying, Receiving, Possessing, etc.

239 421 219 727 102 189 1,733 243 719 32 532 527 343 172 142 479 46 63 26 561 35

Criminal/Malicious Mischief 386 633 497 771 279 249 693 345 501 89 486 563 751 442 420 489 141 239 91 551 132

Weapons; Carrying, Possessing, etc. 250 264 216 429 70 145 907 124 522 68 326 333 277 139 192 302 28 104 47 368 53

Prostitution and Commercialized Vice 173 55 43 129 1 57 745 4 354 0 198 103 226 17 45 499 0 38 1 381 0

Sex Offenses (Except Forcible Rape and Prostitution)

79 217 62 111 33 89 300 62 202 22 108 139 126 86 76 212 23 45 41 88 12

Drug Abuse Violations 2,316 2,527 2,166 4,403 1,068 1,243 11,690 1,654 5,229 469 3,456 2,770 4,418 1,618 2,857 3,355 429 586 348 4,887 376

Gambling 322 10 2 1 0 1 25 3 17 0 417 6 3 4 4 11 2 0 0 74 0

Offenses Against Family and Children 1,577 915 115 2,023 273 27 158 1,152 940 88 1,120 1,689 2,513 252 455 38 505 345 253 879 349

Driving Under the Influence 1,857 2,465 1,953 2,879 931 1,077 974 1,158 833 483 999 2,214 2,695 1,878 2,043 1,319 514 956 495 1,001 358

Liquor Laws 198 838 496 584 3,638 90 426 466 355 53 2,002 372 1,313 634 836 230 68 245 79 404 193

Disorderly Conduct 1,396 1,518 926 2,113 943 789 1,879 1,539 2,227 103 2,544 1,933 3,230 727 1,511 2,018 186 750 135 1,841 207

Vagrancy 2 2 0 11 3 5 2,468 35 2 1 129 0 19 6 7 2 0 0 0 4 0

All Other Offenses (Except Traffic) 6,063 5,729 6,604 5,922 2,352 4,373 7,679 3,014 11,350 574 12,419 9,419 8,829 3,422 5,078 7,913 1,862 1,941 1,273 6,494 861

Curfew and Loitering Law Violations 423 55 129 3,229 67 254 40 114 194 2 26 13 303 45 162 9 37 47 9 946 19

Runaways 53 266 49 730 18 0 873 22 217 10 611 199 121 187 377 741 3 166 16 299 2

GRAND TOTAL 21,453 23,711 18,249 33,471 11,810 12,194 43,848 13,459 33,069 2,550 29,874 26,355 31,685 12,751 18,257 23,583 4,794 7,691 3,820 24,343 3,566



ADULT ARRESTS BY COUNTY - 1999 ADULT ARRESTS BY COUNTY - 1999

OFFENSES Atlantic Bergen Burling-ton

Camden CapeMay

Cumber-land

Essex Glou-cester

Hudson Hunter-don

Mercer Middle-sex

Mon-mouth

Morris Ocean Passaic Salem Somer-set

Sussex Union Warren

Murder 9 8 8 19 - 2 74 4 22 - 13 5 9 6 4 18 - 10 - 18 -

Rape 43 28 21 53 10 30 111 15 30 1 39 39 41 11 21 21 5 6 3 30 5

Robbery 141 142 103 212 29 93 815 46 504 1 108 142 106 40 62 186 16 23 6 226 12

Aggravated Assault 445 450 284 777 153 338 1,936 205 1,262 26 256 503 484 260 392 590 78 94 55 415 46

Burglary 279 241 179 368 99 207 900 111 419 31 173 234 257 215 221 289 78 68 50 274 45

Larceny-Theft 1,493 2,292 994 2,323 420 614 2,636 901 2,009 144 1,009 1,733 1,408 868 680 1,335 190 568 156 1,388 205


SUBTOTAL INDEX OFFENSES 2,461 3,215 1,641 3,826 737 1,312 6,545 1,331 4,291 216 1,633 2,713 2,370 1,446 1,429 2,515 374 790 280 2,404 327

Manslaughter - 2 2 1 - 1 8 1 - - - 2 1 - 1 3 - - - 1 -

Simple Assault 1,637 2,175 1,821 2,775 627 990 3,393 884 2,478 134 982 1,626 2,214 801 1,132 1,643 364 641 350 1,775 283

Arson 12 7 6 25 3 10 43 7 21 1 12 15 14 4 8 5 1 9 - 11 1

Forgery & Counterfeiting 112 99 58 159 42 82 105 156 184 16 93 151 95 50 30 124 30 67 16 102 22

Fraud 556 582 155 659 99 30 965 181 968 25 219 229 275 148 93 166 14 125 145 191 121

Embezzlement - 8 - 35 1 - 2 1 - - 2 5 20 - 2 2 - 1 - 4 -

Stolen Property; Buying, Receiving, Possessing, etc.

151 330 161 487 72 117 1,258 180 551 20 296 431 244 134 90 284 35 41 24 410 23



Prostitution and Commercialized Vice 170 55 41 127 1 56 742 4 351 - 197 102 223 17 45 499 - 38 1 378 -

Sex Offenses (Except Forcible Rape and Prostitution)

58 179 46 80 30 69 239 54 177 18 45 113 99 72 56 149 14 28 32 63 11

Drug Abuse Violations 2,024 2,054 1,824 3,692 814 1,077 10,363 1,362 4,527 392 2,867 2,401 3,844 1,337 2,356 2,950 378 468 264 4,314 324

Gambling 245 10 2 1 - 1 24 3 17 - 394 6 3 4 4 11 1 - - 74 -

Offenses Against Family and Children 1,577 915 113 2,021 273 27 157 1,151 940 85 1,120 1,689 2,503 251 452 37 505 345 253 873 349

Driving Under the Influence 1,849 2,441 1,927 2,852 907 1,058 957 1,132 831 479 980 2,196 2,668 1,860 2,010 1,315 510 950 487 991 346

Liquor Laws 124 392 235 365 3,077 71 219 338 267 26 1,919 240 892 311 594 117 54 123 57 270 122

Disorderly Conduct 838 962 736 1,616 827 518 1,300 1,305 1,953 63 1,561 1,576 2,776 492 1,239 1,630 150 402 108 1,156 146

Vagrancy 2 2 - 10 3 - 2,394 27 2 1 129 - 11 5 7 - - - - 4 -

All Other Offenses (Except Traffic) 5,572 4,700 6,161 5,208 2,189 3,941 6,959 2,667 10,755 470 12,175 8,902 8,235 3,052 4,497 7,329 1,758 1,574 1,106 5,891 715

GRAND TOTAL 17,754 18,494 15,362 24,693 9,922 9,555 36,807 11,003 29,002 2,025 25,033 22,944 27,078 10,259 14,354 19,163 4,287 5,766 3,199 19,461 2,903

56 — State & County Arrest Summary —


JUVENILE ARRESTS BY COUNTY - 1999 JUVENILE ARRESTS BY COUNTY - 1999

OFFENSES Atlantic Bergen Burling-ton

Camden CapeMay

Cumber-land

Essex Glou-cester

Hudson Hunter-don

Mercer Middle-sex

Mon-mouth

Morris Ocean Passaic Salem Somer-set

Sussex Union Warren

Murder 1 - - 2 - 1 5 - 2 - 2 - 2 - - 2 - - - 1 -

Rape - 6 9 13 3 3 11 - 8 - 4 13 1 1 7 8 1 2 1 7 2

Robbery 61 65 44 88 8 66 253 19 281 1 98 38 31 9 27 71 5 12 - 77 4

Aggravated Assault 136 98 77 217 37 87 365 58 279 11 123 116 94 41 99 182 28 27 19 57 3

Burglary 116 127 111 166 40 154 173 95 116 16 107 93 136 85 177 141 27 46 26 85 37

Larceny-Theft 627 904 393 763 278 437 540 483 361 69 542 716 770 342 535 500 46 225 111 476 109


SUBTOTAL INDEX OFFENSES 975 1,217 667 1,284 373 784 1,406 677 1,066 102 927 997 1,065 489 861 964 108 332 166 739 159

Manslaughter - 1 - 1 - - 2 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Simple Assault 335 431 374 577 131 373 733 246 370 53 594 314 404 163 425 521 58 183 44 303 49

Arson 16 35 40 32 8 16 29 21 13 3 12 8 25 5 54 18 - 6 1 21 1

Forgery & Counterfeiting 7 7 3 5 4 8 5 1 2 2 3 3 9 3 6 2 1 1 - 5 4

Fraud 8 16 5 28 7 - 22 18 13 4 24 12 16 13 11 3 - 11 4 9 2

Embezzlement - 1 - 2 - - - - - - - - 10 - - - - - - - -Stolen Property; Buying, Receiving, Possessing, etc. 88 91 58 240 30 72 475 63 168 12 236 96 99 38 52 195 11 22 2 151 12



Prostitution and Commercialized Vice 3 - 2 2 - 1 3 - 3 - 1 1 3 - - - - - - 3 -

Sex Offenses (Except Forcible Rape and Prostitution) 21 38 16 31 3 20 61 8 25 4 63 26 27 14 20 63 9 17 9 25 1

Drug Abuse Violations 292 473 342 711 254 166 1,327 292 702 77 589 369 574 281 501 405 51 118 84 573 52

Gambling 77 - - - - - 1 - - - 23 - - - - - 1 - - - -

Offenses Against Family and Children - - 2 2 - - 1 1 - 3 - - 10 1 3 1 - - - 6 -

Driving Under the Influence 8 24 26 27 24 19 17 26 2 4 19 18 27 18 33 4 4 6 8 10 12

Liquor Laws 74 446 261 219 561 19 207 128 88 27 83 132 421 323 242 113 14 122 22 134 71

Disorderly Conduct 558 556 190 497 116 271 579 234 274 40 983 357 454 235 272 388 36 348 27 685 61

Vagrancy - - - 1 - 5 74 8 - - - - 8 1 - 2 - - - - -

All Other Offenses (Except Traffic) 491 1,029 443 714 163 432 720 347 595 104 244 517 594 370 581 584 104 367 167 603 146

Curfew and Loitering Law Violations 423 55 129 3,229 67 254 40 114 194 2 26 13 303 45 162 9 37 47 9 946 19

Runaways 53 266 49 730 18 - 873 22 217 10 611 199 121 187 377 741 3 166 16 299 2

GRAND TOTAL 3,699 5,217 2,887 8,778 1,888 2,639 7,041 2,456 4,067 525 4,841 3,411 4,607 2,492 3,903 4,420 507 1,925 621 4,882 663



COMPARATIVE ARRESTS BY COUNTY1998/1999

COUNTY1998TOTAL

1999TOTAL

PERCENT CHANGE

1999 RATE PER 1,000

INHABITANTS

ATLANTIC 24,695 21,453 -13 90.1

BERGEN 26,190 23,711 -9 27.6

BURLINGTON 19,349 18,249 -6 43.4

CAMDEN 29,754 33,471 12 66.3

CAPE MAY 14,274 11,810 -17 120.4

CUMBERLAND 13,352 12,194 -9 86.9

ESSEX 49,933 43,848 -12 58.4

GLOUCESTER 14,461 13,459 -7 54.3

HUDSON 35,507 33,069 -7 59.4

HUNTERDON 2,666 2,550 -4 20.8

MERCER 33,151 29,874 -10 90.1

MIDDLESEX 28,599 26,355 -8 36.8

MONMOUTH 32,134 31,685 -1 52.5

MORRIS 13,465 12,751 -5 27.7

OCEAN 20,154 18,257 -9 37.3

PASSAIC 25,363 23,583 -7 48.6

SALEM 6,008 4,794 -20 73.9

SOMERSET 8,543 7,691 -10 27.2

SUSSEX 4,036 3,820 -5 26.7

UNION 26,030 24,343 -6 48.6

WARREN 3,900 3,566 -9 36.2

* Less than one-half of one percent.


ADULT AND JUVENILE ARRESTS BY COUNTYMALE - FEMALE—1999

COUNTYCOUNTY TOTAL ARRESTS ADULTS JUVENILES

MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE

ATLANTIC 16,897 4,556 14,086 3,668 2,811 888

BERGEN 18,624 5,087 14,709 3,785 3,915 1,302

BURLINGTON 14,157 4,092 11,916 3,446 2,241 646

CAMDEN 25,969 7,502 19,374 5,319 6,595 2,183

CAPE MAY 9,304 2,506 7,865 2,057 1,439 449

CUMBERLAND 9,462 2,732 7,514 2,041 1,948 691

ESSEX 34,407 9,441 29,273 7,534 5,134 1,907

GLOUCESTER 10,686 2,773 8,817 2,186 1,869 587

HUDSON 27,633 5,436 24,354 4,648 3,279 788

HUNTERDON 2,082 468 1,663 362 419 106

MERCER 24,205 5,669 20,668 4,365 3,537 1,304

MIDDLESEX 21,159 5,196 18,647 4,297 2,512 899

MONMOUTH 24,970 6,715 21,451 5,627 3,519 1,088

MORRIS 10,011 2,740 8,210 2,049 1,801 691

OCEAN 14,595 3,662 11,727 2,627 2,868 1,035

PASSAIC 18,782 4,801 15,513 3,650 3,269 1,151

SALEM 3,914 880 3,493 794 421 86

SOMERSET 5,904 1,787 4,474 1,292 1,430 495

SUSSEX 3,023 797 2,527 672 496 125

UNION 19,542 4,801 15,737 3,724 3,805 1,077

WARREN 2,829 737 2,309 594 520 143


COUNTY ARRESTS BY RACE—1999 COUNTY ARRESTS BY RACE—1999

COUNTY

TOTAL ARRESTS BY RACE ADULT ARRESTS BY RACE JUVENILE ARRESTS BY RACE

WHITE BLACK


ASIAN ORPACIFIC

ISLANDERWHITE BLACK


ASIAN ORPACIFIC

ISLANDERWHITE BLACK


ASIAN ORPACIFIC

ISLANDER

ATLANTIC 11,925 8,959 39 530 9,765 7,455 34 500 2,160 1,504 5 30

BERGEN 17,338 5,333 40 1,000 13,378 4,331 29 756 3,960 1,002 11 244

BURLINGTON 11,126 6,974 11 138 9,106 6,130 10 116 2,020 844 1 22

CAMDEN 19,562 13,636 18 255 15,255 9,244 16 178 4,307 4,392 2 77

CAPE MAY 10,568 1,211 6 25 8,878 1,016 5 23 1,690 195 1 2

CUMBERLAND 6,602 5,564 14 14 5,300 4,234 10 11 1,302 1,330 4 3

ESSEX 10,982 32,581 36 249 9,337 27,278 24 168 1,645 5,303 12 81

GLOUCESTER 9,331 4,083 10 35 7,537 3,428 7 31 1,794 655 3 4

HUDSON 19,006 13,602 11 450 16,457 12,128 11 406 2,549 1,474 - 44

HUNTERDON 2,317 223 0 10 1,825 192 - 8 492 31 - 2

MERCER 9,923 19,808 18 125 8,278 16,643 13 99 1,645 3,165 5 26

MIDDLESEX 17,925 7,996 10 424 15,492 7,099 10 343 2,433 897 - 81

MONMOUTH 21,786 9,726 11 162 18,565 8,378 10 125 3,221 1,348 1 37

MORRIS 10,562 2,027 18 144 8,397 1,722 17 123 2,165 305 1 21

OCEAN 15,325 2,788 79 65 11,823 2,402 70 59 3,502 386 9 6

PASSAIC 14,506 8,899 65 113 11,832 7,188 58 85 2,674 1,711 7 28

SALEM 2,496 2,281 4 13 2,172 2,099 4 12 324 182 - 1

SOMERSET 5,515 2,086 11 79 4,066 1,624 9 67 1,449 462 2 12

SUSSEX 3,638 164 3 15 3,044 140 3 12 594 24 - 3

UNION 10,817 13,370 24 132 8,687 10,661 20 93 2,130 2,709 4 39

WARREN 3,281 268 0 17 2,647 241 - 15 634 27 - 2



POLICE DISPOSITION OF JUVENILES TAKEN INTO CUSTODY BY COUNTY - 1999

COUNTY

HANDLEDWITHIN

DEPARTMENT &

RELEASED

REFERRED TOJUVENILECOURT OR

PROBATIONDEPARTMENT

REFERRED TOWELFAREAGENCY

REFERRED TOOTHERPOLICEAGENCY

REFERRED TOCRIMINAL ORADULT COURT

TOTALPOLICE

DISPOSITIONOF JUVENILES

ATLANTIC Number 1,483 2,133 9 13 61 3,699Percent Distribution 40.1 57.7 0.2 0.4 1.6 —

BERGEN Number 2,047 3,083 36 20 31 5,217Percent Distribution 39.2 59.1 0.7 0.4 0.6 —

BURLINGTON Number 886 1,941 5 16 39 2,887Percent Distribution 30.7 67.2 0.2 0.6 1.4 —

CAMDEN Number 4,629 4,093 7 3 46 8,778Percent Distribution 52.7 46.6 0.1 k 0.5 —

CAPE MAY Number 338 1,517 1 5 27 1,888Percent Distribution 17.9 80.4 0.1 0.3 1.4 —

CUMBERLAND

Number 604 2,017 2 - 16 2,639Percent Distribution 22.9 76.4 0.1 0.0 0.6 —

ESSEX Number 2,174 4,827 32 2 6 7,041Percent Distribution 30.9 68.6 0.5 k 0.1 —

GLOUCESTER Number 654 1,773 1 - 28 2,456Percent Distribution 26.6 72.2 k 0.0 1.1 —

HUDSON Number 1,079 2,977 2 8 1 4,067Percent Distribution 26.5 73.2 k 0.2 k —

HUNTERDON Number 134 367 14 - 10 525Percent Distribution 25.5 69.9 2.7 0.0 1.9 —

MERCER Number 2,328 2,479 2 15 17 4,841Percent Distribution 48.1 51.2 k 0.3 0.4 —

POLICE DISPOSITION OF JUVENILES TAKEN INTO CUSTODY BY COUNTY - 1999

COUNTY

HANDLEDWITHIN

DEPARTMENT &

RELEASED

REFERRED TOJUVENILECOURT OR

PROBATIONDEPARTMENT

REFERRED TOWELFAREAGENCY

REFERRED TOOTHERPOLICEAGENCY

REFERRED TOCRIMINAL ORADULT COURT

TOTALPOLICE

DISPOSITIONOF JUVENILES


MIDDLESEX Number 825 2,560 2 11 13 3,411Percent Distribution 24.2 75.1 0.1 0.3 0.4 —

MONMOUTH Number 1,021 3,503 1 8 74 4,607Percent Distribution 22.2 76.0 k 0.2 1.6 —

MORRIS Number 763 1,522 60 133 14 2,492Percent Distribution 30.6 61.1 2.4 5.3 0.6 —

OCEAN Number 1,293 2,552 3 16 39 3,903Percent Distribution 33.1 65.4 0.1 0.4 1.0 —

PASSAIC Number 1,894 2,510 3 6 7 4,420Percent Distribution 42.9 56.8 0.1 0.1 0.2 —

SALEMNumber 44 453 - 1 9 507Percent Distribution 8.7 89.3 0.0 0.2 1.8 —

SOMERSET Number 762 996 137 24 6 1,925Percent Distribution 39.6 51.7 7.1 1.2 0.3 —

SUSSEX Number 76 534 1 - 10 621Percent Distribution 12.2 86.0 0.2 0.0 1.6 —

UNION Number 2,655 2,168 25 15 19 4,882Percent Distribution 54.4 44.4 0.5 0.3 0.4 —

WARREN Number 82 553 - - 28 663Percent Distribution 12.4 83.4 0.0 0.0 4.2 —

STATETOTALS†

Number 25,796 44,631 343 296 501 71,567Percent 36.0 62.4 0.5 0.4 0.7 —

† Includes arrests by State agencies in unspecified counties.k Less than one-tenth of one percent.


The unlawful killing of a human being, by another, through gross negligence. Arrests relating to traffic fatalities areincluded.

Definition

Simple assault, as defined under the New Jersey Uniform Crime Reporting System, is an assault or an attempted assaultwhere no weapon is used and which does not result in serious or aggravated injury to the victim.

Definition

Under this program, arson is defined as the willful or malicious burning, or attempting to burn, with or without intent todefraud; a dwelling, house, building, ship or vessel, motor vehicle or aircraft, contents of building, personal property ofanother, etc..

Definition

ARREST SUMMARY FOR NON-INDEX OFFENSESMANSLAUGHTER

• There were 28 arrests reported by law enforcement agencies for manslaughter during the year, a decrease of 26percent when compared to 1998.

• Adults accounted for 82 percent and juveniles accounted for 18 percent of the arrests.

• Males accounted for 71 percent of the arrests and females 29 percent.

• Fifty-seven percent of the persons arrested were white, 36 percent were black, and 7 percent were other races.

• The hispanic ethnic origin accounted for 29 percent of the arrests and 71 percent were non-hispanic.

SIMPLE ASSAULT

• There were 35,406 simple assault arrests in 1999, representing a decrease of 6 percent when compared to 1998.

• Of the total, 19 percent were juveniles and 81 percent were adults.

• Males accounted for 75 percent and females 25 percent of the persons arrested for simple assault.

• Sixty-two percent of the persons arrested were white, 37 percent were black, and 2 percent were other races.

• Sixteen percent of the persons arrested were hispanic and 84 percent were not of hispanic origin.

ARSON

• There were 579 arrests reported for arson offenses, a 9 percent decrease compared to 1998.

• Juveniles accounted for 63 percent and adults 37 percent of persons arrested for arson.

• Eighty-seven percent of the total arson arrests were males while 13 percent were females.

• Seventy-two percent of the persons arrested were white, 26 percent were black, and 2 percent were other races.

• Hispanics accounted for 11 percent of those arrested and non-hispanics accounted for 89 percent.


The definition of forgery and counterfeiting is the making, altering, uttering or possessing or attempting to make, alter,utter or possess, with intent to defraud, anything false which is made to appear true.

Definition

In Uniform Crime Reporting, fraud is the fraudulent conversion and obtaining money or property by false pretenses. Thisincludes bad checks, confidence games, etc., except forgeries and counterfeiting.

Definition

The definition of embezzlement is the misappropriation or misapplication of money or property entrusted to one’s care,custody or control.

Definition

FORGERY AND COUNTERFEITING

• There were 1,874 arrests reported during the year for forgery or counterfeiting, a 12 percent decrease compared to1998.

• Adults accounted for 96 percent and juveniles accounted for 4 percent of the arrests.

• Males accounted for 70 percent of the arrests and females 30 percent.

• Sixty-four percent of the persons arrested were white, 35 percent were black, and 2 percent were other races.

• Hispanics accounted for 26 percent of the arrests and 74 percent were non-hispanic.

FRAUD

• There were 6,337 arrests reported during the year for fraud, a 7 percent decrease compared to 1998.

• Adult arrests represented 96 percent and juveniles 4 percent of the persons arrested.

• Males accounted for 64 percent and females 36 percent of the persons arrested for fraud.

• Fifty-nine percent of the persons arrested were white, 36 percent were black, and 4 percent were other races.

• Eleven percent of the persons arrested were hispanic and 89 percent were not of hispanic origin.

EMBEZZLEMENT

• There were 114 persons arrested for embezzlement, a 58 percent increase compared to 1998.

• Eighty-nine percent of those persons arrested were adults and 11 percent were juveniles.

• Males accounted for 56 percent and females 44 percent of the persons arrested for embezzlement.

• Fifty-one percent of the persons arrested were black and 48 percent were white, and 1 percent were other races.

• Hispanics accounted for 10 percent of those arrested and non-hispanics accounted for 90 percent.


Included in this class are all offenses of buying, receiving, and possessing stolen property, as well as all attempts tocommit any of these offenses.

Definition

Criminal/Malicious mischief is defined as the willful destruction, injury, disfigurement, or defacement of property withoutconsent of the owner or persons having custody or control.

Definition

Under this program, this offense includes all the violations of regulations or statutes controlling the carrying, using,possessing, furnishing, and manufacturing of deadly weapons or silencers, and attempts.

Definition

STOLEN PROPERTY(Buying, Receiving, Possessing)

• In 1999, there were 7,585 arrests reported for stolen property, a decrease of 7 percent compared to 1998.

• Of the total, 71 percent were adults and 29 percent were juveniles.

• Eighty-five percent were males and 15 percent were females.

• Fifty-seven percent of the persons arrested were black, 42 percent were white, and 1 percent were other races.


CRIMINAL/MALICIOUS MISCHIEF

• There were 8,767 arrests for criminal/malicious mischief, a decrease of 10 percent compared to 1998.

• Both juveniles and adults each accounted for 50 percent of the persons arrested for criminal/malicious mischief.

• Males accounted for 86 percent and females 14 percent of the arrests.

• Seventy-two percent of the persons arrested were white, 27 percent were black, and 1 percent were other races.

• Twelve percent of the persons arrested were hispanic and non-hispanics accounted for 88 percent.

WEAPONS: CARRYING, POSSESSING, etc.

• There were 5,194 arrests reported for weapon offenses, a 9 percent decrease compared to 1998.

• Of the total, 69 percent were adults and 31 percent were juveniles.

• Males accounted for 90 percent and females 10 percent of those arrested.

• Fifty-one percent of the persons arrested were white, 47 percent were black, and 1 percent were other races.

• Hispanics accounted for 16 percent of those arrested and 84 percent were non-hispanic.


Prostitution and commercialized vice are sex offenses of a commercialized nature and attempts. Included in thiscategory are prostitution, keeping a bawdy house, procuring or transporting women for immoral purposes, etc..

Definition

Sex offenses, as defined under the New Jersey Uniform Crime Reporting Program, do not include rape, prostitution and commercialized vice. Included in this class are offenses against chastity, common decency, morals, and the like; attempts

are also included.

Definition

Under the program, drug abuse violations are defined as the unlawful sale/manufacturing/possession/use of the belowlisted narcotics and drugs:

a. Opium or Cocaine and their derivatives (morphine, heroin, codeine.)b. Marijuana, hashish, etc.c. Synthetic narcotics—manufactured narcotics which can cause true drug addiction—(demerol, methadones.)d. Other—dangerous non-narcotic drugs (barbiturates, amphetamines, hallucinogens.)

Definition

PROSTITUTION AND COMMERCIALIZED VICE

• There were 3,069 prostitution and commercialized vice arrests during 1999, representing a decrease of 13 percentwhen compared to 1998.

• Adults accounted for 99 percent, and juveniles 1 percent of the arrests.

• Forty-four percent were males and 56 percent were females.

• Fifty-eight percent of the persons arrested were white, 40 percent were black, and 2 percent were other races.


SEX OFFENSES

• There were 2,146 sex offense arrests during 1999, representing a decrease of 11 percent when compared to 1998.

• Adults accounted for 77 percent, and juveniles 23 percent of the arrests.

• Ninety-six percent were males and 4 percent were females.

• Sixty-nine percent of the persons arrested were white, 29 percent were black, and 2 percent were other races.

• Nineteen percent of the persons arrested were hispanic and 82 percent were not of hispanic origin.

DRUG ABUSE VIOLATIONS

• There were 58,022 arrests reported by the law enforcement agencies of the state for drug abuse violations, a 9percent decrease compared to 1998.

• Adults accounted for 86 percent and juveniles 14 percent of the arrests.


• Thirty-eight percent of persons arrested for drug abuse violations were under the age of 21.

• Males accounted for 84 percent of all the arrests while females accounted for the remaining 16 percent.

• Fifty-two percent of the persons arrested were white, 47 percent were black, and less than one-half of one percent wereother races.


• Arrests for possession/use of drugs accounted for 75 percent of the arrests, and the remaining 25 percent were for thesale/manufacturing of drugs.

• Arrests for opium or cocaine and their derivatives represented 47 percent of the possession/use category and 74 percent ofthe sale/manufacturing category. Overall, they accounted for 54 percent of the total drug abuse violation arrests.

1999

TOTAL ARRESTS FOR ALL DRUG ABUSE VIOLATIONS

1998 1999 Percent Change64,011 58,022 -9


1999 ANALYSES OF DRUG ABUSE VIOLATION

POSSESSION/USE ARRESTS1998 1999 Percent Change

46,897 43,522 -7

SALE/MANUFACTURE ARRESTS1998 1999 Percent Change

17,114 14,500 -15

* Less than one-half of one percent.


STATE OF NEW JERSEYFIVE YEAR RECAPITULATION OF POSSESSION/USE-

SALE/MANUFACTURE DRUG ARRESTS1995 through 1999

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999Sale/Manufacture Arrests

Opium or Cocaine and their Derivatives 13,206 13,972 14,565 13,518 10,781

Marijuana and Hashish 3,718 3,339 3,493 3,047 2,974

Synthetic Narcotics (Demerol, Methadones) 201 177 217 205 313

Other Dangerous Non-Narcotic Drugs 313 343 313 344 432

TOTAL SALE/MANUFACTURE ARRESTS 17,438 17,831 18,588 17,114 14,500

Possession/Use ArrestsOpium or Cocaine and their Derivatives 20,001 20,805 22,670 23,099 20,462



Other Dangerous Non-Narcotic Drugs 1,118 1,249 1,925 1,536 1,770

TOTAL POSSESSION/USE ARRESTS 41,615 43,585 47,036 46,897 43,522

Combined Drug ArrestsOpium or Cocaine and their Derivatives 33,207 34,777 37,235 36,617 31,243



Other Dangerous Non-Narcotic Drugs 1,431 1,592 2,238 1,880 2,202

GRAND TOTAL DRUG ARRESTS 59,053 61,416 65,624 64,011 58,022


COMPARATIVE DRUG ARRESTS BY COUNTY1998/1999

SALE/MANUFACTURE ARRESTS POSSESSION/USE ARRESTS GRAND TOTAL

1998 1999 PERCENTCHANGE



ATLANTIC 333 217 -35 2,564 2,099 -18 2,897 2,316 -20

BERGEN 562 309 -45 2,599 2,218 -15 3,161 2,527 -20

BURLINGTON 325 328 1 1,815 1,838 1 2,140 2,166 1

CAMDEN 1,242 855 -31 3,455 3,548 3 4,697 4,403 -6

CAPE MAY 142 95 -33 1,088 973 -11 1,230 1,068 -13

CUMBERLAND 168 158 -6 1,060 1,085 2 1,228 1,243 1

ESSEX 5,827 4,251 -27 8,373 7,439 -11 14,200 11,690 -18

GLOUCESTER 328 270 -18 1,551 1,384 -11 1,879 1,654 -12

HUDSON 2,330 2,712 16 2,611 2,517 -4 4,941 5,229 6

HUNTERDON 86 90 5 367 379 3 453 469 4

MERCER 1,555 1,275 -18 2,707 2,181 -19 4,262 3,456 -19

MIDDLESEX 754 530 -30 2,390 2,240 -6 3,144 2,770 -12

MONMOUTH 380 508 34 3,884 3,910 1 4,264 4,418 4

MORRIS 286 255 -11 1,565 1,363 -13 1,851 1,618 -13

OCEAN 464 486 5 2,052 2,371 16 2,516 2,857 14

PASSAIC 1,287 1,147 -11 2,303 2,208 -4 3,590 3,355 -7

SALEM 131 88 -33 399 341 -15 530 429 -19

SOMERSET 88 46 -48 611 540 -12 699 586 -16

SUSSEX 49 82 67 345 266 -23 394 348 -12

UNION 659 692 5 4,567 4,195 -8 5,226 4,887 -6

WARREN 87 90 3 366 286 -22 453 376 -17


Gambling violations are defined as the promoting, permitting or engaging in illegal gambling.

Definition

The definition of offenses against family and children is the nonsupport, neglect, desertion or abuse of family andchildren.

Definition

Under the New Jersey Crime Reporting Program, the offense of driving under the influence is defined as the driving oroperatingof any motor vehicle while drunk or under the influence of alcohol or narcotics.

Definition

GAMBLING

• There were 905 gambling arrests reported during 1999, resulting in a decrease of 4 percent compared to 1998. • Eighty-nine percent of the arrests were adults and 11 percent were juveniles.

• Males represented 88 percent and females 12 percent of the gambling arrests.

• Fifty-four percent of the persons arrested were black, 40 percent were white, and 6 percent were other races.


OFFENSES AGAINST FAMILY AND CHILDREN

• There were 15,672 arrests for offenses against family and children during 1999, representing a decrease of 12percent from 1998.

• Less than one-half of one percent of the arrests were juveniles, and nearly 100 percent were adults.

• Males accounted for 91 percent and females 9 percent of the arrests.

• Fifty percent of the persons arrested were white, 49 percent were black, and less than one-half of one percent wereother races.

• Hispanics accounted for 11 percent of the arrests and 89 percent were not of hispanic origin.

DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE

• There were 29,109 arrests reported for driving under the influence in 1999, a decrease of 3 percent compared to1998.

• Ninety-nine percent of the arrests were adults and only 1 percent were juveniles.

• Males accounted for 85 percent of the arrests while females accounted for the remaining 15 percent.

• Eighty-eight percent of the persons arrested were white, 10 percent were black, and 2 percent were other races.

• Fourteen percent of the persons arrested were hispanic and 86 percent were non-hispanic.


Included in this category are state or local liquor law violations, with the exception of “driving under the influence.”

Definition

In this category are placed all charges of committing a breach of the peace (disorderly person).

Definition

In this category are persons charged with vagabondage, begging, loitering, etc..

Definition

LIQUOR LAWS

• There were 14,499 arrests reported for liquor law violations, a decrease of 14 percent from the previous year.

• Adults were responsible for 74 percent of the arrests while the remaining 26 percent were juveniles.

• Males accounted for 80 percent of the liquor law arrests while females accounted for the remaining 20 percent.

• Eighty-two percent of the persons arrested were white, 17 percent were black, and 1 percent were other races.

• Hispanics accounted for 8 percent of those arrested and 92 percent were not of hispanic origin.

DISORDERLY CONDUCT

• There were 28,926 arrests reported for disorderly conduct, a decrease of 15 percent from the previous year.


• Males accounted for 79 percent of the disorderly conduct arrests while females accounted for the remaining 21percent.

• Sixty-three percent of the persons arrested were white, 36 percent were black, and 1 percent were other races.


VAGRANCY

• There were 2,699 arrests in this category, a decrease of 16 percent from the previous year.


• Males accounted for 69 percent and females accounted for the remaining 31 percent of arrests in this category.

• Sixty-nine percent of the persons arrested were black, 30 percent were white, and less than one-half of one percentwere other races.



Included in this category are all violations of state and local laws, except those offenses that can be categorized into oneof thespecific crime classifications previously mentioned.

Definition

In this category are juvenile arrests made for violations of local curfew or loitering ordinances.

Definition

For Uniform Crime Reporting purposes, this category is limited to juveniles taken into protective custody, underprovisions oflocal statutes, as runaways.

Definition

ALL OTHER OFFENSES

• There were 118,305 arrests reported for all other offenses, a decrease of 3 percent from the previous year.


• Males accounted for 81 percent of the arrests while females accounted for the remaining 19 percent.

• Fifty-five percent of the persons arrested were white, 44 percent were black, and 1 percent were other races.


CURFEW AND LOITERING LAW VIOLATIONS

• There were 6,123 arrests reported for curfew and loitering law violations, an increase of 30 percent from the previousyear.

• Males accounted for 78 percent and females accounted for the remaining 22 percent.

• Fifty percent of the persons arrested were black, 49 percent were white, and 1 percent were other races.


RUNAWAYS

• There were 4,960 runaway arrests reported, a decrease of 5 percent from the previous year.

• Females accounted for 59 percent of the arrests while males accounted for the remaining 41 percent.

• Fifty percent of the persons arrested were black, 49 percent were white, and 1 percent were other races.


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