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Section ThreeSection ThreeSTATE & COUNTYARREST SUMMARY

43— State & County Arrest Summary —

44 — State & County Arrest Summary —

TOTAL ARRESTS BY AGE - 2004

OFFENSESUNDER

1010-12 13-14 15 16 17

TOTALUNDER

1818 19 20 21

Murder - - 1 2 17 6 26 14 24 16 21

Rape 2 7 28 13 14 11 75 20 23 23 19

Robbery 7 66 247 297 303 332 1,252 289 239 208 167

Aggravated Assault 22 134 498 396 512 579 2,141 468 442 414 401

Burglary 19 139 435 352 346 370 1,661 410 341 257 228

Larceny-Theft 61 577 1,650 1,381 1,330 1,444 6,443 1,259 1,024 943 799

Motor Vehicle Theft 1 13 83 89 112 104 402 80 60 67 57

SUBTOTAL INDEX OFFENSES 112 936 2,942 2,530 2,634 2,846 12,000 2,540 2,153 1,928 1,692

Manslaughter - - - - 1 2 3 2 4 1 1

Simple Assault 120 640 1,674 1,158 1,218 1,147 5,957 907 848 881 985

Arson 11 43 91 41 44 20 250 18 13 13 5

Forgery & Counterfeiting - 1 9 13 17 37 77 85 108 112 115

Fraud 3 4 12 15 50 66 150 197 246 270 245

Embezzlement - - - 2 1 5 8 8 7 8 2

Stolen Property; Buying, Receiving, Possessing, etc.

9 91 383 408 413 450 1,754 454 405 328 273

Criminal/Malicious Mischief 121 514 1,173 661 658 651 3,778 489 300 239 227

Weapons; Carrying, Possessing, etc. 22 195 600 434 405 477 2,133 479 387 341 244

Prostitution and Commercialized Vice - 1 7 1 8 18 35 64 81 99 106

Sex Offenses (Except Forcible Rape and Prostitution)

17 59 138 62 51 73 400 54 56 73 60

Drug Abuse Violations 7 57 636 1,115 1,872 2,855 6,542 4,351 4,035 3,419 2,979

Gambling 2 - 20 9 23 29 83 95 98 111 8

Offenses Against Family and Children - - 28 13 20 18 79 68 84 120 196

Driving Under the Influence 2 - 1 16 39 323 381 729 808 989 1,138

Liquor Laws 1 22 222 398 768 1,242 2,653 1,286 1,176 953 342

Disorderly Conduct 54 378 1,403 1,291 1,349 1,292 5,767 1,135 945 849 1,005

Vagrancy - 1 11 8 15 9 44 27 40 24 42

All Other Offenses (Except Traffic) 107 575 2,126 1,819 2,090 2,520 9,237 3,687 4,877 5,279 5,609

Curfew and Loitering Law Violations 37 391 1,290 1,097 1,192 1,240 5,247 - - - -

Runaways 109 346 1,433 1,363 1,186 892 5,329 - - - -

GRAND TOTAL 734 4,254 14,199 12,454 14,054 16,212 61,907 16,675 16,671 16,037 15,274

— State & County Arrest Summary — 45

TOTAL ARRESTS BY AGE - 2004

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

ANDOVER

TOTALOVER

18

TOTALALL

AGES

12 16 20 49 25 18 16 5 7 - - 3 246 272

19 15 18 61 65 65 41 28 10 8 5 5 425 500

153 117 113 456 374 379 226 109 51 13 4 3 2,901 4,153

357 380 362 1,360 1,118 918 833 529 296 127 75 74 8,154 10,295

172 149 161 643 624 642 663 270 119 28 11 4 4,722 6,383

773 638 606 2,531 2,632 2,710 2,502 1,523 792 379 200 242 19,553 25,996

46 35 31 125 99 89 66 25 13 4 - 1 798 1,200

1,532 1,350 1,311 5,225 4,937 4,821 4,347 2,489 1,288 559 295 332 36,799 48,799

3 - 1 8 6 4 3 - 3 - - 1 37 40

981 937 968 3,884 3,584 3,485 3,086 1,978 954 419 235 247 24,379 30,336

3 5 2 15 17 18 15 9 5 3 1 1 143 393

117 106 91 469 424 362 289 174 78 40 14 12 2,596 2,673

239 243 215 974 873 858 749 480 264 137 56 65 6,111 6,261

8 9 5 17 15 9 10 6 5 6 2 - 117 125

225 196 204 688 650 486 373 191 84 27 11 13 4,608 6,362

222 213 167 582 438 431 370 199 96 56 16 18 4,063 7,841

275 233 192 652 376 330 234 150 118 52 24 28 4,115 6,248

89 98 94 358 435 390 299 163 82 36 22 15 2,431 2,466

47 44 50 188 192 221 226 173 111 65 54 83 1,697 2,097

2,605 2,418 2,314 7,459 5,413 5,031 4,445 2,828 1,268 471 146 90 49,272 55,814

9 11 8 12 19 10 10 14 2 2 - 2 411 494

236 311 422 2,169 2,831 2,925 2,843 1,681 750 298 103 35 15,072 15,151

1,238 1,160 1,096 4,261 3,376 3,330 3,675 2,745 1,785 1,026 525 430 28,311 28,692

235 163 136 414 255 226 239 146 84 40 21 20 5,736 8,389

860 847 794 2,477 1,837 1,813 1,726 1,114 566 290 124 132 16,514 22,281

29 35 36 162 165 171 177 133 63 29 7 5 1,145 1,189

5,490 5,661 6,023 22,202 19,814 19,465 17,305 10,766 5,248 2,333 1,139 813 135,711 144,948

- - - - - - - - - - - - - 5,247

- - - - - - - - - - - - - 5,329

14,443 14,040 14,129 52,216 45,657 44,386 40,421 25,439 12,854 5,889 2,795 2,342 339,268 401,175


COMPARISONS OF STATE ARRESTS – 2003/2004

OFFENSES 2003 2004 Percent Change

Murder 325 272 -16

Rape 564 500 -11

Robbery 4,194 4,153 -1

Aggravated Assault 10,309 10,295 *

Burglary 6,685 6,383 -5

Larceny-Theft 26,014 25,996 *

Motor Vehicle Theft 1,409 1,200 -15

SUBTOTAL INDEX OFFENSES 49,500 48,799 -1

Manslaughter 39 40 3

Simple Assault 31,229 30,336 -3

Arson 432 393 -9

Forgery & Counterfeiting 2,181 2,673 23

Fraud 6,261 6,261 0

Embezzlement 146 125 -14


6,748 6,362 -6

Criminal/Malicious Mischief 7,813 7,841 *

Weapons; Carrying, Possessing, etc. 6,034 6,248 4

Prostitution and Commercialized Vice 2,182 2,466 13


2,094 2,097 *

Drug Abuse Violations 55,031 55,814 1

Gambling 628 494 -21

Offenses Against Family and Children 15,355 15,151 -1

Driving Under the Influence 28,054 28,692 2

Liquor Laws 9,505 8,389 -12

Disorderly Conduct 22,667 22,281 -2

Vagrancy 2,736 1,189 -57

All Other Offenses (Except Traffic) 137,496 144,948 5

Curfew and Loitering Law Violations 5,211 5,247 1

Runaways 4,988 5,329 7

GRAND TOTAL 396,330 401,175 1

*Less than one-half of one percent.


ARREST TRENDS BY AGE GROUP - 2003/2004

UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE

18 YEARS OF AGE AND OVER

OFFENSES 2003 2004PERCENTCHANGE

2003 2004PERCENTCHANGE

Murder 26 26 0 299 246 -18

Rape 71 75 6 493 425 -14

Robbery 1,362 1,252 -8 2,832 2,901 2

Aggravated Assault 2,213 2,141 -3 8,096 8,154 1

Burglary 1,852 1,661 -10 4,833 4,722 -2

Larceny-Theft 6,379 6,443 1 19,635 19,553 *

Motor Vehicle Theft 472 402 -15 937 798 -15

SUBTOTAL INDEX OFFENSES 12,375 12,000 -3 37,125 36,799 -1

Manslaughter 4 3 & 35 37 6

Simple Assault 6,273 5,957 -5 24,956 24,379 -2

Arson 252 250 -1 180 143 -21

Forgery & Counterfeiting 53 77 45 2,128 2,596 22

Fraud 169 150 -11 6,092 6,111 *

Embezzlement 8 8 0 138 117 -15

Stolen Property; Buying, Receiving, Possessing, etc. 1,783 1,754 -2 4,965 4,608 -7

Criminal/Malicious Mischief 3,837 3,778 -2 3,976 4,063 2

Weapons; Carrying, Possessing, etc. 2,053 2,133 4 3,981 4,115 3

Prostitution and Commercialized Vice 19 35 84 2,163 2,431 12

Sex Offenses (Except Forcible Rape & Prostitution) 431 400 -7 1,663 1,697 2

Drug Abuse Violations 6,599 6,542 -1 48,432 49,272 2

Gambling 102 83 -19 526 411 -22

Offenses Against Family and Children 61 79 30 15,294 15,072 -1

Driving Under the Influence 353 381 8 27,701 28,311 2

Liquor Laws 2,786 2,653 -5 6,719 5,736 -15

Disorderly Conduct 6,090 5,767 -5 16,577 16,514 *

Vagrancy 246 44 -82 2,490 1,145 -54

All Other Offenses (Except Traffic) 8,975 9,237 3 128,521 135,711 6

Curfew and Loitering Law Violations 5,211 5,247 1 - - -

Runaways 4,988 5,329 7 - - -

GRAND TOTAL 62,668 61,907 -1 333,662 339,268 2

& Percent not calculated due to small volume.*Less than one-half of one percent.


TOTAL ARREST TRENDS BY SEX - 2003/2004

OFFENSES

MALES

JUVENILE UNDER 18

ADULT OVER 18

TOTALTOTALMALE

PERCENTCHANGE2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004

Murder 25 25 272 231 297 256 -14

Rape 69 75 487 420 556 495 -11

Robbery 1,244 1,151 2,492 2,561 3,736 3,712 -1

Aggravated Assault 1,714 1,655 6,480 6,502 8,194 8,157 *

Burglary 1,724 1,495 4,361 4,272 6,085 5,767 -5

Larceny-Theft 3,937 3,915 12,780 12,588 16,717 16,503 -1

Motor Vehicle Theft 421 362 808 681 1,229 1,043 -15

SUBTOTAL INDEX OFFENSES 9,134 8,678 27,680 27,255 36,814 35,933 -2

Manslaughter 4 2 30 33 34 35 3

Simple Assault 4,140 3,947 19,126 18,639 23,266 22,586 -3

Arson 225 215 148 118 373 333 -11

Forgery & Counterfeiting 40 61 1,577 1,909 1,617 1,970 22

Fraud 113 106 3,992 4,088 4,105 4,194 2

Embezzlement 5 6 85 71 90 77 -14


1,615 1,541 4,183 3,879 5,798 5,420 -7

Criminal/Malicious Mischief 3,435 3,360 3,376 3,415 6,811 6,775 -1

Weapons; Carrying, Possessing, etc. 1,823 1,874 3,639 3,778 5,462 5,652 3

Prostitution and Commercialized Vice 11 12 750 821 761 833 9


414 385 1,602 1,629 2,016 2,014 *

Drug Abuse Violations 5,748 5,671 40,875 41,287 46,623 46,958 1

Gambling 71 54 421 304 492 358 -27

Offenses Against Family and Children 36 42 13,747 13,663 13,783 13,705 -1

Driving Under the Influence 295 317 22,982 23,177 23,277 23,494 1

Liquor Laws 1,912 1,750 5,328 4,572 7,240 6,322 -13

Disorderly Conduct 4,613 4,267 13,413 13,210 18,026 17,477 -3

Vagrancy 186 30 1,397 856 1,583 886 -44

All Other Offenses (Except Traffic) 6,864 7,098 103,342 109,244 110,206 116,342 6

Curfew and Loitering Law Violations 3,800 3,750 - - 3,800 3,750 -1

Runaways 2,110 2,162 - - 2,110 2,162 2

GRAND TOTAL 46,594 45,328 267,693 271,948 314,287 317,276 1

*Less than one-half of one percent.


TOTAL ARREST TRENDS BY SEX - 2003/2004

OFFENSES

FEMALES

JUVENILE UNDER 18

ADULT OVER 18

TOTALTOTAL

FEMALEPERCENTCHANGE2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004

Murder 1 1 27 15 28 16 -43

Rape 2 - 6 5 8 5 &

Robbery 118 101 340 340 458 441 -4

Aggravated Assault 499 486 1,616 1,652 2,115 2,138 1

Burglary 128 166 472 450 600 616 3

Larceny-Theft 2,442 2,528 6,855 6,965 9,297 9,493 2

Motor Vehicle Theft 51 40 129 117 180 157 -13

SUBTOTAL INDEX OFFENSES 3,241 3,322 9,445 9,544 12,686 12,866 1

Manslaughter - 1 5 4 5 5 0

Simple Assault 2,133 2,010 5,830 5,740 7,963 7,750 -3

Arson 27 35 32 25 59 60 2

Forgery & Counterfeiting 13 16 551 687 564 703 25

Fraud 56 44 2,100 2,023 2,156 2,067 -4

Embezzlement 3 2 53 46 56 48 -14


168 213 782 729 950 942 -1

Criminal/Malicious Mischief 402 418 600 648 1,002 1,066 6

Weapons; Carrying, Possessing, etc. 230 259 342 337 572 596 4

Prostitution and Commercialized Vice 8 23 1,413 1,610 1,421 1,633 15


17 15 61 68 78 83 6

Drug Abuse Violations 851 871 7,557 7,985 8,408 8,856 5

Gambling 31 29 105 107 136 136 0

Offenses Against Family and Children 25 37 1,547 1,409 1,572 1,446 -8

Driving Under the Influence 58 64 4,719 5,134 4,777 5,198 9

Liquor Laws 874 903 1,391 1,164 2,265 2,067 -9

Disorderly Conduct 1,477 1,500 3,164 3,304 4,641 4,804 4

Vagrancy 60 14 1,093 289 1,153 303 -74

All Other Offenses (Except Traffic) 2,111 2,139 25,179 26,467 27,290 28,606 5

Curfew and Loitering Law Violations 1,411 1,497 - - 1,411 1,497 6

Runaways 2,878 3,167 - - 2,878 3,167 10

GRAND TOTAL 16,074 16,579 65,969 67,320 82,043 83,899 2

& Percent change not calculated due to small volume.*Less than one-half of one percent.


TOTAL ARRESTS BY RACE - 2004

OFFENSES

TOTAL ARRESTS BY RACE

WHITE BLACK

AMERICANINDIAN ORALASKANNATIVE

ASIAN ORPACIFIC

ISLANDER

Murder 98 170 - 4

Rape 276 218 1 5

Robbery 1,669 2,447 10 27

Aggravated Assault 5,597 4,551 26 121

Burglary 4,148 2,192 7 36

Larceny-Theft 16,460 8,936 59 541

Motor Vehicle Theft 714 479 1 6

SUBTOTAL INDEX OFFENSES 28,962 18,993 104 740

Manslaughter 34 6 - -

Simple Assault 19,273 10,543 65 455

Arson 305 83 - 5

Forgery & Counterfeiting 1,651 936 5 81

Fraud 3,945 2,174 13 129

Embezzlement 72 53 - -

Stolen Property; Buying, Receiving, Possessing, etc. 2,724 3,597 5 36

Criminal/Malicious Mischief 5,810 1,951 14 66

Weapons; Carrying, Possessing, etc. 3,024 3,149 14 61

Prostitution and Commercialized Vice 1,433 915 4 114

Sex Offenses (Except Forcible Rape and Prostitution) 1,472 562 15 48

Drug Abuse Violations 29,269 26,092 86 367

Gambling 289 164 - 41

Offenses Against Family and Children 7,753 7,337 10 51

Driving Under the Influence 25,300 2,780 68 544

Liquor Laws 7,656 609 13 111

Disorderly Conduct 13,840 8,241 27 173

Vagrancy 412 773 2 2

All Other Offenses (Except Traffic) 76,555 67,207 187 999

Curfew and Loitering Law Violations 2,168 3,065 1 13

Runaways 2,533 2,763 8 25

GRAND TOTAL 234,480 161,993 641 4,061


TOTAL ARRESTS BY RACE - 2004

ADULT ARRESTS BY RACE JUVENILE ARRESTS BY RACE

WHITE BLACK


ASIAN ORPACIFIC

ISLANDERWHITE BLACK


ASIAN ORPACIFIC

ISLANDER

88 154 - 4 10 16 - -

253 166 1 5 23 52 - -

1,228 1,651 5 17 441 796 5 10

4,603 3,422 23 106 994 1,129 3 15

3,038 1,660 7 17 1,110 532 - 19

12,614 6,481 50 408 3,846 2,455 9 133

519 272 1 6 195 207 - -

22,343 13,806 87 563 6,619 5,187 17 177

31 6 - - 3 - - -

16,286 7,648 60 385 2,987 2,895 5 70

109 32 - 2 196 51 - 3

1,596 916 5 79 55 20 - 2

3,835 2,139 13 124 110 35 - 5

69 48 - - 3 5 - -

2,129 2,449 4 26 595 1,148 1 10

2,972 1,048 11 32 2,838 903 3 34

1,936 2,133 10 36 1,088 1,016 4 25

1,421 893 4 113 12 22 - 1

1,254 391 13 39 218 171 2 9

25,183 23,696 78 315 4,086 2,396 8 52

228 148 - 35 61 16 - 6

7,691 7,320 10 51 62 17 - -

24,940 2,763 68 540 360 17 - 4

5,156 498 8 74 2,500 111 5 37

10,579 5,788 22 125 3,261 2,453 5 48

404 737 2 2 8 36 - -

71,097 63,512 181 921 5,458 3,695 6 78

- - - - 2,168 3,065 1 13

- - - - 2,533 2,763 8 25

199,259 135,971 576 3,462 35,221 26,022 65 599


ARRESTS BY ETHNIC ORIGIN - 2004

OFFENSESTOTAL ADULTS JUVENILES

HISPANICNON-

HISPANICHISPANIC

NON-HISPANIC

HISPANICNON-

HISPANIC

Murder 61 211 53 193 8 18

Rape 125 375 116 309 9 66

Robbery 832 3,321 563 2,338 269 983

Aggravated Assault 2,077 8,218 1,677 6,477 400 1,741

Burglary 1,162 5,221 890 3,832 272 1,389

Larceny-Theft 4,573 21,423 3,686 15,867 887 5,556

Motor Vehicle Theft 208 992 126 672 82 320

SUBTOTAL INDEX OFFENSES 9,038 39,761 7,111 29,688 1,927 10,073

Manslaughter 13 27 13 24 - 3

Simple Assault 5,661 24,675 4,663 19,716 998 4,959

Arson 41 352 24 119 17 233

Forgery & Counterfeiting 735 1,938 720 1,876 15 62

Fraud 1,160 5,101 1,137 4,974 23 127

Embezzlement 24 101 23 94 1 7


1,329 5,033 1,014 3,594 315 1,439

Criminal/Malicious Mischief 1,170 6,671 626 3,437 544 3,234

Weapons; Carrying, Possessing, etc. 1,175 5,073 785 3,330 390 1,743

Prostitution and Commercialized Vice 548 1,918 545 1,886 3 32


494 1,603 418 1,279 76 324

Drug Abuse Violations 7,687 48,127 6,835 42,437 852 5,690

Gambling 131 363 101 310 30 53

Offenses Against Family and Children 1,914 13,237 1,892 13,180 22 57

Driving Under the Influence 4,635 24,057 4,607 23,704 28 353

Liquor Laws 762 7,627 541 5,195 221 2,432

Disorderly Conduct 3,559 18,722 2,621 13,893 938 4,829

Vagrancy 148 1,041 141 1,004 7 37

All Other Offenses (Except Traffic) 22,484 122,464 21,076 114,635 1,408 7,829

Curfew and Loitering Law Violations 1,267 3,980 - - 1,267 3,980

Runaways 1,336 3,993 - - 1,336 3,993

GRAND TOTAL 65,311 335,864 54,893 284,375 10,418 51,489


COUNTY ARRESTS BY ETHNIC ORIGIN - 2004

COUNTY

TOTAL ADULTS JUVENILES

HISPANICNON-

HISPANICHISPANIC

NON-HISPANIC

HISPANICNON-

HISPANIC

Atlantic 2,463 17,052 2,142 14,580 321 2,472

Bergen 4,599 19,452 3,871 15,707 728 3,745

Burlington 1,252 19,783 1,110 17,037 142 2,746

Camden 5,019 28,355 3,174 21,246 1,845 7,109

Cape May 462 8,742 402 7,369 60 1,373

Cumberland 2,817 7,699 2,340 5,689 477 2,010

Essex 6,395 42,975 5,905 38,001 490 4,974

Gloucester 670 14,394 610 12,656 60 1,738

Hudson 11,107 16,524 9,379 14,771 1,728 1,753

Hunterdon 310 3,112 277 2,649 33 463

Mercer 2,607 19,354 2,298 16,430 309 2,924

Middlesex 5,901 20,350 5,291 17,996 610 2,354

Monmouth 2,875 29,960 2,650 25,965 225 3,995

Morris 1,950 11,604 1,726 9,885 224 1,719

Ocean 2,026 20,160 1,771 16,828 255 3,332

Passaic 7,443 15,459 5,443 12,423 2,000 3,036

Salem 333 4,190 303 3,647 30 543

Somerset 1,894 7,338 1,646 5,828 248 1,510

Sussex 172 4,585 138 3,866 34 719

Union 4,037 16,592 3,485 14,183 552 2,409

Warren 262 4,022 216 3,509 46 513


TOTAL ARRESTS BY COUNTY - 2004

OFFENSES Atlantic BergenBurling-

tonCamden

CapeMay

Cumber-land

EssexGlou-cester

Murder 6 3 4 43 3 13 63 8

Rape 31 34 22 54 8 30 81 23

Robbery 254 269 156 278 43 184 789 84

Aggravated Assault 525 589 364 1,104 232 407 1,832 299

Burglary 296 427 264 580 167 439 866 216

Larceny-Theft 1,807 2,447 1,355 2,271 643 1,196 2,145 1,041

Motor Vehicle Theft 58 47 60 88 34 49 142 50

SUBTOTAL INDEX OFFENSES 2,977 3,816 2,225 4,418 1,130 2,318 5,918 1,721

Manslaughter 3 1 0 3 0 0 5 0

Simple Assault 1,809 2,114 1,776 2,820 629 1,325 2,619 1,353

Arson 22 40 38 33 29 20 27 19

Forgery & Counterfeiting 148 240 141 160 32 74 232 87

Fraud 402 648 295 443 162 78 1,151 183

Embezzlement 1 30 11 13 2 0 2 3


189 453 275 603 67 149 1,613 194

Criminal/Malicious Mischief 329 457 509 793 241 317 572 350

Weapons; Carrying, Possessing, etc. 316 421 268 436 106 201 1,102 120

Prostitution and Commercialized Vice 349 93 34 135 2 89 438 4


54 306 67 109 41 70 201 50

Drug Abuse Violations 2,174 3,465 2,089 4,845 853 1,196 11,293 1,639

Gambling 337 5 0 1 0 1 22 2

Offenses Against Family and Children 532 803 972 29 285 29 88 488

Driving Under the Influence 1,901 2,588 1,819 2,525 825 822 881 1,386

Liquor Laws 191 606 428 401 1,140 14 366 519

Disorderly Conduct 1,053 1,438 379 1,626 929 673 2,573 850

Vagrancy 1 3 4 4 2 0 990 5

All Other Offenses (Except Traffic) 6,406 5,802 9,580 9,514 2,718 2,916 18,635 5,925

Curfew and Loitering Law Violations 232 64 58 3660 9 210 50 147

Runaways 89 658 67 803 2 14 592 19

GRAND TOTAL 19,515 24,051 21,035 33,374 9,204 10,516 49,370 15,064


TOTAL ARRESTS BY COUNTY - 2004

HudsonHunter-

donMercer

Middle-sex

Mon-mouth

Morris Ocean Passaic SalemSomer-

setSussex Union Warren

23 0 21 10 5 2 9 33 2 4 1 17 2

15 1 33 35 25 14 20 34 5 7 2 22 4

704 4 209 180 198 58 70 298 15 48 7 285 20

1,277 42 347 609 567 281 487 637 94 81 68 371 82

441 78 246 341 430 272 369 332 73 109 87 266 84

1,668 109 1,216 1,911 1,966 883 1,101 1,427 192 834 227 1,239 318

59 10 60 73 58 46 96 146 15 22 20 62 5

4,187 244 2,132 3,159 3,249 1,556 2,152 2,907 396 1,105 412 2,262 515

3 1 0 3 6 2 3 0 1 1 1 6 1

1,887 207 1,272 1,807 2,118 847 1,559 2,676 401 802 391 1,616 307

13 3 14 26 15 13 38 7 7 3 5 14 7

261 29 141 141 159 85 141 181 48 44 22 228 26

494 49 224 293 350 238 145 131 38 136 241 271 63

0 0 20 3 5 1 1 13 0 0 0 8 0

584 23 439 319 285 159 134 214 37 45 16 532 23

364 77 270 450 711 409 517 527 108 189 150 374 126

610 46 321 352 400 165 206 396 50 107 87 502 28

77 0 168 55 32 71 16 376 1 7 0 502 1

237 11 96 110 141 93 70 230 24 74 30 48 34

5,131 567 1,776 2,267 4,490 1,832 2,558 4,027 378 934 455 3,279 410

1 0 88 4 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 20 0

1,004 151 1,490 2,622 2,672 665 233 46 977 359 323 809 565

754 571 929 2,038 2,704 2,049 2,218 1,306 323 1,048 707 886 402

217 60 130 270 1,138 498 746 209 38 215 147 275 85

1,276 153 1,052 1,407 2,339 512 1,745 1,798 195 568 133 1,318 165

9 0 132 4 18 3 1 0 0 0 0 12 0

10,198 1,196 10,689 10,777 11,680 4,214 9,208 6,735 1,454 3,390 1,621 7,204 1,510

82 22 59 18 162 17 108 20 45 22 9 240 13

242 12 519 126 158 120 387 1103 2 183 7 223 3

27,631 3,422 21,961 26,251 32,835 13,554 22,186 22,902 4,523 9,232 4,757 20,629 4,284


ADULT ARRESTS BY COUNTY - 2004


tonCamden

CapeMay

Cumber-land

EssexGlou-cester

Murder 5 3 4 40 2 10 57 7

Rape 28 33 14 47 7 26 65 18

Robbery 195 192 119 220 27 127 596 73

Aggravated Assault 435 489 281 809 191 319 1,501 237

Burglary 202 307 177 424 118 276 792 167

Larceny-Theft 1,311 1,946 993 1,716 386 798 1,851 791


SUBTOTAL INDEX OFFENSES 2,217 2,998 1,637 3,319 750 1,592 4,929 1,331

Manslaughter 3 1 - 2 - - 5 -

Simple Assault 1,518 1,793 1,405 2,286 522 998 2,137 1,166

Arson 7 10 7 14 11 6 18 7


Fraud 391 633 284 437 157 70 1,146 180

Embezzlement 1 26 11 12 2 - 1 3


154 369 203 420 45 109 1,071 155


Weapons; Carrying, Possessing, etc. 225 251 150 293 71 109 825 85

Prostitution and Commercialized Vice 331 92 34 126 2 88 437 4


41 279 48 94 32 55 168 40

Drug Abuse Violations 1,834 3,034 1,704 4,126 693 1,014 10,560 1,457

Gambling 263 5 - - - - 21 1

Offenses Against Family and Children 530 799 970 29 285 28 88 488

Driving Under the Influence 1,884 2,554 1,786 2,488 808 815 866 1,364

Liquor Laws 123 273 282 263 852 10 280 431

Disorderly Conduct 825 944 321 1,110 792 396 2,111 670

Vagrancy 1 3 1 4 2 - 959 3

All Other Offenses (Except Traffic) 6,036 5,125 8,895 8,801 2,557 2,543 17,675 5,622

GRAND TOTAL 16,722 19,578 18,147 24,420 7,771 8,029 43,906 13,266


ADULT ARRESTS BY COUNTY - 2004

HudsonHunter-

donMercer

Middle-sex

Mon-mouth



21 - 20 8 5 2 9 28 2 4 1 16 2

12 1 29 27 22 13 19 30 1 6 2 22 3

410 4 142 130 123 49 53 179 11 35 6 195 15

998 38 284 479 426 239 374 496 73 55 55 308 67

363 70 172 278 299 197 225 237 42 67 46 208 55

1,427 82 851 1,420 1,405 684 664 1,073 138 632 165 995 225

36 7 33 61 44 37 59 98 14 15 15 34 4

3,267 202 1,531 2,403 2,324 1,221 1,403 2,141 281 814 290 1,778 371

3 1 - 2 6 2 3 - - 1 1 6 1

1,666 172 945 1,459 1,794 728 1,243 1,657 296 585 342 1,398 268

11 - 4 12 4 5 9 6 2 2 - 6 2

253 28 138 139 152 79 133 178 47 41 22 227 26

485 47 219 278 339 224 135 129 37 135 232 264 63

- - 20 3 4 1 1 13 - - - 7 -

412 22 287 260 200 139 99 169 24 34 10 403 15

234 39 128 271 367 202 240 169 62 96 68 208 72

422 36 217 192 244 84 142 241 40 44 53 365 22

76 - 168 54 32 71 16 375 1 7 - 500 1

209 9 69 90 116 73 59 150 17 59 20 37 31

4,598 501 1,511 2,001 3,972 1,530 2,144 3,641 328 804 365 2,980 329

1 - 87 2 3 5 - - - - - 18 -

1,004 149 1,490 2,621 2,646 661 232 30 977 358 322 797 559

753 561 917 2,018 2,678 2,008 2,190 1,293 322 1,035 691 876 394

85 31 78 193 801 286 533 131 29 130 58 141 48

948 78 866 1,068 1,782 371 1,399 1,348 124 218 86 843 126

9 - 126 4 18 1 1 - - - - 12 -

9,714 1,050 9,927 10,217 11,133 3,920 8,617 6,195 1,363 3,111 1,444 6,802 1,397

24,150 2,926 18,728 23,287 28,615 11,611 18,599 17,866 3,950 7,474 4,004 17,668 3,725


JUVENILE ARRESTS BY COUNTY - 2004


tonCamden

CapeMay

Cumber-land

EssexGlou-cester

Murder 1 - - 3 1 3 6 1

Rape 3 1 8 7 1 4 16 5

Robbery 59 77 37 58 16 57 193 11

Aggravated Assault 90 100 83 295 41 88 331 62

Burglary 94 120 87 156 49 163 74 49

Larceny-Theft 496 501 362 555 257 398 294 250


SUBTOTAL INDEX OFFENSES 760 818 588 1,099 380 726 989 390

Manslaughter - - - 1 - - - -

Simple Assault 291 321 371 534 107 327 482 187

Arson 15 30 31 19 18 14 9 12


Fraud 11 15 11 6 5 8 5 3

Embezzlement - 4 - 1 - - 1 -


35 84 72 183 22 40 542 39


Weapons; Carrying, Possessing, etc. 91 170 118 143 35 92 277 35

Prostitution and Commercialized Vice 18 1 - 9 - 1 1 -


13 27 19 15 9 15 33 10

Drug Abuse Violations 340 431 385 719 160 182 733 182

Gambling 74 - - 1 - 1 1 1

Offenses Against Family and Children 2 4 2 - - 1 - -

Driving Under the Influence 17 34 33 37 17 7 15 22

Liquor Laws 68 333 146 138 288 4 86 88

Disorderly Conduct 228 494 58 516 137 277 462 180

Vagrancy - - 3 - - - 31 2

All Other Offenses (Except Traffic) 370 677 685 713 161 373 960 303

Curfew and Loitering Law Violations 232 64 58 3,660 9 210 50 147

Runaways 89 658 67 803 2 14 592 19

GRAND TOTAL 2,793 4,473 2,888 8,954 1,433 2,487 5,464 1,798


JUVENILE ARRESTS BY COUNTY - 2004

HudsonHunter-

donMercer

Middle-sex

Mon-mouth



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

3 - 4 8 3 1 1 4 4 1 - - 1

294 - 67 50 75 9 17 119 4 13 1 90 5

279 4 63 130 141 42 113 141 21 26 13 63 15

78 8 74 63 131 75 144 95 31 42 41 58 29

241 27 365 491 561 199 437 354 54 202 62 244 93

23 3 27 12 14 9 37 48 1 7 5 28 1

920 42 601 756 925 335 749 766 115 291 122 484 144

- - - 1 - - - - 1 - - - -

221 35 327 348 324 119 316 1,019 105 217 49 218 39

2 3 10 14 11 8 29 1 5 1 5 8 5

8 1 3 2 7 6 8 3 1 3 - 1 -

9 2 5 15 11 14 10 2 1 1 9 7 -

- - - - 1 - - - - - - 1 -

172 1 152 59 85 20 35 45 13 11 6 129 8

130 38 142 179 344 207 277 358 46 93 82 166 54

188 10 104 160 156 81 64 155 10 63 34 137 6

1 - - 1 - - - 1 - - - 2 -

28 2 27 20 25 20 11 80 7 15 10 11 3

533 66 265 266 518 302 414 386 50 130 90 299 81

- - 1 2 - - - - - - - 2 -

- 2 - 1 26 4 1 16 - 1 1 12 6

1 10 12 20 26 41 28 13 1 13 16 10 8

132 29 52 77 337 212 213 78 9 85 89 134 37

328 75 186 339 557 141 346 450 71 350 47 475 39

- - 6 - - 2 - - - - - - -

484 146 762 560 547 294 591 540 91 279 177 402 113

82 22 59 18 162 17 108 20 45 22 9 240 13

242 12 519 126 158 120 387 1,103 2 183 7 223 3

3,481 496 3,233 2,964 4,220 1,943 3,587 5,036 573 1,758 753 2,961 559


COMPARATIVE ARRESTS BY COUNTY2003/2004

COUNTY2003TOTAL

2004TOTAL

PERCENT CHANGE

2004 RATE PER 1,000

INHABITANTS

ATLANTIC 18,709 19,515 4 74.1

BERGEN 23,382 24,051 3 26.8

BURLINGTON 20,126 21,035 5 47.3

CAMDEN 31,823 33,374 5 64.9

CAPE MAY 9,328 9,204 -1 90.4

CUMBERLAND 10,852 10,516 -3 70.4

ESSEX 50,768 49,370 -3 62.0

GLOUCESTER 14,061 15,064 7 56.4

HUDSON 27,226 27,631 1 45.5

HUNTERDON 2,796 3,422 22 26.7

MERCER 22,453 21,961 -2 60.7

MIDDLESEX 27,069 26,251 -3 33.6

MONMOUTH 32,047 32,835 2 51.9

MORRIS 12,280 13,554 10 28.1

OCEAN 20,442 22,186 9 40.6

PASSAIC 22,412 22,902 2 46.0

SALEM 4,655 4,523 -3 69.7

SOMERSET 8,471 9,232 9 29.6

SUSSEX 4,552 4,757 5 31.5

UNION 21,833 20,629 -6 39.0

WARREN 4,092 4,284 5 39.2

* Less than one half of one percent.


ADULT AND JUVENILE ARRESTS BY COUNTYMALE - FEMALE—2004

COUNTYCOUNTY TOTAL ARRESTS ADULTS JUVENILES

MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE

ATLANTIC 14,944 4,571 12,945 3,777 1,999 794

BERGEN 18,652 5,399 15,519 4,059 3,133 1,340

BURLINGTON 15,894 5,141 13,801 4,346 2,093 795

CAMDEN 25,628 7,746 19,276 5,144 6,352 2,602

CAPE MAY 7,182 2,022 6,136 1,635 1,046 387

CUMBERLAND 8,314 2,202 6,416 1,613 1,898 589

ESSEX 39,437 9,933 35,335 8,571 4,102 1,362

GLOUCESTER 11,694 3,370 10,346 2,920 1,348 450

HUDSON 23,576 4,055 20,828 3,322 2,748 733

HUNTERDON 2,728 694 2,357 569 371 125

MERCER 17,507 4,454 15,204 3,524 2,303 930

MIDDLESEX 21,135 5,116 19,019 4,268 2,116 848

MONMOUTH 25,816 7,019 22,594 6,021 3,222 998

MORRIS 10,785 2,769 9,318 2,293 1,467 476

OCEAN 17,563 4,623 14,990 3,609 2,573 1,014

PASSAIC 18,031 4,871 14,559 3,307 3,472 1,564

SALEM 3,549 974 3,118 832 431 142

SOMERSET 7,034 2,198 5,796 1,678 1,238 520

SUSSEX 3,618 1,139 3,031 973 587 166

UNION 16,599 4,030 14,250 3,418 2,349 612

WARREN 3,409 875 2,967 758 442 117


COUNTY ARRESTS BY RACE—2004

COUNTY

TOTAL ARRESTS BY RACE

WHITE BLACK


ASIAN ORPACIFIC

ISLANDER

ATLANTIC 11,504 7,661 39 311

BERGEN 17,622 5,438 45 946

BURLINGTON 11,956 8,880 15 184

CAMDEN 18,658 14,529 22 165

CAPE MAY 7,936 1,251 3 14

CUMBERLAND 6,001 4,491 3 21

ESSEX 11,928 37,268 32 142

GLOUCESTER 10,679 4,306 7 72

HUDSON 14,946 12,118 171 396

HUNTERDON 2,979 399 3 41

MERCER 8,186 13,590 10 175

MIDDLESEX 16,944 8,715 44 548

MONMOUTH 21,554 11,064 27 190

MORRIS 11,364 1,998 11 181

OCEAN 18,261 3,717 130 78

PASSAIC 14,114 8,649 38 101

SALEM 2,260 2,255 0 8

SOMERSET 6,167 2,893 16 156

SUSSEX 4,487 256 0 14

UNION 8,935 11,563 20 111

WARREN 3,784 483 2 15


COUNTY ARRESTS BY RACE—2004

ADULT ARRESTS BY RACE JUVENILE ARRESTS BY RACE

WHITE BLACK


ASIAN ORPACIFIC

ISLANDERWHITE BLACK


ASIAN ORPACIFIC

ISLANDER

9,965 6,435 33 289 1,539 1,226 6 22

14,364 4,417 40 757 3,258 1,021 5 189

10,218 7,757 14 158 1,738 1,123 1 26

14,802 9,487 13 118 3,856 5,042 9 47

6,745 1,013 3 10 1,191 238 - 4

4,815 3,191 3 20 1,186 1,300 - 1

10,673 33,077 31 125 1,255 4,191 1 17

9,365 3,826 7 68 1,314 480 - 4

12,842 10,802 155 351 2,104 1,316 16 45

2,547 343 3 33 432 56 - 8

7,039 11,529 9 151 1,147 2,061 1 24

14,981 7,813 37 456 1,963 902 7 92

18,891 9,537 24 163 2,663 1,527 3 27

9,737 1,713 10 151 1,627 285 1 30

15,211 3,197 119 72 3,050 520 11 6

11,248 6,485 38 95 2,866 2,164 - 6

2,020 1,922 - 8 240 333 - -

5,024 2,315 15 120 1,143 578 1 36

3,773 218 - 13 714 38 - 1

7,541 10,011 18 98 1,394 1,552 2 13

3,287 423 1 14 497 60 1 1


POLICE DISPOSITION OF JUVENILES TAKEN INTO CUSTODYBY COUNTY - 2004

COUNTY

HANDLEDWITHIN

DEPARTMENT& RELEASED

REFERRED TOJUVENILECOURT OR

PROBATIONDEPARTMENT

REFERRED TOWELFAREAGENCY

REFERRED TOOTHER POLICE

AGENCY

REFERRED TOCRIMINAL ORADULT COURT

TOTAL POLICEDISPOSITIONOF JUVENILES

ATLANTICNumber 673 1,918 13 43 146 2,793Percent Distribution 24.1 68.7 0.5 1.5 5.2 —

BERGENNumber 2,023 2,356 25 14 55 4,473Percent Distribution 45.2 52.7 0.6 0.3 1.2 —

BURLINGTONNumber 587 2,213 2 13 73 2,888Percent Distribution 20.3 76.6 0.1 0.5 2.5 —

CAMDENNumber 4,934 3,970 2 3 45 8,954Percent Distribution 55.1 44.3 7 7 0.5 —

CAPE MAYNumber 262 1,163 - 1 7 1,433Percent Distribution 18.3 81.2 0.0 0.1 0.5 —

CUMBERLANDNumber 267 2,205 - 1 14 2,487Percent Distribution 10.7 88.7 0.0 7 0.6 —

ESSEXNumber 1,433 4,008 14 4 5 5,464Percent Distribution 26.2 73.4 0.3 0.1 0.1 —

GLOUCESTERNumber 332 1,389 1 3 73 1,798Percent Distribution 18.5 77.3 0.1 0.2 4.1 —

HUDSONNumber 1,104 2,374 - 1 2 3,481Percent Distribution 31.7 68.2 0.0 7 0.1 —

HUNTERDONNumber 215 250 16 2 13 496Percent Distribution 43.3 50.4 3.2 0.4 2.6 —

MERCERNumber 1,021 2,203 4 2 3 3,233Percent Distribution 31.6 68.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 —


POLICE DISPOSITION OF JUVENILES TAKEN INTO CUSTODYBY COUNTY - 2004

COUNTY

HANDLEDWITHIN

DEPARTMENT& RELEASED

REFERRED TOJUVENILECOURT OR

PROBATIONDEPARTMENT

REFERRED TOWELFAREAGENCY

REFERRED TOOTHER POLICE

AGENCY

REFERRED TOCRIMINAL ORADULT COURT

TOTAL POLICEDISPOSITIONOF JUVENILES

MIDDLESEXNumber 767 2,177 1 7 12 2,964Percent Distribution 25.9 73.4 7 0.2 0.4 —

MONMOUTHNumber 982 3,195 7 5 31 4,220Percent Distribution 23.3 75.7 0.2 0.1 0.7 —

MORRISNumber 693 1,130 6 38 76 1,943Percent Distribution 35.7 58.2 0.3 2.0 3.9 —

OCEANNumber 1,137 2,431 - 6 13 3,587Percent Distribution 31.7 67.8 0.0 0.2 0.4 —

PASSAICNumber 2,502 2,481 29 22 2 5,036Percent Distribution 49.7 49.3 0.6 0.4 7 —

SALEMNumber 60 510 1 - 2 573

Percent Distribution 10.5 89.0 0.2 0.0 0.3 —

SOMERSETNumber 720 889 135 1 13 1,758Percent Distribution 41.0 50.6 7.7 0.1 0.7 —

SUSSEXNumber 138 592 1 - 22 753Percent Distribution 18.3 78.6 0.1 0.0 2.9 —

UNIONNumber 1,485 1,434 18 7 17 2,961Percent Distribution 50.2 48.4 0.6 0.2 0.6 —

WARRENNumber 64 468 - 19 8 559Percent Distribution 11.4 83.7 0.0 3.4 1.4 —

STATETOTALS †

Number 21,422 39,382 275 192 636 61,907Percent 34.6 63.6 0.4 0.3 1.0 _

Percent distribution may not equal 100.0 percent due to rounding.† Includes arrests by State agencies in unspecified counties.

7 Less than one-tenth of one percent.


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

Definition

Simple assault, as defined under the New Jersey Uniform Crime Reporting System, is an assault or an attempted assault whereno 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 to defraud;a dwelling, house, building, ship or vessel, motor vehicle or aircraft, contents of building, personal property of another, etc..

Definition

ARREST SUMMARY FOR NON-INDEX OFFENSESMANSLAUGHTER

• There were 40 arrests reported by law enforcement agencies for manslaughter during the year, an increase of 3 percent when comparedto 2003.

• Adults accounted for 92.5 percent and juveniles accounted for 7.5 percent of the arrests.

• Males accounted for 87.5 percent of the arrests and females 12.5 percent.

• Eighty-five percent of the persons arrested were white and 15 percent were black.

• The hispanic ethnic origin accounted for 32.5 percent of the arrests and 67.5 percent were non-hispanic.

SIMPLE ASSAULT

• There were 30,336 simple assault arrests in 2004, representing a decrease of 3 percent when compared to 2003.

• Of the total, 20 percent were juveniles and 80 percent were adults.

• Males accounted for 74 percent and females 26 percent of the persons arrested for simple assault.

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

• Nineteen percent of the persons arrested were hispanic and 81 percent were not of hispanic origin.

ARSON

• There were 393 arrests reported for arson offenses, a 9 percent decrease compared to 2003.

• Juveniles accounted for 64 percent and adults 36 percent of persons arrested for arson.

• Eighty-five percent of the total arson arrests were males while 15 percent were females.

• Seventy-eight percent of the persons arrested were white, 21 percent were black, and 1 percent were other races.

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


The definition of forgery and counterfeiting is the making, altering, uttering or possessing or attempting to make, alter, utter orpossess, 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. This includesbad 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 2,673 arrests reported during the year for forgery or counterfeiting, a 23 percent increase compared to 2003.

• Adults accounted for 97 percent and juveniles accounted for 3 percent of the arrests.

• Males accounted for 74 percent of the arrests and females 26 percent.

• Sixty-two percent of the persons arrested were white, 35 percent were black, and 3 percent were other races.

• Hispanics accounted for 27 percent of the arrests and 73 percent were non-hispanic.

FRAUD

• There were 6,261 arrests reported during the year for fraud, which was the same when compared to 2003.

• Adult arrests represented 98 percent and juveniles 2 percent of the persons arrested.

• Males accounted for 67 percent and females 33 percent of the persons arrested for fraud.

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

• Nineteen percent of the persons arrested were hispanic and 81 percent were not of hispanic origin.

EMBEZZLEMENT

• There were 125 persons arrested for embezzlement, a 14 percent decrease compared to 2003.

• Ninety-four percent of those persons arrested were adults and 6 percent were juveniles.

• Males accounted for 62 percent and females 38 percent of the persons arrested for embezzlement.

• Fifty-eight percent of the persons arrested were white, and 42 percent were black.

• Hispanics accounted for 19 percent of those arrested and non-hispanics accounted for 81 percent.


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

Definition

Criminal/Malicious mischief is defined as the willful destruction, injury, disfigurement, or defacement of property without consentof 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 2004, there were 6,362 arrests reported for stolen property, a decrease of 6 percent compared to 2003.

• Of the total, 72 percent were adults and 28 percent were juveniles.

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

• Fifty-six percent of the persons arrested were black, 43 percent were white, and 1 percent were other races.


CRIMINAL/MALICIOUS MISCHIEF

• There were 7,841 arrests for criminal/malicious mischief, an increase of less than one-half of 1 percent compared to 2003.


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

• Seventy-four percent of the persons arrested were white, 25 percent were black, and 1 percent were other races.

• Fifteen percent of the persons arrested were hispanic and non-hispanics accounted for 85 percent.

WEAPONS: CARRYING, POSSESSING, etc.

• There were 6,248 arrests reported for weapon offenses, an increase of 4 percent when compared to 2003.


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

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

• Hispanics accounted for 19 percent of those arrested and 81 percent were non-hispanic.


Prostitution and commercialized vice are sex offenses of a commercialized nature and attempts. Included in this category areprostitution, 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 alsoincluded.

Definition

Under the program, drug abuse violations are defined as the unlawful sale/manufacturing/possession/use of the below listednarcotics 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 2,466 prostitution and commercialized vice arrests during 2004, representing an increase of 13 percent when compared to2003.

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

• Thirty-four percent were males and 66 percent were females.

• Fifty-eigth percent of the persons arrested were white, 37 percent were black, and 5 percent were other races.


SEX OFFENSES

• There were 2,097 sex offense arrests during 2004, representing an increase of less than one-half of one percent when compared to2003.

• Adults accounted for 81 percent, and juveniles 19 percent of the arrests.

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

• Seventy percent of the persons arrested were white, 27 percent were black, and 3 percent were other races.

• Twenty-four percent of the persons arrested were hispanic and 76 percent were not of hispanic origin.

DRUG ABUSE VIOLATIONS

• There were 55,814 arrests reported by the law enforcement agencies of the state for drug abuse violations, an increase of 1 percentwhen compared to 2003.


• Adults accounted for 88 percent and juveniles 12 percent of the arrests.

• Thirty-three 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 1 percent were other races.


• Arrests for possession/use of drugs accounted for 73 percent of the arrests, and the remaining 27 percent were for thesale/manufacturing of drugs.

• Arrests for opium or cocaine and their derivatives represented 47 percent of the possession/use category and 73 percent ofthe sale/manufacturing category. Overall, they accounted for 54 percent of the total drug abuse violation arrests.

2004

TOTAL ARRESTS FOR ALL DRUG ABUSE VIOLATIONS2003 2004 Percent Change

55,031 55,814 1

Percent distribution may not add to 100 due to rounding.


2004 ANALYSES OF DRUG ABUSE VIOLATION

POSSESSION/USE ARRESTS2003 2004 Percent Change

38,644 40,632 5

SALE/MANUFACTURE ARRESTS2003 2004 Percent Change

16,387 15,182 -7

Percent may not add to 100 due to rounding.


STATE OF NEW JERSEYFIVE YEAR RECAPITULATION OF POSSESSION/USE-

SALE/MANUFACTURE DRUG ARRESTS2000 through 2004

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Sale/Manufacture Arrests

Opium or Cocaine and their Derivatives 11,495 12,310 13,535 12,374 11,146

Marijuana and Hashish 3,189 3,114 3,213 3,364 3,229

Synthetic Narcotics (Demerol, Methadones) 290 342 414 322 382

Other Dangerous Non-Narcotic Drugs 495 409 388 327 425

TOTAL SALE/MANUFACTURE ARRESTS 15,469 16,175 17,550 16,387 15,182

Possession/Use Arrests



Synthetic Narcotics (Demerol, Methadones) 804 839 765 608 739

Other Dangerous Non-Narcotic Drugs 2,099 1,916 1,999 1,852 1,988

TOTAL POSSESSION/USE ARRESTS 42,337 39,276 39,196 38,644 40,632

Combined Drug Arrests



Synthetic Narcotics (Demerol, Methadones) 1,094 1,181 1,179 930 1,121

Other Dangerous Non-Narcotic Drugs 2,594 2,325 2,387 2,179 2,413

GRAND TOTAL DRUG ARRESTS 57,806 55,451 56,746 55,031 55,814


COMPARATIVE DRUG ARRESTS BY COUNTY2003/2004

SALE/MANUFACTURE ARRESTS POSSESSION/USE ARRESTS GRAND TOTAL




ATLANTIC 386 334 -13 1,444 1,840 27 1,830 2,174 19

BERGEN 552 710 29 2,396 2,755 15 2,948 3,465 18

BURLINGTON 245 246 * 1,714 1,843 8 1,959 2,089 7

CAMDEN 501 707 41 3,793 4,138 9 4,294 4,845 13

CAPE MAY 121 193 60 779 660 -15 900 853 -5

CUMBERLAND 324 308 -5 912 888 -3 1,236 1,196 -3

ESSEX 5,829 3,775 -35 6,578 7,518 14 12,407 11,293 -9

GLOUCESTER 148 248 68 1,309 1,391 6 1,457 1,639 12

HUDSON 3,055 2,835 -7 2,252 2,296 2 5,307 5,131 -3

HUNTERDON 57 81 42 428 486 14 485 567 17

MERCER 462 708 53 1,464 1,068 -27 1,926 1,776 -8

MIDDLESEX 604 651 8 1,683 1,616 -4 2,287 2,267 -1

MONMOUTH 455 420 -8 3,679 4,070 11 4,134 4,490 9

MORRIS 205 248 21 1,279 1,584 24 1,484 1,832 23

OCEAN 485 493 2 1,934 2,065 7 2,419 2,558 6

PASSAIC 1,927 2,071 7 2,172 1,956 -10 4,099 4,027 -2

SALEM 98 103 5 294 275 -6 392 378 -4

SOMERSET 106 131 24 748 803 7 854 934 9

SUSSEX 60 73 22 366 382 4 426 455 7

UNION 677 714 5 2,853 2,565 -10 3,530 3,279 -7

WARREN 60 42 -30 361 368 2 421 410 -3

* Less than one-half of one percent.


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 and children.

Definition

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

Definition

GAMBLING

• There were 494 gambling arrests reported during 2004, resulting in a decrease of 21 percent compared to 2003. • Eight-three percent of the arrests were adults and 17 percent were juveniles.

• Males represented 72 percent and females 28 percent of the gambling arrests.

• Fifty-nine percent of the persons arrested were white, 33 percent were black, and 8 percent were other races.


OFFENSES AGAINST FAMILY AND CHILDREN

• There were 15,151 arrests for offenses against family and children during 2004, representing a decrease of 1 percent from2003.

• One percent of the arrests were juveniles, and 99 percent were adults.

• Males accounted for 90 percent and females 10 percent of the arrests.

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

• Hispanics accounted for 13 percent of the arrests and 87 percent were not of hispanic origin.

DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE

• There were 28,692 arrests reported for driving under the influence in 2004, an increase of 2 percent compared to 2003.

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

• Males accounted for 82 percent of the arrests while females accounted for the remaining 18 percent.

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

• Sixteen percent of the persons arrested were hispanic and 84 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 8,389 arrests reported for liquor law violations, a decrease of 12 percent from the previous year.

• Adults were responsible for 68 percent of the arrests while the remaining 32 percent were juveniles.

• Males accounted for 75 percent of the liquor law arrests while females accounted for the remaining 25 percent.

• Ninety-one percent of the persons arrested were white, 7 percent were black, and 2 percent were other races.

• Hispanics accounted for 9 percent of those arrested and 91percent were not of hispanic origin.

DISORDERLY CONDUCT

• There were 22,281 arrests reported for disorderly conduct, a decrease of 2 percent from the previous year.


• Males accounted for 78 percent of the disorderly conduct arrests while females accounted for the remaining 22 percent.

• Sixty-two percent of the persons arrested were white, 37 percent were black, and 1 percent were other races.

• Hispanics accounted for 16 percent of those arrested and 84 percent were not of hispanic origin.

VAGRANCY

• There were 1,189 arrests in this category, a decrease of 57 percent from the previous year.


• Males accounted for 75 percent and females accounted for the remaining 25 percent of arrests in this category.

• Sixty-five percent of the persons arrested were black, 35 percent were white, while other races accounted for less than one-half of one percent.



Included in this category are all violations of state and local laws, except those offenses that can be categorized into one of 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, under provisions oflocal statutes, as runaways.

Definition

ALL OTHER OFFENSES

• There were 144,948 arrests reported for all other offenses, an increase of 5 percent from the previous year.


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

• Fifty-three percent of the persons arrested were white, 46 percent were black, and 1 percent were other races.


CURFEW AND LOITERING LAW VIOLATIONS

• There were 5,247 arrests reported for curfew and loitering law violations, an increase of 1 percent from the previous year.

• Males accounted for 71 percent and females accounted for the remaining 29 percent.

• Fifty-eight percent of the persons arrested were black, 41 percent were white, and the balance were other races.


RUNAWAYS

• There were 5,329 runaway arrests reported, an increase of 7 percent from the previous year.

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

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


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