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Our comprehensive property crime analysis of the Garden State revealed several key trends, which we used to develop a series of home safety resources.
We analyzed New Jersey property crime rates from 2005 to 2019, breaking down burglary, larceny, and motor vehicle theft trends statewide. Here are some of the key insights that came out of our analysis.
Since 2005, home invasions have dropped dramatically across New Jersey. The total reduction is 58%, declining from 38,980 to 16,399 incidents. Peak incidents occurred in 2011, with 43,238 burglaries reported. Numbers are at the lowest across the period, with break-ins currently making up roughly 14% of the Garden State’s total property offenses.
New Jersey has seen a 33% drop in theft. Starting at 136,728 and peaking at 138,545, numbers have since fallen to 91,902. While 2017 saw a slight increase, every other year since has seen an improvement. Today, these offenses are approximately 77% of the state’s property crime, showing that further work is needed.
Car theft in New Jersey shows outstanding improvement with a 63% decrease across our observation period. Motor vehicle thefts plummeted from a peak of 27,683 in 2005 to 10,336 in 2019, representing one of the most significant declines in vehicle crime. We noted numbers ticking up in 2011, but offenses started dropping off again shortly after.
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