Changes in Population and Crime Rate in New Jersey 1990-2010 by Melanie Ebert

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County County County
Municipality Municipality Municipality
crime90 crime95 CrimeR2010
0.0 - 20.6 0.0 - 20.6 0.0 - 20.6
20.7 - 36.4 20.7 - 36.4 20.7 - 36.4
36.5 - 56.1
36.5 - 56.1 36.5 - 56.1
56.2 - 83.5
56.2 - 83.5 56.2 - 83.5
83.6 - 126.7
83.6 - 126.7 83.6 - 126.7
126.8 - 175.8
126.8 - 175.8 126.8 - 175.8
175.9 - 410.7
175.9 - 290.3 175.9 - 236.0

® 0 12.5 25 50 75 100
Miles

Crime rates significantly decreased between

Crime rate and employment rate in NJ counties
100
1990 and 2010 with the exception of 90

Crime rate per 1000 people in 1990

Cape May county. Between 1990 and 1995 80

there was a significant increase in crime,

70
60

but it decreased in 2010. 50

40
30
20 y = -8.0815x + 811.83
10 R² = 0.3881
0
91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98
Employment rate (%) in 1990

The R value is 0.3881 which indicates a

All counties in New Jersey have experienced significant relationship between the crime
an increase in population from 1990 to 2010. and employment rate. The slop is negative
Middlesex County has increased the most. (-8.0815), which shows that the realtionship
No county has decrease but Salem and is negative.The crime rate increases as the
Cape May county have stayed the most stable. employment rate decreases.