Topic: COMMUNITY INTEREST
How Dangerous Has Hamilton Mercer County Become?
FBI Report 2016
Excerpts from the FBI Crime Report
The crime rate in Hamilton is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 37 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Hamilton is 1 in 27. Based on FBI crime data, Hamilton is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to New Jersey, Hamilton has a crime rate that is higher than 92% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes. In fact, after researching dangerous places to live, NeighborhoodScout found Hamilton to be one of the top 100 most dangerous cities in the U.S.A.
Importantly, when you compare Hamilton to other communities of similar population, then Hamilton's crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Hamilton does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.
The crime data that NeighborhoodScout used for this analysis are the seven offenses from the uniform crime reports, collected by the FBI from 18,000 local law enforcement agencies, and include both violent and property crimes, combined.
Now let us turn to take a look at how Hamilton does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Hamilton.
For Hamilton, we found that the violent crime rate is one of the highest in the nation, across communities of all sizes (both large and small). Violent offenses tracked included rape, murder and non-negligent manslaughter, armed robbery, and aggravated assault, including assault with a deadly weapon. According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI reported crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of one of these crimes in Hamilton is one in 82.
Significantly, based on the number of murders reported by the FBI and the number of residents living in the city, NeighborhoodScout's analysis shows that Hamilton experiences one of the higher murder rates in the nation when compared with cities and towns for all sizes of population, from the largest to the smallest.
NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Hamilton's rate for property crime is 25 per one thousand population. This makes Hamilton a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Hamilton is one in 40.
Importantly, it was found that Hamilton has one of the highest rates of motor vehicle theft in the nation according to our analysis of FBI crime data. This is compared to communities of all sizes, from the smallest to the largest. In fact, your chance of getting your car stolen if you live in Hamilton is one in 175.
The only person feeling safe in Hamilton is the Mayor. The residents pay over $500,000 a year for her own personal security detail.
