New Jersey Profile

Total Population: 8,707,739
Capital: Trenton

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Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	49%
	Females	51%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	73%
	African American	14%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	6%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	7%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	36.7
	Males	35.5
	Females	38

Vs. National Median Age

Males by Age			Females by Age
	Under 20	14%		Under 20:	13%
	20 to 40	14%		20 to 40:	14%
	40 to 60	13%		40 to 60:	14%
	Over 60	7%		Over 60:	10%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Annual Change
2000	8,414,378	N/A
2001	8,489,469	0.89%
2002	8,544,115	0.64%
2003	8,583,481	0.46%
2004	8,611,530	0.33%
2005	8,621,837	0.12%
2006	8,623,721	0.02%
2007	8,636,043	0.14%
2008	8,663,398	0.32%
2009	8,707,739	0.51%

Vs. National Change Rate

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	390
2002	374
2003	366
2004	356
2005	355
2006	352
2007	329
2008	327
2009	311
2010	308

Vs. National Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	336	1,278	14,110	17,370
2002	337	1,347	13,905	16,579
2003	407	1,325	13,366	16,501
2004	392	1,331	13,076	16,144
2005	417	1,208	13,215	16,079
2006	428	1,237	13,357	15,650
2007	380	1,050	12,549	14,622
2008	376	1,122	12,701	14,152
2009	319	1,041	11,639	14,122
2010	371	981	11,818	13,885

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	2,835
2002	2,650
2003	2,544
2004	2,429
2005	2,333
2006	2,292
2007	2,213
2008	2,293
2009	2,080
2010	2,082

Vs. National Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	46,812	156,031	37,708
2002	43,898	147,984	35,739
2003	43,453	141,778	34,568
2004	41,030	139,977	30,306
2005	38,980	136,728	27,683
2006	39,433	135,801	24,724
2007	37,482	132,791	21,953
2008	40,401	138,545	20,180
2009	37,262	128,327	15,508
2010	38,732	128,754	15,556

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