2016 FBI Report: Property Crime Rises In Morristown

MORRISTOWN, NJ — As violent crime levels stayed the same, Morristown saw a small increase in property crime between 2015 and 2016, according to new crime data released by the FBI.

There were 314 property crimes, including burglary and larceny, in 2016. That's increase from 2015's 259 crimes. All of that increase came from theft-larceny; motor vehicle theft, arson, and burglary were all down.

Violent crime levels remained relatively even, with 62 violent crimes reported (an increase of four over 2015). There were no murders in either year, but rape was up slightly (five were reported in 2016 compared to just one in 2015).

Robbery was up slightly, by four reported crimes, but aggravated assault decreased by four, evening out the total. (You can see a full breakdown of all crime below.)

The information comes from the FBI’s annual report Crime in the United States. The publication is a statistical compilation of offense, arrest, and police employee data reported by law enforcement agencies voluntarily participating in the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program, according to the FBI.

Nationally, the FBI said the 2016 statistics showed an increase in the estimated number of violent crimes, with a 4.1 percent rise when compared with 2015 data. Nationally, property crimes dropped 1.3 percent.

The 2016 statistics show the estimated rate of violent crime was 386.3 offenses per 100,000 inhabitants nationally, and the estimated rate of property crime was 2,450.7 offenses per 100,000 inhabitants. The violent crime rate rose 3.4 percent compared with the 2015 rate, and the property crime rate declined 2.0 percent.

The UCR Program report for 2016 included information from 16,782 agencies across the country, out of 18,481 city, county, university and college, state, tribal, and federal agencies eligible to participate, the FBI said.

Morristown

• Population: 18,545
• Violent crime (total): 62
• Murder: 0
• Rape: 5
• Robbery: 33
• Aggravated Assault: 24
• Property Crime (total): 314
• Burglary: 26
• Larceny-Theft: 275
• Motor Vehicle Theft: 13
• Arson: 0

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With reporting by Karen Wall (Patch Staff)