2016 FBI Crime Report: Violent Crime Steady In Princeton

PRINCETON, NJ — Violent crime has remained steady in Princeton from one year to the next, according to a recent report released by the FBI.

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.

There were 15 incidents of violent crime in Princeton — robberies, aggravated assault, rape, murder and manslaughter — reported in 2016, the most recent year for which data is available. There were 14 in 2015, which was a drop from 21 the year before.

There were 2 rapes reported in 2016, and 1 in each of the previous two years. There were 13 aggravated assaults, up 2 from 11 in 2015. There were 14 in 2014. No murders were reported.

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.

There 233 property crimes, 34 burglaries, 194 larceny thefts and 5 motor vehicle thefts in Princeton last year. There were no reported incidents of arson.

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.

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