Main Telephone: 973 538-2284
Fax: 973-538-3382
Emergency: 9-1-1

Morris Plains Police Department

531 Speedwell Avenue
Morris Plains, NJ 07950

Statistics

Morris Plains Police Incidents

General Call Type

2004

2005

2006 

2007 

2008

2009

 

 

911 ABANDONED

354 288 258 212 176 212    

ABANDONED MV

2 1 1 4 0  0    

ACCIDENT NON-TRAFFIC

43 45 48 38 47 48    

ADMINISTRATIVE DETAIL

163 157 168 167 113 121    

AGGRAVATED ASSAULT ALL

3 2 2 0 0 2    

AGGRAVATED ASSAULT/LEO

0 2 2 0 0 1    

AID TO PERSON

74 93 56 70 75 86    

ALL OTHER GAMBLING

0 0 0 0 0 0    

ALL OTHER OFFENSES/STATE OFFENSE MISC.

0 0 1 11 13 11    

ANIMAL COMPLAINTS

160 105 171 165 161 111    

ARSON

0 0 2 0 0 1    

ASSIST OTHER AGENCY (NON POLICE)

26 34 54 59 63 43    

ASSIST OTHER POLICE DEPT

409 414 460 365 409 405    

ASST FIRE DEPT

2 1 2 3 0 1    

ATTEND MEETING

49 45 44 29 34 11    

BIAS INCIDENT

0 0 0 1 0 0     

BLACKMAIL/EXTORTION

 0 0 0 0 0 0    

BOOKMAKING HORSE/SPORT

0 0 0 0 0 0    

BOOKMAKING HORSE/SPORT

0 0 0 0 0 0    

BOMB/EXPLOSION

 -  - - - 1 0    

BRIBERY

0 0 0 0 0 0    

BURG ALARM/NON-RESIDENCE

275 274 324 227 220 239    

BURG ALARM/RES

187 126 149 138 123 86    

BURGLARY ALL

11 10 12 7 11 5    

CARBON MONOXIDE ALARM

19 13 11 9 10 10    

CIVIL DEFENSE/STORMS

0 0 0 0 1 1    

CIVIL DISPUTE/MATTERS

0 1 5 9 19 9    

CJIS LOOKUP OTHER AGENCY/ATS, ACS, ETC

12 3 7 2 0 3    

COC NON-MV

0 0 0 0 0 0    

COMMUNITY POLICING

1,775 1,563 1,170 1,004 671 586    

COMPUTER DETAIL

46 33 44 30 57 14    

CON/DELINQ MNR (CONTRIB.TO DELINQUENCY

 0 0 0 0 0 0    

CONFIDENTIAL INVESTIGATION

2 3 3 6 1 7    

COURT MUNICIPAL

50 50 50 41 43 39    

COURT OTHER/SUPERIOR

5 7 3 6 10 10    

CRIMINAL SEX CONTACT

0 0 1 0 0 0    

CRIMINAL/MAL MISCHIEF/ALL

28 13 26 26 23 24    

CRIMINAL/MAL MISCHIEF/MV

11 16 9 8 5 5    

CURFEW/LOITERING

0 1 0 0 0 0    

DEATH SUDDEN

2 8 4 5 10 3    

DESK RELIEF/DUTY

68 50 13 24 39 21    

DISORDERLY CONDUCT/ALL

25 14 27 25 23 16    

DMV / MOTORIST ASSIST

227 229 207 189 150 154    

DOG BITES/ANIMAL COMPLAINT

1 3 1 1 1 1    

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

19 15 18 25 24 17    

DOWN WIRES OR POLES

34 31 34 32 47 25    

DRUG OFFENSE

 7 3 5 2 6 5    

DRUG PARAPHERNALIA

1 1 1 1 2 1    

DWI ALL

22 19 36 49 27 34    

ELECTRIC /LIGHTS OUT

15 34 19 9 8 2    

ELUDING POLICE / PURSUIT

 0 0 1 2 0 1    

EMBEZZLEMENT

0 0 0 0 0 0    

EPA VIOLATION HAZMAT

4 13 16 0 8 6    

ESCAPE

0 0 0 0 0 0    

ESCORT

40 43 73 117 88 39    

FALSE POLICE REPORT

1 1 0 0 0 2    

FINGERPRINTING

60 29 21 28 11 3    

FIRE ALL TYPES

 86 93 52 53 64 40    

FIRE/FALSE ALARM

68 66 97 92 56 94    

FIREARMS DISCHARGE PD (POLICE)

14 6 15 12 9 14    

FOLLOW-UP INVESTIGATION

23 67 73 85 61 48    

FORGED PRESCRIPTIONS

3 2 0 0 2 0    

FORGERY/ COUNTERFEITING

6 3 3 3 2 2    

FOUND PROPERTY

60 76 56 50 59 65    

FRAUD / ALL OTHERS

13 10 13 31 21 20    

FRAUD BAD CHECKS

30 31 28 17 22 2    

GAS LEAKS

10 7 5 2 2 0    

GREYSTONE PATIENT ARREST

1 1 1 1 1 0    

GREYSTONE PATIENT MISSING

29 23 32 12 8 3    

GREYSTONE PT MISSING/KROL

1 3 1 5 2 0    

HARASSMENT

22 30 24 16 13 26    

HOMELAND SECURITY/MCREDS

1,650 1,661 1,042 802 881 796    

IMPERSON/LEO

0 0 1 1 0 0    

IDENITY THEFT

 0 0 1 1 8 4    

IN SERVICE TRAINING

128 179 155 156 128 120    

INJURY TO BOROUGH PERSONNEL

3 2 3 4 1 2    

INTERNAL INVEST

0 2 1 0 1 3    

JUVENILE IN CRISIS

18 14 13 19 7 16    

KIDNAPPING/ABDUCTION(INCLUDES ATTEMPT)

0 0 0 0 0 0    

LEWDNESS

1 1 0 2 0 2    

LICENSE/PERMITS FIREARMS

21 19 16 14 22 31    

LICENSE/PERMITS LIQUOR

0 0 1 0 0 1    

LICENSE/PERMITS OTHER

9 5 3 3 5 4    

LIQUOR LAWS

0 3 1 2 3 4    

LOST PROPERTY

56 74 68 38 28 27    

M.V. VIOLATION

 4,406 3,681 4,110 4,391 4,402 4,642    

MAINTENANCE (BLDG, CARS, EQUIP)

1,530 1,545 1,430 2,241 2,421 2,265    

MANSLAUGHTER/ALL

0 0 0 0 0 0    

MANSLAUGHTER/MV

0 0 0 0 0 0    

MEDICAL RESCUE

330 365 345 378 400 308    

MEGANS LAW

 1 1 2 2 2 2    

MENTAL PROBLEM

9 8 5 5 5 11    

MISSING PERSON ALL

11 6 5 5 4 3    

MOTOR VEHICLE STOP

3,398 2,562 3,059 3,153 3,179 3,073    

MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE VIOLATION

32 21 29 52 51 51    

MURDER

0 0 0 0 0 0    

MV ARREST

59 56 62 59 49 61    

MV COMPLAINT OTHER

113 100 77 48 61 51    

MV CRASH FATAL

0 0 0 0 0 0    

MV CRASH INJURY

58 59 33 53 39 36    

MV CRASH NON INJURY

363 367 341 333 311 336    

MV CRASH WALK IN

19 24 22 16 17 12    

MV REPOSSESSION

6 6 1 3 2 5    

MV/HOUSE LOCKOUT

192 167 159 134 120 128    

NOISE COMPLAINT

42 39 40 61 27 28    

NON CRIMINAL INVEST (D.B.)

0 0 3 0 0 0    

NOTIFICATION

99 65 51 51 23 26    

NUMBERS/LOTTERY

0 0 0 0 0 0    

OBSCENE PHONE CALLS

2 1 0 0 0 0    

OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE

1 1 1 2 0 0    

ODOR OF GAS

4 10 21 7 10 6    

OFF AGAINST FAMILY

4 1 0 2 0 0    
OFFICER INITIATED CALLS (NON MOTOR VEH.) 10,444 10,400 8,726 8,090 8,093 8,038    

OPEN DOORS/WINDOWS

150 126 79 76 83 78    

PARKING COMPLAINT

65 41 46 52 33 25    

PARKING ENFORCEMENT

935 972 1,312 1,265 1,316 1,536    

PARKING VIOLATION

429 352 235 325 279 95    

PEDESTRIAN CONTACTS

66 42 52 63 36 43    

PERJURY

0 0 0 0 0 0    

POLICE INFORMATION

376 399 373 270 326 286    

PORNOGRAPHY

0 0 0 0 0 0    

POSS OF BURGLAR TOOLS

0 0 0 0 0 0    

POST/BREAK

9 3 0 0 1 8    

PRISONER TRANSPORT/JAIL DUTY

6 11 17 6 2 6    

PROPERTY DAMAGE

52 43 56 46 40 39    

PROSTITUTION/VICE

0 0 0 0 0 0    

PUBLIC NUISANCE

0 0 3 0 1 0    

PUBLIC SERVICE OTHER

1 7 7 5 3 8    

RADAR DETAIL

904 980 926 906 812 703    

RAPE/ATTEMPT

0 0 0 0 0 0    

RAPE/SEX ASSAULT

0 1 0 0 0 0    

RECORDS CHECKS

1 0 0 0 0 0    

REQUEST FOR OFFICER

288 233 136 175 100 98    

RESISTING ARREST

0 0 0 1 0 2    

RESTRAINING ORDER RECEIVED

48 35 30 36 27 28    

RESTRAINING ORDER SERVED

7 4 7 11 5 4    

RIOT

0 0 0 0 0 0    

ROADWAY CONDITIONS

194 204 159 159 120 109    

ROBBERY ALL

3 1 3 4 3 1    

ROBBERY/ALARM FALSE

 4 3 4 2 3 1    

ROLL CALL

 - - 18 694 710 715    

RUNAWAY JUVENILE

2 1 4 0 0 4    

SEX OFFENSE OTHER

2 1 0 1 0 0    

SIGNS/SIGNAL OUT

73 117 89 113 96 111    

SIMPLE ASSAULT

6 4 3 10 6 6    

SMOKE CONDITION

18 14 10 14 8 8    

SPECIAL DETAIL

576 669 545 545 555 584    

STOLEN PROPERTY/BUY POSS. OTHER

3 1 4 2 1 2    

STREET LIGHT OUT

94 83 69 89 96 109    

SUBPOENA SERVICE

2 1 2 2 3 7    

SUICIDE ATTEMPT OR ACTUAL

1 0 2 3 2 4    

SUMMONS SERVICE

13 1 9 5 10 6    

SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY

51 26 44 47 30 45    

SUSPICIOUS AUTO

62 55 34 72 53 50    

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/PROWLER

25 14 10 22 30 20    

THEFT OF MOTOR VEHICLE

3 3 7 4 4 2    

THEFT OTHERS

65 59 59 47 43 76    

THEFT SHOPLIFTING

48 34 17 19 19 27    

THREATS ALL/PHONE, KILL, BOMB, ETC. 

9 6 6 19 9 9    

TRAFFIC DETAIL OTHER

348 443 492 538 449 355    

TRAFFIC POST

3 53 37 12 33 9    

TRESPASSING

9 13 6 7 11 9    

UTILITIES-PUMP STATIONS

36 46 34 63 22 28    

VAGRANCY

1 0 0 0 0 0    

VIOL OF PAROLE

0 0 0 0 0 0    

VIOL OF RESTRAINING ORDER

4 11 5 3 3 6    

WARRANT ARREST

88 89 79 111 100 95    

WATER LEAKS/MAINS, HYDRANTS

15 22 14 25 16 15    

WEAPONS POSSESSION/CARRY

2 1 1 3 0 3    

WELFARE CHECK

 65 59 84 85 82 71    

TOTAL ARRESTS

 -- -- -- 339 260 305  

TOTAL CALLS

 32,775 30,948 28,915 29,501 28,933 28,552  

Morris Plains Crime Index

Year 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Crime Index Total

 96 127 93 83 71 65

Violent Crime

 2 6 3 5 4 3

Non-Violent Crime

 94 121 90 78 67 62

Crime rate per 1,000

 18.4 23.0 16.7 14.7 12.7 11.7

Violent Crime Rate per 1,000

 0.4 1.1 0.5 0.9 0.7 0.5

Non-Violent Crime Rate per 1,000

 18.0 21.9 16.2 13.9 12.0 11.2

Murder

 - - - - - -

Rape

 - - - - - -

Robbery

 1 3 1 2 4 2

Aggravated Assault

 1 3 2 3 - 1

Burglary

 23 14 10 11 6 8

Larceny

67 105 79 60 58 52

Motor Vehicle Theft

 4 2 1 7 3 2

Arson

 - - - 2 - -

Domestic Violence

 11 19 13 31 25 20

Bias Crime

 - - - - - -


The statistics listed only represent the most severe crime per incident. 

They do not represent all crimes but instead represent calls handled by the Morris Plains Police.