Florham Park Crime Rose Slightly in April

Florham Park experienced an uptick in crime in April as compared to the same month in 2012, according to the New Jersey State Police.

Florham Park is a pretty safe town in general, so even a small uptick in crime can be significant. Percentages may look scary, but the numbers are far less intimidating.

According to the state police, Florham Park had six incidents of larceny theft in April 2013, compared to four in April 2012. Those two additional incidents translate to an increase of 50 percent.

See what we mean?

There were also two incidents of simple assault in April 2013, the same number as were reported in April 2012.

Overall, that's a total increase of 33.3 percent, from six reported incidents to eight for the month of April in 2013 over 2012.

In the year-to-date data, there were six incidents of simple assault reported between January and April 2013, compared to seven in the same time period in 2012.

Unlawful entries also fell, from two incidents in the first four months of 2012 to once in 2013. Motor vehicle thefts also fell by 100 percent--that's right, from one motor vehicle theft between January and April 2012 to none reported from January to April 2013.

There was one incident of forcible entry so far this year, the same as in 2013.

Larceny theft, however, once again makes all the difference. According to the state police, there have been 21 reported such incidents in the first four months of 2013, compared to 15 between January and April 2012.

The result? A 15.4 percent increase in crime over the same time period last year.

The New Jersey State Police have an online system for reporting month-by-month crime data. The report shows year-to-date data over the same time period last year, and monthly crime data compared to the same month in 2012.