Clinton, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Clinton, NJ Summary

Crime in Clinton research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Clinton over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Clinton:

  • There were 12 total crimes committed in Clinton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 429.3 total crimes per 100K people in Clinton.
  • The overall crime rate in Clinton is -81.53% below the national average.
  • Clinton ranks #82 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Clinton ranks #1,532 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Clinton Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Clinton is 429.3 per 100,000 people. That's -81.53% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -68.28% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Clinton
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 12 429.3 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.7 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 3 107.3 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 3 107.3 195.4 369.8
Burglary 1 35.8 146.2 269.8
Larceny 7 250.4 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 35.8 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 9 322.0 1,158.2 1,954.4

Clinton Crime Compared To New Jersey Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in New Jersey.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Clinton

3
Violent Crimes
107.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-70.97%
Below The National Average
  • There were 3 violent crimes in Clinton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Clinton is 107.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 931.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Clinton each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -70.97% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -45.06% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Clinton

9
Property Crimes
322.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-83.52%
Below The National Average
  • There were 9 property crimes in Clinton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Clinton is 322.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 310.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Clinton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -83.52% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -72.20% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Clinton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Manville, NJ 10,763 137 1,272.9 1,189.3 83.6
Raritan, NJ 10,609 82 772.9 763.5 9.4
Bernardsville, NJ 7,786 27 346.8 346.8 0.0
Mendham, NJ 4,975 15 301.5 301.5 0.0
High Bridge, NJ 3,641 25 686.6 631.7 54.9
Califon, NJ 1,016 0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Clinton SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
9.5
Amenities
8
Education
9.5
Commute
4
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