Emerson, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Emerson, NJ Summary

Crime in Emerson research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Emerson 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 Emerson:

  • There were 22 total crimes committed in Emerson the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 278.5 total crimes per 100K people in Emerson.
  • The overall crime rate in Emerson is -88.02% below the national average.
  • Emerson ranks #39 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Emerson ranks #998 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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Emerson Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Emerson is 278.5 per 100,000 people. That's -88.02% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -79.43% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Emerson
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 22 278.5 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.7 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 0 0.0 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 0 0.0 195.4 369.8
Burglary 2 25.3 146.2 269.8
Larceny 19 240.5 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 12.7 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 22 278.5 1,158.2 1,954.4

Emerson 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 Emerson

0
Violent Crimes
0.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-100.00%
Below The National Average
  • There were 0 violent crimes in Emerson in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Emerson is 0.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in inf chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Emerson each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -100.00% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -100.00% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Emerson

22
Property Crimes
278.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-85.75%
Below The National Average
  • There were 22 property crimes in Emerson in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Emerson is 278.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 359.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Emerson each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -85.75% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -75.96% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Emerson

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Paramus, NJ 26,242 1,105 4,210.8 4,172.7 38.1
Dumont, NJ 18,533 69 372.3 334.5 37.8
New Milford, NJ 16,897 60 355.1 349.2 5.9
River Edge, NJ 11,950 101 845.2 836.8 8.4
Westwood, NJ 11,495 46 400.2 374.1 26.1
Hillsdale, NJ 10,011 34 339.6 329.6 10.0
Closter, NJ 8,474 61 719.8 719.8 0.0
Oradell, NJ 8,139 44 540.6 528.3 12.3
Harrington Park, NJ 4,730 8 169.1 169.1 0.0
Haworth, NJ 3,391 3 88.5 88.5 0.0

Emerson SnackAbility

10
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
7
Diversity
8
Safety
9.5
Amenities
8.5
Education
9
Commute
5
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