Garfield, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Garfield, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 535 total crimes committed in Garfield the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,653.7 total crimes per 100K people in Garfield.
  • The overall crime rate in Garfield is -28.85% below the national average.
  • Garfield ranks #366 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Garfield ranks #5,743 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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Garfield Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Garfield is 1,653.7 per 100,000 people. That's -28.85% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 22.18% higher than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Garfield
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 535 1,653.7 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.7 6.3
Robbery 9 27.8 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 24 74.2 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 36 111.3 195.4 369.8
Burglary 32 98.9 146.2 269.8
Larceny 431 1,332.3 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 36 111.3 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 499 1,542.5 1,158.2 1,954.4

Garfield 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 Garfield

36
Violent Crimes
111.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-69.91%
Below The National Average
  • There were 36 violent crimes in Garfield in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Garfield is 111.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 898.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Garfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -69.91% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -43.04% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Garfield

499
Property Crimes
1,542.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-21.08%
Below The National Average
  • There were 499 property crimes in Garfield in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Garfield is 1,542.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 64.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Garfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -21.08% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 33.18% higher than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Garfield

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Clifton, NJ 88,768 1,807 2,035.6 1,930.9 104.8
Passaic, NJ 69,003 1,761 2,552.1 2,008.6 543.5
Hackensack, NJ 45,413 1,191 2,622.6 2,415.6 207.0
Lodi, NJ 25,788 368 1,427.0 1,295.2 131.8
Elmwood Park, NJ 21,154 323 1,526.9 1,337.8 189.1
Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 12,005 79 658.1 633.1 25.0
Wallington, NJ 11,749 157 1,336.3 1,285.2 51.1
Maywood, NJ 9,966 115 1,153.9 1,083.7 70.2
Wood-Ridge, NJ 9,489 50 526.9 505.8 21.1

Garfield SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9
Affordability
4
Diversity
9
Safety
8
Amenities
10
Education
6
Commute
6
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