Keansburg, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Keansburg, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 166 total crimes committed in Keansburg the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,701.3 total crimes per 100K people in Keansburg.
  • The overall crime rate in Keansburg is -26.80% below the national average.
  • Keansburg ranks #368 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Keansburg ranks #5,861 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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Keansburg Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Keansburg is 1,701.3 per 100,000 people. That's -26.80% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 25.69% higher than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Keansburg
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 166 1,701.3 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 1 10.2 3.7 6.3
Robbery 2 20.5 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 32 328.0 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 35 358.7 195.4 369.8
Burglary 21 215.2 146.2 269.8
Larceny 102 1,045.4 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 8 82.0 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 131 1,342.6 1,158.2 1,954.4

Keansburg 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 Keansburg

35
Violent Crimes
358.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-3.00%
Below The National Average
  • There were 35 violent crimes in Keansburg in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Keansburg is 358.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 278.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Keansburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -3.00% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 83.61% higher than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Keansburg

131
Property Crimes
1,342.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-31.30%
Below The National Average
  • There were 131 property crimes in Keansburg in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Keansburg is 1,342.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 74.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Keansburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -31.30% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 15.92% higher than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Keansburg

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Westfield, NJ 30,628 238 777.1 760.7 16.3
Matawan, NJ 9,734 4 41.1 41.1 0.0
Fanwood, NJ 7,732 41 530.3 504.4 25.9
Keyport, NJ 6,951 87 1,251.6 1,122.1 129.5
Mountainside, NJ 6,902 39 565.1 565.1 0.0
Little Silver, NJ 6,050 41 677.7 677.7 0.0
Union Beach, NJ 5,732 10 174.5 139.6 34.9

Keansburg SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
8
Safety
6
Amenities
9
Education
5
Commute
4
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