Leonia, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Leonia, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 84 total crimes committed in Leonia the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 913.2 total crimes per 100K people in Leonia.
  • The overall crime rate in Leonia is -60.71% below the national average.
  • Leonia ranks #224 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Leonia ranks #3,438 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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Leonia Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Leonia is 913.2 per 100,000 people. That's -60.71% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -32.53% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Leonia
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 84 913.2 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 1 10.9 3.7 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 3 32.6 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 4 43.5 195.4 369.8
Burglary 19 206.6 146.2 269.8
Larceny 57 619.7 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 4 43.5 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 80 869.8 1,158.2 1,954.4

Leonia 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 Leonia

4
Violent Crimes
43.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-88.24%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4 violent crimes in Leonia in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Leonia is 43.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,299.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Leonia each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -88.24% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -77.74% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Leonia

80
Property Crimes
869.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-55.50%
Below The National Average
  • There were 80 property crimes in Leonia in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Leonia is 869.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 115.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Leonia each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -55.50% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -24.90% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Leonia

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Fort Lee, NJ 39,636 599 1,511.3 1,357.4 153.9
Englewood, NJ 28,975 443 1,528.9 1,166.5 362.4
Cliffside Park, NJ 25,531 114 446.5 419.1 27.4
Port Washington, NY 20,071 144 717.5 687.6 29.9
Palisades Park, NJ 19,991 160 800.4 730.3 70.0
Fairview, NJ 14,850 161 1,084.2 1,003.4 80.8
Edgewater, NJ 14,793 190 1,284.4 1,230.3 54.1
Ridgefield Park, NJ 13,067 192 1,469.4 1,362.2 107.1
Ridgefield, NJ 11,368 86 756.5 730.1 26.4
Little Ferry, NJ 10,736 59 549.6 484.4 65.2

Leonia SnackAbility

9.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
9
Affordability
6
Diversity
10
Safety
9
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
4
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