North Plainfield, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In North Plainfield, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 350 total crimes committed in North Plainfield the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,562.9 total crimes per 100K people in North Plainfield.
  • The overall crime rate in North Plainfield is -32.75% below the national average.
  • North Plainfield ranks #346 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • North Plainfield ranks #5,488 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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North Plainfield Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in North Plainfield is 1,562.9 per 100,000 people. That's -32.75% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 15.47% higher than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
North Plainfield
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 350 1,562.9 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 1 4.5 3.7 6.3
Robbery 12 53.6 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 16 71.4 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 36 160.8 195.4 369.8
Burglary 25 111.6 146.2 269.8
Larceny 261 1,165.5 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 28 125.0 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 314 1,402.2 1,158.2 1,954.4

North Plainfield 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 North Plainfield

36
Violent Crimes
160.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-56.53%
Below The National Average
  • There were 36 violent crimes in North Plainfield in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in North Plainfield is 160.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 622.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in North Plainfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -56.53% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -17.71% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In North Plainfield

314
Property Crimes
1,402.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-28.26%
Below The National Average
  • There were 314 property crimes in North Plainfield in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in North Plainfield is 1,402.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 71.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in North Plainfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -28.26% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 21.06% higher than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around North Plainfield

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Plainfield, NJ 55,494 982 1,769.6 1,317.3 452.3
Westfield, NJ 30,628 238 777.1 760.7 16.3
South Plainfield, NJ 24,211 396 1,635.6 1,515.8 119.8
Florham Park, NJ 13,685 57 416.5 387.3 29.2
New Providence, NJ 13,548 58 428.1 420.7 7.4
Boonton, NJ 8,805 87 988.1 919.9 68.1
Fanwood, NJ 7,732 41 530.3 504.4 25.9
Dunellen, NJ 7,525 65 863.8 823.9 39.9
Mountainside, NJ 6,902 39 565.1 565.1 0.0
Watchung, NJ 6,468 293 4,530.0 4,468.2 61.8

North Plainfield SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
10
Safety
8
Amenities
9.5
Education
7
Commute
4
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