Riverton, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Riverton, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 15 total crimes committed in Riverton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 560.5 total crimes per 100K people in Riverton.
  • The overall crime rate in Riverton is -75.88% below the national average.
  • Riverton ranks #127 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Riverton ranks #2,057 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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Riverton Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Riverton is 560.5 per 100,000 people. That's -75.88% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -58.59% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Riverton
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 15 560.5 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 0 0.0 146.2 269.8
Larceny 14 523.2 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 37.4 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 15 560.5 1,158.2 1,954.4

Riverton 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 Riverton

0
Violent Crimes
0.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-100.00%
Below The National Average
  • There were 0 violent crimes in Riverton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Riverton is 0.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in inf chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Riverton 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 Riverton

15
Property Crimes
560.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-71.32%
Below The National Average
  • There were 15 property crimes in Riverton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Riverton is 560.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 178.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Riverton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -71.32% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -51.60% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Riverton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Philadelphia, PA 1,555,812 83,435 5,362.8 4,321.4 1,041.4
Palmyra, NJ 7,418 149 2,008.6 1,806.4 202.2
Merchantville, NJ 3,688 60 1,626.9 1,464.2 162.7
Rockledge, PA 2,619 59 2,252.8 2,061.9 190.9
Beverly, NJ 2,487 51 2,050.7 1,246.5 804.2

Riverton SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8
Diversity
7
Safety
9
Amenities
8
Education
9
Commute
4
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