Roselle Park, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Roselle Park, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 139 total crimes committed in Roselle Park the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,005.4 total crimes per 100K people in Roselle Park.
  • The overall crime rate in Roselle Park is -56.74% below the national average.
  • Roselle Park ranks #243 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Roselle Park ranks #3,749 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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Roselle Park Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Roselle Park is 1,005.4 per 100,000 people. That's -56.74% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -25.72% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Roselle Park
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 139 1,005.4 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.7 6.3
Robbery 1 7.2 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 3 21.7 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 6 43.4 195.4 369.8
Burglary 11 79.6 146.2 269.8
Larceny 114 824.6 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 8 57.9 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 133 962.0 1,158.2 1,954.4

Roselle Park 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 Roselle Park

6
Violent Crimes
43.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-88.26%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 violent crimes in Roselle Park in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Roselle Park is 43.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,304.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Roselle Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -88.26% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -77.79% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Roselle Park

133
Property Crimes
962.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-50.78%
Below The National Average
  • There were 133 property crimes in Roselle Park in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Roselle Park is 962.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 103.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Roselle Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -50.78% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -16.94% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Roselle Park

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Elizabeth, NJ 134,065 4,065 3,032.1 2,551.7 480.4
Linden, NJ 43,652 1,448 3,317.1 2,994.1 323.0
Westfield, NJ 30,628 238 777.1 760.7 16.3
Rahway, NJ 30,149 336 1,114.5 975.2 139.3
Roselle, NJ 22,257 282 1,267.0 1,141.2 125.8
Florham Park, NJ 13,685 57 416.5 387.3 29.2
Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 12,005 79 658.1 633.1 25.0
Lincoln Park, NJ 10,904 78 715.3 678.7 36.7
Wood-Ridge, NJ 9,489 50 526.9 505.8 21.1
Leonia, NJ 9,198 84 913.2 869.8 43.5

Roselle Park SnackAbility

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