Totowa, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Totowa, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 234 total crimes committed in Totowa the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,164.1 total crimes per 100K people in Totowa.
  • The overall crime rate in Totowa is -6.89% below the national average.
  • Totowa ranks #411 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Totowa ranks #6,877 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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Totowa Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Totowa is 2,164.1 per 100,000 people. That's -6.89% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 59.88% higher than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Totowa
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 234 2,164.1 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 1 9.2 3.7 6.3
Robbery 2 18.5 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 6 55.5 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 9 83.2 195.4 369.8
Burglary 15 138.7 146.2 269.8
Larceny 178 1,646.2 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 32 295.9 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 225 2,080.8 1,158.2 1,954.4

Totowa 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 Totowa

9
Violent Crimes
83.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-77.49%
Below The National Average
  • There were 9 violent crimes in Totowa in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Totowa is 83.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,201.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Totowa each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -77.49% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -57.40% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Totowa

225
Property Crimes
2,080.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
6.47%
Above The National Average
  • There were 225 property crimes in Totowa in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Totowa is 2,080.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 48.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Totowa each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 6.47% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 79.66% higher than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Totowa

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Paterson, NJ 144,947 3,593 2,478.8 1,490.2 988.6
Clifton, NJ 88,768 1,807 2,035.6 1,930.9 104.8
Woodland Park, NJ 13,171 150 1,138.9 1,085.7 53.1
Lincoln Park, NJ 10,904 78 715.3 678.7 36.7
Haledon, NJ 8,848 168 1,898.7 1,876.1 22.6
North Haledon, NJ 8,788 39 443.8 409.6 34.1
North Caldwell, NJ 6,666 26 390.0 360.0 30.0
Prospect Park, NJ 6,225 80 1,285.1 1,253.0 32.1

Totowa SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9
Affordability
7
Diversity
8.5
Safety
8
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
5
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