Boonton, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Boonton, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 87 total crimes committed in Boonton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 988.1 total crimes per 100K people in Boonton.
  • The overall crime rate in Boonton is -57.49% below the national average.
  • Boonton ranks #237 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Boonton ranks #3,692 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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Boonton Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Boonton is 988.1 per 100,000 people. That's -57.49% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -27.00% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Boonton
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 87 988.1 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.7 6.3
Robbery 1 11.4 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 4 45.4 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 6 68.1 195.4 369.8
Burglary 10 113.6 146.2 269.8
Larceny 64 726.9 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 7 79.5 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 81 919.9 1,158.2 1,954.4

Boonton 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 Boonton

6
Violent Crimes
68.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-81.57%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 violent crimes in Boonton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Boonton is 68.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,467.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Boonton each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -81.57% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -65.12% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Boonton

81
Property Crimes
919.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-52.93%
Below The National Average
  • There were 81 property crimes in Boonton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Boonton is 919.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 108.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Boonton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -52.93% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -20.57% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Boonton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Westfield, NJ 30,628 238 777.1 760.7 16.3
Florham Park, NJ 13,685 57 416.5 387.3 29.2
Oakland, NJ 12,616 60 475.6 443.9 31.7
Glen Rock, NJ 12,017 61 507.6 474.3 33.3
Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 12,005 79 658.1 633.1 25.0
Lincoln Park, NJ 10,904 78 715.3 678.7 36.7
Kinnelon, NJ 9,983 31 310.5 310.5 0.0
Butler, NJ 8,203 41 499.8 487.6 12.2
Oradell, NJ 8,139 44 540.6 528.3 12.3
Rockaway, NJ 6,589 17 258.0 258.0 0.0

Boonton SnackAbility

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