Caldwell, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Caldwell, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 41 total crimes committed in Caldwell the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 469.4 total crimes per 100K people in Caldwell.
  • The overall crime rate in Caldwell is -79.80% below the national average.
  • Caldwell ranks #99 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Caldwell ranks #1,683 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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Caldwell Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Caldwell is 469.4 per 100,000 people. That's -79.80% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -65.32% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Caldwell
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 41 469.4 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.7 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 4 45.8 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 4 45.8 195.4 369.8
Burglary 1 11.4 146.2 269.8
Larceny 33 377.8 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 34.3 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 37 423.6 1,158.2 1,954.4

Caldwell 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 Caldwell

4
Violent Crimes
45.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-87.62%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4 violent crimes in Caldwell in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Caldwell is 45.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,183.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Caldwell each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -87.62% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -76.56% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Caldwell

37
Property Crimes
423.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-78.32%
Below The National Average
  • There were 37 property crimes in Caldwell in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Caldwell is 423.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 236.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Caldwell each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -78.32% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -63.42% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Caldwell

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
Woodland Park, NJ 13,171 150 1,138.9 1,085.7 53.1
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
Totowa, NJ 10,813 234 2,164.1 2,080.8 83.2
Hillsdale, NJ 10,011 34 339.6 329.6 10.0
Oradell, NJ 8,139 44 540.6 528.3 12.3

Caldwell SnackAbility

7.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9
Affordability
6
Diversity
8.5
Safety
9
Amenities
9
Education
9
Commute
6
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