Chatham, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Chatham, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 68 total crimes committed in Chatham the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 730.6 total crimes per 100K people in Chatham.
  • The overall crime rate in Chatham is -68.56% below the national average.
  • Chatham ranks #174 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Chatham ranks #2,755 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.

Additional research about crime in New Jersey

Chatham Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Chatham is 730.6 per 100,000 people. That's -68.56% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -46.02% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Chatham
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 68 730.6 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.7 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1 10.7 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 1 10.7 195.4 369.8
Burglary 9 96.7 146.2 269.8
Larceny 36 386.8 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 22 236.4 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 67 719.9 1,158.2 1,954.4

Chatham 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 Chatham

1
Violent Crimes
10.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-97.09%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1 violent crimes in Chatham in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Chatham is 10.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 9,307.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Chatham each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -97.09% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -94.50% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Chatham

67
Property Crimes
719.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-63.17%
Below The National Average
  • There were 67 property crimes in Chatham in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Chatham is 719.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 138.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Chatham each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -63.17% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -37.84% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Chatham

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Morristown, TN 30,988 1,364 4,401.7 3,682.1 719.6
Westfield, NJ 30,628 238 777.1 760.7 16.3
Summit, NJ 22,414 207 923.5 892.3 31.2
Madison, NJ 18,563 85 457.9 447.1 10.8
Florham Park, NJ 13,685 57 416.5 387.3 29.2
New Providence, NJ 13,548 58 428.1 420.7 7.4
Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 12,005 79 658.1 633.1 25.0
Lincoln Park, NJ 10,904 78 715.3 678.7 36.7
Boonton, NJ 8,805 87 988.1 919.9 68.1
Kenilworth, NJ 8,280 97 1,171.5 1,159.4 12.1

Chatham SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
10
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
9
Amenities
8.5
Education
10
Commute
2
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