Clifton, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Clifton, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 1,807 total crimes committed in Clifton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,035.6 total crimes per 100K people in Clifton.
  • The overall crime rate in Clifton is -12.42% below the national average.
  • Clifton ranks #399 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Clifton ranks #6,609 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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Clifton Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Clifton is 2,035.6 per 100,000 people. That's -12.42% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 50.39% higher than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Clifton
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,807 2,035.6 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 2 2.3 3.7 6.3
Robbery 41 46.2 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 43 48.4 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 93 104.8 195.4 369.8
Burglary 104 117.2 146.2 269.8
Larceny 1,420 1,599.7 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 190 214.0 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 1,714 1,930.9 1,158.2 1,954.4

Clifton 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 Clifton

93
Violent Crimes
104.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-71.67%
Below The National Average
  • There were 93 violent crimes in Clifton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Clifton is 104.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 954.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Clifton each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -71.67% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -46.37% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Clifton

1,714
Property Crimes
1,930.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-1.20%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,714 property crimes in Clifton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Clifton is 1,930.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 51.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Clifton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -1.20% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 66.71% higher than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Clifton

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
Passaic, NJ 69,003 1,761 2,552.1 2,008.6 543.5
Garfield, NJ 32,351 535 1,653.7 1,542.5 111.3
Elmwood Park, NJ 21,154 323 1,526.9 1,337.8 189.1
Rutherford, NJ 18,592 225 1,210.2 1,172.5 37.7
Woodland Park, NJ 13,171 150 1,138.9 1,085.7 53.1
Wallington, NJ 11,749 157 1,336.3 1,285.2 51.1
Wood-Ridge, NJ 9,489 50 526.9 505.8 21.1

Clifton SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9
Affordability
5
Diversity
9.5
Safety
8
Amenities
10
Education
8
Commute
6
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