Dunellen, NJ Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Dunellen, NJ Summary

Crime in Dunellen research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Dunellen over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Dunellen:

  • There were 79 total crimes committed in Dunellen in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 922.8 total crimes per 100K people in Dunellen.
  • The overall crime rate in Dunellen is -56.46% below the national average.
  • Dunellen ranks #214 safest out of 457 cities in New Jersey.
  • Dunellen ranks #4,096 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Dunellen Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Dunellen is 922.8 per 100,000 people. That's -56.46% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -43.91% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,645.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Dunellen
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 79 922.8 1,645.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 5.0
Robbery 2 23.4 49.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 6 70.1 148.8 256.0
Violent Crime 8 93.4 217.7 359.0
Burglary 6 70.1 145.3 229.0
Larceny 60 700.9 1,119.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 5 58.4 162.6 259.0
Property Crime 71 829.3 1,427.3 1,760.0

Dunellen Crime Compared To New Jersey Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in New Jersey.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Dunellen

8
Violent Crimes
93.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-73.97%
Below The National Average
  • There were 8 violent crimes in Dunellen in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Dunellen is 93.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,070.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Dunellen each year. That compares to a 1 in 459.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -73.97% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -57.08% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 217.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Dunellen

71
Property Crimes
829.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-52.88%
Below The National Average
  • There were 71 property crimes in Dunellen in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Dunellen is 829.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 120.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Dunellen each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -52.88% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -41.90% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,427.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Dunellen

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Plainfield, NJ 55,975 1,131 2,020.5 1,609.6 410.9
Westfield, NJ 31,111 178 572.1 556.1 16.1
South Plainfield, NJ 24,605 504 2,048.4 1,930.5 117.9
North Plainfield, NJ 23,071 372 1,612.4 1,460.7 151.7
Florham Park, NJ 14,942 90 602.3 575.6 26.8
Bound Brook, NJ 12,058 177 1,467.9 1,385.0 82.9
Bernardsville, NJ 8,018 51 636.1 598.7 37.4
Fanwood, NJ 7,790 58 744.5 731.7 12.8
Mountainside, NJ 7,053 25 354.5 340.3 14.2
Morris Plains, NJ 6,827 81 1,186.5 1,127.9 58.6

Dunellen SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
9.5
Safety
8
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
4
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