East Orange, NJ Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In East Orange, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 1,735 total crimes committed in East Orange in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,438.9 total crimes per 100K people in East Orange.
  • The overall crime rate in East Orange is 15.09% above the national average.
  • East Orange ranks #392 safest out of 457 cities in New Jersey.
  • East Orange ranks #7,962 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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East Orange Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in East Orange is 2,438.9 per 100,000 people. That's 15.09% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 48.26% higher than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,645.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
East Orange
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,735 2,438.9 1,645.1 2,119.2
Murder 5 7.0 2.3 5.0
Robbery 82 115.3 49.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 233 327.5 148.8 256.0
Violent Crime 346 486.4 217.7 359.0
Burglary 76 106.8 145.3 229.0
Larceny 880 1,237.0 1,119.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 433 608.7 162.6 259.0
Property Crime 1,389 1,952.5 1,427.3 1,760.0

East Orange 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 East Orange

346
Violent Crimes
486.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
35.48%
Above The National Average
  • There were 346 violent crimes in East Orange in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in East Orange is 486.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 205.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in East Orange each year. That compares to a 1 in 459.3 chance statewide.
  • That's 35.48% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 123.41% higher than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 217.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In East Orange

1,389
Property Crimes
1,952.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
10.94%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,389 property crimes in East Orange in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in East Orange is 1,952.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 51.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in East Orange each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 10.94% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 36.80% higher than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,427.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around East Orange

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Newark, NJ 309,708 7,862 2,538.5 1,957.3 581.2
Kearny, NJ 39,111 1,069 2,733.2 2,569.6 163.6
Westfield, NJ 31,111 178 572.1 556.1 16.1
Harrison, NJ 21,337 424 1,987.2 1,752.8 234.3
North Arlington, NJ 16,320 222 1,360.3 1,299.0 61.3
Florham Park, NJ 14,942 90 602.3 575.6 26.8
Oakland, NJ 12,944 48 370.8 339.9 30.9
Glen Rock, NJ 12,331 78 632.6 616.3 16.2
Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 12,272 61 497.1 472.6 24.4
Lincoln Park, NJ 11,211 70 624.4 606.5 17.8

East Orange SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
7
Safety
6
Amenities
10
Education
6
Commute
4
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