East Orange, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in East Orange:

  • There were 1,104 total crimes committed in East Orange the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,716.4 total crimes per 100K people in East Orange.
  • The overall crime rate in East Orange is -26.15% below the national average.
  • East Orange ranks #373 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • East Orange ranks #5,900 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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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 1,716.4 per 100,000 people. That's -26.15% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 26.81% higher than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
East Orange
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,104 1,716.4 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 6 9.3 3.7 6.3
Robbery 76 118.2 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 194 301.6 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 294 457.1 195.4 369.8
Burglary 72 111.9 146.2 269.8
Larceny 566 880.0 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 172 267.4 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 810 1,259.3 1,158.2 1,954.4

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 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In East Orange

294
Violent Crimes
457.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
23.60%
Above The National Average
  • There were 294 violent crimes in East Orange in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in East Orange is 457.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 218.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in East Orange each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 23.60% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 133.97% higher than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In East Orange

810
Property Crimes
1,259.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-35.56%
Below The National Average
  • There were 810 property crimes in East Orange in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in East Orange is 1,259.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 79.4 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 -35.56% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 8.73% higher than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 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 304,311 7,121 2,340.0 1,820.2 519.9
Kearny, NJ 38,906 914 2,349.3 2,228.4 120.8
Westfield, NJ 30,628 238 777.1 760.7 16.3
Harrison, NJ 18,999 452 2,379.1 2,079.1 300.0
North Arlington, NJ 15,695 113 720.0 675.4 44.6
Florham Park, NJ 13,685 57 416.5 387.3 29.2
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

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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