East Rutherford, NJ Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In East Rutherford, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 185 total crimes committed in East Rutherford in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,738.1 total crimes per 100K people in East Rutherford.
  • The overall crime rate in East Rutherford is -17.99% below the national average.
  • East Rutherford ranks #340 safest out of 457 cities in New Jersey.
  • East Rutherford ranks #6,665 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 Rutherford Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in East Rutherford is 1,738.1 per 100,000 people. That's -17.99% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 5.65% higher than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,645.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
East Rutherford
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 185 1,738.1 1,645.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 5.0
Robbery 3 28.2 49.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 8 75.2 148.8 256.0
Violent Crime 12 112.7 217.7 359.0
Burglary 16 150.3 145.3 229.0
Larceny 137 1,287.1 1,119.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 20 187.9 162.6 259.0
Property Crime 173 1,625.3 1,427.3 1,760.0

East Rutherford 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 Rutherford

12
Violent Crimes
112.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-68.60%
Below The National Average
  • There were 12 violent crimes in East Rutherford in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in East Rutherford is 112.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 887.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in East Rutherford each year. That compares to a 1 in 459.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -68.60% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -48.21% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 217.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In East Rutherford

173
Property Crimes
1,625.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-7.65%
Below The National Average
  • There were 173 property crimes in East Rutherford in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in East Rutherford is 1,625.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 61.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in East Rutherford each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -7.65% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 13.87% higher than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,427.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around East Rutherford

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Secaucus, NJ 21,121 800 3,787.7 3,636.2 151.5
Rutherford, NJ 19,285 166 860.8 803.7 57.0
North Arlington, NJ 16,320 222 1,360.3 1,299.0 61.3
Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 12,272 61 497.1 472.6 24.4
Wallington, NJ 12,075 193 1,598.3 1,523.8 74.5
Little Ferry, NJ 10,736 59 549.6 484.4 65.2
Wood-Ridge, NJ 10,449 63 602.9 574.2 28.7
Carlstadt, NJ 6,461 105 1,625.1 1,563.2 61.9

East Rutherford SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9
Affordability
4
Diversity
9
Safety
8
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
5
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