East Rutherford, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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

  • There were 175 total crimes committed in East Rutherford the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,767.0 total crimes per 100K people in East Rutherford.
  • The overall crime rate in East Rutherford is -23.98% below the national average.
  • East Rutherford ranks #376 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • East Rutherford ranks #5,998 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 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 1,767.0 per 100,000 people. That's -23.98% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 30.54% higher than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
East Rutherford
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 175 1,767.0 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.7 6.3
Robbery 2 20.2 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 5 50.5 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 8 80.8 195.4 369.8
Burglary 8 80.8 146.2 269.8
Larceny 138 1,393.4 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 21 212.0 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 167 1,686.2 1,158.2 1,954.4

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 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In East Rutherford

8
Violent Crimes
80.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-78.16%
Below The National Average
  • There were 8 violent crimes in East Rutherford in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in East Rutherford is 80.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,238.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in East Rutherford each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -78.16% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -58.65% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In East Rutherford

167
Property Crimes
1,686.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-13.72%
Below The National Average
  • There were 167 property crimes in East Rutherford in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in East Rutherford is 1,686.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 59.3 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 -13.72% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 45.59% higher than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 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 20,519 648 3,158.0 2,924.1 233.9
Rutherford, NJ 18,592 225 1,210.2 1,172.5 37.7
North Arlington, NJ 15,695 113 720.0 675.4 44.6
Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 12,005 79 658.1 633.1 25.0
Wallington, NJ 11,749 157 1,336.3 1,285.2 51.1
Little Ferry, NJ 10,736 59 549.6 484.4 65.2
Wood-Ridge, NJ 9,489 50 526.9 505.8 21.1
Carlstadt, NJ 6,316 131 2,074.1 2,026.6 47.5
Moonachie, NJ 3,093 53 1,713.5 1,681.2 32.3

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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