Elizabeth, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Elizabeth, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 4,065 total crimes committed in Elizabeth the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,032.1 total crimes per 100K people in Elizabeth.
  • The overall crime rate in Elizabeth is 30.46% above the national average.
  • Elizabeth ranks #447 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Elizabeth ranks #8,163 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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Elizabeth Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Elizabeth is 3,032.1 per 100,000 people. That's 30.46% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 124.01% higher than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Elizabeth
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 4,065 3,032.1 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 2 1.5 3.7 6.3
Robbery 228 170.1 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 364 271.5 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 644 480.4 195.4 369.8
Burglary 300 223.8 146.2 269.8
Larceny 2,426 1,809.6 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 695 518.4 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 3,421 2,551.7 1,158.2 1,954.4

Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth

644
Violent Crimes
480.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
29.90%
Above The National Average
  • There were 644 violent crimes in Elizabeth in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Elizabeth is 480.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 208.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Elizabeth each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 29.90% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 145.88% higher than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Elizabeth

3,421
Property Crimes
2,551.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
30.56%
Above The National Average
  • There were 3,421 property crimes in Elizabeth in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Elizabeth is 2,551.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 39.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Elizabeth each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 30.56% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 120.32% higher than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Elizabeth

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
Linden, NJ 43,652 1,448 3,317.1 2,994.1 323.0
Westfield, NJ 30,628 238 777.1 760.7 16.3
Rahway, NJ 30,149 336 1,114.5 975.2 139.3
Carteret, NJ 23,444 302 1,288.2 1,121.8 166.4
Roselle, NJ 22,257 282 1,267.0 1,141.2 125.8
Harrison, NJ 18,999 452 2,379.1 2,079.1 300.0
Roselle Park, NJ 13,825 139 1,005.4 962.0 43.4
Florham Park, NJ 13,685 57 416.5 387.3 29.2
Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 12,005 79 658.1 633.1 25.0

Elizabeth SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
3
Diversity
9
Safety
4
Amenities
10
Education
4
Commute
7
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