Fanwood, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Fanwood, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 41 total crimes committed in Fanwood the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 530.3 total crimes per 100K people in Fanwood.
  • The overall crime rate in Fanwood is -77.19% below the national average.
  • Fanwood ranks #119 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Fanwood ranks #1,937 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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Fanwood Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Fanwood is 530.3 per 100,000 people. That's -77.19% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -60.82% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Fanwood
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 41 530.3 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.7 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2 25.9 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 2 25.9 195.4 369.8
Burglary 11 142.3 146.2 269.8
Larceny 25 323.3 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 38.8 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 39 504.4 1,158.2 1,954.4

Fanwood 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 Fanwood

2
Violent Crimes
25.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-93.01%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2 violent crimes in Fanwood in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Fanwood is 25.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 3,866.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Fanwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -93.01% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -86.76% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Fanwood

39
Property Crimes
504.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-74.19%
Below The National Average
  • There were 39 property crimes in Fanwood in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Fanwood is 504.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 198.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Fanwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -74.19% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -56.45% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Fanwood

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Plainfield, NJ 55,494 982 1,769.6 1,317.3 452.3
Westfield, NJ 30,628 238 777.1 760.7 16.3
South Plainfield, NJ 24,211 396 1,635.6 1,515.8 119.8
Summit, NJ 22,414 207 923.5 892.3 31.2
North Plainfield, NJ 22,394 350 1,562.9 1,402.2 160.8
Florham Park, NJ 13,685 57 416.5 387.3 29.2
New Providence, NJ 13,548 58 428.1 420.7 7.4
Lincoln Park, NJ 10,904 78 715.3 678.7 36.7
Boonton, NJ 8,805 87 988.1 919.9 68.1
Mountainside, NJ 6,902 39 565.1 565.1 0.0

Fanwood SnackAbility

10
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
8
Safety
9
Amenities
9
Education
9.5
Commute
1
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