Garfield, NJ Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Garfield, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 646 total crimes committed in Garfield in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,950.0 total crimes per 100K people in Garfield.
  • The overall crime rate in Garfield is -7.99% below the national average.
  • Garfield ranks #354 safest out of 457 cities in New Jersey.
  • Garfield ranks #7,111 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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Garfield Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Garfield is 1,950.0 per 100,000 people. That's -7.99% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 18.53% higher than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,645.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Garfield
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 646 1,950.0 1,645.1 2,119.2
Murder 1 3.0 2.3 5.0
Robbery 14 42.3 49.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 44 132.8 148.8 256.0
Violent Crime 66 199.2 217.7 359.0
Burglary 28 84.5 145.3 229.0
Larceny 449 1,355.3 1,119.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 103 310.9 162.6 259.0
Property Crime 580 1,750.7 1,427.3 1,760.0

Garfield 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 Garfield

66
Violent Crimes
199.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-44.51%
Below The National Average
  • There were 66 violent crimes in Garfield in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Garfield is 199.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 502.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Garfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 459.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -44.51% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -8.49% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 217.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Garfield

580
Property Crimes
1,750.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-0.53%
Below The National Average
  • There were 580 property crimes in Garfield in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Garfield is 1,750.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 57.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Garfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -0.53% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 22.66% higher than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,427.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Garfield

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Clifton, NJ 89,870 2,185 2,431.3 2,265.5 165.8
Passaic, NJ 69,938 1,788 2,556.6 1,837.3 719.2
Hackensack, NJ 46,667 1,060 2,271.4 2,025.0 246.4
Lodi, NJ 26,296 397 1,509.7 1,350.0 159.7
Elmwood Park, NJ 21,682 535 2,467.5 2,246.1 221.4
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
Wood-Ridge, NJ 10,449 63 602.9 574.2 28.7
Maywood, NJ 10,230 158 1,544.5 1,397.8 146.6

Garfield SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9
Affordability
4
Diversity
9
Safety
8
Amenities
10
Education
6
Commute
6
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