Garwood, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Garwood, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 21 total crimes committed in Garwood the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 481.9 total crimes per 100K people in Garwood.
  • The overall crime rate in Garwood is -79.27% below the national average.
  • Garwood ranks #105 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Garwood ranks #1,727 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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Garwood Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Garwood is 481.9 per 100,000 people. That's -79.27% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -64.40% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Garwood
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 21 481.9 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 45.9 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 2 45.9 195.4 369.8
Burglary 1 22.9 146.2 269.8
Larceny 18 413.0 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 19 436.0 1,158.2 1,954.4

Garwood 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 Garwood

2
Violent Crimes
45.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-87.59%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2 violent crimes in Garwood in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Garwood is 45.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,179.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Garwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -87.59% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -76.51% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Garwood

19
Property Crimes
436.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-77.69%
Below The National Average
  • There were 19 property crimes in Garwood in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Garwood is 436.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 229.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Garwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -77.69% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -62.36% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Garwood

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
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
Summit, NJ 22,414 207 923.5 892.3 31.2
Roselle, NJ 22,257 282 1,267.0 1,141.2 125.8
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
Lincoln Park, NJ 10,904 78 715.3 678.7 36.7
Wood-Ridge, NJ 9,489 50 526.9 505.8 21.1

Garwood SnackAbility

9.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9
Affordability
5
Diversity
8
Safety
9.5
Amenities
8.5
Education
8.5
Commute
4
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