Harrison, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Harrison, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 452 total crimes committed in Harrison the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,379.1 total crimes per 100K people in Harrison.
  • The overall crime rate in Harrison is 2.36% above the national average.
  • Harrison ranks #424 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Harrison ranks #7,273 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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Harrison Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Harrison is 2,379.1 per 100,000 people. That's 2.36% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 75.76% higher than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Harrison
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 452 2,379.1 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.7 6.3
Robbery 18 94.7 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 34 179.0 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 57 300.0 195.4 369.8
Burglary 16 84.2 146.2 269.8
Larceny 333 1,752.7 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 46 242.1 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 395 2,079.1 1,158.2 1,954.4

Harrison 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 Harrison

57
Violent Crimes
300.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-18.87%
Below The National Average
  • There were 57 violent crimes in Harrison in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Harrison is 300.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 333.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Harrison each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -18.87% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 53.57% higher than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Harrison

395
Property Crimes
2,079.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
6.38%
Above The National Average
  • There were 395 property crimes in Harrison in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Harrison is 2,079.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 48.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Harrison each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 6.38% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 79.51% higher than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Harrison

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
Elizabeth, NJ 134,065 4,065 3,032.1 2,551.7 480.4
East Orange, NJ 64,320 1,104 1,716.4 1,259.3 457.1
Kearny, NJ 38,906 914 2,349.3 2,228.4 120.8
Westfield, NJ 30,628 238 777.1 760.7 16.3
Secaucus, NJ 20,519 648 3,158.0 2,924.1 233.9
North Arlington, NJ 15,695 113 720.0 675.4 44.6
Florham Park, NJ 13,685 57 416.5 387.3 29.2
Glen Rock, NJ 12,017 61 507.6 474.3 33.3
Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 12,005 79 658.1 633.1 25.0

Harrison SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9
Affordability
3
Diversity
9.5
Safety
7
Amenities
9.5
Education
8
Commute
3
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