Hawthorne, NJ Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Hawthorne, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 178 total crimes committed in Hawthorne in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 894.5 total crimes per 100K people in Hawthorne.
  • The overall crime rate in Hawthorne is -57.79% below the national average.
  • Hawthorne ranks #206 safest out of 457 cities in New Jersey.
  • Hawthorne ranks #3,991 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.

Additional research about crime in New Jersey

Hawthorne Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hawthorne is 894.5 per 100,000 people. That's -57.79% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -45.62% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,645.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hawthorne
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 178 894.5 1,645.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 49.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 5 25.1 148.8 256.0
Violent Crime 5 25.1 217.7 359.0
Burglary 8 40.2 145.3 229.0
Larceny 150 753.8 1,119.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 15 75.4 162.6 259.0
Property Crime 173 869.4 1,427.3 1,760.0

Hawthorne 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 Hawthorne

5
Violent Crimes
25.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-93.00%
Below The National Average
  • There were 5 violent crimes in Hawthorne in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hawthorne is 25.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 3,979.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hawthorne each year. That compares to a 1 in 459.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -93.00% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -88.46% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 217.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hawthorne

173
Property Crimes
869.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-50.60%
Below The National Average
  • There were 173 property crimes in Hawthorne in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hawthorne is 869.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 115.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hawthorne each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -50.60% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -39.09% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,427.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hawthorne

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Paterson, NJ 158,903 5,291 3,329.7 2,351.1 978.6
Fair Lawn, NJ 36,579 359 981.4 937.7 43.7
Ridgewood, NJ 26,864 169 629.1 584.4 44.7
Elmwood Park, NJ 21,682 535 2,467.5 2,246.1 221.4
Glen Rock, NJ 12,331 78 632.6 616.3 16.2
Waldwick, NJ 10,332 38 367.8 348.4 19.4
Haledon, NJ 8,848 168 1,898.7 1,876.1 22.6
North Haledon, NJ 8,732 30 343.6 286.3 57.3
Midland Park, NJ 7,110 50 703.2 661.0 42.2
Prospect Park, NJ 6,310 88 1,394.6 1,299.5 95.1

Hawthorne SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9
Affordability
7
Diversity
8.5
Safety
9
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
6
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