Hopatcong, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Hopatcong, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 42 total crimes committed in Hopatcong the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 288.4 total crimes per 100K people in Hopatcong.
  • The overall crime rate in Hopatcong is -87.59% below the national average.
  • Hopatcong ranks #44 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Hopatcong ranks #1,034 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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Hopatcong Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hopatcong is 288.4 per 100,000 people. That's -87.59% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -78.69% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hopatcong
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 42 288.4 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.7 6.3
Robbery 1 6.9 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 9 61.8 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 14 96.1 195.4 369.8
Burglary 5 34.3 146.2 269.8
Larceny 20 137.4 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 20.6 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 28 192.3 1,158.2 1,954.4

Hopatcong 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 Hopatcong

14
Violent Crimes
96.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-74.00%
Below The National Average
  • There were 14 violent crimes in Hopatcong in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hopatcong is 96.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,040.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hopatcong each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -74.00% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -50.79% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hopatcong

28
Property Crimes
192.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-90.16%
Below The National Average
  • There were 28 property crimes in Hopatcong in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hopatcong is 192.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 520.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hopatcong each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -90.16% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -83.40% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hopatcong

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Florham Park, NJ 13,685 57 416.5 387.3 29.2
Lincoln Park, NJ 10,904 78 715.3 678.7 36.7
Boonton, NJ 8,805 87 988.1 919.9 68.1
Butler, NJ 8,203 41 499.8 487.6 12.2
Bernardsville, NJ 7,786 27 346.8 346.8 0.0
Wharton, NJ 7,225 79 1,093.4 968.9 124.6
Morris Plains, NJ 6,138 80 1,303.4 1,270.8 32.6
Mount Arlington, NJ 5,908 33 558.6 457.0 101.6
Mendham, NJ 4,975 15 301.5 301.5 0.0
Netcong, NJ 3,973 33 830.6 729.9 100.7

Hopatcong SnackAbility

9.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
9
Amenities
8.5
Education
9
Commute
3
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