Keansburg, NJ Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Keansburg, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 140 total crimes committed in Keansburg in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,455.8 total crimes per 100K people in Keansburg.
  • The overall crime rate in Keansburg is -31.31% below the national average.
  • Keansburg ranks #307 safest out of 457 cities in New Jersey.
  • Keansburg ranks #5,906 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

Keansburg Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Keansburg is 1,455.8 per 100,000 people. That's -31.31% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -11.51% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,645.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Keansburg
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 140 1,455.8 1,645.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 5.0
Robbery 3 31.2 49.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 12 124.8 148.8 256.0
Violent Crime 17 176.8 217.7 359.0
Burglary 11 114.4 145.3 229.0
Larceny 106 1,102.2 1,119.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 6 62.4 162.6 259.0
Property Crime 123 1,279.0 1,427.3 1,760.0

Keansburg 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 Keansburg

17
Violent Crimes
176.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-50.76%
Below The National Average
  • There were 17 violent crimes in Keansburg in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Keansburg is 176.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 565.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Keansburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 459.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -50.76% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -18.80% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 217.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Keansburg

123
Property Crimes
1,279.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-27.33%
Below The National Average
  • There were 123 property crimes in Keansburg in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Keansburg is 1,279.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 78.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Keansburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -27.33% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -10.39% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,427.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Keansburg

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Westfield, NJ 31,111 178 572.1 556.1 16.1
Matawan, NJ 9,757 2 20.5 20.5 0.0
Fanwood, NJ 7,790 58 744.5 731.7 12.8
Keyport, NJ 7,072 126 1,781.7 1,597.9 183.8
Mountainside, NJ 7,053 25 354.5 340.3 14.2
Little Silver, NJ 6,029 38 630.3 597.1 33.2
Union Beach, NJ 5,702 6 105.2 87.7 17.5

Keansburg SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
8
Safety
6
Amenities
9
Education
5
Commute
4
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