Kenilworth, NJ Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Kenilworth, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 73 total crimes committed in Kenilworth in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 869.7 total crimes per 100K people in Kenilworth.
  • The overall crime rate in Kenilworth is -58.96% below the national average.
  • Kenilworth ranks #195 safest out of 457 cities in New Jersey.
  • Kenilworth ranks #3,884 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.

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Kenilworth Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Kenilworth is 869.7 per 100,000 people. That's -58.96% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -47.13% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,645.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Kenilworth
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 73 869.7 1,645.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 49.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 1 11.9 148.8 256.0
Violent Crime 2 23.8 217.7 359.0
Burglary 5 59.6 145.3 229.0
Larceny 60 714.8 1,119.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 6 71.5 162.6 259.0
Property Crime 71 845.8 1,427.3 1,760.0

Kenilworth 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 Kenilworth

2
Violent Crimes
23.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-93.36%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2 violent crimes in Kenilworth in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Kenilworth is 23.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 4,197.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Kenilworth each year. That compares to a 1 in 459.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -93.36% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -89.06% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 217.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Kenilworth

71
Property Crimes
845.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-51.94%
Below The National Average
  • There were 71 property crimes in Kenilworth in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Kenilworth is 845.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 118.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Kenilworth each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -51.94% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -40.74% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,427.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Kenilworth

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Elizabeth, NJ 138,500 4,247 3,066.4 2,657.8 408.7
Linden, NJ 43,412 1,748 4,026.5 3,595.8 430.8
Westfield, NJ 31,111 178 572.1 556.1 16.1
Rahway, NJ 30,512 302 989.8 809.5 180.3
Roselle, NJ 22,740 298 1,310.5 1,117.0 193.5
Summit, NJ 22,731 179 787.5 730.3 57.2
Florham Park, NJ 14,942 90 602.3 575.6 26.8
Roselle Park, NJ 14,212 106 745.8 710.7 35.2
Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 12,272 61 497.1 472.6 24.4
Lincoln Park, NJ 11,211 70 624.4 606.5 17.8

Kenilworth SnackAbility

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