Leonia, NJ Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Leonia, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 49 total crimes committed in Leonia in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 515.4 total crimes per 100K people in Leonia.
  • The overall crime rate in Leonia is -75.68% below the national average.
  • Leonia ranks #106 safest out of 457 cities in New Jersey.
  • Leonia ranks #2,304 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

Leonia Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Leonia is 515.4 per 100,000 people. That's -75.68% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -68.67% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,645.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Leonia
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 49 515.4 1,645.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 49.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 3 31.6 148.8 256.0
Violent Crime 3 31.6 217.7 359.0
Burglary 11 115.7 145.3 229.0
Larceny 32 336.6 1,119.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 3 31.6 162.6 259.0
Property Crime 46 483.9 1,427.3 1,760.0

Leonia 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 Leonia

3
Violent Crimes
31.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-91.21%
Below The National Average
  • There were 3 violent crimes in Leonia in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Leonia is 31.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 3,169.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Leonia each year. That compares to a 1 in 459.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -91.21% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -85.51% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 217.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Leonia

46
Property Crimes
483.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-72.51%
Below The National Average
  • There were 46 property crimes in Leonia in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Leonia is 483.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 206.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Leonia each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -72.51% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -66.10% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,427.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Leonia

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Fort Lee, NJ 40,445 498 1,231.3 1,100.3 131.0
Englewood, NJ 30,405 398 1,309.0 1,078.8 230.2
Cliffside Park, NJ 26,105 201 770.0 643.6 126.4
Palisades Park, NJ 20,477 146 713.0 688.6 24.4
Port Washington, NY 19,888 186 935.2 809.5 125.7
Fairview, NJ 15,232 168 1,102.9 991.3 111.6
Edgewater, NJ 15,063 199 1,321.1 1,281.3 39.8
Ridgefield Park, NJ 13,401 151 1,126.8 1,044.7 82.1
Ridgefield, NJ 11,650 89 763.9 712.4 51.5
Little Ferry, NJ 10,736 59 549.6 484.4 65.2

Leonia SnackAbility

9.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
9
Affordability
6
Diversity
10
Safety
9
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
4
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