Linden, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Linden, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 1,448 total crimes committed in Linden the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,317.1 total crimes per 100K people in Linden.
  • The overall crime rate in Linden is 42.72% above the national average.
  • Linden ranks #457 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Linden ranks #8,455 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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Linden Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Linden is 3,317.1 per 100,000 people. That's 42.72% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 145.07% higher than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Linden
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,448 3,317.1 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.7 6.3
Robbery 35 80.2 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 90 206.2 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 141 323.0 195.4 369.8
Burglary 89 203.9 146.2 269.8
Larceny 1,098 2,515.3 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 120 274.9 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 1,307 2,994.1 1,158.2 1,954.4

Linden 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 Linden

141
Violent Crimes
323.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-12.65%
Below The National Average
  • There were 141 violent crimes in Linden in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Linden is 323.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 309.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Linden each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -12.65% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 65.34% higher than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Linden

1,307
Property Crimes
2,994.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
53.20%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,307 property crimes in Linden in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Linden is 2,994.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 33.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Linden each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 53.20% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 158.52% higher than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Linden

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Elizabeth, NJ 134,065 4,065 3,032.1 2,551.7 480.4
Westfield, NJ 30,628 238 777.1 760.7 16.3
Rahway, NJ 30,149 336 1,114.5 975.2 139.3
Carteret, NJ 23,444 302 1,288.2 1,121.8 166.4
Roselle, NJ 22,257 282 1,267.0 1,141.2 125.8
Roselle Park, NJ 13,825 139 1,005.4 962.0 43.4
Florham Park, NJ 13,685 57 416.5 387.3 29.2
Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 12,005 79 658.1 633.1 25.0
Wood-Ridge, NJ 9,489 50 526.9 505.8 21.1
Kenilworth, NJ 8,280 97 1,171.5 1,159.4 12.1

Linden SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
5
Diversity
10
Safety
5
Amenities
9.5
Education
6
Commute
5
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