Mountainside, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Mountainside, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 39 total crimes committed in Mountainside the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 565.1 total crimes per 100K people in Mountainside.
  • The overall crime rate in Mountainside is -75.69% below the national average.
  • Mountainside ranks #128 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Mountainside ranks #2,077 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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Mountainside Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Mountainside is 565.1 per 100,000 people. That's -75.69% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -58.25% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Mountainside
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 39 565.1 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.7 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 0 0.0 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 0 0.0 195.4 369.8
Burglary 6 86.9 146.2 269.8
Larceny 25 362.2 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 8 115.9 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 39 565.1 1,158.2 1,954.4

Mountainside 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 Mountainside

0
Violent Crimes
0.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-100.00%
Below The National Average
  • There were 0 violent crimes in Mountainside in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Mountainside is 0.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in inf chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Mountainside each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -100.00% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -100.00% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Mountainside

39
Property Crimes
565.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-71.09%
Below The National Average
  • There were 39 property crimes in Mountainside in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Mountainside is 565.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 177.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Mountainside each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -71.09% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -51.21% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Mountainside

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Westfield, NJ 30,628 238 777.1 760.7 16.3
Summit, NJ 22,414 207 923.5 892.3 31.2
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
New Providence, NJ 13,548 58 428.1 420.7 7.4
Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 12,005 79 658.1 633.1 25.0
Lincoln Park, NJ 10,904 78 715.3 678.7 36.7
Chatham, NJ 9,307 68 730.6 719.9 10.7
Boonton, NJ 8,805 87 988.1 919.9 68.1
Kenilworth, NJ 8,280 97 1,171.5 1,159.4 12.1

Mountainside SnackAbility

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