New Providence, NJ Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In New Providence, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 41 total crimes committed in New Providence in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 298.9 total crimes per 100K people in New Providence.
  • The overall crime rate in New Providence is -85.90% below the national average.
  • New Providence ranks #44 safest out of 457 cities in New Jersey.
  • New Providence ranks #1,241 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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New Providence Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in New Providence is 298.9 per 100,000 people. That's -85.90% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -81.83% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,645.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
New Providence
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 41 298.9 1,645.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 5.0
Robbery 2 14.6 49.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 3 21.9 148.8 256.0
Violent Crime 6 43.7 217.7 359.0
Burglary 1 7.3 145.3 229.0
Larceny 32 233.3 1,119.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 2 14.6 162.6 259.0
Property Crime 35 255.2 1,427.3 1,760.0

New Providence 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 New Providence

6
Violent Crimes
43.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-87.82%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 violent crimes in New Providence in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in New Providence is 43.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,286.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in New Providence each year. That compares to a 1 in 459.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -87.82% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -79.91% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 217.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In New Providence

35
Property Crimes
255.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-85.50%
Below The National Average
  • There were 35 property crimes in New Providence in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in New Providence is 255.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 391.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in New Providence each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -85.50% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -82.12% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,427.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around New Providence

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
Summit, NJ 22,731 179 787.5 730.3 57.2
Madison, NJ 16,643 70 420.6 408.6 12.0
Florham Park, NJ 14,942 90 602.3 575.6 26.8
Lincoln Park, NJ 11,211 70 624.4 606.5 17.8
Chatham, NJ 9,505 50 526.0 505.0 21.0
Boonton, NJ 9,023 82 908.8 886.6 22.2
Fanwood, NJ 7,790 58 744.5 731.7 12.8
Wharton, NJ 7,539 63 835.7 782.6 53.1
Mountainside, NJ 7,053 25 354.5 340.3 14.2

New Providence SnackAbility

10
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
9
Amenities
9
Education
10
Commute
3
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