New Providence, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in New Providence:

  • There were 58 total crimes committed in New Providence the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 428.1 total crimes per 100K people in New Providence.
  • The overall crime rate in New Providence is -81.58% below the national average.
  • New Providence ranks #81 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • New Providence ranks #1,529 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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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 428.1 per 100,000 people. That's -81.58% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -68.37% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
New Providence
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 58 428.1 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 1 7.4 195.4 369.8
Burglary 1 7.4 146.2 269.8
Larceny 47 346.9 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 9 66.4 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 57 420.7 1,158.2 1,954.4

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 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In New Providence

1
Violent Crimes
7.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-98.00%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1 violent crimes in New Providence in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in New Providence is 7.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 13,548.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in New Providence each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -98.00% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -96.22% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In New Providence

57
Property Crimes
420.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-78.47%
Below The National Average
  • There were 57 property crimes in New Providence in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in New Providence is 420.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 237.7 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 -78.47% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -63.67% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 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 30,628 238 777.1 760.7 16.3
Summit, NJ 22,414 207 923.5 892.3 31.2
Madison, NJ 18,563 85 457.9 447.1 10.8
Florham Park, NJ 13,685 57 416.5 387.3 29.2
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
Fanwood, NJ 7,732 41 530.3 504.4 25.9
Wharton, NJ 7,225 79 1,093.4 968.9 124.6
Mountainside, NJ 6,902 39 565.1 565.1 0.0

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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