Oakland, NJ Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Oakland, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 48 total crimes committed in Oakland in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 370.8 total crimes per 100K people in Oakland.
  • The overall crime rate in Oakland is -82.50% below the national average.
  • Oakland ranks #67 safest out of 457 cities in New Jersey.
  • Oakland ranks #1,579 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

Oakland Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Oakland is 370.8 per 100,000 people. That's -82.50% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -77.46% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,645.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Oakland
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 48 370.8 1,645.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 5.0
Robbery 2 15.5 49.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 2 15.5 148.8 256.0
Violent Crime 4 30.9 217.7 359.0
Burglary 9 69.5 145.3 229.0
Larceny 33 254.9 1,119.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 2 15.5 162.6 259.0
Property Crime 44 339.9 1,427.3 1,760.0

Oakland 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 Oakland

4
Violent Crimes
30.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-91.39%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4 violent crimes in Oakland in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Oakland is 30.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 3,236.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Oakland each year. That compares to a 1 in 459.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -91.39% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -85.81% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 217.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Oakland

44
Property Crimes
339.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-80.69%
Below The National Average
  • There were 44 property crimes in Oakland in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Oakland is 339.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 294.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Oakland each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -80.69% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -76.18% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,427.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Oakland

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Ramsey, NJ 15,009 155 1,032.7 1,012.7 20.0
Ringwood, NJ 11,623 25 215.1 180.7 34.4
Franklin Lakes, NJ 11,251 45 400.0 373.3 26.7
Wanaque, NJ 11,213 25 223.0 187.3 35.7
Lincoln Park, NJ 11,211 70 624.4 606.5 17.8
Pompton Lakes, NJ 10,851 44 405.5 396.3 9.2
North Haledon, NJ 8,732 30 343.6 286.3 57.3
Bloomingdale, NJ 7,711 39 505.8 350.1 155.6
Midland Park, NJ 7,110 50 703.2 661.0 42.2
Allendale, NJ 6,926 8 115.5 115.5 0.0

Oakland SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
9
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
9
Amenities
8.5
Education
9
Commute
4
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