Oakland, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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

  • There were 60 total crimes committed in Oakland the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 475.6 total crimes per 100K people in Oakland.
  • The overall crime rate in Oakland is -79.54% below the national average.
  • Oakland ranks #102 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Oakland ranks #1,703 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.

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 475.6 per 100,000 people. That's -79.54% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -64.86% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Oakland
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 60 475.6 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.7 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 4 31.7 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 4 31.7 195.4 369.8
Burglary 4 31.7 146.2 269.8
Larceny 41 325.0 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 11 87.2 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 56 443.9 1,158.2 1,954.4

Oakland 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 Oakland

4
Violent Crimes
31.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-91.43%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4 violent crimes in Oakland in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Oakland is 31.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 3,154.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Oakland each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -91.43% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -83.77% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Oakland

56
Property Crimes
443.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-77.29%
Below The National Average
  • There were 56 property crimes in Oakland in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Oakland is 443.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 225.3 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 -77.29% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -61.67% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 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 14,621 110 752.3 718.1 34.2
Ringwood, NJ 11,456 21 183.3 183.3 0.0
Wanaque, NJ 11,089 32 288.6 252.5 36.1
Lincoln Park, NJ 10,904 78 715.3 678.7 36.7
Franklin Lakes, NJ 10,899 117 1,073.5 1,055.1 18.4
Pompton Lakes, NJ 10,875 75 689.7 606.9 82.8
North Haledon, NJ 8,788 39 443.8 409.6 34.1
Bloomingdale, NJ 7,616 28 367.6 302.0 65.7
Midland Park, NJ 6,930 36 519.5 461.8 57.7
Allendale, NJ 6,751 48 711.0 696.2 14.8

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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