Pennington, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Pennington, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 4 total crimes committed in Pennington the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 155.3 total crimes per 100K people in Pennington.
  • The overall crime rate in Pennington is -93.32% below the national average.
  • Pennington ranks #12 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Pennington ranks #621 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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Pennington Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Pennington is 155.3 per 100,000 people. That's -93.32% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -88.52% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Pennington
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 4 155.3 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 0 0.0 146.2 269.8
Larceny 4 155.3 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 4 155.3 1,158.2 1,954.4

Pennington 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 Pennington

0
Violent Crimes
0.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-100.00%
Below The National Average
  • There were 0 violent crimes in Pennington in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Pennington is 0.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in inf chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Pennington 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 Pennington

4
Property Crimes
155.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-92.05%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4 property crimes in Pennington in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Pennington is 155.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 643.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Pennington each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -92.05% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -86.59% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Pennington

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Trenton, NJ 90,313 2,650 2,934.2 1,871.3 1,063.0
Hatboro, PA 8,228 59 717.1 668.4 48.6

Pennington SnackAbility

10
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
8
Diversity
6
Safety
10
Amenities
8
Education
10
Commute
6
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