Perth Amboy, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Perth Amboy, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 990 total crimes committed in Perth Amboy the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,792.5 total crimes per 100K people in Perth Amboy.
  • The overall crime rate in Perth Amboy is -22.87% below the national average.
  • Perth Amboy ranks #380 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Perth Amboy ranks #6,070 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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Perth Amboy Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Perth Amboy is 1,792.5 per 100,000 people. That's -22.87% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 32.43% higher than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Perth Amboy
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 990 1,792.5 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 4 7.2 3.7 6.3
Robbery 28 50.7 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 144 260.7 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 182 329.5 195.4 369.8
Burglary 94 170.2 146.2 269.8
Larceny 626 1,133.5 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 88 159.3 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 808 1,463.0 1,158.2 1,954.4

Perth Amboy 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 Perth Amboy

182
Violent Crimes
329.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-10.89%
Below The National Average
  • There were 182 violent crimes in Perth Amboy in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Perth Amboy is 329.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 303.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Perth Amboy each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -10.89% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 68.68% higher than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Perth Amboy

808
Property Crimes
1,463.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-25.14%
Below The National Average
  • There were 808 property crimes in Perth Amboy in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Perth Amboy is 1,463.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 68.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Perth Amboy each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -25.14% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 26.32% higher than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Perth Amboy

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Sayreville, NJ 44,981 469 1,042.7 956.0 86.7
Westfield, NJ 30,628 238 777.1 760.7 16.3
Carteret, NJ 23,444 302 1,288.2 1,121.8 166.4
Metuchen, NJ 14,639 209 1,427.7 1,359.4 68.3
Florham Park, NJ 13,685 57 416.5 387.3 29.2
New Providence, NJ 13,548 58 428.1 420.7 7.4
South Amboy, NJ 9,277 125 1,347.4 1,218.1 129.4
Mountainside, NJ 6,902 39 565.1 565.1 0.0
Little Silver, NJ 6,050 41 677.7 677.7 0.0

Perth Amboy SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
3
Diversity
8
Safety
7
Amenities
10
Education
4
Commute
6
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