Rahway, NJ Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Rahway, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 302 total crimes committed in Rahway in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 989.8 total crimes per 100K people in Rahway.
  • The overall crime rate in Rahway is -53.30% below the national average.
  • Rahway ranks #232 safest out of 457 cities in New Jersey.
  • Rahway ranks #4,371 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.

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Rahway Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Rahway is 989.8 per 100,000 people. That's -53.30% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -39.83% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,645.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Rahway
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 302 989.8 1,645.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 5.0
Robbery 10 32.8 49.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 36 118.0 148.8 256.0
Violent Crime 55 180.3 217.7 359.0
Burglary 31 101.6 145.3 229.0
Larceny 179 586.7 1,119.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 37 121.3 162.6 259.0
Property Crime 247 809.5 1,427.3 1,760.0

Rahway 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 Rahway

55
Violent Crimes
180.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-49.79%
Below The National Average
  • There were 55 violent crimes in Rahway in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Rahway is 180.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 554.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Rahway each year. That compares to a 1 in 459.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -49.79% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -17.20% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 217.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Rahway

247
Property Crimes
809.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-54.00%
Below The National Average
  • There were 247 property crimes in Rahway in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Rahway is 809.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 123.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Rahway each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -54.00% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -43.29% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,427.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Rahway

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Linden, NJ 43,412 1,748 4,026.5 3,595.8 430.8
Westfield, NJ 31,111 178 572.1 556.1 16.1
Carteret, NJ 25,827 407 1,575.9 1,262.2 313.6
Roselle, NJ 22,740 298 1,310.5 1,117.0 193.5
Florham Park, NJ 14,942 90 602.3 575.6 26.8
Wood-Ridge, NJ 10,449 63 602.9 574.2 28.7
Bernardsville, NJ 8,018 51 636.1 598.7 37.4
Mountainside, NJ 7,053 25 354.5 340.3 14.2
Morris Plains, NJ 6,827 81 1,186.5 1,127.9 58.6
Mendham, NJ 4,975 15 301.5 301.5 0.0

Rahway SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
10
Safety
8
Amenities
9.5
Education
8
Commute
4
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