Rahway, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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

  • There were 336 total crimes committed in Rahway the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,114.5 total crimes per 100K people in Rahway.
  • The overall crime rate in Rahway is -52.05% below the national average.
  • Rahway ranks #268 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Rahway ranks #4,116 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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Rahway Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Rahway is 1,114.5 per 100,000 people. That's -52.05% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -17.66% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Rahway
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 336 1,114.5 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 1 3.3 3.7 6.3
Robbery 12 39.8 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 21 69.7 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 42 139.3 195.4 369.8
Burglary 26 86.2 146.2 269.8
Larceny 227 752.9 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 41 136.0 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 294 975.2 1,158.2 1,954.4

Rahway 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 Rahway

42
Violent Crimes
139.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-62.33%
Below The National Average
  • There were 42 violent crimes in Rahway in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Rahway is 139.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 717.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Rahway each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -62.33% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -28.69% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Rahway

294
Property Crimes
975.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-50.10%
Below The National Average
  • There were 294 property crimes in Rahway in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Rahway is 975.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 102.5 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 -50.10% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -15.80% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 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 43,652 1,448 3,317.1 2,994.1 323.0
Westfield, NJ 30,628 238 777.1 760.7 16.3
Carteret, NJ 23,444 302 1,288.2 1,121.8 166.4
Roselle, NJ 22,257 282 1,267.0 1,141.2 125.8
Florham Park, NJ 13,685 57 416.5 387.3 29.2
Wood-Ridge, NJ 9,489 50 526.9 505.8 21.1
Bernardsville, NJ 7,786 27 346.8 346.8 0.0
Mountainside, NJ 6,902 39 565.1 565.1 0.0
Morris Plains, NJ 6,138 80 1,303.4 1,270.8 32.6
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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