Raritan, NJ Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Raritan, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 79 total crimes committed in Raritan in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 891.9 total crimes per 100K people in Raritan.
  • The overall crime rate in Raritan is -57.91% below the national average.
  • Raritan ranks #203 safest out of 457 cities in New Jersey.
  • Raritan ranks #3,978 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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Raritan Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Raritan is 891.9 per 100,000 people. That's -57.91% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -45.78% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,645.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Raritan
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 79 891.9 1,645.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 49.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 1 11.3 148.8 256.0
Violent Crime 3 33.9 217.7 359.0
Burglary 18 203.2 145.3 229.0
Larceny 56 632.3 1,119.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 2 22.6 162.6 259.0
Property Crime 76 858.1 1,427.3 1,760.0

Raritan 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 Raritan

3
Violent Crimes
33.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-90.57%
Below The National Average
  • There were 3 violent crimes in Raritan in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Raritan is 33.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,952.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Raritan each year. That compares to a 1 in 459.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -90.57% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -84.44% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 217.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Raritan

76
Property Crimes
858.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-51.25%
Below The National Average
  • There were 76 property crimes in Raritan in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Raritan is 858.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 116.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Raritan each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -51.25% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -39.88% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,427.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Raritan

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Westfield, NJ 31,111 178 572.1 556.1 16.1
Somerville, NJ 15,122 124 820.0 747.3 72.7
Florham Park, NJ 14,942 90 602.3 575.6 26.8
Bound Brook, NJ 12,058 177 1,467.9 1,385.0 82.9
Manville, NJ 10,998 117 1,063.8 963.8 100.0
Bernardsville, NJ 8,018 51 636.1 598.7 37.4
Mountainside, NJ 7,053 25 354.5 340.3 14.2
Mendham, NJ 4,975 15 301.5 301.5 0.0

Raritan SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9
Affordability
5
Diversity
9
Safety
9
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
6
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