Rockaway, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Rockaway, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 17 total crimes committed in Rockaway the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 258.0 total crimes per 100K people in Rockaway.
  • The overall crime rate in Rockaway is -88.90% below the national average.
  • Rockaway ranks #35 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Rockaway ranks #940 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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Rockaway Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Rockaway is 258.0 per 100,000 people. That's -88.90% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -80.94% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Rockaway
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 17 258.0 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 1 15.2 146.2 269.8
Larceny 16 242.8 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 17 258.0 1,158.2 1,954.4

Rockaway 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 Rockaway

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

17
Property Crimes
258.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-86.80%
Below The National Average
  • There were 17 property crimes in Rockaway in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Rockaway is 258.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 387.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Rockaway each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -86.80% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -77.72% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Rockaway

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Westfield, NJ 30,628 238 777.1 760.7 16.3
Dover, NJ 17,654 125 708.1 572.1 135.9
Florham Park, NJ 13,685 57 416.5 387.3 29.2
Oakland, NJ 12,616 60 475.6 443.9 31.7
Lincoln Park, NJ 10,904 78 715.3 678.7 36.7
Franklin Lakes, NJ 10,899 117 1,073.5 1,055.1 18.4
Boonton, NJ 8,805 87 988.1 919.9 68.1
Wharton, NJ 7,225 79 1,093.4 968.9 124.6
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

Rockaway SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
9
Affordability
6
Diversity
8
Safety
9
Amenities
8.5
Education
8.5
Commute
5
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