Rumson, NJ Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Rumson, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 28 total crimes committed in Rumson in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 392.9 total crimes per 100K people in Rumson.
  • The overall crime rate in Rumson is -81.46% below the national average.
  • Rumson ranks #71 safest out of 457 cities in New Jersey.
  • Rumson ranks #1,689 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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Rumson Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Rumson is 392.9 per 100,000 people. That's -81.46% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -76.12% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,645.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Rumson
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 28 392.9 1,645.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 49.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 3 42.1 148.8 256.0
Violent Crime 3 42.1 217.7 359.0
Burglary 5 70.2 145.3 229.0
Larceny 19 266.6 1,119.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 1 14.0 162.6 259.0
Property Crime 25 350.8 1,427.3 1,760.0

Rumson 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 Rumson

3
Violent Crimes
42.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-88.27%
Below The National Average
  • There were 3 violent crimes in Rumson in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Rumson is 42.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,375.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Rumson each year. That compares to a 1 in 459.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -88.27% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -80.67% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 217.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Rumson

25
Property Crimes
350.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-80.07%
Below The National Average
  • There were 25 property crimes in Rumson in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Rumson is 350.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 285.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Rumson each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -80.07% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -75.42% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,427.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Rumson

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Tinton Falls, NJ 19,556 204 1,043.2 946.0 97.2
Red Bank, NJ 12,737 174 1,366.1 1,162.0 204.1
Oceanport, NJ 6,174 26 421.1 372.5 48.6
Fair Haven, NJ 6,063 12 197.9 181.4 16.5
Little Silver, NJ 6,029 38 630.3 597.1 33.2
Atlantic Highlands, NJ 4,373 26 594.6 457.4 137.2
Shrewsbury, NJ 4,141 84 2,028.5 2,004.3 24.1
Monmouth Beach, NJ 3,212 8 249.1 217.9 31.1

Rumson SnackAbility

10
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
10
Affordability
8
Diversity
5
Safety
9
Amenities
8
Education
10
Commute
1
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