Rutherford, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Rutherford, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 225 total crimes committed in Rutherford the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,210.2 total crimes per 100K people in Rutherford.
  • The overall crime rate in Rutherford is -47.93% below the national average.
  • Rutherford ranks #290 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Rutherford ranks #4,430 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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Rutherford Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Rutherford is 1,210.2 per 100,000 people. That's -47.93% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -10.59% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Rutherford
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 225 1,210.2 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.7 6.3
Robbery 1 5.4 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 6 32.3 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 7 37.7 195.4 369.8
Burglary 21 113.0 146.2 269.8
Larceny 166 892.9 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 31 166.7 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 218 1,172.5 1,158.2 1,954.4

Rutherford 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 Rutherford

7
Violent Crimes
37.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-89.82%
Below The National Average
  • There were 7 violent crimes in Rutherford in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Rutherford is 37.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,656.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Rutherford each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -89.82% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -80.73% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Rutherford

218
Property Crimes
1,172.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-40.00%
Below The National Average
  • There were 218 property crimes in Rutherford in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Rutherford is 1,172.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 85.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Rutherford each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -40.00% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 1.24% higher than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Rutherford

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Passaic, NJ 69,003 1,761 2,552.1 2,008.6 543.5
Secaucus, NJ 20,519 648 3,158.0 2,924.1 233.9
North Arlington, NJ 15,695 113 720.0 675.4 44.6
Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 12,005 79 658.1 633.1 25.0
Wallington, NJ 11,749 157 1,336.3 1,285.2 51.1
East Rutherford, NJ 9,904 175 1,767.0 1,686.2 80.8
Wood-Ridge, NJ 9,489 50 526.9 505.8 21.1
Carlstadt, NJ 6,316 131 2,074.1 2,026.6 47.5
Moonachie, NJ 3,093 53 1,713.5 1,681.2 32.3

Rutherford SnackAbility

9.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9
Affordability
7
Diversity
9.5
Safety
8.5
Amenities
9.5
Education
9
Commute
4
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