South Plainfield, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In South Plainfield, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 396 total crimes committed in South Plainfield the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,635.6 total crimes per 100K people in South Plainfield.
  • The overall crime rate in South Plainfield is -29.63% below the national average.
  • South Plainfield ranks #362 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • South Plainfield ranks #5,705 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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South Plainfield Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in South Plainfield is 1,635.6 per 100,000 people. That's -29.63% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 20.84% higher than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
South Plainfield
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 396 1,635.6 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.7 6.3
Robbery 8 33.0 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 19 78.5 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 29 119.8 195.4 369.8
Burglary 40 165.2 146.2 269.8
Larceny 302 1,247.4 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 25 103.3 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 367 1,515.8 1,158.2 1,954.4

South Plainfield 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 South Plainfield

29
Violent Crimes
119.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-67.61%
Below The National Average
  • There were 29 violent crimes in South Plainfield in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in South Plainfield is 119.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 834.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in South Plainfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -67.61% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -38.69% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In South Plainfield

367
Property Crimes
1,515.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-22.44%
Below The National Average
  • There were 367 property crimes in South Plainfield in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in South Plainfield is 1,515.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 66.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in South Plainfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -22.44% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 30.88% higher than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around South Plainfield

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Plainfield, NJ 55,494 982 1,769.6 1,317.3 452.3
Westfield, NJ 30,628 238 777.1 760.7 16.3
North Plainfield, NJ 22,394 350 1,562.9 1,402.2 160.8
Highland Park, NJ 14,914 149 999.1 865.0 134.1
Metuchen, NJ 14,639 209 1,427.7 1,359.4 68.3
Florham Park, NJ 13,685 57 416.5 387.3 29.2
Bernardsville, NJ 7,786 27 346.8 346.8 0.0
Fanwood, NJ 7,732 41 530.3 504.4 25.9
Dunellen, NJ 7,525 65 863.8 823.9 39.9
Mountainside, NJ 6,902 39 565.1 565.1 0.0

South Plainfield SnackAbility

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