Totowa, NJ Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Totowa, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 224 total crimes committed in Totowa in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,047.3 total crimes per 100K people in Totowa.
  • The overall crime rate in Totowa is -3.39% below the national average.
  • Totowa ranks #365 safest out of 457 cities in New Jersey.
  • Totowa ranks #7,316 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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Totowa Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Totowa is 2,047.3 per 100,000 people. That's -3.39% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 24.45% higher than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,645.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Totowa
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 224 2,047.3 1,645.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 5.0
Robbery 4 36.6 49.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 9 82.3 148.8 256.0
Violent Crime 14 128.0 217.7 359.0
Burglary 7 64.0 145.3 229.0
Larceny 185 1,690.9 1,119.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 18 164.5 162.6 259.0
Property Crime 210 1,919.4 1,427.3 1,760.0

Totowa 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 Totowa

14
Violent Crimes
128.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-64.36%
Below The National Average
  • There were 14 violent crimes in Totowa in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Totowa is 128.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 781.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Totowa each year. That compares to a 1 in 459.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -64.36% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -41.22% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 217.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Totowa

210
Property Crimes
1,919.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
9.06%
Above The National Average
  • There were 210 property crimes in Totowa in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Totowa is 1,919.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 52.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Totowa each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 9.06% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 34.47% higher than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,427.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Totowa

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Paterson, NJ 158,903 5,291 3,329.7 2,351.1 978.6
Clifton, NJ 89,870 2,185 2,431.3 2,265.5 165.8
Woodland Park, NJ 13,331 142 1,065.2 990.2 75.0
Lincoln Park, NJ 11,211 70 624.4 606.5 17.8
Haledon, NJ 8,848 168 1,898.7 1,876.1 22.6
North Haledon, NJ 8,732 30 343.6 286.3 57.3
North Caldwell, NJ 6,685 44 658.2 643.2 15.0
Prospect Park, NJ 6,310 88 1,394.6 1,299.5 95.1

Totowa SnackAbility

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