Wallington, NJ Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Wallington, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 193 total crimes committed in Wallington in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,598.3 total crimes per 100K people in Wallington.
  • The overall crime rate in Wallington is -24.58% below the national average.
  • Wallington ranks #325 safest out of 457 cities in New Jersey.
  • Wallington ranks #6,320 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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Wallington Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Wallington is 1,598.3 per 100,000 people. That's -24.58% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -2.84% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,645.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Wallington
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 193 1,598.3 1,645.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 5.0
Robbery 2 16.6 49.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 7 58.0 148.8 256.0
Violent Crime 9 74.5 217.7 359.0
Burglary 10 82.8 145.3 229.0
Larceny 162 1,341.6 1,119.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 12 99.4 162.6 259.0
Property Crime 184 1,523.8 1,427.3 1,760.0

Wallington 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 Wallington

9
Violent Crimes
74.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-79.24%
Below The National Average
  • There were 9 violent crimes in Wallington in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Wallington is 74.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,341.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Wallington each year. That compares to a 1 in 459.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -79.24% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -65.76% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 217.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Wallington

184
Property Crimes
1,523.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-13.42%
Below The National Average
  • There were 184 property crimes in Wallington in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Wallington is 1,523.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 65.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Wallington each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -13.42% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 6.76% higher than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,427.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Wallington

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Clifton, NJ 89,870 2,185 2,431.3 2,265.5 165.8
Passaic, NJ 69,938 1,788 2,556.6 1,837.3 719.2
Garfield, NJ 33,129 646 1,950.0 1,750.7 199.2
Lodi, NJ 26,296 397 1,509.7 1,350.0 159.7
Rutherford, NJ 19,285 166 860.8 803.7 57.0
Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 12,272 61 497.1 472.6 24.4
East Rutherford, NJ 10,644 185 1,738.1 1,625.3 112.7
Wood-Ridge, NJ 10,449 63 602.9 574.2 28.7

Wallington SnackAbility

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