Wharton, NJ Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Wharton, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 63 total crimes committed in Wharton in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 835.7 total crimes per 100K people in Wharton.
  • The overall crime rate in Wharton is -60.57% below the national average.
  • Wharton ranks #191 safest out of 457 cities in New Jersey.
  • Wharton ranks #3,762 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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Wharton Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Wharton is 835.7 per 100,000 people. That's -60.57% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -49.20% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,645.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Wharton
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 63 835.7 1,645.1 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 2.3 5.0
Robbery 1 13.3 49.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 3 39.8 148.8 256.0
Violent Crime 4 53.1 217.7 359.0
Burglary 2 26.5 145.3 229.0
Larceny 57 756.1 1,119.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 0 0.0 162.6 259.0
Property Crime 59 782.6 1,427.3 1,760.0

Wharton 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 Wharton

4
Violent Crimes
53.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-85.22%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4 violent crimes in Wharton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Wharton is 53.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,884.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Wharton each year. That compares to a 1 in 459.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -85.22% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -75.63% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 217.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Wharton

59
Property Crimes
782.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-55.53%
Below The National Average
  • There were 59 property crimes in Wharton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Wharton is 782.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 127.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Wharton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -55.53% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -45.17% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,427.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Wharton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Dover, NJ 18,844 206 1,093.2 870.3 222.9
Florham Park, NJ 14,942 90 602.3 575.6 26.8
Hopatcong, NJ 14,721 37 251.3 176.6 74.7
Oakland, NJ 12,944 48 370.8 339.9 30.9
Lincoln Park, NJ 11,211 70 624.4 606.5 17.8
Boonton, NJ 9,023 82 908.8 886.6 22.2
Bernardsville, NJ 8,018 51 636.1 598.7 37.4
Mountainside, NJ 7,053 25 354.5 340.3 14.2
Morris Plains, NJ 6,827 81 1,186.5 1,127.9 58.6
Rockaway, NJ 6,744 23 341.0 326.2 14.8

Wharton SnackAbility

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