Dunellen, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Dunellen, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 65 total crimes committed in Dunellen the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 863.8 total crimes per 100K people in Dunellen.
  • The overall crime rate in Dunellen is -62.84% below the national average.
  • Dunellen ranks #214 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Dunellen ranks #3,272 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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Dunellen Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Dunellen is 863.8 per 100,000 people. That's -62.84% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -36.18% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Dunellen
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 65 863.8 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.7 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 3 39.9 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 3 39.9 195.4 369.8
Burglary 7 93.0 146.2 269.8
Larceny 53 704.3 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 26.6 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 62 823.9 1,158.2 1,954.4

Dunellen 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 Dunellen

3
Violent Crimes
39.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-89.22%
Below The National Average
  • There were 3 violent crimes in Dunellen in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Dunellen is 39.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,508.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Dunellen each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -89.22% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -79.59% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Dunellen

62
Property Crimes
823.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-57.84%
Below The National Average
  • There were 62 property crimes in Dunellen in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Dunellen is 823.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 121.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Dunellen each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -57.84% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -28.86% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Dunellen

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
South Plainfield, NJ 24,211 396 1,635.6 1,515.8 119.8
North Plainfield, NJ 22,394 350 1,562.9 1,402.2 160.8
Florham Park, NJ 13,685 57 416.5 387.3 29.2
Bound Brook, NJ 11,948 136 1,138.3 1,029.5 108.8
Bernardsville, NJ 7,786 27 346.8 346.8 0.0
Fanwood, NJ 7,732 41 530.3 504.4 25.9
Mountainside, NJ 6,902 39 565.1 565.1 0.0
Watchung, NJ 6,468 293 4,530.0 4,468.2 61.8

Dunellen SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
9.5
Safety
8
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
4
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