Elmwood Park, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Elmwood Park, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 323 total crimes committed in Elmwood Park the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,526.9 total crimes per 100K people in Elmwood Park.
  • The overall crime rate in Elmwood Park is -34.30% below the national average.
  • Elmwood Park ranks #338 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Elmwood Park ranks #5,388 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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Elmwood Park Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Elmwood Park is 1,526.9 per 100,000 people. That's -34.30% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 12.81% higher than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Elmwood Park
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 323 1,526.9 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.7 6.3
Robbery 6 28.4 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 28 132.4 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 40 189.1 195.4 369.8
Burglary 35 165.5 146.2 269.8
Larceny 215 1,016.4 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 33 156.0 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 283 1,337.8 1,158.2 1,954.4

Elmwood Park 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 Elmwood Park

40
Violent Crimes
189.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-48.87%
Below The National Average
  • There were 40 violent crimes in Elmwood Park in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Elmwood Park is 189.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 528.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Elmwood Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -48.87% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -3.21% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Elmwood Park

283
Property Crimes
1,337.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-31.55%
Below The National Average
  • There were 283 property crimes in Elmwood Park in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Elmwood Park is 1,337.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 74.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Elmwood Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -31.55% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 15.51% higher than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Elmwood Park

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Paterson, NJ 144,947 3,593 2,478.8 1,490.2 988.6
Clifton, NJ 88,768 1,807 2,035.6 1,930.9 104.8
Passaic, NJ 69,003 1,761 2,552.1 2,008.6 543.5
Fair Lawn, NJ 35,424 273 770.7 719.9 50.8
Garfield, NJ 32,351 535 1,653.7 1,542.5 111.3
Lodi, NJ 25,788 368 1,427.0 1,295.2 131.8
Glen Rock, NJ 12,017 61 507.6 474.3 33.3
Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 12,005 79 658.1 633.1 25.0
Wallington, NJ 11,749 157 1,336.3 1,285.2 51.1
Maywood, NJ 9,966 115 1,153.9 1,083.7 70.2

Elmwood Park SnackAbility

7.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
9
Affordability
4
Diversity
9.5
Safety
8
Amenities
9.5
Education
8
Commute
7
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