Hawthorne, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Hawthorne, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 160 total crimes committed in Hawthorne the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 834.9 total crimes per 100K people in Hawthorne.
  • The overall crime rate in Hawthorne is -64.08% below the national average.
  • Hawthorne ranks #206 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Hawthorne ranks #3,173 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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Hawthorne Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hawthorne is 834.9 per 100,000 people. That's -64.08% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -38.31% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hawthorne
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 160 834.9 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.7 6.3
Robbery 2 10.4 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2 10.4 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 4 20.9 195.4 369.8
Burglary 8 41.7 146.2 269.8
Larceny 128 668.0 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 20 104.4 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 156 814.1 1,158.2 1,954.4

Hawthorne 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 Hawthorne

4
Violent Crimes
20.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-94.36%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4 violent crimes in Hawthorne in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hawthorne is 20.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 4,790.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hawthorne each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -94.36% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -89.32% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hawthorne

156
Property Crimes
814.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-58.35%
Below The National Average
  • There were 156 property crimes in Hawthorne in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hawthorne is 814.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 122.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hawthorne each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -58.35% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -29.71% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hawthorne

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
Fair Lawn, NJ 35,424 273 770.7 719.9 50.8
Ridgewood, NJ 26,485 210 792.9 762.7 30.2
Elmwood Park, NJ 21,154 323 1,526.9 1,337.8 189.1
Glen Rock, NJ 12,017 61 507.6 474.3 33.3
Waldwick, NJ 10,055 33 328.2 308.3 19.9
Haledon, NJ 8,848 168 1,898.7 1,876.1 22.6
North Haledon, NJ 8,788 39 443.8 409.6 34.1
Midland Park, NJ 6,930 36 519.5 461.8 57.7
Prospect Park, NJ 6,225 80 1,285.1 1,253.0 32.1

Hawthorne SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9
Affordability
7
Diversity
8.5
Safety
9
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
6
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