Kearny, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Kearny, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 914 total crimes committed in Kearny the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,349.3 total crimes per 100K people in Kearny.
  • The overall crime rate in Kearny is 1.08% above the national average.
  • Kearny ranks #423 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Kearny ranks #7,228 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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Kearny Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Kearny is 2,349.3 per 100,000 people. That's 1.08% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 73.56% higher than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Kearny
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 914 2,349.3 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 1 2.6 3.7 6.3
Robbery 33 84.8 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 13 33.4 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 47 120.8 195.4 369.8
Burglary 30 77.1 146.2 269.8
Larceny 724 1,860.9 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 113 290.4 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 867 2,228.4 1,158.2 1,954.4

Kearny 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 Kearny

47
Violent Crimes
120.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-67.33%
Below The National Average
  • There were 47 violent crimes in Kearny in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Kearny is 120.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 827.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Kearny each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -67.33% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -38.16% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Kearny

867
Property Crimes
2,228.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
14.02%
Above The National Average
  • There were 867 property crimes in Kearny in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Kearny is 2,228.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 44.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Kearny each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 14.02% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 92.41% higher than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Kearny

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Newark, NJ 304,311 7,121 2,340.0 1,820.2 519.9
Westfield, NJ 30,628 238 777.1 760.7 16.3
Secaucus, NJ 20,519 648 3,158.0 2,924.1 233.9
Harrison, NJ 18,999 452 2,379.1 2,079.1 300.0
Rutherford, NJ 18,592 225 1,210.2 1,172.5 37.7
North Arlington, NJ 15,695 113 720.0 675.4 44.6
Florham Park, NJ 13,685 57 416.5 387.3 29.2
Glen Rock, NJ 12,017 61 507.6 474.3 33.3
Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 12,005 79 658.1 633.1 25.0
Lincoln Park, NJ 10,904 78 715.3 678.7 36.7

Kearny SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9
Affordability
5
Diversity
9
Safety
8
Amenities
9.5
Education
6
Commute
4
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