Linwood, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Linwood, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 56 total crimes committed in Linwood the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 805.8 total crimes per 100K people in Linwood.
  • The overall crime rate in Linwood is -65.33% below the national average.
  • Linwood ranks #201 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Linwood ranks #3,055 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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Linwood Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Linwood is 805.8 per 100,000 people. That's -65.33% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -40.47% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Linwood
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 56 805.8 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.7 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 0 0.0 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 2 28.8 195.4 369.8
Burglary 5 71.9 146.2 269.8
Larceny 46 661.9 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 43.2 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 54 777.0 1,158.2 1,954.4

Linwood 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 Linwood

2
Violent Crimes
28.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-92.22%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2 violent crimes in Linwood in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Linwood is 28.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 3,475.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Linwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -92.22% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -85.27% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Linwood

54
Property Crimes
777.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-60.24%
Below The National Average
  • There were 54 property crimes in Linwood in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Linwood is 777.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 128.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Linwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -60.24% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -32.91% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Linwood

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Pleasantville, NJ 20,603 252 1,223.1 1,004.7 218.4
Somers Point, NJ 10,467 241 2,302.5 2,044.5 258.0
Absecon, NJ 9,153 332 3,627.2 3,299.5 327.8
Northfield, NJ 8,435 53 628.3 592.8 35.6
Brigantine, NJ 7,642 80 1,046.8 968.3 78.5

Linwood SnackAbility

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