Madison, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Madison, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 85 total crimes committed in Madison the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 457.9 total crimes per 100K people in Madison.
  • The overall crime rate in Madison is -80.30% below the national average.
  • Madison ranks #93 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Madison ranks #1,630 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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Madison Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Madison is 457.9 per 100,000 people. That's -80.30% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -66.17% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Madison
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 85 457.9 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.7 6.3
Robbery 1 5.4 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1 5.4 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 2 10.8 195.4 369.8
Burglary 3 16.2 146.2 269.8
Larceny 64 344.8 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 16 86.2 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 83 447.1 1,158.2 1,954.4

Madison 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 Madison

2
Violent Crimes
10.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-97.09%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2 violent crimes in Madison in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Madison is 10.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 9,281.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Madison each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -97.09% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -94.49% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Madison

83
Property Crimes
447.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-77.12%
Below The National Average
  • There were 83 property crimes in Madison in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Madison is 447.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 223.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Madison each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -77.12% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -61.39% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Madison

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Morristown, TN 30,988 1,364 4,401.7 3,682.1 719.6
Westfield, NJ 30,628 238 777.1 760.7 16.3
Summit, NJ 22,414 207 923.5 892.3 31.2
Florham Park, NJ 13,685 57 416.5 387.3 29.2
New Providence, NJ 13,548 58 428.1 420.7 7.4
Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 12,005 79 658.1 633.1 25.0
Lincoln Park, NJ 10,904 78 715.3 678.7 36.7
Chatham, NJ 9,307 68 730.6 719.9 10.7
Boonton, NJ 8,805 87 988.1 919.9 68.1
Mountainside, NJ 6,902 39 565.1 565.1 0.0

Madison SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
10
Affordability
7
Diversity
8
Safety
9
Amenities
9
Education
9
Commute
5
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