Morristown, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Morristown, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 234 total crimes committed in Morristown the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,146.0 total crimes per 100K people in Morristown.
  • The overall crime rate in Morristown is -50.69% below the national average.
  • Morristown ranks #274 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Morristown ranks #4,225 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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Morristown Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Morristown is 1,146.0 per 100,000 people. That's -50.69% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -15.33% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Morristown
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 234 1,146.0 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.7 6.3
Robbery 9 44.1 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 23 112.6 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 39 191.0 195.4 369.8
Burglary 9 44.1 146.2 269.8
Larceny 167 817.9 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 19 93.1 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 195 955.0 1,158.2 1,954.4

Morristown 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 Morristown

39
Violent Crimes
191.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-48.35%
Below The National Average
  • There were 39 violent crimes in Morristown in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Morristown is 191.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 523.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Morristown each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -48.35% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -2.23% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Morristown

195
Property Crimes
955.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-51.13%
Below The National Average
  • There were 195 property crimes in Morristown in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Morristown is 955.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 104.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Morristown each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -51.13% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -17.54% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Morristown SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
5
Diversity
9
Safety
8
Amenities
9.5
Education
8.5
Commute
8
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