Netcong, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Netcong, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 33 total crimes committed in Netcong the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 830.6 total crimes per 100K people in Netcong.
  • The overall crime rate in Netcong is -64.26% below the national average.
  • Netcong ranks #204 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Netcong ranks #3,156 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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Netcong Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Netcong is 830.6 per 100,000 people. That's -64.26% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -38.64% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Netcong
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 33 830.6 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.7 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 4 100.7 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 4 100.7 195.4 369.8
Burglary 8 201.4 146.2 269.8
Larceny 20 503.4 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 25.2 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 29 729.9 1,158.2 1,954.4

Netcong 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 Netcong

4
Violent Crimes
100.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-72.77%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4 violent crimes in Netcong in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Netcong is 100.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 993.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Netcong each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -72.77% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -48.47% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Netcong

29
Property Crimes
729.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-62.65%
Below The National Average
  • There were 29 property crimes in Netcong in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Netcong is 729.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 137.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Netcong each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -62.65% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -36.98% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Netcong

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Hopatcong, NJ 14,561 42 288.4 192.3 96.1
Florham Park, NJ 13,685 57 416.5 387.3 29.2
Kinnelon, NJ 9,983 31 310.5 310.5 0.0
Boonton, NJ 8,805 87 988.1 919.9 68.1
Butler, NJ 8,203 41 499.8 487.6 12.2
Bernardsville, NJ 7,786 27 346.8 346.8 0.0
Wharton, NJ 7,225 79 1,093.4 968.9 124.6
Morris Plains, NJ 6,138 80 1,303.4 1,270.8 32.6
Mount Arlington, NJ 5,908 33 558.6 457.0 101.6
Mendham, NJ 4,975 15 301.5 301.5 0.0

Netcong SnackAbility

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