Passaic, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Passaic, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 1,761 total crimes committed in Passaic the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,552.1 total crimes per 100K people in Passaic.
  • The overall crime rate in Passaic is 9.80% above the national average.
  • Passaic ranks #430 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Passaic ranks #7,562 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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Passaic Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Passaic is 2,552.1 per 100,000 people. That's 9.80% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 88.54% higher than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Passaic
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,761 2,552.1 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 2 2.9 3.7 6.3
Robbery 85 123.2 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 265 384.0 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 375 543.5 195.4 369.8
Burglary 148 214.5 146.2 269.8
Larceny 1,043 1,511.5 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 195 282.6 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 1,386 2,008.6 1,158.2 1,954.4

Passaic 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 Passaic

375
Violent Crimes
543.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
46.96%
Above The National Average
  • There were 375 violent crimes in Passaic in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Passaic is 543.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 184.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Passaic each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 46.96% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 178.17% higher than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Passaic

1,386
Property Crimes
2,008.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
2.77%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,386 property crimes in Passaic in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Passaic is 2,008.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 49.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Passaic each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 2.77% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 73.43% higher than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Passaic

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Clifton, NJ 88,768 1,807 2,035.6 1,930.9 104.8
Garfield, NJ 32,351 535 1,653.7 1,542.5 111.3
Lodi, NJ 25,788 368 1,427.0 1,295.2 131.8
Elmwood Park, NJ 21,154 323 1,526.9 1,337.8 189.1
Rutherford, NJ 18,592 225 1,210.2 1,172.5 37.7
Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 12,005 79 658.1 633.1 25.0
Wallington, NJ 11,749 157 1,336.3 1,285.2 51.1
Wood-Ridge, NJ 9,489 50 526.9 505.8 21.1

Passaic SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
3
Diversity
8
Safety
6
Amenities
10
Education
4
Commute
6
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