Phillipsburg, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Phillipsburg, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 310 total crimes committed in Phillipsburg the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,016.4 total crimes per 100K people in Phillipsburg.
  • The overall crime rate in Phillipsburg is -13.24% below the national average.
  • Phillipsburg ranks #397 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Phillipsburg ranks #6,565 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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Phillipsburg Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Phillipsburg is 2,016.4 per 100,000 people. That's -13.24% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 48.97% higher than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Phillipsburg
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 310 2,016.4 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.7 6.3
Robbery 8 52.0 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 13 84.6 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 47 305.7 195.4 369.8
Burglary 35 227.7 146.2 269.8
Larceny 213 1,385.5 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 15 97.6 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 263 1,710.7 1,158.2 1,954.4

Phillipsburg 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 Phillipsburg

47
Violent Crimes
305.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-17.33%
Below The National Average
  • There were 47 violent crimes in Phillipsburg in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Phillipsburg is 305.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 327.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Phillipsburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -17.33% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 56.48% higher than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Phillipsburg

263
Property Crimes
1,710.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-12.47%
Below The National Average
  • There were 263 property crimes in Phillipsburg in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Phillipsburg is 1,710.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 58.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Phillipsburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -12.47% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 47.70% higher than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Phillipsburg

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Wilson, PA 8,192 129 1,574.7 1,428.2 146.5
Washington, NJ 7,349 47 639.5 585.1 54.4
Catasauqua, PA 6,619 155 2,341.7 2,084.9 256.8
Nazareth, PA 5,717 73 1,276.9 1,241.9 35.0
Bangor, PA 5,234 63 1,203.7 840.7 363.0
Alpha, NJ 2,348 26 1,107.3 1,022.1 85.2

Phillipsburg SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
7
Affordability
7
Diversity
8.5
Safety
6
Amenities
9
Education
7
Commute
4
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