Roselle, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Roselle, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 282 total crimes committed in Roselle the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,267.0 total crimes per 100K people in Roselle.
  • The overall crime rate in Roselle is -45.49% below the national average.
  • Roselle ranks #302 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Roselle ranks #4,604 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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Roselle Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Roselle is 1,267.0 per 100,000 people. That's -45.49% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -6.39% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Roselle
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 282 1,267.0 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.7 6.3
Robbery 8 35.9 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 19 85.4 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 28 125.8 195.4 369.8
Burglary 27 121.3 146.2 269.8
Larceny 168 754.8 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 59 265.1 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 254 1,141.2 1,158.2 1,954.4

Roselle 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 Roselle

28
Violent Crimes
125.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-65.98%
Below The National Average
  • There were 28 violent crimes in Roselle in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Roselle is 125.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 794.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Roselle each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -65.98% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -35.61% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Roselle

254
Property Crimes
1,141.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-41.61%
Below The National Average
  • There were 254 property crimes in Roselle in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Roselle is 1,141.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 87.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Roselle each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -41.61% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -1.47% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Roselle

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Elizabeth, NJ 134,065 4,065 3,032.1 2,551.7 480.4
Linden, NJ 43,652 1,448 3,317.1 2,994.1 323.0
Westfield, NJ 30,628 238 777.1 760.7 16.3
Rahway, NJ 30,149 336 1,114.5 975.2 139.3
Carteret, NJ 23,444 302 1,288.2 1,121.8 166.4
Roselle Park, NJ 13,825 139 1,005.4 962.0 43.4
Florham Park, NJ 13,685 57 416.5 387.3 29.2
Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 12,005 79 658.1 633.1 25.0
Lincoln Park, NJ 10,904 78 715.3 678.7 36.7
Wood-Ridge, NJ 9,489 50 526.9 505.8 21.1

Roselle SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
10
Safety
8
Amenities
9.5
Education
7
Commute
4
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