Sayreville, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Sayreville, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 469 total crimes committed in Sayreville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,042.7 total crimes per 100K people in Sayreville.
  • The overall crime rate in Sayreville is -55.14% below the national average.
  • Sayreville ranks #255 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Sayreville ranks #3,882 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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Sayreville Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Sayreville is 1,042.7 per 100,000 people. That's -55.14% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -22.97% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Sayreville
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 469 1,042.7 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 1 2.2 3.7 6.3
Robbery 6 13.3 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 31 68.9 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 39 86.7 195.4 369.8
Burglary 46 102.3 146.2 269.8
Larceny 328 729.2 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 56 124.5 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 430 956.0 1,158.2 1,954.4

Sayreville 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 Sayreville

39
Violent Crimes
86.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-76.55%
Below The National Average
  • There were 39 violent crimes in Sayreville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Sayreville is 86.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,153.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Sayreville each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -76.55% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -55.62% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Sayreville

430
Property Crimes
956.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-51.09%
Below The National Average
  • There were 430 property crimes in Sayreville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Sayreville is 956.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 104.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Sayreville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -51.09% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -17.46% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Sayreville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Perth Amboy, NJ 55,229 990 1,792.5 1,463.0 329.5
Westfield, NJ 30,628 238 777.1 760.7 16.3
South River, NJ 15,877 111 699.1 636.1 63.0
Metuchen, NJ 14,639 209 1,427.7 1,359.4 68.3
New Providence, NJ 13,548 58 428.1 420.7 7.4
South Amboy, NJ 9,277 125 1,347.4 1,218.1 129.4
Mountainside, NJ 6,902 39 565.1 565.1 0.0
Little Silver, NJ 6,050 41 677.7 677.7 0.0

Sayreville SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
10
Safety
8.5
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
3
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