Spotswood, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Spotswood, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 36 total crimes committed in Spotswood the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 438.2 total crimes per 100K people in Spotswood.
  • The overall crime rate in Spotswood is -81.15% below the national average.
  • Spotswood ranks #88 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Spotswood ranks #1,572 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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Spotswood Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Spotswood is 438.2 per 100,000 people. That's -81.15% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -67.63% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Spotswood
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 36 438.2 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.7 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 6 73.0 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 6 73.0 195.4 369.8
Burglary 7 85.2 146.2 269.8
Larceny 22 267.8 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 12.2 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 30 365.1 1,158.2 1,954.4

Spotswood 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 Spotswood

6
Violent Crimes
73.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-80.25%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 violent crimes in Spotswood in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Spotswood is 73.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,369.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Spotswood each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -80.25% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -62.62% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Spotswood

30
Property Crimes
365.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-81.32%
Below The National Average
  • There were 30 property crimes in Spotswood in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Spotswood is 365.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 273.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Spotswood each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -81.32% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -68.47% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Spotswood

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Sayreville, NJ 44,981 469 1,042.7 956.0 86.7
Westfield, NJ 30,628 238 777.1 760.7 16.3
South River, NJ 15,877 111 699.1 636.1 63.0
Mountainside, NJ 6,902 39 565.1 565.1 0.0
Little Silver, NJ 6,050 41 677.7 677.7 0.0
Jamesburg, NJ 5,703 13 228.0 140.3 87.7
Helmetta, NJ 2,426 1 41.2 41.2 0.0

Spotswood SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
9
Amenities
8.5
Education
7
Commute
4
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