Wharton, NJ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Wharton, NJ Summary

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

  • There were 79 total crimes committed in Wharton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,093.4 total crimes per 100K people in Wharton.
  • The overall crime rate in Wharton is -52.95% below the national average.
  • Wharton ranks #264 safest out of 489 cities in New Jersey.
  • Wharton ranks #4,048 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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Wharton Vs New Jersey And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Wharton is 1,093.4 per 100,000 people. That's -52.95% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -19.22% lower than the New Jersey total crime rate of 1,353.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Wharton
/ 100k People
New Jersey
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 79 1,093.4 1,353.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.7 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 49.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 9 124.6 127.9 268.2
Violent Crime 9 124.6 195.4 369.8
Burglary 8 110.7 146.2 269.8
Larceny 61 844.3 896.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 13.8 115.7 282.7
Property Crime 70 968.9 1,158.2 1,954.4

Wharton 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 Wharton

9
Violent Crimes
124.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-66.31%
Below The National Average
  • There were 9 violent crimes in Wharton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Wharton is 124.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 802.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Wharton each year. That compares to a 1 in 511.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -66.31% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -36.24% lower than the New Jersey violent crime rate of 195.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Wharton

70
Property Crimes
968.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-50.43%
Below The National Average
  • There were 70 property crimes in Wharton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Wharton is 968.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 103.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Wharton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -50.43% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -16.35% lower than the New Jersey property crime rate of 1,158.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Wharton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Dover, NJ 17,654 125 708.1 572.1 135.9
Hopatcong, NJ 14,561 42 288.4 192.3 96.1
Florham Park, NJ 13,685 57 416.5 387.3 29.2
Oakland, NJ 12,616 60 475.6 443.9 31.7
Lincoln Park, NJ 10,904 78 715.3 678.7 36.7
Boonton, NJ 8,805 87 988.1 919.9 68.1
Bernardsville, NJ 7,786 27 346.8 346.8 0.0
Mountainside, NJ 6,902 39 565.1 565.1 0.0
Rockaway, NJ 6,589 17 258.0 258.0 0.0
Morris Plains, NJ 6,138 80 1,303.4 1,270.8 32.6

Wharton SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9
Affordability
5
Diversity
9
Safety
8
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
5
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