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New Providence, NJ crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

New Providence is safer than the majority of cities, towns, and villages in America (78%) and also has a lower crime rate than 83% of the communities in New Jersey, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime data. How risky is that? Your chance of becoming a victim in New Providence is one in 229 based on the total crime rate (violent and property crimes, combined). In America overall, your chance of becoming a victim of crime is 1 in 43.

Compared to other communities of similar population size, New Providence has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, New Providence is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

Now let us turn to take a look at how New Providence does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in New Providence.

For New Providence, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in New Providence than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 10000, which is a violent crime rate of 0 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis of property crime reveals that the property crime rate in New Providence is below average to all cities and towns in the nation. This means that you are less likely to become a victim of arson, motor vehicle theft, larceny, or burglary in New Providence than in most communities in America. Your chance of becoming a victim of property crime if you live here? Just one in 233.

New Providence Crime Data

total Crime Index

78

(100 is safest)


Safer than 78% of U.S. cities.

New Providence Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

1

58

59

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

0.07

4.29

4.36

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
0.07
2.03
National Median: 4
    New Providence
    New Jersey

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 10,000

in New Providence

1 in 493

in New Jersey

New Providence Violent Crimes

Population: 13,519
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 1 0 0
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.07 0.00 0.00

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
4.29
14.17
National Median: 20
    New Providence
    New Jersey

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 233

in New Providence

1 in 71

in New Jersey

Property Crimes

Population: 13,519
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 1 48 9
Rate per 1,000 0.07 3.55 0.67

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

New Providence Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
16
61
National Median: 27.0
    New Providence
    New Jersey

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