Somerset County, NJ Crime

Somerset County, NJ has a much lower rate of violent crime than the national average. It sits at 7.5 for every 100,000 residents compared to the U.S. average of 22.7 for every 100,000 people. Property crime in Somerset is also low, with 20.8 incidents per 100,000 compared to the U.S. average of 35.4 per 100,000 citizens. Overall, Somerset County enjoys a relative safe environment and is much lower than other counties across the country in terms of both violent and property crime rates.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Somerset County violent crime is 7.5. (The US average is 22.7)

Somerset County property crime is 20.8. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: The city of Somerset, New Jersey does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Elizabeth, New Jersey. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Elizabeth, New Jersey. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.

Violent Crimes - Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Property Crimes - Burglary Larceny Auto Theft

Manville, NJ Crime History

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Year	Violent	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto
2000	62.3	0	0	26.7	35.6	1468.8	142.4	1175	151.3
2001	67.1	9.6	0	9.6	47.9	2099.9	182.2	1706.8	211
2002	66.3	0	0	28.4	37.9	2036.2	331.5	1562.6	142.1
2003	76.1	9.5	0	19	47.6	2379.1	285.5	1969.9	123.7
2004	66.8	0	0	38.2	28.6	2272.3	143.2	1938.1	190.9
2005	76.6	9.6	0	28.7	38.3	2461.9	143.7	2097.9	220.3
2006	105.6	0	0	19.2	86.4	1988.1	163.3	1575.1	249.7
2007	19.2	0	9.6	9.6	0	1495	86.2	1293.7	115
2008	27.6	0	0	18.4	9.2	1794.1	156.4	1545.7	92
2009	55.2	0	0	18.4	36.8	2098.9	202.5	1730.6	165.7
2010	118.2	0	0	54.6	63.7	1955.3	127.3	1573.3	254.6
2011	38.5	0	0	28.9	9.6	1763.3	115.6	1532.1	115.6
2012	47.9	0	0	28.7	19.2	1991.8	296.8	1570.4	124.5
2013		0	9.6	28.8	57.6	2564.3	336.2	2084.1	144.1
2014	115	0	9.6	57.5	47.9	2442.8	239.5	2136.2	67.1
2015	67.3	0	28.9	9.6	28.9	2790.1	240.5	2443.7	105.8
2016	105.5	0	19.2	19.2	67.2	2542.2	326.2	2053	163.1
2017	114.1	0	47.5	28.5	38	1606.6	152.1	1311.9	142.6
2018	174.6	0	58.2	29.1	87.3	2076.1	97	1852.9	126.1
2019	58.8	0	39.2	9.8	9.8	2136.2	137.2	1930.4	68.6

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Manville, NJ	58.8	2,136.2	10,937	1	2019
Somerville, NJ	90.2	1,131.3	12,154	2	2019
Bound Brook, NJ	156.0	1,091.9	10,180	2	2019
Bridgewater, NJ	15.7	975.1	41,558	3	2019
South Bound Brook, NJ	21.9	940.9	4,606	3	2019
Raritan, NJ	75.0	762.6	6,399	4	2019

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Elizabeth, NJ	719.2	3,027.5	111,048	21	2019
Paterson, NJ	841.5	2,162.0	147,690	33	2019
Lakewood township, NJ	140.4	915.5	69,298	39	2019
Yonkers, NY	353.9	912.7	202,827	46	2019
Ramapo, NY	71.9	460.7	87,204	47	2019
Allentown, PA	386.5	2,283.0	106,685	47	2019

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