Garfield, NJ is a relatively safe city when it comes to crime. According to the latest data, the violent crime rate in Garfield, NJ is 17.6, whereas the US average violent crime rate is 22.7. Similarly, the property crime rate in Garfield, NJ is 29.9 while the US average property crime rate is 35.4. This shows that Garfield has lower rates of both violent and property crimes than the national averages by a considerable margin. As such, residents of Garfield can feel relatively safe knowing that their city has lower than average crime rates across both categories of offences.
Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)
Garfield violent crime is 17.6. (The US average is 22.7)
Garfield property crime is 29.9. (The US average is 35.4)
NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.