Plainfield, New Jersey Crime Rate Rankings in 2016

Updated on July 4, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2016, the following were how the crime rates (per 100K residents) in Plainfield NJ ranked for different crime types among other US cities with a population of 50K and above.

The tables below show the crime rate for the different crime categories, the rank in the state (out of 35 cities), and the national rank (out of 8,613 cities) among cities with a population of 50K and above.

You can see similar information for other New Jersey cities.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Total 2557.55 9 504
Violent 675.5 7 138
Property 1882.04 11 601
Violent Crimes
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter 23.43 3 23
Rape 33.19 7 398
Robbery 286.99 7 59
Aggravated Assault 331.9 7 203
Property Crimes
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Burglary 552.51 7 324
Larceny-Theft 1169.44 13 591
Motor Vehicle Theft 148.38 11 547
Arson 11.71 8 352