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Linden Crime Rate Report (New Jersey)

Linden crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 25 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Linden for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Linden in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 49.37% and the city property crime rate in Linden was higher than the national property crime rate average by 34.39%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Linden was lower than the violent crime rate in New Jersey by 14.42% and the city property crime rate in Linden was higher than the property crime rate in New Jersey by 65.06%.

Property and Violent Crime
Linden Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Linden Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Linden Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault57
Arson0
Burglary36
Larceny and Theft819
Motor Vehicle Theft90
Murder and Manslaughter1
Rape8
Robbery10
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,093
Property Crime945
Violent Crime76
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault97
Arson1
Burglary60
Larceny and Theft1,128
Motor Vehicle Theft97
Murder and Manslaughter2
Rape16
Robbery11
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,432
Property Crime1,284
Violent Crime126

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Linden Property Crime

Linden Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Linden Crime 2025

Linden Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Linden Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Linden Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Linden, New Jersey crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Linden crime report data for 2026 was projected from 25 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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