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Plainfield Crime Rate Report (New Jersey)

Plainfield 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 Plainfield for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2024.

The city violent crime rate for Plainfield in 2024 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 13.24% and the city property crime rate in Plainfield was lower than the national property crime rate average by 8.6%.

In 2024 the city violent crime rate in Plainfield was higher than the violent crime rate in New Jersey by 88.74% and the city property crime rate in Plainfield was higher than the property crime rate in New Jersey by 12.77%.

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

Plainfield Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2024 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault164
Arson1
Burglary76
Larceny and Theft753
Motor Vehicle Theft72
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape8
Robbery58
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,551
Property Crime901
Violent Crime230
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault134
Arson5
Burglary0
Larceny and Theft630
Motor Vehicle Theft64
Murder and Manslaughter1
Rape4
Robbery55
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,335
Property Crime685
Violent Crime195

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Plainfield Property Crime

Plainfield Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Plainfield Crime 2024

Plainfield Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Plainfield Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Plainfield Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Plainfield, 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 Plainfield 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 2024.

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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