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South Plainfield Crime Rate Report (New Jersey)

South Plainfield crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 26 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in South Plainfield for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for South Plainfield in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 58.87% and the city property crime rate in South Plainfield was higher than the national property crime rate average by 31.18%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in South Plainfield was lower than the violent crime rate in New Jersey by 30.48% and the city property crime rate in South Plainfield was higher than the property crime rate in New Jersey by 61.11%.

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

South Plainfield Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault28
Arson2
Burglary25
Larceny and Theft470
Motor Vehicle Theft13
Murder and Manslaughter1
Rape1
Robbery4
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)543
Property Crime508
Violent Crime34
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault26
Arson1
Burglary25
Larceny and Theft408
Motor Vehicle Theft19
Murder and Manslaughter1
Rape2
Robbery5
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)487
Property Crime452
Violent Crime34

Property and Violent Crime Totals

South Plainfield Property Crime

South Plainfield Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

South Plainfield Crime 2025

South Plainfield Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

South Plainfield Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

South Plainfield Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this South 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 South Plainfield crime report data for 2026 was projected from 26 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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