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Wayne Township Crime Rate Report (New Jersey)

Wayne Township 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 Wayne Township for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Wayne Township in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 71.69% and the city property crime rate in Wayne Township was higher than the national property crime rate average by 14.35%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Wayne Township was lower than the violent crime rate in New Jersey by 52.15% and the city property crime rate in Wayne Township was higher than the property crime rate in New Jersey by 40.44%.

Property and Violent Crime
Wayne Township Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Wayne Township Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Wayne Township Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault45
Arson2
Burglary75
Larceny and Theft843
Motor Vehicle Theft28
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape2
Robbery3
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)996
Property Crime946
Violent Crime50
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault57
Arson2
Burglary63
Larceny and Theft847
Motor Vehicle Theft31
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape1
Robbery3
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)991
Property Crime941
Violent Crime61

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Wayne Township Property Crime

Wayne Township Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Wayne Township Crime 2025

Wayne Township Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Wayne Township Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

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