Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Plainfield, NJ Crime Grade
How Plainfield grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of New Jersey — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
8/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
New Jersey
10/10
vs. New Jersey cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Plainfield, NJ was 410.9 per 100,000 residents (230 incidents over a population of 55,975). That puts Plainfield Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 85% above the New Jersey statewide rate of 221.9.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Plainfield (red), New Jersey (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Plainfield vs. U.S., 2024 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 453.0(228) | 688.2(359) | 452.3(251) | 523.8(287) | 410.9(230) |
| Murder | 13.9(7) | 11.5(6) | 7.2(4) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 7.9(4) | 5.8(3) | 5.4(3) | 25.6(14) | 14.3(8) |
| Robbery | 149.0(75) | 391.1(204) | 187.4(104) | 175.2(96) | 103.6(58) |
| Aggravated assault | 282.1(142) | 279.9(146) | 252.3(140) | 323.0(177) | 293.0(164) |
| Property crime | 1462.3(736) | 1397.5(729) | 1320.9(733) | 1684.6(923) | 1611.4(902) |
| Burglary | 166.9(84) | 174.5(91) | 198.2(110) | 160.6(88) | 135.8(76) |
| Larceny | 1156.3(582) | 1054.4(550) | 1016.3(564) | 1383.4(758) | 1345.2(753) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 133.1(67) | 164.9(86) | 102.7(57) | 125.9(69) | 128.6(72) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Plainfield's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to New Jersey cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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