Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Scotch Plains Township, NJ Crime Grade
How Scotch Plains Township 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
1/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
New Jersey
1/10
vs. New Jersey cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Scotch Plains Township, NJ was 31.6 per 100,000 residents (8 incidents over a population of 25,285). That puts Scotch Plains Township Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 84% below the New Jersey statewide rate of 193.8.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Scotch Plains Township (red), New Jersey (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Scotch Plains Township vs. U.S., 2025 — 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 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 23.8(6) | 61.2(15) | 32.8(8) | 40.3(10) | 31.6(8) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 7.9(2) | 12.2(3) | 0.0(0) | 4.0(1) | 4.0(1) |
| Robbery | 7.9(2) | 12.2(3) | 4.1(1) | 4.0(1) | 4.0(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 7.9(2) | 36.7(9) | 28.7(7) | 32.2(8) | 23.7(6) |
| Property crime | 785.6(198) | 812.6(199) | 770.3(188) | 515.7(128) | 443.0(112) |
| Burglary | 83.3(21) | 89.8(22) | 213.1(52) | 96.7(24) | 51.4(13) |
| Larceny | 511.8(129) | 510.4(125) | 397.4(97) | 330.4(82) | 288.7(73) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 190.4(48) | 212.3(52) | 151.6(37) | 88.6(22) | 102.8(26) |
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: Scotch Plains Township'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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