Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
South Plainfield, NJ Crime Grade
How South 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
4/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
New Jersey
6/10
vs. New Jersey cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in South Plainfield, NJ was 134.7 per 100,000 residents (34 incidents over a population of 25,232). That puts South Plainfield Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 30% below the New Jersey statewide rate of 193.8.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. South Plainfield (red), New Jersey (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
South Plainfield 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 | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 116.2(28) | 119.8(29) | 160.6(39) | 117.9(29) | 134.7(34) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 12.4(3) | 0.0(0) | 4.0(1) |
| Rape | 0.0(0) | 8.3(2) | 12.4(3) | 0.0(0) | 4.0(1) |
| Robbery | 24.9(6) | 33.0(8) | 32.9(8) | 32.5(8) | 15.9(4) |
| Aggravated assault | 91.3(22) | 78.5(19) | 102.9(25) | 85.3(21) | 111.0(28) |
| Property crime | 1199.2(289) | 1515.8(367) | 1733.5(421) | 1930.5(475) | 2021.2(510) |
| Burglary | 124.5(30) | 165.2(40) | 119.4(29) | 101.6(25) | 99.1(25) |
| Larceny | 1024.9(247) | 1247.4(302) | 1535.9(373) | 1735.4(427) | 1862.7(470) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 45.6(11) | 103.3(25) | 78.2(19) | 93.5(23) | 51.5(13) |
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: South 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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