Plainfield NJ Motor Vehicle Thefts 1999-2018

Interactive chart of the Plainfield, New Jersey motor vehicle theft rate (i.e. the number of motor vehicle thefts per 100,000 population) from 1999 to 2018.
  • The Plainfield NJ motor vehicle theft rate for 2018 was 161.35 per 100,000 population, a 15.19% decline from 2017.
  • The Plainfield NJ motor vehicle theft rate for 2017 was 190.26 per 100,000 population, a 28.22% increase from 2016.
  • The Plainfield NJ motor vehicle theft rate for 2016 was 148.38 per 100,000 population, a 6.33% decline from 2015.
  • The Plainfield NJ motor vehicle theft rate for 2015 was 158.41 per 100,000 population, a 27.83% increase from 2014.
Data Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation - Crime in the U.S.

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Irvington 54,220 722.98
Newark 282,258 713.89
Camden County Police Department 73,140 709.60
Allenhurst 488 614.75
Elizabeth 129,080 577.16
Orange City 30,449 568.16
Alpine 1,873 480.51
Trenton 83,753 450.13
Hillside Township 22,078 434.82
Brooklawn 1,904 420.17
Harrison 18,058 382.10
Fieldsboro 529 378.07
Chesilhurst 1,617 371.06
East Newark 2,740 364.96
Salem 4,726 359.71
Sea Girt 1,766 339.75
East Orange 64,625 331.14
Woodbury 9,746 307.82
Mountain Lakes 4,308 301.76
Paterson 146,893 300.22
Westville 4,121 291.19
Passaic 70,435 262.65
Saddle River 3,230 247.68
Belleville 36,075 243.94
Maplewood Township 24,635 243.56
South Hackensack Township 2,473 242.62
Woodlynne 2,902 241.21
Fairfield Township - Essex County 7,528 239.11
Edgewater Park Township 8,713 229.54
Longport 873 229.10
Jersey City 270,175 223.19
Prospect Park 5,893 203.63
Collingswood 13,843 202.27
Mount Ephraim 4,565 197.15
Bridgeton 24,386 192.73
Essex Fells 2,109 189.66
Penns Grove 4,790 187.89
Atlantic City 38,271 185.52
Demarest 4,977 180.83
West Wildwood 561 178.25
Bloomfield 50,777 173.31
Glen Ridge 7,622 170.56
Woodbury Heights 2,944 169.84
Ewing Township 36,142 168.78
Green Brook Township 7,138 168.11
Magnolia 4,237 165.21
Kearny 42,339 162.97
Plainfield 50,820 161.35
Gloucester City 11,167 161.19
Paulsboro 5,812 154.85
Union Township 58,861 154.60
Montville Township 21,396 154.23
South Orange Village 16,880 154.03
Englishtown 1,959 153.14
Pemberton Borough 1,331 150.26
West Orange 48,071 149.78
Rumson 6,835 146.31
Clementon 4,887 143.24
Colts Neck Township 9,944 140.79
Lindenwold 17,204 139.50
Seaside Heights 2,872 139.28
Garfield 32,203 136.63
Lodi 24,720 133.50
Old Tappan 5,998 133.38
Kenilworth 8,249 133.35
Bayonne 66,824 133.19
Pennsauken Township 35,420 132.69
Lambertville 3,811 131.20
Bordentown City 3,823 130.79
Mountainside 6,925 129.96
Englewood Cliffs 5,395 129.75
New Brunswick 56,577 129.03
Maple Shade Township 18,772 127.85
Union City 69,950 127.23
Rahway 30,113 126.19
Manville 10,308 126.12
Perth Amboy 52,347 124.17
Cresskill 8,862 124.13
Monmouth Beach 3,231 123.80
Stone Harbor 816 122.55
Burlington City 9,817 122.24
Logan Township 5,844 119.78
North Arlington 15,868 119.74
Deptford Township 30,137 119.45
Wildwood 5,035 119.17
Mullica Township 6,005 116.57
Roselle 21,787 114.75
South Amboy 8,764 114.10
Keyport 7,065 113.23
Mine Hill Township 3,534 113.19
Avon-by-the-Sea 1,780 112.36
Clifton 85,732 111.98
Weehawken Township 15,567 109.21
Far Hills 918 108.93
Spring Lake Heights 4,607 108.53
Upper Saddle River 8,330 108.04
Montclair 38,893 107.99
Berlin 7,495 106.74
Brielle 4,719 105.95
Greenwich Township - Gloucester County 4,769 104.84
Paramus 26,744 104.70
Lawnside 2,875 104.35
Elmwood Park 20,277 103.57
Elsinboro Township 968 103.31
Bay Head 971 102.99
Pemberton Township 27,212 102.90
Secaucus 20,482 102.53
Roseland 5,867 102.27
Oaklyn 3,934 101.68
Long Branch 30,750 100.81
East Rutherford 9,941 100.59
Carteret 23,921 100.33
Audubon Park 997 100.30
North Bergen Township 63,166 99.74
South Plainfield 24,238 99.02
Bordentown Township 12,323 97.38
Millville 27,837 96.99
Runnemede 8,261 96.84
Vineland 60,330 96.14
Haledon 8,363 95.66
Linden 42,806 93.44
Closter 8,691 92.05
Little Ferry 10,895 91.79
Westampton Township 8,752 91.41
Somerdale 5,484 91.17
Wenonah 2,201 90.87
Little Falls Township 14,306 90.87
Holmdel Township 16,621 90.25
Hamilton Township - Mercer County 87,889 89.89
Asbury Park 15,717 89.08
Mantua Township 14,772 88.00
Warren Township 15,951 87.77
Hamilton Township - Atlantic County 26,380 87.19
Westfield 30,011 86.63
Flemington 4,627 86.45
Woodbridge Township 100,884 86.24
Beach Haven 1,169 85.54
Manasquan 5,903 84.70
Totowa 10,666 84.38
Willingboro Township 32,124 84.05
Millburn Township 20,250 83.95
Palmyra 7,198 83.36
Mount Laurel Township 41,629 81.67
Lumberton Township 12,253 81.61
Edison Township 101,309 80.94
Merchantville 3,712 80.82
Lyndhurst Township 22,384 80.41
South Toms River 3,740 80.21
Franklin Township - Gloucester County 16,225 80.12
Beverly 2,497 80.10
Avalon 1,258 79.49
Franklin Township - Somerset County 66,624 78.05
Hackensack 44,926 77.91
Dover 17,982 77.86
Belvidere 2,592 77.16
Palisades Park 20,888 76.60
Middle Township 18,358 76.26
Haddon Township 14,500 75.86
Sayreville 45,062 75.45
West Long Branch 7,957 75.41
Red Bank 12,128 74.21
North Brunswick Township 42,205 73.45
Nutley Township 28,596 73.44
Absecon 8,252 72.71
Mount Holly Township 9,658 72.48
Englewood 28,988 72.44
Old Bridge Township 66,321 72.38
Berlin Township 5,532 72.31
Moonachie 2,774 72.10
Shrewsbury 4,170 71.94
Bellmawr 11,312 70.72
Belmar 5,666 70.60
Mansfield Township - Burlington County 8,577 69.95
Riverdale 4,293 69.88
Audubon 8,599 69.78
Marlboro Township 40,338 69.41
Woodcliff Lake 5,844 68.45
National Park 2,934 68.17
Little Silver 5,898 67.82
Spring Lake 2,958 67.61
Watchung 5,939 67.35
Eastampton Township 5,940 67.34
Delaware Township 4,461 67.25
Hoboken 55,096 67.16
Somers Point 10,436 67.08
West Deptford Township 20,889 67.02
Delanco Township 4,509 66.53
Wayne Township 54,340 66.25
Newfield 1,535 65.15
South Harrison Township 3,118 64.14
Moorestown Township 20,510 63.38
Summit 22,125 63.28
East Hanover Township 11,084 63.15
Phillipsburg 14,395 62.52
Harrington Park 4,802 62.47
Voorhees Township 29,071 61.92
Piscataway Township 57,342 61.04
Springfield Township - Burlington County 3,280 60.98
Monroe Township - Gloucester County 36,498 60.28
Freehold Borough 11,873 58.96
Ventnor City 10,182 58.93
Berkeley Heights Township 13,646 58.63
Morristown 18,860 58.32
Woodstown 3,447 58.02
Clayton 8,624 57.98
Bound Brook 10,360 57.92
Cape May 3,463 57.75
Pleasantville 20,799 57.70
Parsippany-Troy Hills Township 52,447 57.20
East Greenwich Township 10,504 57.12
Livingston Township 29,820 57.01
Edgewater 12,318 56.83
Hammonton 14,311 55.90
Ocean Township - Monmouth County 26,947 55.66
Cherry Hill Township 70,578 55.26
West Caldwell Township 10,912 54.99
North Plainfield 21,834 54.96
Hanover Township 14,583 54.86
Leonia 9,175 54.50
Laurel Springs 1,856 53.88
Rutherford 18,617 53.71
Franklin Lakes 11,191 53.61
Egg Harbor Township 43,276 53.15
Rochelle Park Township 5,648 53.12
Hawthorne 18,874 52.98
Harding Township 3,824 52.30
Oceanport 5,742 52.25
Roselle Park 13,698 51.10
Springfield Township - Union County 17,762 50.67
Fair Haven 5,927 50.62
Fort Lee 37,729 50.36
Waldwick 10,019 49.91
Somerville 12,326 48.68
Chatham Township 10,288 48.60
Boonton 8,236 48.57
Lincoln Park 10,308 48.51
Pennsville Township 12,378 48.47
Burlington Township 22,857 48.13
West New York 54,095 48.06
Egg Harbor City 4,162 48.05
Cliffside Park 25,001 48.00
Carlstadt 6,252 47.98
Cedar Grove Township 12,566 47.75
Tenafly 14,742 47.48
Woodland Park 12,799 46.88
Long Hill Township 8,587 46.58
Chatham 8,793 45.49
Mahwah Township 26,501 45.28
Barrington 6,661 45.04
Lakewood Township 102,915 44.70
Verona 13,437 44.65
Ogdensburg 2,262 44.21
Teaneck Township 40,939 43.97
Middlesex Borough 13,704 43.78
Allendale 6,865 43.70
Clark Township 16,079 43.54
Aberdeen Township 18,378 43.53
Rockaway Township 25,328 43.43
South Bound Brook 4,621 43.28
Guttenberg 11,602 43.10
Freehold Township 34,896 42.98
Little Egg Harbor Township 21,087 42.68
Neptune City 4,694 42.61
Manalapan Township 40,150 42.34
Jackson Township 56,706 42.32
Hopatcong 14,183 42.30
Delran Township 16,579 42.22
Cinnaminson Township 16,630 42.09
Metuchen 14,262 42.07
Hackettstown 9,530 41.97
Fairview 14,428 41.59
Maywood 9,763 40.97
Keansburg 9,766 40.96
Oxford Township 2,446 40.88
Mendham 4,905 40.77
Eatontown 12,364 40.44
Glassboro 19,938 40.12
Hazlet Township 19,970 40.06
Lawrence Township - Mercer County 32,644 39.82
Swedesboro 2,557 39.11
Chester Township 7,809 38.42
Galloway Township 36,467 38.39
Washington Township - Gloucester County 47,024 38.28
Princeton 31,856 37.67
Readington Township 15,941 37.64
New Providence 13,283 37.64
Waterford Township 10,641 37.59
Sparta Township 18,694 37.45
Lakehurst 2,672 37.43
Riverton 2,698 37.06
Clinton 2,699 37.05
Bedminster Township 8,126 36.92
Toms River Township 92,191 36.88
Union Beach 5,469 36.57
Independence Township 5,495 36.40
Oradell 8,243 36.39
Neptune Township 27,825 35.94
Denville Township 16,737 35.85
Highland Park 13,989 35.74
Plumsted Township 8,460 35.46
Ridgefield 11,329 35.31
Bogota 8,499 35.30
Florham Park 11,602 34.48
Branchburg Township 14,577 34.30
Wallington 11,676 34.26
Middletown Township 65,469 33.60
Long Beach Township 3,029 33.01
Scotch Plains Township 24,423 32.76
Ringwood 12,303 32.51
Lower Township 21,617 32.38
Washington Township - Bergen County 9,299 32.26
Woolwich Township 12,636 31.66
Netcong 3,182 31.43
Florence Township 12,748 31.38
Randolph Township 25,552 31.31
Winslow Township 38,382 31.26
Washington Township - Warren County 6,434 31.08
Pohatcong Township 3,217 31.08
Wharton 6,482 30.85
Brick Township 74,712 30.78
Monroe Township - Middlesex County 45,597 30.70
Roxbury Township 23,010 30.42
Stanhope 3,306 30.25
West Milford Township 26,560 30.12
Tuckerton 3,336 29.98
Fair Lawn 33,413 29.93
Bernards Township 26,813 29.84
North Caldwell 6,716 29.78
River Vale Township 10,157 29.54
Stafford Township 27,141 29.48
Wyckoff Township 17,161 29.14
Bridgewater Township 45,050 28.86
Pine Hill 10,431 28.76
Cranford Township 24,353 28.74
Vernon Township 22,057 27.20
Pompton Lakes 11,062 27.12
Washington Township - Morris County 18,484 27.05
Mansfield Township - Warren County 7,431 26.91
Pequannock Township 15,177 26.36
Emerson 7,679 26.05
Butler 7,679 26.05
Cranbury Township 3,900 25.64
Hardyston Township 7,823 25.57
Gloucester Township 63,198 25.32
Medford Lakes 3,995 25.03
Caldwell 7,999 25.00
West Windsor Township 28,277 24.76
South River 16,159 24.75
Elk Township 4,116 24.30
Berkeley Township 41,331 24.19
Ho-Ho-Kus 4,139 24.16
Northfield 8,324 24.03
Lopatcong Township 8,384 23.85
South Brunswick Township 46,340 23.74
Boonton Township 4,299 23.26
Garwood 4,370 22.88
Buena 4,405 22.70
Saddle Brook Township 14,037 21.37
Medford Township 23,558 21.22
Lacey Township 28,654 20.94
Holland Township 5,128 19.50
Jefferson Township 21,071 18.98
East Brunswick Township 48,342 18.62
Morris Township 22,183 18.03
Evesham Township 45,354 17.64
Mendham Township 5,757 17.37
Blairstown Township 5,787 17.28
River Edge 11,611 17.23
Plainsboro Township 23,243 17.21
Tewksbury Township 5,825 17.17
Norwood 5,836 17.14
Montgomery Township 23,515 17.01
Mount Arlington 5,914 16.91
Tinton Falls 17,754 16.90
Andover Township 5,936 16.85
Jamesburg 6,006 16.65
Rockaway 6,388 15.65
Ridgefield Park 13,028 15.35
Howell Township 52,672 15.19
Linwood 6,822 14.66
East Windsor Township 27,401 14.60
Stratford 6,913 14.47
Bergenfield 27,684 14.45
Midland Park 7,313 13.67
Dunellen 7,328 13.65
Robbinsville Township 14,710 13.60
Raritan Township 22,092 13.58
Haddon Heights 7,497 13.34
Ramsey 15,126 13.22
Chesterfield Township 7,567 13.22
Barnegat Township 22,777 13.17
Bernardsville 7,742 12.92
Newton 7,824 12.78
Riverside Township 7,875 12.70
Madison 15,832 12.63
Byram Township 7,925 12.62
Bloomingdale 8,211 12.18
New Milford 16,701 11.98
Spotswood 8,364 11.96
Ridgewood 25,429 11.80
Manchester Township 42,939 11.64
Pitman 8,696 11.50
Montvale 8,729 11.46
Matawan 8,864 11.28
Brigantine 8,896 11.24
Ocean Township - Ocean County 9,045 11.06
Wood-Ridge 9,105 10.98
Mount Olive Township 28,994 10.35
Hillsborough Township 39,796 10.05
Kinnelon 10,080 9.92
Hillsdale 10,484 9.54
Ocean City 11,138 8.98
Westwood 11,219 8.91
Haddonfield 11,253 8.89
Glen Rock 11,937 8.38
Clinton Township 12,824 7.80
Harrison Township 12,915 7.74
Point Pleasant 18,474 5.41
Wall Township 25,955 3.85
Winfield Township 1,514 0.00
Wildwood Crest 3,116 0.00
West Cape May 1,015 0.00
West Amwell Township 2,757 0.00
Washington 6,535 0.00
Wanaque 11,960 0.00
Tavistock 5 0.00
Surf City 1,174 0.00
Ship Bottom 1,129 0.00
Seaside Park 1,526 0.00
Sea Isle City 2,061 0.00
Sea Bright 1,379 0.00
Rockleigh 526 0.00
Raritan 8,098 0.00
Point Pleasant Beach 4,472 0.00
Pine Valley 11 0.00
Pine Beach 2,148 0.00
Pennington 2,554 0.00
Peapack-Gladstone 2,588 0.00
Park Ridge 8,858 0.00
Ocean Gate 2,001 0.00
Oakland 13,102 0.00
North Wildwood 3,816 0.00
Northvale 4,965 0.00
North Hanover Township 7,518 0.00
North Haledon 8,469 0.00
New Hanover Township 7,504 0.00
Morris Plains 5,509 0.00
Milltown 7,099 0.00
Margate City 6,045 0.00
Lower Alloways Creek Township 1,676 0.00
Loch Arbour 181 0.00
Lebanon Township 6,070 0.00
Lavallette 1,824 0.00
Lake Como 1,710 0.00
Island Heights 1,652 0.00
Interlaken 798 0.00
Hopewell Township 18,000 0.00
Hopewell Borough 1,921 0.00
Hi-Nella 855 0.00
Hightstown 5,289 0.00
Highlands 4,794 0.00
High Bridge 3,528 0.00
Helmetta 2,198 0.00
Haworth 3,463 0.00
Hasbrouck Heights 12,163 0.00
Harvey Cedars 338 0.00
Hamburg 3,109 0.00
Greenwich Township - Warren County 5,510 0.00
Gibbsboro 2,211 0.00
Frenchtown 1,363 0.00
Franklin Township - Hunterdon County 3,238 0.00
Franklin 4,735 0.00
Fanwood 7,768 0.00
Elmer 1,301 0.00
Dumont 17,825 0.00
Chester 1,643 0.00
Cape May Point 277 0.00
Califon 1,068 0.00
Bradley Beach 4,214 0.00
Beachwood 11,146 0.00
Barnegat Light 580 0.00
Atlantic Highlands 4,302 0.00
Alpha 2,288 0.00
Allentown 1,809 0.00
Historical
Year Plainfield NJ US
2018 161.35 123.89 228.89
2017 190.26 136.92 237.72
2016 148.38 126.12 237.25
2015 158.41 131.81 222.21
2014 123.92 130.93 215.36
2013 190.35 154.25 221.26
2012 200.67 185.85 230.41
2011 294.15 197.12 229.95
2010 279.82 176.78 239.09
2009 259.04 178.05 259.16
2008 299.19 232.42 315.42
2007 403.03 252.81 364.85
2006 364.95 283.67 400.22
2005 734.01 318.08 416.81
2004 543.83 348.94 421.53
2003 739.55 400.42 433.73
2002 641.01 416.96 432.90
2001 808.68 443.04 430.53
2000 709.61 405.87 412.19
1999 1,047.75 434.18 422.48