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Howell, NJ crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   "Reflects 2023 calendar year; released from FBI in October 2024 (latest available). Updated annually." Where is 2024 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

Howell has an overall crime rate of 10 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Howell is 1 in 99. How does Howell fare compared to other communities in New Jersey of all population sizes? Howell's crime rate is lower than approximately 48% of New Jersey communities.

However, NeighborhoodScout analyzed all cities and towns in America with a similar population size to Howell, and we found that the crime rate in Howell is one of the lowest in the nation for its size. This means Howell is one of the safest places in America in which to live for its size, a very important finding.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Howell does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Howell.

NeighborhoodScout's research shows that Howell's violent crime rate is 1 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes. Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape (not statutory), and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. Roughly similar to the national average, our analysis shows that your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in Howell is one in 1016.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Howell; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 9 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.

Howell Crime Data

total Crime Index

44

(100 is safest)


Safer than 44% of U.S. cities.

Howell Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

53

490

543

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

0.98

9.10

10.08

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
0.98
2.21
National Median: 4
    Howell
    New Jersey

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 1,016

in Howell

1 in 452

in New Jersey

Howell Violent Crimes

Population: 53,862
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 6 1 46
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.11 0.02 0.85

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 334,914,895
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 19,252 127,216 222,795 884,550
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.38 0.67 2.64

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
9.1
15.22
National Median: 19
    Howell
    New Jersey

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 110

in Howell

1 in 66

in New Jersey

Property Crimes

Population: 53,862
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 41 428 21
Rate per 1,000 0.76 7.95 0.39

United States Property Crimes

Population: 334,914,895
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 839,563 4,512,064 1,067,522
Rate per 1,000 2.51 13.47 3.19

Howell Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
18
66
National Median: 26.5
    Howell
    New Jersey