Lakewood Crime Stats
The source of actual data on this Lakewood Township, New Jersey crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. The projected crime rate data displayed was generated from the trends and crime data available from previous years of actual reported data. In this case, the Lakewood Township crime report data for 2022 was projected from 20 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported, was 2019.
The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdiction.
Key Findings
- Lakewood crime rates are 60% lower than the national average
- Violent crimes in Lakewood are 69% lower than the national average
- In Lakewood you have a 1 in 108 chance of becoming a victim of crime
- Lakewood is safer than 73% of the cities in the United States
- Year over year crime in Lakewood has decreased by 12%
Lakewood Township Crime Rate Report (New Jersey)
The Lakewood Township crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 20 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Lakewood Township for 2022 is expected to be lower than in 2019.
The city violent crime rate for Lakewood Township in 2019 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 62.99% and the city property crime rate in Lakewood Township was lower than the national property crime rate average by 56.61%.
In 2019 the city violent crime rate in Lakewood Township was lower than the violent crime rate in New Jersey by 32.13% and the city property crime rate in Lakewood Township was lower than the property crime rate in New Jersey by 31.46%.
Property and Violent Crime
Lakewood Township Crime Statistics
Summary Report
2019 Crime (Actual Data)* | Incidents |
Aggravated Assault | 91 |
Arson | 4 |
Burglary | 253 |
Larceny and Theft | 675 |
Motor Vehicle Theft | 37 |
Murder and Manslaughter | 1 |
Rape | 11 |
Robbery | 45 |
Crime Rate (Total Incidents) | 1,205 |
Property Crime | 965 |
Violent Crime | 148 |
2022 Crime (Projected Data)* | Incidents |
Aggravated Assault | 108 |
Arson | 5 |
Burglary | 178 |
Larceny and Theft | 616 |
Motor Vehicle Theft | 35 |
Murder and Manslaughter | 0 |
Rape | 9 |
Robbery | 44 |
Crime Rate (Total Incidents) | 1,067 |
Property Crime | 827 |
Violent Crime | 162 |
Property and Violent Crime Totals
Actual Versus Projected Crime Totals
City Versus State Versus National Crime Comparison