Safety · Linden
Linden, NJ crime & safety
Linden's reported crime rate is well above New Jersey's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 76 violent crimes were reported in 2025.
Crime reported to police, trends and how Linden compares with the towns next door, from FBI data.
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A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Linden's police department reported only 2023 and 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.
Reported crime, 2025
Linden at a glance
Violent crime
1.7
per 1,000 residents · New Jersey 2
Property crime
20.6
per 1,000 residents · New Jersey 12.7
Incidents reported
1,021
76 violent · 945 property
Since 2022
▼ 31%
change in reported property crime
Violent crime per 1,000
Property crime per 1,000
Trend
Reported crime per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025
LindenNew Jersey
Solid lines: property crime · dashed: violent crime.
Show as a table
| Year | Linden property | New Jersey property | Linden violent | New Jersey violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 29.9 | 14.3 | 3.2 | 2.2 |
| 2023 | 36 | 15.5 | 4.3 | 2.3 |
| 2024 | not reported | 14.3 | not reported | 2.2 |
| 2025 | 20.6 | 12.7 | 1.7 | 2 |
What gets reported
2025, by type
Larceny / theft
819
Burglary
36
Vehicle theft
90
Aggravated assault
57
Robbery
10
Rape
8
Homicide
1
Arson
0
Offenses reported to police, not convictions.
Who keeps Linden safe
Local public safety
👮 Linden Police DepartmentReports its crime counts to the FBI — the figures on this page.
🚨 EmergenciesCall 911. For non-emergency numbers, alerts and preparedness, see the town guide.
Nearby
Linden and its neighbors
Reported crime per 1,000 residents in each town's latest year. * = a count, for towns under 1,000 people. Grade: the Safety Grade; — = not graded.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can't tell you
- It's reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many thefts and some assaults are never reported.
- Small numbers swing. In a town of about 45,800, a handful of incidents moves the rate noticeably from year to year. The trend matters more than any one year.
- Visitors count too. Towns with a campus, highway, beach or shopping center see incidents involving people who don't live there, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn't report a full year, not that nothing happened.
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. This isn't an official statement of public safety — in an emergency, call 911.