Crime in City of Orange, New Jersey
Updated ·Vorp Labs
The model puts major crime in City of Orange at 6% above the U.S. rate per resident: about the same for persons crimes and 7% higher for property crimes. Expected major crimes are down 18.0% from a year earlier.
- Modeled from FBI crime data for the police agencies serving City of Orange. Where an agency didn't report to the FBI, its totals are estimated from its past reports or similar agencies.
- The model estimates about 18.2 major crimes per 1,000 residents a year (3.2 violent, 15.0 property), against 17.2 for the U.S.
- By the model's major-crime rate per resident, City of Orange is higher than 71% of the 364 other New Jersey places and 66% of the 8,446 other places nationwide on CrimeMetric.
Where these numbers come from
The estimates start from what police agencies report to the FBI, modeled across City of Orange's 28 census block groups for 36,392 residents. How New Jersey residents' crime totals reach the FBI: detailed incident reports for 79.1%, summary counts only for 14.7% and estimates from past reports or similar agencies for 6.2% (shares of 2020 residents). Sources · Method
- Year: many show an agency's last full FBI year (often two years back). These figures are the model's estimate for the current year, release 2026-11-10.
- Crimes counted: some add simple assault, vandalism or drug offenses to "violent" or "property" crime; here major crime is persons plus property crime, and social disorder is separate.
- Area: an agency's totals cover its jurisdiction, which can differ from the city's limits; these are summed over the block groups inside City of Orange.
- Scale: a grade or a 1-to-100 score ranks places against each other; a rate per 1,000 residents and an index against the U.S. rate don't.
Rates are the model's estimates of reported crime per 1,000 residents a year. Index: 100 is the U.S. rate per resident; 200 is twice it. How we calculated this
How crime varies across City of Orange
Half of residents live where the major-crime index is between 67 and 96.
- 0–504.3%
- 50–10072.3%
- 100–20016.5%
- 200–4004.7%
- 400+2.2%
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Motor vehicle theft stands out most, at 1.7 times the U.S. rate
Citywide indexWhere the middle half of residents live
Property crimes
Social disorder
Highest on weekday daytimes
100 is the U.S. rate, same hours.
Expected major crime fell 18.0% in a year; across New Jersey it fell 10.2%
Change in the model's expected crimes, not a count of reports; New Jersey in gray. 2031 is a model projection, not tested against past years.
City of Orange against U.S. places with 25,000 to 50,000 residents
230 of the 1,120 other places of this size have a major-crime index at least 15% above City of Orange's, and 178 are within 15% of it; the middle of the group is 73. The 9 nearest in population:
U.S. = 100. Residents in gray.
City of Orange's major-crime index is higher than 3, lower than 3 and within 15% of 2 of its 8 nearest neighbors
The closest, East Orange (1 mi), is 16% above City of Orange's rate.
U.S. = 100. Miles between population centers.
Questions about crime in City of Orange
Is City of Orange safe?
City of Orange's major-crime index is 106, 6% above the U.S. rate per resident and higher than 71% of the 364 other New Jersey places on CrimeMetric: violent crimes against people are about the U.S. rate, and property crimes 7% above the U.S. rate.
What is the crime rate in City of Orange?
The model expects about 663 major crimes a year in City of Orange, about 18.2 per 1,000 residents, 6% above the U.S. rate.
Is crime going up or down in City of Orange?
Expected major crimes in City of Orange are down 18.0% from a year earlier; across New Jersey they're down 10.2%.
What are the most common crimes in City of Orange?
By the model's expected count, the most common crimes against people and property are other larceny (about 189 a year), theft from vehicle (about 153 a year) and motor vehicle theft (about 99 a year).
Are car break-ins common in City of Orange?
The model expects about 153 thefts from vehicles a year in City of Orange, 1.6 times the U.S. rate per resident.
Are car thefts common in City of Orange?
The model expects about 99 motor vehicle thefts a year in City of Orange, 1.7 times the U.S. rate per resident.
Is City of Orange safe at night?
The model's major-crime index is 85 on Sunday to Thursday nights from 6pm to 6am, against 132 at its highest in the daytime; 100 is the U.S. rate for the same hours. That's a citywide estimate per resident for those hours: it can't speak to a particular street, venue or evening. For one address, use the address lookup on this page.
Is crime in City of Orange higher than the New Jersey average?
City of Orange's major-crime index is 106, 36% above the New Jersey rate per resident. New Jersey as a whole is 78, where 100 is the U.S. rate.
How does crime in City of Orange compare with East Orange?
East Orange, 1 mile away, has a major-crime index of 123, 16% above City of Orange's rate per resident. City of Orange's is 106.
How we calculated this
Each police agency's crimes, as reported to the FBI or estimated where it didn't report, are spread across the census block groups it serves using population, jobs, points of interest and, where available, local incident records. City of Orange's figures add up its 28 block groups. The index compares crimes per resident with the U.S. rate.
- City of Orange has no published incident records in our data, so its estimate relies on agency totals and neighborhood characteristics.
- Rates are per resident, so places where many people work or visit but few live, such as downtowns, airports and stadiums, can read high.
- Disorderly conduct and trespassing are modeled, because the FBI records them only through arrests.
- Residents: 36,392. Model updated Nov 10, 2026. Release 2026-11-10
Full method and validation·Data sources
CrimeMetric. "Crime in City of Orange, New Jersey." Vorp Labs, updated November 9, 2026 (model Nov 10, 2026). https://crimemetric.com/nj/city-of-orange
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