Crime in East Hanover, New Jersey
Updated ·Vorp Labs
The model puts major crime in East Hanover at 6% above the U.S. rate per resident: 88% lower for persons crimes and 27% higher for property crimes. Expected major crimes are down 7.6% from a year earlier.
- Modeled from FBI crime data for the police agencies serving East Hanover. 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 (0.4 violent, 17.8 property), against 17.2 for the U.S.
- By the model's major-crime rate per resident, East Hanover 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 East Hanover's 5 census block groups for 11,558 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 East Hanover.
- 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 East Hanover
Half of residents live where the major-crime index is between 38 and 263.
- 0–5052.0%
- 50–10021.0%
- 100–2000.0%
- 200–40027.1%
- 400+0.0%
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Shoplifting stands out most, at 3.6 times the U.S. rate
Citywide indexWhere the middle half of residents live
Property crimes
Social disorder
Highest in the daytime
100 is the U.S. rate, same hours.
Expected major crime fell 7.6% 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.
East Hanover against U.S. places with 10,000 to 25,000 residents
475 of the 2,480 other places of this size have a major-crime index at least 15% above East Hanover's, and 347 are within 15% of it; the middle of the group is 67. The 9 nearest in population:
U.S. = 100. Residents in gray.
East Hanover has a higher major-crime index than all of its 8 nearest neighbors
The closest, Whippany (3 mi), is 49% below East Hanover's rate.
U.S. = 100. Miles between population centers.
Questions about crime in East Hanover
Is East Hanover safe?
East Hanover'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 88% below the U.S. rate, and property crimes 27% above the U.S. rate.
What is the crime rate in East Hanover?
The model expects about 210 major crimes a year in East Hanover, about 18.2 per 1,000 residents, 6% above the U.S. rate.
Is crime going up or down in East Hanover?
Expected major crimes in East Hanover are down 7.6% from a year earlier; across New Jersey they're down 10.2%.
What are the most common crimes in East Hanover?
By the model's expected count, the most common crimes against people and property are shoplifting (about 133 a year), other larceny (about 43 a year) and theft from vehicle (about 12 a year).
Are car break-ins common in East Hanover?
The model expects about 12 thefts from vehicles a year in East Hanover, 63% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Are car thefts common in East Hanover?
The model expects about 7 motor vehicle thefts a year in East Hanover, 62% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Is East Hanover safe at night?
The model's major-crime index is 58 on Sunday to Thursday nights from 6pm to 6am, against 146 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 East Hanover higher than the New Jersey average?
East Hanover'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 East Hanover compare with Whippany?
Whippany, 3 miles away, has a major-crime index of 54, 49% below East Hanover's rate per resident. East Hanover'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. East Hanover's figures add up its 5 block groups. The index compares crimes per resident with the U.S. rate.
- East Hanover 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: 11,558. Model updated Nov 10, 2026. Release 2026-11-10
Full method and validation·Data sources
CrimeMetric. "Crime in East Hanover, New Jersey." Vorp Labs, updated November 9, 2026 (model Nov 10, 2026). https://crimemetric.com/nj/east-hanover
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