Crime in Mantua, New Jersey
Updated ·Vorp Labs
The model puts major crime in Mantua at 1.5 times the U.S. rate per resident: 60% lower for persons crimes and 1.8 times for property crimes. Expected major crimes are down 8.8% from a year earlier.
- Modeled from FBI crime data for the police agencies serving Mantua and from local police incident records. Where an agency didn't report to the FBI, its totals are estimated from its past reports or similar agencies.
- The model estimates about 26.4 major crimes per 1,000 residents a year (1.3 violent, 25.1 property), against 17.2 for the U.S.
- By the model's major-crime rate per resident, Mantua is higher than 87% of the 364 other New Jersey places and 83% 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 Mantua's 11 census block groups for 15,662 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 Mantua.
- 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 Mantua
Half of residents live where the major-crime index is between 76 and 199.
- 0–500.0%
- 50–10030.8%
- 100–20046.9%
- 200–40022.3%
- 400+0.0%
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Shoplifting stands out most, at 3.9 times the U.S. rate
Citywide indexWhere the middle half of residents live
Property crimes
Social disorder
Highest on weekend daytimes
100 is the U.S. rate, same hours.
Expected major crime fell 8.8% 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.
Mantua against U.S. places with 10,000 to 25,000 residents
177 of the 2,480 other places of this size have a major-crime index at least 15% above Mantua's, and 209 are within 15% of it; the middle of the group is 67. The 9 nearest in population:
U.S. = 100. Residents in gray.
Mantua's major-crime index is higher than 7 and lower than 1 of its 8 nearest neighbors
The closest, Woodbury Heights (3 mi), is 54% below Mantua's rate.
U.S. = 100. Miles between population centers.
Questions about crime in Mantua
Is Mantua safe?
Mantua's major-crime index is 154, 1.5 times the U.S. rate per resident and higher than 87% of the 364 other New Jersey places on CrimeMetric: violent crimes against people are 60% below the U.S. rate, and property crimes 1.8 times the U.S. rate.
What is the crime rate in Mantua?
The model expects about 414 major crimes a year in Mantua, about 26.4 per 1,000 residents, 1.5 times the U.S. rate.
Is crime going up or down in Mantua?
Expected major crimes in Mantua are down 8.8% from a year earlier; across New Jersey they're down 10.2%.
What are the most common crimes in Mantua?
By the model's expected count, the most common crimes against people and property are shoplifting (about 193 a year), other larceny (about 88 a year) and burglary (about 68 a year).
Are car break-ins common in Mantua?
The model expects about 27 thefts from vehicles a year in Mantua, 34% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Are car thefts common in Mantua?
The model expects about 17 motor vehicle thefts a year in Mantua, 30% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Is Mantua safe at night?
The model's major-crime index is 123 on Sunday to Thursday nights from 6pm to 6am, against 191 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 Mantua higher than the New Jersey average?
Mantua's major-crime index is 154, 2.0 times the New Jersey rate per resident. New Jersey as a whole is 78, where 100 is the U.S. rate.
How does crime in Mantua compare with Woodbury Heights?
Woodbury Heights, 3 miles away, has a major-crime index of 70, 54% below Mantua's rate per resident. Mantua's is 154.
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. Mantua's figures add up its 11 block groups. The index compares crimes per resident with the U.S. rate.
- Mantua's published incident records inform the estimate for every neighborhood.
- 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: 15,662. Model updated Nov 10, 2026. Release 2026-11-10
Full method and validation·Data sources
CrimeMetric. "Crime in Mantua, New Jersey." Vorp Labs, updated November 9, 2026 (model Nov 10, 2026). https://crimemetric.com/nj/mantua
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