Crime in Wayne, New Jersey
Updated ·Vorp Labs
The model puts major crime in Wayne at 12% below the U.S. rate per resident: 67% lower for persons crimes and about the same for property crimes. Expected major crimes are down 20.2% from a year earlier.
- Modeled from FBI crime data for the police agencies serving Wayne 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 15.1 major crimes per 1,000 residents a year (1.0 violent, 14.1 property), against 17.2 for the U.S.
- By the model's major-crime rate per resident, Wayne is higher than 62% of the 364 other New Jersey places and 56% 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 Wayne's 37 census block groups for 55,296 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 Wayne.
- 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 Wayne
Half of residents live where the major-crime index is between 23 and 63.
- 0–5065.0%
- 50–10021.8%
- 100–20010.9%
- 200–4000.0%
- 400+2.3%
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Shoplifting stands out most, at 2.0 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 20.2% 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.
Wayne against U.S. places with 50,000 to 100,000 residents
239 of the 580 other places of this size have a major-crime index at least 15% above Wayne's, and 123 are within 15% of it; the middle of the group is 91. The 9 nearest in population:
U.S. = 100. Residents in gray.
Wayne's major-crime index is higher than 7 and within 15% of 1 of its 8 nearest neighbors
The closest, Preakness (1 mi), is 63% below Wayne's rate.
U.S. = 100. Miles between population centers.
Questions about crime in Wayne
Is Wayne safe?
Wayne's major-crime index is 88, 12% below the U.S. rate per resident and higher than 62% of the 364 other New Jersey places on CrimeMetric: violent crimes against people are 67% below the U.S. rate, and property crimes about the U.S. rate.
What is the crime rate in Wayne?
The model expects about 835 major crimes a year in Wayne, about 15.1 per 1,000 residents, 12% below the U.S. rate.
Is crime going up or down in Wayne?
Expected major crimes in Wayne are down 20.2% from a year earlier; across New Jersey they're down 10.2%.
What are the most common crimes in Wayne?
By the model's expected count, the most common crimes against people and property are shoplifting (about 357 a year), other larceny (about 321 a year) and aggravated assault (about 50 a year).
Are car break-ins common in Wayne?
The model expects about 30 thefts from vehicles a year in Wayne, 80% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Are car thefts common in Wayne?
The model expects about 22 motor vehicle thefts a year in Wayne, 75% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Is Wayne safe at night?
The model's major-crime index is 72 on Friday and Saturday nights from 6pm to 6am, against 123 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 Wayne higher than the New Jersey average?
Wayne's major-crime index is 88, within 15% of the New Jersey rate per resident. New Jersey as a whole is 78, where 100 is the U.S. rate.
How does crime in Wayne compare with Preakness?
Preakness, 1 mile away, has a major-crime index of 32, 63% below Wayne's rate per resident. Wayne's is 88.
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. Wayne's figures add up its 37 block groups. The index compares crimes per resident with the U.S. rate.
- Wayne'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: 55,296. Model updated Nov 10, 2026. Release 2026-11-10
Full method and validation·Data sources
CrimeMetric. "Crime in Wayne, New Jersey." Vorp Labs, updated November 9, 2026 (model Nov 10, 2026). https://crimemetric.com/nj/wayne
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