Crime in West Orange, New Jersey
Updated ·Vorp Labs
The model puts major crime in West Orange at 25% below the U.S. rate per resident: 55% lower for persons crimes and 18% lower for property crimes. Expected major crimes are down 3.0% from a year earlier.
- Modeled from FBI crime data for the police agencies serving West 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 12.9 major crimes per 1,000 residents a year (1.4 violent, 11.5 property), against 17.2 for the U.S.
- By the model's major-crime rate per resident, West Orange is higher than 53% of the 364 other New Jersey places and 48% 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 West Orange's 40 census block groups for 50,277 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 West 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 West Orange
Half of residents live where the major-crime index is between 35 and 74.
- 0–5043.3%
- 50–10043.8%
- 100–20010.4%
- 200–4001.4%
- 400+1.0%
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No crime type in West Orange is more than 15% above 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 3.0% 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.
West Orange against U.S. places with 50,000 to 100,000 residents
313 of the 580 other places of this size have a major-crime index at least 15% above West Orange's, and 106 are within 15% of it; the middle of the group is 91. The 9 nearest in population:
U.S. = 100. Residents in gray.
West Orange's major-crime index is higher than 5, lower than 2 and within 15% of 1 of its 8 nearest neighbors
The closest, City of Orange (2 mi), is 41% above West Orange's rate.
U.S. = 100. Miles between population centers.
Questions about crime in West Orange
Is West Orange safe?
West Orange's major-crime index is 75, 25% below the U.S. rate per resident and higher than 53% of the 364 other New Jersey places on CrimeMetric: violent crimes against people are 55% below the U.S. rate, and property crimes 18% below the U.S. rate.
What is the crime rate in West Orange?
The model expects about 651 major crimes a year in West Orange, about 12.9 per 1,000 residents, 25% below the U.S. rate.
Is crime going up or down in West Orange?
Expected major crimes in West Orange are down 3.0% from a year earlier; across New Jersey they're down 10.2%.
What are the most common crimes in West Orange?
By the model's expected count, the most common crimes against people and property are other larceny (about 241 a year), theft from vehicle (about 152 a year) and shoplifting (about 89 a year).
Are car break-ins common in West Orange?
The model expects about 152 thefts from vehicles a year in West Orange, 14% above the U.S. rate per resident.
Are car thefts common in West Orange?
The model expects about 46 motor vehicle thefts a year in West Orange, 43% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Is West Orange safe at night?
The model's major-crime index is 56 on Sunday to Thursday nights from 6pm to 6am, against 97 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 West Orange higher than the New Jersey average?
West Orange's major-crime index is 75, about the New Jersey rate per resident. New Jersey as a whole is 78, where 100 is the U.S. rate.
How does crime in West Orange compare with City of Orange?
City of Orange, 2 miles away, has a major-crime index of 106, 41% above West Orange's rate per resident. West Orange's is 75.
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. West Orange's figures add up its 40 block groups. The index compares crimes per resident with the U.S. rate.
- West 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: 50,277. Model updated Nov 10, 2026. Release 2026-11-10
Full method and validation·Data sources
CrimeMetric. "Crime in West Orange, New Jersey." Vorp Labs, updated November 9, 2026 (model Nov 10, 2026). https://crimemetric.com/nj/west-orange
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