Plainfield police area, New Jersey, United States: crime rate and Safety score
No Safety score: the figures for 2025 are incomplete or partly not published.
Figures are for the police agency that covers Plainfield police area.
Crime by type, as recorded by FBI Crime Data Explorer (2025)
| Type | Count | Per 100,000 a year | All places this source covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | |||
| Murder and non-negligent manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 4.2 |
| Sexual offences | |||
| Rape | 14 | 42.1 | 36 |
| Violence | |||
| Aggravated assault | 80 | 240.6 | 238.3 |
| FBI summary counts: only aggravated assault, not simple assault. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery | 46 | 138.4 | 50.4 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Burglary | 30 | 90.2 | 190.5 |
| Larceny-theft | 288 | 866.3 | 1,141 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 29 | 87.2 | 197.5 |
| Other | |||
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 9.1 |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, updated 28 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Homicide | 0 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 14 |
| Violence | 80 |
| Robbery | 46 |
| Theft and burglary | 347 |
| Other | 0 |
Questions about crime in Plainfield police area
- Is Plainfield police area safe?
- Plainfield police area: No Safety score: the figures for 2025 are incomplete or partly not published.
- How many murders are there in Plainfield police area?
- Recorded homicides in Plainfield police area (2025): 0.
Other places nearby
Sheriffs of Union County since 2010
Plainfield: Mayor not loaded yet. Union County: Sheriff Peter Corvelli (Democrat). Governor: Mikie Sherrill (Democrat)
Peter Corvelli · Democrat
since 2023
Incomplete FBI reporting for this term
Peter Corvelli · Democrat
2020 – 2023
Incomplete FBI reporting for this term
Peter Corvelli · Democrat
2017 – 2020
Incomplete FBI reporting for this term
Joseph Cryan · Democrat
2014 – 2017
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Ralph Froehlich · Democrat
2010 – 2013
Incomplete FBI reporting for this term
In some cities an appointed manager or police chief, not the mayor, runs the police; in some counties the sheriff mainly runs the jail and the courts.
Mayors: Hilbig, Archived Campaign Websites of U.S. Mayoral Candidates (CC BY 4.0) and city sites. Sheriffs: Mavridis, US Sheriff Election Data (CC BY 4.0), MIT Election Data + Science Lab (CC0) and county election offices. Crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer.
