Violent Crime In Parsippany: See How Rates Compare To State, National Levels

PARSIPPANY, NJ — Overall, crime rates plunged statewide last year, according to FBI data. But how does Parsippany’s violent crime rate compare with New Jersey and nationwide levels?

According to FBI data, Parsippany’s violent crime rate in 2024 was well below the state average. With an estimated 56,072 residents and 30 violent crimes reported last year, the township’s violent crime rate is at 53.5 per 100,000 residents.

The FBI defines the “violent crimes” listed in its report as murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.

In comparison, New Jersey, with a population of 9,500,851 residents, saw 20,684 violent crimes last year – a rate of 217.7 per 100,000 people.

Parsippany’s violent crime rate is significantly lower compared to national levels. Data shows that the national rate in 2024 was 359.1 per 100,000 people.

Violent crime rates in Parsippany have seen a significant downward trend over the last few decades. In the last 39 years, violent crime peaked in the town in 1989, with 104 violent crimes reported.

Here is a list of violent crimes per year in Parsippany since 1986, according to the FBI database:

• 1986 - 91
• 1987 - 83
• 1988 - 71
• 1989 - 104
• 1990 - 73
• 1991 - 89
• 1992 - 83
• 1993 - 74
• 1994 - 76
• 1995 - 58
• 1996 - 90
• 1997 - 67
• 1998 - 68
• 1999 - 67
• 2000 - 60
• 2001 - 62
• 2002 - 61
• 2003 - 51
• 2004 - 35
• 2005 - 39
• 2006 - 35
• 2007 - 37
• 2008 - 30
• 2009 - 27
• 2010 - 19
• 2011 - 28
• 2012 - 39
• 2013 - 19
• 2014 - 37
• 2015 - 34
• 2016 - 34
• 2017 - 36
• 2018 - 29
• 2019 - 23
• 2020 - 26
• 2021 - 12
• 2022 - 19
• 2023 - 18
• 2024 - 30

Nationwide, violent crime is down about 4.5 percent from 2023 estimates. That includes drops in murders (14.9 percent), rapes (5.2 percent), robberies (8.9 percent), and aggravated assaults (3 percent). Meanwhile, property crime dropped 8.1 percent last year in the United States, including burglaries (8.6 percent), larcenies (5.5 percent), and vehicle thefts (18.6 percent).

These numbers are the lowest property crime rates and the lowest violent crime rates since at least 1969, according to the Center for American Progress.

The FBI noted that despite the reductions, a violent crime still took place every 26 seconds somewhere in America last year.

The agency cautions that the data isn’t an “exhaustive report” of all crime that takes place in a city or town, and police departments may have “differing levels of participation” over the years. The FBI also says that the data isn’t an effective way of comparing one municipality to another (some factors to consider include population size, economic conditions, employment rates, local judicial and prison policies, and the “effective strength” of the local police force).

Eric Kiefer contributed to this report.