Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Carteret has a violent crime rate of 314 per 100,000 residents, 17% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 243.9 per 100,000, robbery at 42.6, rape at 19.4. The murder rate is 7.7 per 100,000 (above the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 1,262 per 100,000, 36% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 949, burglary at 159, vehicle theft at 155 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 12 fatal traffic crashes. Overall, Carteret receives a safety grade of F.
Crime Rates: Carteret vs U.S. Average (per 100,000)