Photo: Mitchazenia · CC BY-SA 3.0Crime reported in Avenel, NJ
Avenel has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on.
The nearest New Jersey towns with a Safety Grade
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rahway | B | 2 mi | 1.8 | 8.6 |
| Carteret | C+ | 2 mi | 2.4 | 11.9 |
| Clark Township | C+ | 3 mi | 0.5 | 20.3 |
| Winfield Township | B | 4 mi | 0.9 | 11.1 |
| Perth Amboy | C | 4 mi | 3.4 | 12.7 |
| Roselle | B− | 5 mi | 1.9 | 11.1 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Avenel. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Avenel.
Nine people died in crashes on Avenel’s roads in 2019–2023
Avenel had 9 fatal crashes in five years, in which nine people died; 2 were pedestrians.
That is more than is typical for New Jersey towns of 5,000–25,000 people: at their median rate (4.5 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Avenel’s size would see about 4 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Avenel’s own rate (10.5) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Avenel and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodbridge Township | — | — | — |
| Carteret | C+ | 2.4 | 11.9 |
| Linden | — | — | — |
| Rahway | B | 1.8 | 8.6 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Woodbridge Township and Linden reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2025 but not 2024.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Avenel
Is Avenel, NJ safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Avenel. Avenel has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on. The nearest New Jersey towns with a grade are Rahway (B, 2 mi), Carteret (C+, 2 mi), Clark Township (C+, 3 mi).
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.