The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Springfield, NJ
Springfield is a township of 17,700 in Union County, about 18 miles west of Midtown Manhattan · Updated November 2026
Is Springfield, NJ safe?
Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in Springfield: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A, safer than the neighborhoods where 73% of Americans live. Violent crime grades A+ and property crime A. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from A+ to A; see the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 917 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
73% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Springfield as a whole, and 27% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Springfield scores 917.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Springfield, NJ at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Springfield, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in Springfield
Vandalism runs low. Springfield has 1.2 acts of vandalism a year per 1,000 residents, a small fraction of the US rate of 5.5.
The safest and least safe parts of Springfield
Every part of Springfield where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Springfield run from A+ to A; every part of Springfield has less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within Springfield, the west side has the least crime and the northwest side the most.
Is crime going up in Springfield?
Reported property crime in Springfield has risen 18% since 2019. Too few violent crimes are reported here each year for a reliable violent crime trend. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 7.7 to 9.0 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime fell 28%.
Property crime, change since 2019
SpringfieldUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Springfield. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, Springfield
Property, US
2016
+28%
+15%
2017
+6%
+12%
2018
+8%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
+14%
-8%
2021
+56%
-10%
2022
+80%
-6%
2023
+62%
-7%
2024
+18%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Springfield
CrimeGrade™ estimates Springfield has about 17 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 54% less than the US as a whole and 38% less than New Jersey.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Theft is the most common crime in Springfield, about 45% of everything reported, but assault costs more, because each one does more harm.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when crime happens in Springfield
Springfield has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Springfield, 75% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often at homes: 50% of them, against 34% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (75%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Car theft
Stores and businesses (50%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Theft from cars
Homes (50%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How Springfield compares with nearby cities
Springfield has less crime than 5 of its 10 nearest cities.
Night lighting, jobs and walkability in Springfield
Two things set Springfield apart: it has 72 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole, and 10 buses and trains an hour at the evening rush, where most Americans have none nearby. Places with both tend to report more theft and robbery than places with only one of them, yet theft runs lower here than that would suggest.
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.100% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 92% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.72 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 87% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault. 64% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.C- (26 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 75% of US city residents
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Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Springfield: C- (27 of 100).10 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 85% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.1.1 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 73% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.12.3 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 72% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs Springfield
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Springfield about $373 a year per household, 69% less than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $5.9 million a year, or $335 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$290,000
$16
Rape
$53,000
$3
Robbery
$100,000
$6
Assault
$930,000
$53
Burglary
$210,000
$12
Theft
$700,000
$39
Vehicle theft
$220,000
$12
Arson
$6,200
under $1
Vandalism
$160,000
$9
Total
$2.7 million
$151
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Springfield means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in Springfield, NJ average a SchoolGrade of A-: 56% of students test proficient, against 44% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in Springfield on SchoolGrade
