CrimeMetric

Crime in New Jersey

Major crime across New Jersey is 22% below the U.S. rate per resident: 40% lower for persons crimes and 18% lower for property crimes. That is the 38th highest of the 50 states and DC. Expected major crimes are down 10.2% from a year earlier. Of the 275 places below, 96 are more than 5% above the statewide rate.

Major crime
78
22% below the U.S. rate
1,336 per 100,000
down 10.2% in a year
Persons crimes
60
40% below the U.S. rate
185 per 100,000
down 7.9% in a year
Property crimes
82
18% below the U.S. rate
1,151 per 100,000
down 10.5% in a year
Social disorder
55
45% below the U.S. rate
1,283 per 100,000
down 5.4% in a year
Cities and places

Larger places in New Jersey, against the U.S. and the state

Major-crime index per resident; the U.S. rate is 100.

Highest major-crime index

  1. Atlantic City478
  2. Trenton249
  3. Camden236
  4. Millville196
  5. Paramus194

Lowest major-crime index

  1. Lakewood35
  2. Cliffside Park36
  3. Fort Lee47
  4. Princeton50
  5. Sayreville51

Among the 39 places in New Jersey of 25,000 or more residents that we publish.

PlaceIndexAgainst New Jersey
Newark10636% higher
Jersey City1291.7 times
Paterson1592.0 times
Elizabeth1281.6 times
Toms River5924% lower
Trenton2493.2 times
Clifton10028% higher
Bayonne77about the same
East Orange1231.6 times
Passaic1241.6 times
Camden2363.0 times
Lakewood3555% lower
Union City78about the same
Vineland1732.2 times
Hoboken75about the same
Plainfield81about the same
New Brunswick1792.3 times
Perth Amboy5727% lower
West New York6912% lower
Sayreville5135% lower
Linden1351.7 times
Hackensack10636% higher
Sicklerville6319% lower
Fort Lee4740% lower
Atlantic City4786.1 times
Fair Lawn77about the same
Garfield9927% higher
Long Branch76about the same
Princeton5036% lower
Rahway5431% lower
Old Bridge1241.6 times
Englewood6714% lower
Bridgeton1431.8 times
Millville1962.5 times
Cliffside Park3654% lower
Paramus1942.5 times
Lodi6812% lower
Carteret6517% lower
South Plainfield1231.6 times
Glassboro1431.8 times
Summit3160% lower
Parsippany6615% lower
Roselle6122% lower
Secaucus1381.8 times
Harrison837% higher
Hillsborough4739% lower
North Plainfield1481.9 times
Woodbridge11041% higher
Lindenwold1221.6 times
Elmwood Park11345% higher

The 50 largest places in New Jersey, largest first.

All 275 places in New Jersey

Every place in New Jersey with a page, A to Z.

Crime by type

Every crime type in New Jersey is near or below the U.S. rate

Every block group in New Jersey, including towns and unincorporated areas: the index against the U.S. rate per resident, and expected crimes a year per 100,000 residents.

Persons crimes

Robbery6728.5
Aggravated assault60139
Murder521.8
Rape / sexual assault4615.4

Property crimes

Shoplifting103328
Other larceny83414
Motor vehicle theft72115
Theft from vehicle72190
Burglary63104

Social disorder

Weapons violations7070.0
Intimidation68154
Vandalism64262
Simple assault60438
Disorderly conduct5565.2
Trespassing55128
Drugs and alcohol33165

How crime varies across New Jersey

Share of New Jersey residents by the major-crime index of their census block group.

  • 0–5053.4%
  • 50–10026.0%
  • 100–20014.7%
  • 200–4004.3%
  • 400+1.6%

79.1% of New Jersey residents live where agencies send detailed incident reports to the FBI; for the rest, totals come from summary counts (14.7%) or from agencies' past reports or similar agencies (6.2%), and 0.0% live in areas without a reporting agency of their own (shares of 2020 residents). Data sources

6,599 block groups and 9,660,067 residents. How the estimates are made