New Jersey Crime Report Card

Population: 9,500,851 · NJ · 2024 Data

B
GPA: 2.8/4.0

Key Insights

  • →New Jersey receives an overall grade of B (GPA: 2.8)
  • →Violent crime rate: 217.7 per 100K (-39% below national average)
  • →Murder rate: 2.4 per 100K
  • →Year-over-year violent crime change: -3.4%
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B
Violent Crime
217.7 per 100K (national avg: 359.1)
C
Property Crime
1427.3 per 100K (national avg: 1760.1)
B
Trend
Violent -3.4%, Property -6.6% YoY
B
Safety
Composite of violent + property crime

Key Statistics

217.7
Violent Crime Rate
per 100K
1427.3
Property Crime Rate
per 100K
2.4
Murder Rate
per 100K
9,500,851
Population
2024
-3.4%
Violent Trend
YoY change
-6.6%
Property Trend
YoY change

Historical Crime Trends

🛡️ Top 5 Safest Cities

  1. 1. Roxbury Township0.0/100K
  2. 2. Woolwich Township0.0/100K
  3. 3. Hillsdale0.0/100K
  4. 4. Randolph Township3.7/100K
  5. 5. Vernon Township4.4/100K

⚠️ Top 5 Most Dangerous Cities

  1. 1. Atlantic City1780.1/100K
  2. 2. Camden County Police Department1380.5/100K
  3. 3. Asbury Park1116.5/100K
  4. 4. Trenton1025.9/100K
  5. 5. Paterson978.6/100K

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