Jersey City, New Jersey Crime Rate Rankings in 2012

Updated on July 4, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2012, the following were how the crime rates (per 100K residents) in Jersey City NJ ranked for different crime types among other US cities with a population of 50K and above.

The tables below show the crime rate for the different crime categories, the rank in the state (out of 36 cities), and the national rank (out of 8,184 cities) among cities with a population of 50K and above.

You can see similar information for other New Jersey cities.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Total 2921.84 12 459
Violent 734.24 7 125
Property 2187.6 16 564
Violent Crimes
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter 4.37 11 234
Rape 17.89 10 446
Robbery 349.83 8 58
Aggravated Assault 362.15 7 180
Property Crimes
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Burglary 566.88 14 413
Larceny-Theft 1308.27 19 617
Motor Vehicle Theft 302.92 8 251
Arson 9.54 16 439