Jersey City, New Jersey Crime Rate Rankings in 2016

Updated on July 4, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2016, 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 35 cities), and the national rank (out of 8,613 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 2178.61 10 590
Violent 479.38 11 239
Property 1699.23 14 640
Violent Crimes
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter 9.02 6 121
Rape 32.31 8 417
Robbery 205.5 11 133
Aggravated Assault 232.55 12 305
Property Crimes
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Burglary 358.03 10 505
Larceny-Theft 1119.17 16 604
Motor Vehicle Theft 207 8 450
Arson 15.03 6 285