Jersey City, New Jersey Crime Rate Rankings in 2023

Updated on July 4, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2023, 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 34 cities), and the national rank (out of 8,547 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 1722.8 20 563
Violent 284.45 14 442
Property 1438.36 22 579
Violent Crimes
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter 3.86 8 305
Rape 8.77 25 685
Robbery 46.65 15 414
Aggravated Assault 225.17 13 385
Property Crimes
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Burglary 50.51 33 755
Larceny-Theft 1165.84 20 535
Motor Vehicle Theft 219.21 10 440
Arson 2.81 19 564