Crime in New Jersey: rates, trends and every county

Crime reported to police in New Jersey since 1979 (FBI estimates), and the counts reported by each county's police agencies.

193.8 per 100,0002025. U.S.: 327.6.
1,249.6 per 100,0002025. U.S.: 1,534.8.
178murders2025: 1.9 per 100,000.

New Jersey since 1979

Violent crime rate per 100,000, New Jersey 0170340510680 19801990200020102020

per 100,000 residents.

Property crime rate per 100,000, New Jersey 01522304345656087 19801990200020102020

per 100,000 residents.

Every year, by type of crime
YearViolentRateMurderRobberyAgg. assaultPropertyRateBurglaryVehicle theft
202518,508193.81783,56213,212119,3171,249.611,21813,910
202420,876219.72314,70514,238136,3921,435.613,88615,522
202321,136225.32714,88914,261143,2791,527.614,77117,908
202220,185217.93164,74213,480133,2411,438.614,13615,172
202117,003183.53814,04911,056102,8211,109.411,52912,240
202017,353195.43294,38411,363102,8751,158.212,98310,278
201918,382206.72635,73010,852118,6371,334.316,39910,336
201818,536208.62856,36410,463125,1551,408.419,23211,037
201720,604231.83247,89510,880140,0861,576.023,89112,170
201621,861243.53788,94011,089138,0121,537.225,22911,324
201522,879256.03639,72911,414145,7011,630.627,96011,778
201423,319260.935210,49911,188154,9451,733.431,70711,704
201325,748288.940412,08412,071167,6341,881.135,88313,746
201225,727290.138811,38512,919181,4812,046.542,33816,481
201127,203307.938012,20913,608189,7192,147.443,23817,415
201027,055307.537111,81813,885183,0422,080.138,73215,556
200927,113311.431911,63914,114180,7522,075.836,94515,504
200828,351326.537612,70114,152199,1272,293.440,40220,180
200728,544328.638112,56714,564192,3382,214.437,23421,959
200630,550350.242713,36015,562198,8202,278.939,38424,749
200530,919355.341713,21516,079203,3912,337.038,98027,683
200430,943356.339213,07616,144211,3132,433.041,03030,306
200331,488364.340613,34216,452220,3502,549.643,45734,606
200232,252376.133913,95516,593227,7152,655.543,89935,755
200133,094388.833614,11017,370240,5512,826.346,81237,708
200032,298383.828913,55317,099233,6372,776.643,92434,151
199933,540411.928714,24317,601243,3332,988.146,99835,357
199835,720440.232515,10918,663260,8103,213.954,45935,185
199739,673492.633716,95720,650287,0383,564.460,89441,165
199642,459531.533818,83821,307303,6573,801.463,25946,437
199547,652599.840922,48622,830326,0564,103.969,53350,184
199448,544614.239622,76223,414319,8564,046.872,07452,164
199349,390626.941823,31923,438328,8674,174.076,73856,253
199248,745625.839722,21623,740345,7184,438.575,50863,524
199149,257634.840622,74423,848372,2124,796.578,82171,847
199050,057647.643223,26924,049371,0234,799.778,62872,628
198947,111609.039421,13923,129360,5324,660.475,54871,106
198844,993582.841118,92723,055363,8074,712.575,67569,046
198741,507541.035117,86220,735362,1554,720.577,39264,857
198643,623572.539920,47320,220355,7644,668.881,59559,096
198541,172544.540719,28219,059344,0674,549.979,92350,237
198439,659527.740218,21818,593325,2314,327.879,87143,179
198341,304553.139920,08618,553344,2964,610.392,39145,127
198245,175607.448222,88019,664377,0165,068.8106,41846,620
198146,674630.654224,76118,997410,6935,549.2128,27450,573
198044,373604.450422,29919,313425,6235,797.0137,90053,563
197936,747501.248418,33215,894390,0185,319.4117,42151,045

Rates per 100,000 residents.

FBI Crime Data Explorer, estimated crimes.

By county

CountyYearViolent rateProperty rateAgencies
Atlantic County2020252.51,921.418
Bergen County202059.1759.170
Burlington County2020139.31,001.637
Camden County2020373.11,889.637
Cape May County2020164.21,978.815
Cumberland County2025352.11,993.08
Essex County2024339.91,662.322
Gloucester County2020115.91,300.124
Hudson County2025322.31,561.612
Hunterdon County202019.2350.422
Mercer County2024331.11,789.112
Middlesex County2023199.51,422.125
Monmouth County2020122.11,157.150
Morris County202039.4592.340
Ocean County202089.0785.032
Passaic County2025387.41,634.216
Salem County2020321.31,477.49
Somerset County202560.0559.519
Sussex County202456.3321.314
Union County2024197.31,635.621
Warren County202562.8690.116

Each county's latest complete year: crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. A year is shown only when every agency reported the full year and its total is in line with the years around it, so some counties show an older year or are missing. State police and campus crimes aren't included.

What these numbers are

  • FBI figures count crimes to police, from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program. National and state totals are FBI , which fill in for agencies that didn't report.
  • 2021 is different: The FBI retired its Summary Reporting System on January 1, 2021 and accepted only NIBRS data for 2021, so agencies covering 77.0% of the population (monthly average) reported that year, against 96.2% in 2019. The FBI's 2021 estimates fill the gap statistically and carry more uncertainty. The switch was to .
  • Many crimes are never reported to police. The asks people directly, so it counts those too; in 2024, about 47.9% of violent victimizations were reported to police.
  • Definitions change: the FBI broadened its definition of rape in 2013, so rape counts before and after aren't comparable. is the largest share of violent crime; is the largest share of property crime.
  • We show the agencies' figures as published and don't credit or blame any official, party or policy for them: crime rises and falls for many reasons that these counts can't separate.

Quick answers

What is the crime rate in New Jersey?
In 2025, 193.8 violent and 1,249.6 property crimes per 100,000 residents in New Jersey (FBI estimates), against 327.6 and 1,534.8 for the U.S.
How many murders were there in New Jersey?
178 in 2025 (FBI estimate), 1.9 per 100,000.

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