Data through Aug 2026 (Jersey City) and Jul 2026 (Newark), FBI
Jersey City vs Newark crime rates
Jersey City’s violent crime rate was 10% higher than Newark’s over each one’s latest 12 months (to Aug 2026 for Jersey City and Jul 2026 for Newark): 467 against 424 per 100,000 residents a year. Jersey City’s property crime rate was 7% higher than Newark’s over the same period: 1,667 against 1,560 per 100,000 residents a year. Jersey City recorded 12 homicides (3.9 per 100,000 residents) and Newark 19 (6.0). Over the same period violent crime was down 8% in Jersey City and down 21% in Newark, each against its own previous 12 months.
Side by side
per 100k, per year| Measure | Jersey City, NJcity, New Jersey | Newark, NJcity, New Jersey |
|---|---|---|
| Violent crimeper 100,000 residents a year | 467 | 424 |
| Property crimeper 100,000 residents a year | 1,667 | 1,560 |
| Homicidescount in the period | 123.9 per 100k | 196.0 per 100k |
| Violent crime trendagainst the 12 months before | −8% | −21% |
| Property crime trendagainst the 12 months before | −12% | −19% |
| Residents | 305,249 | 318,638 |
| Period | 12 months to Aug 2026 | 12 months to Jul 2026 |
| Source | Jersey City Police Departmentas reported to the FBI | Newark Police Departmentas reported to the FBI |
Violent crime, month by month
Each line has its own scale, so read the direction, not the height; the table above has the rates.
Robbery and theft
| Offense | Jersey City | Newark |
|---|---|---|
| Robberytaken by force or threat | 345113 per 100k | 21667.8 per 100k |
| Burglaryentering a home or business to steal | 340111 per 100k | 459144 per 100k |
| Theft from vehiclesitems or parts taken from a vehicle | 842276 per 100k | 1,167366 per 100k |
| Other theftshoplifting, pickpocketing and the rest | 3,0901,012 per 100k | 1,399439 per 100k |
Counts over each period.
The FBI cautions against ranking or comparing places on these numbers alone: how dense a place is, its economy, how often residents report crime and how each agency records it all shape them. How to read crime numbers
What this comparison does not measure
read before deciding- These are crimes reported to the police. In the federal victim survey for 2024, about half of violent crime (47.9%, homicide aside) and under a third of property crime (30.5%) was reported, and that share can differ from one city to another.
- The two periods are not the same months: Jersey City’s figures run to Aug 2026 and Newark’s to Jul 2026, the latest each agency has reported in full.
- City limits are drawn differently: one city may take in suburbs and open land that another leaves to its neighbors, and that alone moves a citywide rate. A citywide figure says little about any one neighborhood.
More on each place
full pagesSource and dates
FBI Crime Data Explorer- Jersey City, NJ
- Jersey City Police Department, as reported to the FBI. 12 months to Aug 2026; 305,249 residents.
- Newark, NJ
- Newark Police Department, as reported to the FBI. 12 months to Jul 2026; 318,638 residents.
- How we count
- Violent crime is homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson, the FBI’s definitions for every agency. Methodology