CurrentCrimeMap

Data through August 2026, Jersey City Police Department

Crime in Jersey City, NJ

The violent crime rate in Jersey City is 467 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to August 2026, 7% above the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −8% compared with the previous 12 months.

Journal Square, Jersey City, New Jersey.
Photo: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

The numbers

12 months to Aug 2026

Violent crime

467 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,425 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

−8% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

1,667 per 100,000 residents, per year

5,087 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

−12% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

2,133 per 100,000 residents, per year

6,512 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 305,249, U.S. Census).

What counts as violent and property crime

Counted the FBI's way, the same for every city: violent crime is homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson. Simple assault is not counted as violent. How we count

Where Jersey City sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

467

Jersey City has the 113th-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 189 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

The ring is Jersey City; the tick is the average of all 302 cities and county areas.

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
St. Paul, MN485108
Independence, MO478109
Tucson, AZ475110
Fayetteville, AR472111
Pittsburgh, PA469112
Jersey City, NJ467113
San Jose, CA463114
Hartford, CT441115
Moreno Valley, CA435116
Kanawha County, WV (Sheriff)433117
Mesa, AZ427118

The places closest to Jersey City in the ranking, highest rate first. See all 302 cities and county areas

Jersey City crime map

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SaferHigher rateViolent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, for each whole city. The colors are not crime locations.

The FBI publishes citywide totals from Jersey City Police Department, not where each crime happened, so this map fills Jersey City and the 8 covered cities around it with each one’s whole-city rate instead of plotting crimes.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Jersey City, 2 have a higher violent crime rate and 6 a lower one. The closest is Newark, NJ, 6 miles away.

Jersey City and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Jersey City, NJ467
Newark, NJ4246 mi
New York, NY6257 mi
Elizabeth, NJ3157 mi
Paterson, NJ81315 mi
Yonkers, NY24919 mi
Stamford, CT15837 mi
Bridgeport, CT22656 mi
New Haven, CT38872 mi
About the colors and distances

Colors use the same scale as the rest of the site, from the lowest to the highest violent crime rate among the 302 cities and county areas we cover. City outlines from the U.S. Census Bureau. Distances are straight-line, between city centers.

Reported crime by type

12 months to Aug 2026
  • RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent, 345 reported113−20% vs. a year ago
  • HomicideViolent, 12 reported3.9+9% vs. a year ago
  • TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty, 3,090 reported1,012no change vs. a year ago
  • Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty, 842 reported276−35% vs. a year ago
  • Vehicle theftProperty, 807 reported264−5% vs. a year ago
  • BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty, 340 reported111−36% vs. a year ago
See the table
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
RobberyViolent345113—−20%
HomicideViolent123.9—+9%
TheftProperty3,0901,012—no change
Theft from vehiclesProperty842276—−35%
Vehicle theftProperty807264—−5%
BurglaryProperty340111—−36%
About these categories

Homicide, robbery, burglary, theft and vehicle theft come from the same reports Jersey City Police Department sends the FBI. Theft from vehicles is NIBRS codes 23F and 23G (items and parts taken from a vehicle) and theft is the rest of larceny. Robbery is part of violent crime and the others of property crime; assault and rape count in violent crime but are not listed separately, so the rows do not add up to the totals. Red means more than before, green means fewer. “Not yet” means the site does not have that month from a year earlier.

Against other places of 100,000+ residents: vehicle theft (66th highest rate of 155), robbery (33rd highest rate of 152) and burglary (122nd highest rate of 168).

Month by month

Sep 2025 to Aug 2026

Violent crime −8%

050100150200SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug10599
Violent crimes per month in Jersey City, NJ, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Sep 2025138Sep 2024148
Oct 2025132Oct 2024161
Nov 2025108Nov 2024137
Dec 2025101Dec 2024101
Jan 202688Jan 2025147
Feb 202689Feb 2025104
Mar 2026131Mar 2025132
Apr 2026112Apr 2025130
May 2026149May 2025119
Jun 2026134Jun 2025147
Jul 2026138Jul 2025130
Aug 2026105Aug 202599

Homicides +9%

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Homicides per month in Jersey City, NJ, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Sep 20251Sep 20240
Oct 20251Oct 20241
Nov 20250Nov 20240
Dec 20252Dec 20241
Jan 20260Jan 20255
Feb 20260Feb 20250
Mar 20260Mar 20250
Apr 20260Apr 20250
May 20263May 20252
Jun 20261Jun 20251
Jul 20262Jul 20251
Aug 20262Aug 20250

8 in 2026 through August, 9 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Sep 2023
Reported crime per month in Jersey City, NJ
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Aug 20261054502
Jul 20261385222
Jun 20261344671
May 20261494413
Apr 20261123350
Mar 20261313800
Feb 2026893000
Jan 2026883600
Dec 20251014282
Nov 20251084440
Oct 20251324881
Sep 20251384721
Aug 2025994980
Jul 20251304701
Jun 20251474921
May 20251195222
Apr 20251304890
Mar 20251324720
Feb 20251043540
Jan 20251474605
Dec 20241015191
Nov 20241374750
Oct 20241615291
Sep 20241485060
Aug 20241485600
Jul 20241625630
Jun 20241905110
May 20241685142
Apr 20241314942
Mar 20241274411
Feb 2024944690
Jan 20241104860
Dec 20231315572
Nov 20231064920
Oct 20231044930
Sep 20231064940

How Jersey City compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
32Cincinnati, OH8353,468316,260Sep 2026
47Corpus Christi, TX7452,689317,077Jun 2026
54Greensboro, NC7022,980310,328Dec 2025
98Durham, NC5133,439307,140Aug 2026
108St. Paul, MN4852,686307,657Sep 2026
112Pittsburgh, PA4692,297306,794Mar 2026
113Jersey City, NJ4671,667305,249Aug 2026
132Lincoln, NE3911,767302,860Aug 2026
147North Las Vegas, NV3621,548302,881Jun 2026
255Plano, TX1431,080295,030Aug 2026

The 10 places closest to Jersey City in population, Jersey City included, highest violent crime rate first.

Same state

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
35Paterson, NJ8132,185160,567Jul 2026
113Jersey City, NJ4671,667305,249Aug 2026
119Newark, NJ4241,560318,638Jul 2026
172Elizabeth, NJ3152,057141,194Jul 2026

All 4 places in New Jersey on this site, highest violent crime rate first.

Nearby

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
35Paterson, NJ8132,185160,567Jul 2026
38Philadelphia, PA7954,1631,562,379Jul 2026
71New York, NY6252,1898,336,817Jul 2026
113Jersey City, NJ4671,667305,249Aug 2026
119Newark, NJ4241,560318,638Jul 2026
134New Haven, CT3883,091139,715May 2026
172Elizabeth, NJ3152,057141,194Jul 2026
198Yonkers, NY249781211,056Aug 2026
217Bridgeport, CT2261,167152,588Sep 2026
245Stamford, CT1581,006140,066Aug 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Jersey City by distance, highest violent crime rate first.

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to

Figures are what each agency reports to the FBI, over the last 12 months it has reported in full, so the months differ. See all 302 cities and county areas in the rankings

Compare Jersey City side by side with Newark, Paterson or Elizabeth, or with any other place.

Other cities in New Jersey

3 city pages, closest first

New Jersey as a whole has 189 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, as reported to the FBI over the 12 months to Jun 2026; Jersey City’s rate is 147% above the state’s.

NewarkElizabethPaterson

All 4 cities in New Jersey

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Jersey City safe?

By reported violent crime, Jersey City is above the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 467 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to August 2026, −8% versus the previous 12 months. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood, so the citywide figure is only a starting point.

Is there a crime map for Jersey City?

This site does not have one for Jersey City. The figures on this page come from the FBI, which receives city totals rather than locations, so CurrentCrimeMap shows how Jersey City compares with nearby places such as Newark, NJ instead of a street-level map.

What is the crime rate in Jersey City?

467 violent and 1,667 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 6,512 incidents reported to Jersey City Police Department over the 12 months to August 2026. Violent crime includes 345 robberies (property taken by force or threat); property crime includes 340 burglaries, 842 thefts from vehicles and 3,090 other thefts.

Is crime in Jersey City going up or down?

It is going down: violent crime −8% and property crime −12% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Jersey City had in 2026?

Jersey City Police Department reported 8 homicides from January to August 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 9 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Aug 2026 the count was 12, or 4 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Jersey City Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset NJ0090600). We count reported incidents by month and offense type and divide by the Census population. Reported crime undercounts actual crime; see the methodology page for what the numbers leave out.

Moving to or visiting Jersey City

12 months to August 2026
What most people ask aboutReportedPer 100kvs. the 12 months before
RobberyTaking property by force or threat345113−20%
BurglaryEntering a home or business to steal340111−36%
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins included842276−35%
Vehicle theft807264−5%

What these numbers leave out: most crime never reaches the police. In the federal victim survey (BJS, 2024), about half of violent crimes and less than a third of property crimes were reported, and only a quarter of everyday thefts. Rates are per resident, so busy downtowns and tourist areas look worse than they are for the people who visit them.

The official source is FBI Crime Data Explorer. For what to look for, and what not to read into a rate, see how to read US crime numbers.

Source and dates

NJ0090600
Source
Jersey City Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset NJ0090600)
Latest complete month
August 2026
History on this site
September 2023 to August 2026 (44 months)
Update schedule
Jersey City Police Department reports monthly to the FBI under the national NIBRS standard. We refresh every morning and publish the most recent 12 months the agency has reported in full.
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Monthly counts by offense (JSON)