How has crime changed in New Jersey since 1985?

Police in New Jersey reported about 199 violent crimes per 100,000 people in 2025 (U.S.: 329), down from a high of 648 in 1990, and 1,268 property crimes in 2025 (U.S.: 1,552), down from a high of 4,839 in 1990. Rates count only the agencies that reported. Choose another state to compare.

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Crimes per 100,000 people in New Jersey and the U.S., each year
Year Violent, New Jersey Violent, U.S. Property, New Jersey Property, U.S.
1985 544.5 570.3 4,589.4 4,780.0
1986 568.4 633.6 4,694.3 5,015.3
1987 540.5 624.9 4,753.5 5,090.1
1988 583.2 630.2 4,748.1 5,045.9
1989 609.4 680.5 4,694.6 5,211.5
1990 647.9 749.8 4,838.7 5,227.0
1991 635.7 798.1 4,835.4 5,388.4
1992 626.1 785.4 4,473.5 5,089.3
1993 627.3 764.1 4,207.8 4,814.1
1994 614.1 740.4 4,079.0 4,752.4
1995 599.8 720.6 4,135.2 4,796.6
1996 532.2 658.8 3,831.2 4,553.0
1997 492.7 644.9 3,595.2 4,494.7
1998 440.1 603.8 3,240.5 4,212.6
1999 411.9 545.8 3,013.0 3,872.6
2000 383.8 534.4 2,799.0 3,751.7
2001 390.1 529.5 2,858.3 3,801.5
2002 373.7 512.9 2,668.9 3,737.7
2003 364.3 493.7 2,567.4 3,704.0
2004 355.4 478.6 2,447.7 3,599.4
2005 354.6 483.0 2,348.9 3,518.3
2006 350.1 486.9 2,296.2 3,397.1
2007 328.6 477.9 2,228.8 3,316.1
2008 326.5 463.7 2,307.5 3,252.3
2009 311.4 436.8 2,088.4 3,076.7
2010 307.7 408.1 2,092.6 2,963.4
2011 308.2 390.1 2,157.8 2,925.7
2012 290.4 390.7 2,055.3 2,881.3
2013 285.8 378.2 1,886.7 2,759.3
2014 257.0 373.7 1,738.1 2,591.8
2015 252.9 384.6 1,630.2 2,495.2
2016 244.3 399.5 1,549.3 2,469.1
2017 228.8 397.5 1,561.9 2,372.4
2018 208.1 384.8 1,409.5 2,206.8
2019 207.3 381.0 1,340.8 2,109.0
2020 195.5 399.3 1,162.4 1,955.3
2021 182.4 360.9 986.2 1,762.2
2022 217.7 398.2 1,425.6 1,998.5
2023 228.1 385.6 1,547.6 1,950.5
2024 221.8 363.4 1,433.2 1,766.8
2025 198.5 329.3 1,268.2 1,552.1

Crimes per 100,000 people, as police reported them to the FBI.

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