Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2023
Bayonne, NJ Crime Grade
How Bayonne grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of New Jersey — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
7/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
New Jersey
9/10
vs. New Jersey cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2023, the violent crime rate in Bayonne, NJ was 266.1 per 100,000 residents (183 incidents over a population of 68,762). That puts Bayonne 31% below the U.S. rate of 385.9 and 17% above the New Jersey statewide rate of 227.7.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Bayonne (red), New Jersey (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Bayonne vs. U.S., 2023 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 170.6(114) | 223.0(145) | 181.5(118) | 300.0(201) | 266.1(183) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 3.1(2) | 1.5(1) | 3.0(2) | 1.5(1) |
| Rape | 18.0(12) | 16.9(11) | 7.7(5) | 19.4(13) | 2.9(2) |
| Robbery | 70.3(47) | 80.0(52) | 50.8(33) | 68.7(46) | 39.3(27) |
| Aggravated assault | 82.3(55) | 123.0(80) | 121.5(79) | 209.0(140) | 222.5(153) |
| Property crime | 1161.3(776) | 1088.7(708) | 996.7(648) | 1307.7(876) | 1465.9(1,008) |
| Burglary | 145.2(97) | 184.5(120) | 129.2(84) | 146.3(98) | 135.2(93) |
| Larceny | 878.4(587) | 798.1(519) | 790.6(514) | 1033.0(692) | 1173.6(807) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 133.2(89) | 100.0(65) | 75.4(49) | 128.4(86) | 152.7(105) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Bayonne's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to New Jersey cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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