Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Bogota, NJ Crime Grade
How Bogota 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
3/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
New Jersey
5/10
vs. New Jersey cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Bogota, NJ was 69.5 per 100,000 residents (7 incidents over a population of 10,067). That puts Bogota 79% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 64% below the New Jersey statewide rate of 193.8.
That ranks Bogota #763 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 80% of them, and #97 of 242 in New Jersey. Violent crime is up 41% year over year and up 192% over the last five years.
Bogota, NJ crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (3/10)
- New Jersey Grade
- B (5/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 69.5 / 100k
- National rank
- #763 of 3,771
- NJ rank
- #97 of 242
- Safer than
- 80% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 41%
- 5-year change
- up 192%
- Population
- 10,067
- Reporting agency
- Bogota Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Bogota Police Department (FBI ORI NJ0020400) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Bogota (red), New Jersey (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Bogota vs. U.S., 2025 — 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 | 2019 | 2020 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 23.8(2) | 0.0(0) | 62.5(6) | 49.4(5) | 69.5(7) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Robbery | 23.8(2) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 9.9(1) | 9.9(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 62.5(6) | 39.5(4) | 59.6(6) |
| Property crime | 392.7(33) | 587.4(49) | 896.1(86) | 464.2(47) | 417.2(42) |
| Burglary | 59.5(5) | 36.0(3) | 62.5(6) | 79.0(8) | 39.7(4) |
| Larceny | 309.4(26) | 539.4(45) | 791.9(76) | 345.6(35) | 367.5(37) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 23.8(2) | 12.0(1) | 41.7(4) | 39.5(4) | 9.9(1) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Bogota, NJ Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Bogota Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Bogota calculated?
- Bogota's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the New Jersey state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to New Jersey cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Bogota Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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