Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Burlington, NJ Crime Grade
How Burlington 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
9/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
New Jersey
10/10
vs. New Jersey cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Burlington, NJ was 439.1 per 100,000 residents (45 incidents over a population of 10,249). That puts Burlington 35% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 127% above the New Jersey statewide rate of 193.8.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Burlington (red), New Jersey (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Burlington 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 | 516.4(51) | 324.9(32) | 472.3(48) | 375.3(38) | 439.1(45) |
| Murder | 20.2(2) | 10.2(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 9.8(1) |
| Rape | 20.2(2) | 0.0(0) | 49.2(5) | 0.0(0) | 48.8(5) |
| Robbery | 141.7(14) | 91.4(9) | 19.7(2) | 88.9(9) | 58.5(6) |
| Aggravated assault | 334.1(33) | 223.4(22) | 403.4(41) | 286.4(29) | 322.0(33) |
| Property crime | 1518.7(150) | 1391.0(137) | 1928.6(196) | 2686.4(272) | 1727.0(177) |
| Burglary | 405.0(40) | 213.2(21) | 137.8(14) | 246.9(25) | 146.4(15) |
| Larceny | 951.7(94) | 1086.4(107) | 1633.4(166) | 2172.8(220) | 1395.3(143) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 162.0(16) | 91.4(9) | 147.6(15) | 266.7(27) | 185.4(19) |
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: Burlington'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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