Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Clifton, NJ Crime Grade
How Clifton 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
4/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
New Jersey
7/10
vs. New Jersey cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Clifton, NJ was 162.6 per 100,000 residents (147 incidents over a population of 90,406). That puts Clifton Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 16% below the New Jersey statewide rate of 193.8.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Clifton (red), New Jersey (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Clifton 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 | 2022 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 111.7(95) | 96.4(82) | 104.8(93) | 170.2(153) | 162.6(147) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 2.3(2) | 2.2(2) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 0.0(0) | 5.9(5) | 7.9(7) | 12.2(11) | 5.5(5) |
| Robbery | 58.8(50) | 54.1(46) | 46.2(41) | 44.5(40) | 47.6(43) |
| Aggravated assault | 52.9(45) | 36.4(31) | 48.4(43) | 111.3(100) | 109.5(99) |
| Property crime | 1496.1(1,272) | 1568.3(1,334) | 1930.9(1,714) | 2278.8(2,048) | 1949.0(1,762) |
| Burglary | 135.3(115) | 117.6(100) | 117.2(104) | 307.1(276) | 174.8(158) |
| Larceny | 1230.3(1,046) | 1340.3(1,140) | 1599.7(1,420) | 1738.1(1,562) | 1560.7(1,411) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 130.6(111) | 110.5(94) | 214.0(190) | 231.4(208) | 213.5(193) |
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: Clifton'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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