Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Highland Park, NJ Crime Grade
How Highland Park 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
6/10
vs. New Jersey cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Highland Park, NJ was 103.5 per 100,000 residents (16 incidents over a population of 15,457). That puts Highland Park 68% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 47% below the New Jersey statewide rate of 193.8.
That ranks Highland Park #1,168 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 69% of them, and #139 of 242 in New Jersey. Violent crime is down 31% year over year and up 183% over the last five years.
Highland Park, NJ crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- B (4/10)
- New Jersey Grade
- C (6/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 103.5 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,168 of 3,771
- NJ rank
- #139 of 242
- Safer than
- 69% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 31%
- 5-year change
- up 183%
- Population
- 15,457
- Reporting agency
- Highland Park Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Highland Park Police Department (FBI ORI NJ0120700) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Highland Park (red), New Jersey (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Highland Park 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 | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 36.6(5) | 134.1(20) | 79.9(12) | 150.7(23) | 103.5(16) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 22.0(3) | 13.4(2) | 0.0(0) | 26.2(4) | 12.9(2) |
| Robbery | 7.3(1) | 33.5(5) | 13.3(2) | 19.7(3) | 6.5(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 7.3(1) | 87.2(13) | 66.6(10) | 104.8(16) | 84.1(13) |
| Property crime | 1090.3(149) | 871.7(130) | 1351.7(203) | 1232.0(188) | 763.4(118) |
| Burglary | 153.7(21) | 67.1(10) | 159.8(24) | 111.4(17) | 58.2(9) |
| Larceny | 812.2(111) | 704.0(105) | 1092.0(164) | 1068.2(163) | 562.9(87) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 124.4(17) | 93.9(14) | 99.9(15) | 45.9(7) | 129.4(20) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Highland Park, 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 Highland Park 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 Highland Park calculated?
- Highland Park'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 Highland Park 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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