Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Irvington, NJ Crime Grade
How Irvington 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
8/10
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 Irvington, NJ was 395.1 per 100,000 residents (245 incidents over a population of 62,004). That puts Irvington Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 104% above the New Jersey statewide rate of 193.8.
That ranks Irvington #3,004 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 20% of them, and #228 of 242 in New Jersey. Violent crime is down 11% year over year and down 24% over the last five years.
Irvington, NJ crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- D (8/10)
- New Jersey Grade
- F (10/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 395.1 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,004 of 3,771
- NJ rank
- #228 of 242
- Safer than
- 20% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 11%
- 5-year change
- down 24%
- Population
- 62,004
- Reporting agency
- Irvington Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Irvington Police Department (FBI ORI NJ0070900) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Irvington, NJ
Also known as
- Camptown
History
Originally named Camptown for a Revolutionary War era American army camp located there, name changed in 1852 for Washington Irving, then at the height of his career.
Name history sourced from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — public-domain federal geographic-names data.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Irvington (red), New Jersey (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Irvington 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 | 518.2(280) | 423.5(230) | 467.1(279) | 443.3(270) | 395.1(245) |
| Murder | 13.0(7) | 20.3(11) | 8.4(5) | 8.2(5) | 1.6(1) |
| Rape | 31.5(17) | 33.1(18) | 30.1(18) | 42.7(26) | 45.2(28) |
| Robbery | 351.6(190) | 206.2(112) | 309.7(185) | 244.7(149) | 174.2(108) |
| Aggravated assault | 122.1(66) | 163.9(89) | 118.9(71) | 147.8(90) | 174.2(108) |
| Property crime | 1893.3(1,023) | 1856.1(1,008) | 2559.9(1,529) | 2581.3(1,572) | 2530.5(1,569) |
| Burglary | 329.4(178) | 186.0(101) | 169.1(101) | 121.5(74) | 133.9(83) |
| Larceny | 1045.6(565) | 1014.6(551) | 1357.8(811) | 1400.7(853) | 1485.4(921) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 505.2(273) | 655.5(356) | 1033.0(617) | 1059.1(645) | 911.2(565) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Irvington, 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 Irvington 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 Irvington calculated?
- Irvington'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 Irvington 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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