Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Lincoln Park, NJ Crime Grade
How Lincoln 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
1/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
New Jersey
1/10
vs. New Jersey cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Lincoln Park, NJ was 9.0 per 100,000 residents (1 incidents over a population of 11,052). That puts Lincoln Park 97% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 95% below the New Jersey statewide rate of 193.8.
That ranks Lincoln Park #58 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 98% of them, and #16 of 242 in New Jersey. Violent crime is down 49% year over year and down 53% over the last five years.
Lincoln Park, NJ crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (1/10)
- New Jersey Grade
- A (1/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 9.0 / 100k
- National rank
- #58 of 3,771
- NJ rank
- #16 of 242
- Safer than
- 98% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 49%
- 5-year change
- down 53%
- Population
- 11,052
- Reporting agency
- Lincoln Park Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Lincoln Park Police Department (FBI ORI NJ0141600) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Lincoln Park (red), New Jersey (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Lincoln 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 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 19.2(2) | 36.7(4) | 54.6(6) | 17.8(2) | 9.0(1) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 9.6(1) | 27.5(3) | 0.0(0) | 8.9(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Robbery | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 9.1(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 9.6(1) | 9.2(1) | 45.5(5) | 8.9(1) | 9.0(1) |
| Property crime | 593.9(62) | 678.7(74) | 783.2(86) | 606.5(68) | 271.4(30) |
| Burglary | 19.2(2) | 82.5(9) | 91.1(10) | 196.2(22) | 45.2(5) |
| Larceny | 517.3(54) | 541.1(59) | 628.4(69) | 347.9(39) | 217.2(24) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 57.5(6) | 55.0(6) | 63.7(7) | 62.4(7) | 9.0(1) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln Park calculated?
- Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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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