Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Little Ferry, NJ Crime Grade
How Little Ferry 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
3/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
New Jersey
5/10
vs. New Jersey cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Little Ferry, NJ was 80.8 per 100,000 residents (9 incidents over a population of 11,138). That puts Little Ferry 78% below the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 64% below the New Jersey statewide rate of 221.9.
That ranks Little Ferry #903 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 76% of them, and #115 of 242 in New Jersey. Violent crime is down 37% year over year and up 26% over the last five years.
Little Ferry, NJ crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (3/10)
- New Jersey Grade
- B (5/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 80.8 / 100k
- National rank
- #903 of 3,771
- NJ rank
- #115 of 242
- Safer than
- 76% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 37%
- 5-year change
- up 26%
- Population
- 11,138
- Reporting agency
- Little Ferry Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Little Ferry Police Department (FBI ORI NJ0023000) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Little Ferry (red), New Jersey (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Little Ferry vs. U.S., 2024 — 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 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2022 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 64.2(7) | 83.4(9) | 65.2(7) | 128.9(14) | 80.8(9) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 9.3(1) | 0.0(0) | 9.2(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 18.4(2) | 0.0(0) |
| Robbery | 0.0(0) | 18.5(2) | 9.3(1) | 64.5(7) | 26.9(3) |
| Aggravated assault | 64.2(7) | 55.6(6) | 55.9(6) | 36.8(4) | 53.9(6) |
| Property crime | 862.8(94) | 768.9(83) | 484.4(52) | 1243.2(135) | 763.2(85) |
| Burglary | 156.0(17) | 111.2(12) | 37.3(4) | 119.7(13) | 26.9(3) |
| Larceny | 615.0(67) | 509.5(55) | 363.3(39) | 1049.8(114) | 628.5(70) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 91.8(10) | 148.2(16) | 83.8(9) | 73.7(8) | 107.7(12) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Little Ferry, 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 Little Ferry 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 Little Ferry calculated?
- Little Ferry'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 Little Ferry 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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