Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Lodi, NJ Crime Grade
How Lodi 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
6/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
New Jersey
9/10
vs. New Jersey cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Lodi, NJ was 189.5 per 100,000 residents (50 incidents over a population of 26,385). That puts Lodi Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 2% below the New Jersey statewide rate of 193.8.
That ranks Lodi #1,981 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 47% of them, and #195 of 242 in New Jersey. Violent crime is up 19% year over year and up 77% over the last five years.
Lodi, NJ crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (6/10)
- New Jersey Grade
- F (9/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 189.5 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,981 of 3,771
- NJ rank
- #195 of 242
- Safer than
- 47% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 19%
- 5-year change
- up 77%
- Population
- 26,385
- Reporting agency
- Lodi Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Lodi Police Department (FBI ORI NJ0023100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Lodi (red), New Jersey (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Lodi 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 | 107.0(27) | 131.8(34) | 132.2(34) | 159.7(42) | 189.5(50) |
| Murder | 4.0(1) | 7.8(2) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 19.8(5) | 11.6(3) | 19.4(5) | 19.0(5) | 11.4(3) |
| Robbery | 19.8(5) | 15.5(4) | 19.4(5) | 26.6(7) | 26.5(7) |
| Aggravated assault | 63.4(16) | 96.9(25) | 93.3(24) | 114.1(30) | 151.6(40) |
| Property crime | 1062.0(268) | 1299.1(335) | 1392.2(358) | 1357.6(357) | 1182.5(312) |
| Burglary | 138.7(35) | 93.1(24) | 85.6(22) | 114.1(30) | 37.9(10) |
| Larceny | 816.3(206) | 1054.8(272) | 1131.7(291) | 1137.1(299) | 1038.5(274) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 107.0(27) | 147.4(38) | 171.1(44) | 98.9(26) | 106.1(28) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Lodi, 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 Lodi 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 Lodi calculated?
- Lodi'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 Lodi 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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