Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
North Arlington, NJ Crime Grade
How North Arlington 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 2024, the violent crime rate in North Arlington, NJ was 101.7 per 100,000 residents (17 incidents over a population of 16,715). That puts North Arlington 72% below the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 54% below the New Jersey statewide rate of 221.9.
That ranks North Arlington #1,152 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 69% of them, and #138 of 242 in New Jersey. Violent crime is up 66% year over year and up 223% over the last five years.
North Arlington, NJ crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- B (4/10)
- New Jersey Grade
- C (6/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 101.7 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,152 of 3,771
- NJ rank
- #138 of 242
- Safer than
- 69% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 66%
- 5-year change
- up 223%
- Population
- 16,715
- Reporting agency
- North Arlington Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by North Arlington Police Department (FBI ORI NJ0023900) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. North Arlington (red), New Jersey (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
North Arlington 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 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 31.5(5) | 120.9(19) | 44.6(7) | 61.3(10) | 101.7(17) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 19.1(3) | 6.1(1) | 29.9(5) |
| Robbery | 12.6(2) | 38.2(6) | 0.0(0) | 12.3(2) | 6.0(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 18.9(3) | 82.7(13) | 25.5(4) | 42.9(7) | 65.8(11) |
| Property crime | 932.7(148) | 1005.7(158) | 675.4(106) | 1299.0(212) | 1172.6(196) |
| Burglary | 56.7(9) | 57.3(9) | 82.8(13) | 104.2(17) | 143.6(24) |
| Larceny | 756.2(120) | 840.2(132) | 535.2(84) | 1072.3(175) | 933.3(156) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 119.7(19) | 108.2(17) | 57.3(9) | 122.5(20) | 89.7(15) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the North Arlington, 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 North Arlington 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 North Arlington calculated?
- North Arlington'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 North Arlington 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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