Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Oakland, NJ Crime Grade
How Oakland 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
2/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
New Jersey
4/10
vs. New Jersey cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Oakland, NJ was 54.0 per 100,000 residents (7 incidents over a population of 12,963). That puts Oakland 83% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 72% below the New Jersey statewide rate of 193.8.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Oakland (red), New Jersey (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Oakland 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 | 29.9(4) | 31.7(4) | 47.4(6) | 30.9(4) | 54.0(7) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 15.4(2) |
| Robbery | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 15.5(2) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 29.9(4) | 31.7(4) | 47.4(6) | 15.5(2) | 38.6(5) |
| Property crime | 388.3(52) | 443.9(56) | 307.9(39) | 339.9(44) | 347.1(45) |
| Burglary | 22.4(3) | 31.7(4) | 79.0(10) | 69.5(9) | 77.1(10) |
| Larceny | 321.1(43) | 325.0(41) | 197.4(25) | 254.9(33) | 254.6(33) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 44.8(6) | 87.2(11) | 23.7(3) | 15.5(2) | 15.4(2) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Oakland's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to New Jersey cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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