Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Paterson, NJ Crime Grade
How Paterson 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
10/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
New Jersey
10/10
vs. New Jersey cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Paterson, NJ was 826.4 per 100,000 residents (1,327 incidents over a population of 160,567). That puts Paterson Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 326% above the New Jersey statewide rate of 193.8.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Paterson (red), New Jersey (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Paterson 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 | 480.2(724) | 1040.4(1,626) | 932.7(1,455) | 998.7(1,587) | 826.4(1,327) |
| Murder | 22.6(34) | 16.6(26) | 10.3(16) | 6.9(11) | 8.7(14) |
| Rape | 18.6(28) | 51.2(80) | 41.7(65) | 40.3(64) | 24.3(39) |
| Robbery | 116.7(176) | 279.6(437) | 223.1(348) | 249.2(396) | 208.6(335) |
| Aggravated assault | 322.4(486) | 692.9(1,083) | 657.7(1,026) | 702.3(1,116) | 584.8(939) |
| Property crime | 638.8(963) | 2343.7(3,663) | 2479.0(3,867) | 2388.9(3,796) | 2321.1(3,727) |
| Burglary | 130.0(196) | 338.5(529) | 409.6(639) | 368.1(585) | 328.2(527) |
| Larceny | 414.6(625) | 1578.5(2,467) | 1590.5(2,481) | 1497.8(2,380) | 1535.2(2,465) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 89.5(135) | 421.0(658) | 471.8(736) | 514.2(817) | 452.1(726) |
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: Paterson'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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