Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Princeton, NJ Crime Grade
How Princeton 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
1/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
New Jersey
2/10
vs. New Jersey cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Princeton, NJ was 41.1 per 100,000 residents (13 incidents over a population of 31,613). That puts Princeton Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 79% below the New Jersey statewide rate of 193.8.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Princeton (red), New Jersey (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Princeton 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 | 30.8(10) | 29.2(9) | 56.0(17) | 48.6(15) | 41.1(13) |
| Murder | 3.1(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 3.2(1) |
| Rape | 0.0(0) | 3.2(1) | 23.1(7) | 0.0(0) | 6.3(2) |
| Robbery | 12.3(4) | 9.7(3) | 9.9(3) | 16.2(5) | 9.5(3) |
| Aggravated assault | 15.4(5) | 16.2(5) | 23.1(7) | 32.4(10) | 22.1(7) |
| Property crime | 690.6(224) | 733.8(226) | 770.5(234) | 723.1(223) | 553.6(175) |
| Burglary | 86.3(28) | 74.7(23) | 62.6(19) | 81.1(25) | 38.0(12) |
| Larceny | 554.9(180) | 626.7(193) | 671.8(204) | 635.6(196) | 477.7(151) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 46.2(15) | 32.5(10) | 32.9(10) | 6.5(2) | 38.0(12) |
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: Princeton'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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