Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
South Orange, NJ Crime Grade
How South Orange 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 2025, the violent crime rate in South Orange, NJ was 101.1 per 100,000 residents (19 incidents over a population of 18,790). That puts South Orange 69% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 48% below the New Jersey statewide rate of 193.8.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. South Orange (red), New Jersey (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
South Orange 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 | 17.2(3) | 38.8(7) | 38.5(7) | 54.0(10) | 101.1(19) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 11.0(2) | 16.2(3) | 16.0(3) |
| Robbery | 5.7(1) | 5.5(1) | 5.5(1) | 5.4(1) | 16.0(3) |
| Aggravated assault | 11.5(2) | 33.3(6) | 22.0(4) | 32.4(6) | 69.2(13) |
| Property crime | 998.9(174) | 1259.1(227) | 1440.9(262) | 1473.1(273) | 1245.3(234) |
| Burglary | 114.8(20) | 66.6(12) | 159.5(29) | 124.1(23) | 143.7(27) |
| Larceny | 729.0(127) | 1031.7(186) | 1094.4(199) | 1181.7(219) | 984.6(185) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 149.3(26) | 160.9(29) | 187.0(34) | 167.3(31) | 117.1(22) |
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: South Orange'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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