Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
West Orange, NJ Crime Grade
How West 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
3/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
New Jersey
5/10
vs. New Jersey cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in West Orange, NJ was 111.6 per 100,000 residents (55 incidents over a population of 49,285). That puts West Orange Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 42% below the New Jersey statewide rate of 193.8.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. West Orange (red), New Jersey (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
West 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 | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 123.8(59) | 178.1(85) | 196.8(94) | 141.9(69) | 111.6(55) |
| Murder | 2.1(1) | 2.1(1) | 0.0(0) | 2.1(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 23.1(11) | 27.2(13) | 27.2(13) | 4.1(2) | 20.3(10) |
| Robbery | 29.4(14) | 37.7(18) | 44.0(21) | 35.0(17) | 14.2(7) |
| Aggravated assault | 69.2(33) | 111.1(53) | 125.6(60) | 100.7(49) | 77.1(38) |
| Property crime | 1435.0(684) | 1538.1(734) | 1545.3(738) | 1420.7(691) | 933.3(460) |
| Burglary | 186.7(89) | 379.3(181) | 226.1(108) | 213.8(104) | 111.6(55) |
| Larceny | 1101.4(525) | 972.3(464) | 1178.9(563) | 1079.4(525) | 736.5(363) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 144.8(69) | 186.5(89) | 138.2(66) | 125.4(61) | 85.2(42) |
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: West 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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