The crime rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY Metro Area is significantly lower than the US average for both violent and property crimes. Violent crime in the area is 20, which is almost two points lower than the US average of 22.7. Similarly, property crime in the region stands at 22.2, nearly 13 points lower than the national average of 35.4. This signifies that people living in this metropolitan area experience relatively low levels of criminal activity compared to other parts of the country.
Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)
New York-Newark-Jersey City Metro Area violent crime is 20.0. (The US average is 22.7)
New York-Newark-Jersey City Metro Area property crime is 22.2. (The US average is 35.4)
NOTE: The city of New York-Newark-Jersey City, New York does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of New York, New York. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of New York, New York. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.