Paterson, New Jersey Trend of Violent Crime Rate

Updated on September 18, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, there were 1,555 violent crimes in Paterson NJ, and the violent crime rate per 100K residents was 978.58. Compared to 2023, the violent crime rate increased by 8%.

The chart below shows the violent crime rate and the table below shows the number of crimes and crime rate from 2010 to 2024.

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Data Source: FBI UCR.

Paterson, NJ Violent Crime Rate Per 100K

Paterson, NJ Number and Rate of Violent Crimes

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Year	Number of Crimes	Crime Rate Per 100K
2010	1566	1069.99
2011	1490	1015.78
2012	1552	1054.72
2013	1555	1071.81
2014	1192	815.97
2015	1171	798.84
2016	1126	764.61
2017	1028	696.05
2018	1076	732.51
2019	1219	841.47
2020	1433	988.64
2023	1410	903.90
2024	1555	978.58