New Jersey Aggravated Assaults 1979-2018

Interactive chart of the New Jersey aggravated assault rate (i.e. the number of aggravated assaults per 100,000 population) from 1979 to 2018.
  • The New Jersey assault rate for 2018 was 117.45 per 100,000 population, a 4.04% decline from 2017.
  • The New Jersey assault rate for 2017 was 122.4 per 100,000 population, a 0.9% decline from 2016.
  • The New Jersey assault rate for 2016 was 123.51 per 100,000 population, a 3.31% decline from 2015.
  • The New Jersey assault rate for 2015 was 127.74 per 100,000 population, a 2.06% increase from 2014.
Data Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation - Crime in the U.S.

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All 50 States Ranked
State Name Population Rate
New Mexico 2,095,428 648.94
Alaska 737,438 595.44
District Of Columbia 702,455 565.30
Tennessee 6,770,010 468.49
Arkansas 3,013,825 410.71
Alabama 4,887,871 387.57
Louisiana 4,659,978 383.39
South Carolina 5,084,127 362.82
Missouri 6,126,452 359.78
Oklahoma 3,943,079 331.82
Nevada 3,034,392 330.45
Kansas 2,911,505 328.32
Arizona 7,171,646 328.07
Michigan 9,995,915 310.34
South Dakota 882,235 304.00
Delaware 967,171 294.16
Montana 1,062,305 293.70
Maryland 6,042,718 267.02
California 39,557,045 266.48
North Carolina 10,383,620 265.09
Florida 21,299,325 260.81
Texas 28,701,845 256.62
Colorado 5,695,564 255.41
Indiana 6,691,878 251.56
Massachusetts 6,902,149 241.20
Illinois 12,741,080 239.69
New York 19,542,209 220.91
West Virginia 1,805,832 218.46
Georgia 10,519,475 216.58
North Dakota 760,077 205.24
Wisconsin 5,813,568 193.74
Washington State 7,535,591 189.12
Pennsylvania 12,807,060 188.00
Iowa 3,156,145 187.92
Nebraska 1,929,268 179.39
Oregon 4,190,713 175.63
Idaho 1,754,208 168.57
Mississippi 2,986,530 157.24
Ohio 11,689,442 151.20
Wyoming 577,737 150.59
Utah 3,161,105 136.63
Hawaii 1,420,491 135.52
Rhode Island 1,057,315 129.20
Minnesota 5,611,179 122.20
Connecticut 3,572,665 120.19
Virginia 8,517,685 118.73
New Jersey 8,908,520 117.45
Vermont 626,299 113.36
Kentucky 4,468,402 113.22
New Hampshire 1,356,458 105.79
Maine 1,338,404 60.00
Historical Aggravated Assault Rate per 100,000 Population
Year New Jersey United States
2018 117.45 246.79
2017 122.40 249.22
2016 123.51 248.29
2015 127.74 238.10
2014 125.16 229.25
2013 135.45 229.63
2012 145.69 242.78
2011 154.03 241.48
2010 157.79 252.75
2009 162.09 264.66
2008 162.99 277.47
2007 167.67 287.23
2006 178.37 291.95
2005 184.75 290.79
2004 185.88 288.56
2003 190.36 295.41
2002 193.50 309.54
2001 204.09 318.60
2000 203.21 323.96
1999 216.14 334.35
1998 229.98 361.37
1997 256.43 382.10
1996 266.74 391.00
1995 287.35 418.26
1994 296.23 427.61
1993 297.47 440.53
1992 304.79 441.90
1991 307.32 433.36
1990 311.11 422.85
1989 298.98 385.59
1988 298.64 372.23
1987 270.27 352.92
1986 265.35 347.44
1985 252.04 303.98
1984 247.41 290.62
1983 248.43 279.43
1982 264.37 288.99
1981 256.68 289.32
1980 263.04 298.49
1979 216.78 286.00