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Atlantic City Crime Rate Report (New Jersey)

Atlantic City crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 25 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Atlantic City for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Atlantic City in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 358.28% and the city property crime rate in Atlantic City was higher than the national property crime rate average by 288.47%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Atlantic City was higher than the violent crime rate in New Jersey by 674.58% and the city property crime rate in Atlantic City was higher than the property crime rate in New Jersey by 377.12%.

Property and Violent Crime
Atlantic City Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Atlantic City Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Atlantic City Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault400
Arson8
Burglary228
Larceny and Theft1,990
Motor Vehicle Theft113
Murder and Manslaughter5
Rape54
Robbery128
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)2,950
Property Crime2,331
Violent Crime587
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault434
Arson9
Burglary333
Larceny and Theft1,804
Motor Vehicle Theft215
Murder and Manslaughter7
Rape65
Robbery120
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)2,971
Property Crime2,352
Violent Crime626

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Atlantic City Property Crime

Atlantic City Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Atlantic City Crime 2025

Atlantic City Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Atlantic City Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Atlantic City Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Atlantic City, New Jersey crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Atlantic City crime report data for 2026 was projected from 25 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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