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Trenton Crime Rate Report (New Jersey)

Trenton crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 26 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Trenton for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Trenton in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 146.56% and the city property crime rate in Trenton was higher than the national property crime rate average by 56.75%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Trenton was higher than the violent crime rate in New Jersey by 316.74% and the city property crime rate in Trenton was higher than the property crime rate in New Jersey by 92.53%.

Property and Violent Crime
Trenton Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Trenton Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Trenton Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault464
Arson8
Burglary362
Larceny and Theft1,350
Motor Vehicle Theft483
Murder and Manslaughter16
Rape21
Robbery236
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)3,448
Property Crime2,195
Violent Crime737
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault526
Arson9
Burglary142
Larceny and Theft1,347
Motor Vehicle Theft376
Murder and Manslaughter23
Rape46
Robbery226
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)3,117
Property Crime1,864
Violent Crime820

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Trenton Property Crime

Trenton Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Trenton Crime 2025

Trenton Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Trenton Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Trenton Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Trenton, 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 Trenton crime report data for 2026 was projected from 26 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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