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Princeton Crime Rate Report (New Jersey)

Princeton 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 Princeton for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Princeton in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 87.45% and the city property crime rate in Princeton was lower than the national property crime rate average by 63.52%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Princeton was lower than the violent crime rate in New Jersey by 78.79% and the city property crime rate in Princeton was lower than the property crime rate in New Jersey by 55.19%.

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

Princeton Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault7
Arson0
Burglary12
Larceny and Theft151
Motor Vehicle Theft14
Murder and Manslaughter1
Rape2
Robbery3
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)192
Property Crime177
Violent Crime13
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault7
Arson0
Burglary12
Larceny and Theft179
Motor Vehicle Theft11
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape2
Robbery5
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)218
Property Crime203
Violent Crime14

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Princeton Property Crime

Princeton Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Princeton Crime 2025

Princeton Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Princeton Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Princeton Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Princeton, 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 Princeton 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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