Murder per Capita in Journal Square
The map below shows murder per 1,000 Journal Square residents.
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$104
Murder costs the average Journal Square resident about $104 per year.
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Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Journal Square in green. The most dangerous areas in Journal Square are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
Is Journal Square, Jersey City, NJ Safe from Murder?
The B- grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US neighborhood. Journal Square is in the 59th percentile for safety, meaning 41% of neighborhoods are safer and 59% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Journal Square's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.
The rate of murder in Journal Square is 0.0555 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Journal Square generally consider the east part of the neighborhood to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of murder in Journal Square may be as high as 1 in 15,633 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 23,295 in the east part of the neighborhood.
By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the west parts of Journal Square, Jersey City, NJ: about 0 per year. The northeast part of Journal Square has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.
How Journal Square's Murder Rate Compares
The chart below compares the murder rate in Journal Square to the New Jersey state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Journal Square, Jersey City, NJ: | 0.0555 |
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| New Jersey: | 0.0321 |
| USA: | 0.0671 |
Considering only the murder rate, Journal Square is less safe than the New Jersey state average and safer than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
The Cost of Murder in Journal Square, Jersey City, NJ
Murder is projected to cost the residents of Journal Square about $3,691,143 in 2025, or roughly $104 per resident. This is part of Journal Square's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Journal Square, including every crime type and how Journal Square compares to other neighborhoods.
Interpreting the Murder Map
Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Journal Square's crime maps on the Journal Square overall crime page.
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Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods
Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of murder in Journal Square is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Journal Square.
Nearby Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
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A- | A- | A | B- | |
A- | A | A+ | B | |
A- | A- | A | B+ | |
B+ | B+ | A- | B- | |
B+ | A- | A- | B | |
A- | A- | A | C+ | |
A- | A+ | A- | C+ | |
A | A | A | B- | |
C | D+ | C- | C | |
B- | C | C+ | C+ |
Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations
Journal Square is similar versus other neighborhoods of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.
Similar Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
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B+ | B+ | B+ | D+ | |
D+ | B | B | B+ | |
C- | C | C | C- | |
C- | C | C | C | |
C+ | B- | B- | B+ | |
B+ | C- | C- | A+ | |
D- | D+ | D+ | B- | |
C | B | B | B+ | |
B- | C | C | B | |
A | A+ | A+ | B- |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Journal Square, Jersey City, NJ average SchoolGrade of C-, with 34% actual proficiency versus 38% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Journal Square schools on SchoolGrade
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