The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in The Waterfront, Jersey City, NJ: Crime Maps and Statistics

B+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	A-
Property Crime Grade	A-
Other Crime Grade	C

Which crimes are included?

$8.58 million

Cost of Crime™ for The Waterfront, Jersey City, NJ

In 2025, crime will cost $681 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of The Waterfront with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is The Waterfront, Jersey City, NJ Safe?

The B+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where The Waterfront's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. The Waterfront sits in the 69th percentile, ahead of 69% of neighborhoods and behind 31%. The grade covers only The Waterfront's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in The Waterfront is 27.94 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 22 in the central areas to 1 in 48 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of The Waterfront, Jersey City, NJ report the most crime, about 198 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in The Waterfront, Jersey City, NJ

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in The Waterfront for 2025 is $8,577,962, about $349 per resident and $681 per household. That equals 0.3% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 58.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 30.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.3%

How Much Does Crime Cost in The Waterfront Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

The Waterfront, Jersey City, NJ:	$349
Springfield-Belmont, Newark, N:	$415
Forest Hill, Newark, NJ:	$273
New Jersey:	$240
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in The Waterfront is $349 per year, which is $115 less than the national average and $110 more than Jersey City's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to The Waterfront:

In Springfield-Belmont, Newark, N, crime costs $415 per person, which is $66 more than in The Waterfront.
In Forest Hill, Newark, NJ, crime costs $273 per person, which is $76 less than in The Waterfront

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of The Waterfront for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to The Waterfront	Cost per The Waterfront Resident
Murder	$2.17 million	$89
Rape/Sexual Assault	$347,581	$14
Robbery	$413,771	$17
Assault	$1.24 million	$50
Kidnapping	$42,996	$2
Vehicle Theft	$698,033	$28
Burglary	$176,823	$7
Theft	$1.40 million	$57
Arson	$32,220	$1
Vandalism	$1.78 million	$73
Animal Cruelty	$2,435	$0
Drug Crimes	$187,832	$8
Identity Theft	$81,500	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$8,577,962	$349

The Intangible Cost of Crime in The Waterfront, Jersey City, NJ

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in The Waterfront totals $16,603,210 ($676 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $25,181,172 ($1,025 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The south part of the neighborhood holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which The Waterfront has 4, do the same, and of The Waterfront's 24,558 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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The Waterfront Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 The Waterfront residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.753
Robbery	0.5356
Rape	0.2334
Murder	0.0471
Total Violent Crime	2.569 (A-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	11.01
Vehicle Theft	1.836
Burglary	0.7939
Arson	0.0543
Total Property Crime	13.69 (A-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0289
Drug Crimes	1.034
Vandalism	10.17
Identity Theft	0.4288
Animal Cruelty	0.0134
Total "Other" Rate	11.67 (C)

Individual The Waterfront Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of crime in The Waterfront is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to The Waterfront.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Downtown Jersey City, Jersey City, NJ	A-	A-	A
Battery Park, Manhattan, NY	A	A	A
Tribeca, Manhattan, NY	B-	C	C+
West Village, Manhattan, NY	C	D+	C-
Soho, Manhattan, NY	D-	D	F
The Heights, Jersey City, NJ	A-	A	A+
Journal Square, Jersey City, NJ	B	B+	B
Financial District, Manhattan, NY	C	C-	D+
McGinley Square, Jersey City, NJ	A-	A-	A
Greenwich Village, Manhattan, NY	C	C-	C-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

The Waterfront is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Upper Vailsburg, Newark, NJ	A	B-	B-
Deep Creek North, Chesapeake, VA	C+	B	B
Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, NY	A-	B+	B+
Eads-Fisherville, Cordova, TN	B+	C+	C+
Eldridge-West Oaks, Houston, TX	C	C+	C+
Fort Totten-Upper Northeast, Washington, DC	D	C-	C-
Sunrise, Las Vegas, NV	D+	C-	C-
Taylor Ranch, Albuquerque, NM	C+	C	C
Tule Springs, Las Vegas, NV	A	A	A
Airport, Honolulu, HI	B-	A	A

Considering only the crime rate, The Waterfront is less safe than the New Jersey state average and as safe as the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in The Waterfront, Jersey City, NJ average SchoolGrade of B, with 45% actual proficiency versus 45% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See The Waterfront schools on SchoolGrade

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