The Waterfront, Jersey City, NJ Theft Rates and Theft Maps

Crime Grade's theft map shows the safest places in The Waterfront in green. The most dangerous areas in The Waterfront 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 The Waterfront, Jersey City, NJ Safe?

The B grade means the rate of theft is slightly lower than the average US neighborhood. The Waterfront is in the 69th percentile for safety, meaning 31% of neighborhoods are safer and 69% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to The Waterfront's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of theft in The Waterfront is 11.01 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in The Waterfront generally consider the north part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of theft in The Waterfront may be as high as 1 in 40 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 248 in the north part of the neighborhood. See the section on interpreting the theft map, however, because comparing rates for theft or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the central parts of The Waterfront, Jersey City, NJ: about 83 per year. The west part of The Waterfront has fewer cases of theft with only 0 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Theft Maps

When looking at the theft map for The Waterfront, remember that the rate of theft per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are more retail establishments in the south part of the neighborhood. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the theft rate map do not always indicate danger for The Waterfront residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which The Waterfront has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which The Waterfront has 4, have the same problem. Of The Waterfront’s 24,558 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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The Waterfront Crime Breakdown

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

Individual The Waterfront Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of theft 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	Theft Crime Grade
Downtown Jersey City, Jersey City, NJ	A-	A-	A	A
Battery Park, Manhattan, NY	A	A	A	A-
Tribeca, Manhattan, NY	B-	C	C+	C-
West Village, Manhattan, NY	C	D+	C-	D
Soho, Manhattan, NY	D-	D	F	F
The Heights, Jersey City, NJ	A-	A	A+	A
Journal Square, Jersey City, NJ	B	B+	B	C+
Financial District, Manhattan, NY	C	C-	D+	D
McGinley Square, Jersey City, NJ	A-	A-	A	A
Greenwich Village, Manhattan, NY	C	C-	C-	D

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

The Waterfront is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for theft. 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	Theft Crime Grade
Upper Vailsburg, Newark, NJ	A	B-	B-	A-
Deep Creek North, Chesapeake, VA	C+	B	B	C
Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, NY	A-	B+	B+	B+
Eads-Fisherville, Cordova, TN	B+	C+	C+	A-
Eldridge-West Oaks, Houston, TX	C	C+	C+	C+
Fort Totten-Upper Northeast, Washington, DC	D	C-	C-	D
Sunrise, Las Vegas, NV	D+	C-	C-	C-
Taylor Ranch, Albuquerque, NM	C+	C	C	B
Tule Springs, Las Vegas, NV	A	A	A	A+
Airport, Honolulu, HI	B-	A	A	C-

Considering only the theft rate, The Waterfront is less safe than the New Jersey state average and safer than 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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