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Paterson

Paterson, New Jersey crime and tract data guide. Read the citywide pattern first, then move into tract pages and comparison pages to see where the local differences are most pronounced.

Population
142,136
Paterson covered by 36 underlying areas.
Violent crime
9.6 / 1k
Violent crime has increased 7% since 2023.
Property crime
24.3 / 1k
Property crime has declined 3% since 2023.
Market rent
$2,081
Market rent has increased 16% since 2023. Rent here is ZIP-derived market context.
Signals

What Paterson is signaling right now

City-level signals summarize safety, market pressure, quality, and upside without loading the application bundle.

Safety

50/100

Scores in the 50th percentile for lower violent crime relative to its peer set. Higher scores indicate safer conditions based on the current violent-crime rate.

Momentum

50/100

Development activity lands around the 50th percentile once permit intensity is normalized by household base — a forward-looking signal for neighborhood improvement trajectory.

Quality

47/100

Retail discovery mix places this area around the 47th percentile — curated premium-versus-value retail tagging, openings, and category mix are used to summarize commercial quality.

Investor Upside

49/100

Forward-looking composite places this area in the 49th percentile — a weighted blend of development momentum and retail quality signaling medium-term investment potential.

Benchmarks

Paterson compared with New Jersey

Paterson city pages are rolled up from tract-level metrics, then linked into tract pages and city comparison reads so you can move from the citywide pattern into the places driving it.

Violent Crime

9.6 / 1k

2.9 / 1k state · 4.0 / 1k national

Property Crime

24.3 / 1k

16.2 / 1k state · 19.6 / 1k national

Market Rent (ZIP-derived)

$2,081

$2,572 state

Permits 12M

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