Annual Homicide Victimization Rates By Race in New Jersey (1979-1998)
Rate per 100,000
| Year | Rate |
| 1979 | 6.53 |
| 1980 | 7.04 |
| 1981 | 7.31 |
| 1982 | 7.09 |
| 1983 | 5.74 |
| 1984 | 5.53 |
| 1985 | 5.47 |
| 1986 | 5.23 |
| 1987 | 4.83 |
| 1988 | 5.27 |
| 1989 | 5.46 |
| 1990 | 6.22 |
| 1991 | 5.68 |
| 1992 | 5.06 |
| 1993 | 5.46 |
| 1994 | 5.28 |
| 1995 | 5.37 |
| 1996 | 4.73 |
| 1997 | 4.44 |
| 1998 | 4.06 |