Ranking of New Jersey Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2013
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2013, the New Jersey city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Newark (3,516), followed by Jersey City (1,655), Paterson (1,555), Trenton (1,122), and Elizabeth (999).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2013, and the table below shows the ranking of New Jersey cities with high number of Violent crimes.
You can see similar rankings of cities for other crime types in New Jersey, and the ranking of all cities in the US.
Hover over or click on the bars in the chart below, to see the number of Violent crimes for each city. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.
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You can also find the rate of violent and property crimes for New Jersey cities.
Rank | City | Number of Crimes |
---|---|---|
1 | Newark | 3516 |
2 | Jersey City | 1655 |
3 | Paterson | 1555 |
4 | Trenton | 1122 |
5 | Elizabeth | 999 |
6 | Irvington | 815 |
7 | Atlantic City | 685 |
8 | Passaic | 512 |
9 | Plainfield | 427 |
10 | East Orange | 405 |
11 | Orange | 377 |
12 | Bridgeton | 340 |
13 | New Brunswick | 303 |
14 | Asbury Park | 264 |
15 | Millville | 254 |
16 | Union City | 247 |
17 | Perth Amboy | 243 |
18 | Vineland | 208 |
19 | Gloucester Township | 190 |
20 | Hamilton Township, Mercer County | 189 |
21 | Clifton | 175 |
22 | Neptune Township | 174 |
23 | West New York | 161 |
24 | Hoboken | 152 |
25 | Pleasantville | 145 |
26 | Bayonne | 138 |
27 | Bloomfield | 137 |
28 | Woodbridge Township | 135 |
29 | Long Branch | 124 |
30 | Cherry Hill Township | 123 |
30 | Edison Township | 123 |
30 | Linden | 123 |
31 | Lindenwold | 122 |
32 | Willingboro Township | 119 |
33 | Belleville | 112 |
34 | Hackensack | 111 |
35 | Englewood | 109 |
36 | Egg Harbor Township | 106 |
37 | Pennsauken Township | 105 |
38 | North Bergen Township | 102 |
39 | Galloway Township | 98 |
40 | Lakewood Township | 93 |
40 | Winslow Township | 93 |
41 | Union Township | 92 |
42 | Hillside Township | 91 |
43 | Wildwood | 90 |
44 | Brick Township | 89 |
45 | Pemberton Township | 86 |
46 | Morristown | 84 |
47 | Franklin Township, Somerset County | 79 |
47 | West Orange | 79 |
48 | Kearny | 78 |
49 | Toms River Township | 74 |
50 | Montclair | 73 |
51 | Ewing Township | 70 |
52 | Roselle | 65 |
53 | Harrison | 63 |
54 | Garfield | 62 |
55 | Deptford Township | 61 |
56 | Burlington | 60 |
57 | Middle Township | 59 |
58 | Salem | 54 |
59 | North Plainfield | 53 |
60 | Cliffside Park | 50 |
60 | Ocean Township, Monmouth County | 50 |
60 | Rahway | 50 |
61 | Carteret | 49 |
61 | Monroe Township, Gloucester County | 49 |
61 | Teaneck Township | 49 |
62 | Freehold | 47 |
62 | Lawrence Township, Mercer County | 47 |
62 | Old Bridge Township | 47 |
63 | Pine Hill | 46 |
63 | Piscataway Township | 46 |
64 | North Brunswick Township | 45 |
64 | Woodbury | 45 |
65 | Middletown Township | 43 |
66 | Hamilton Township, Atlantic County | 42 |
66 | Maple Shade Township | 42 |
67 | Howell Township | 41 |
67 | Maplewood Township | 41 |
68 | Mount Holly Township | 38 |
68 | Sayreville | 38 |
69 | Guttenberg | 36 |
69 | Lodi | 36 |
70 | South Orange | 35 |
71 | Jackson Township | 33 |
72 | Carney's Point Township | 32 |
72 | Paramus | 32 |
73 | Lower Township | 31 |
73 | Voorhees Township | 31 |
74 | East Brunswick Township | 30 |
74 | Elmwood Park | 30 |
74 | Freehold Township | 30 |
74 | Glassboro | 30 |
74 | Phillipsburg | 30 |
74 | Seaside Heights | 30 |
75 | Gloucester City | 29 |
75 | Wayne Township | 29 |
76 | Burlington Township | 28 |
76 | Dover | 28 |
76 | Fort Lee | 28 |
76 | Mount Laurel Township | 28 |
76 | Somers Point | 28 |
76 | South River | 28 |
77 | Paulsboro | 27 |
78 | Collingswood | 26 |
78 | Eatontown | 26 |
78 | Little Egg Harbor Township | 26 |
79 | Evesham Township | 25 |
79 | Palmyra | 25 |
80 | Moorestown Township | 24 |
80 | Riverside Township | 24 |
80 | West Milford Township | 24 |
81 | Totowa | 23 |
81 | Washington Township, Gloucester County | 23 |
82 | Absecon | 21 |
82 | Cinnaminson Township | 21 |
82 | Fairview | 21 |
82 | Keansburg | 21 |
82 | South Brunswick Township | 21 |
82 | Weehawken Township | 21 |
83 | Clementon | 20 |
83 | Manalapan Township | 20 |
83 | Nutley Township | 20 |
84 | Aberdeen Township | 19 |
84 | East Hanover Township | 19 |
84 | Egg Harbor City | 19 |
84 | Haddon Township | 19 |
84 | Lacey Township | 19 |
84 | Manchester Township | 19 |
84 | Neptune City | 19 |
84 | Palisades Park | 19 |
84 | Parsippany-Troy Hills Township | 19 |
84 | Red Bank | 19 |
84 | Scotch Plains Township | 19 |
84 | South Plainfield | 19 |
85 | Brooklawn | 18 |
85 | Penns Grove | 18 |
85 | Secaucus | 18 |
86 | Barnegat Township | 17 |
86 | Fair Lawn | 17 |
86 | Lumberton Township | 17 |
86 | Lyndhurst Township | 17 |
86 | Princeton | 17 |
86 | Westampton Township | 17 |
86 | West Windsor Township | 17 |
87 | Bellmawr | 16 |
87 | Bergenfield | 16 |
87 | Bordentown Township | 16 |
87 | Bound Brook | 16 |
87 | Bridgewater Township | 16 |
87 | Buena | 16 |
87 | Delran Township | 16 |
87 | Edgewater Park Township | 16 |
87 | Mount Olive Township | 16 |
87 | Point Pleasant | 16 |
87 | South Amboy | 16 |
88 | Keyport | 15 |
88 | Livingston Township | 15 |
88 | Somerville | 15 |
88 | Union Beach | 15 |
88 | Woodlynne | 15 |
89 | Berlin | 14 |
89 | Beverly | 14 |
89 | Hopatcong | 14 |
89 | Magnolia | 14 |
89 | Ramsey | 14 |
89 | Somerdale | 14 |
89 | Stafford Township | 14 |
89 | Waterford Township | 14 |
90 | Clayton | 13 |
90 | Florence Township | 13 |
90 | Runnemede | 13 |
91 | Edgewater | 12 |
91 | Franklin Township, Gloucester County | 12 |
91 | Little Falls Township | 12 |
91 | North Arlington | 12 |
91 | Ocean City | 12 |
91 | Pennsville Township | 12 |
91 | Plumsted Township | 12 |
91 | Springfield | 12 |
91 | Ventnor City | 12 |
91 | Westfield | 12 |
92 | Butler | 11 |
92 | East Newark | 11 |
92 | Fairfield Township, Essex County | 11 |
92 | Haledon | 11 |
92 | Hanover Township | 11 |
92 | Mantua Township | 11 |
92 | Medford Township | 11 |
92 | Morris Township | 11 |
92 | North Wildwood | 11 |
92 | Prospect Park | 11 |
92 | Rockaway Township | 11 |
92 | Stratford | 11 |
92 | Wall Township | 11 |
92 | Westville | 11 |
93 | Audubon | 10 |
93 | Flemington | 10 |
93 | Hightstown | 10 |
93 | Hopewell Township | 10 |
93 | Manville | 10 |
93 | Marlboro Township | 10 |
93 | Mount Ephraim | 10 |
94 | Boonton | 9 |
94 | Highland Park | 9 |
94 | Kenilworth | 9 |
94 | Lincoln Park | 9 |
94 | Little Ferry | 9 |
94 | Mansfield Township, Warren County | 9 |
94 | Millburn Township | 9 |
94 | Monroe Township, Middlesex County | 9 |
94 | River Vale Township | 9 |
94 | Rutherford | 9 |
94 | Wallington | 9 |
95 | Belmar | 8 |
95 | Caldwell | 8 |
95 | Carlstadt | 8 |
95 | Hackettstown | 8 |
95 | Haddonfield | 8 |
95 | Hammonton | 8 |
95 | Holmdel Township | 8 |
95 | North Hanover Township | 8 |
95 | Ridgewood | 8 |
95 | Roselle Park | 8 |
95 | Summit | 8 |
95 | Wanaque | 8 |
95 | West Long Branch | 8 |
96 | Beachwood | 7 |
96 | Dumont | 7 |
96 | East Rutherford | 7 |
96 | Elk Township | 7 |
96 | Florham Park | 7 |
96 | Glen Ridge | 7 |
96 | Hazlet Township | 7 |
96 | Hillsborough Township | 7 |
96 | Jamesburg | 7 |
96 | Logan Township | 7 |
96 | Merchantville | 7 |
96 | National Park | 7 |
96 | Netcong | 7 |
96 | Newton | 7 |
96 | Pitman | 7 |
96 | Pompton Lakes | 7 |
96 | Roxbury Township | 7 |
96 | South Toms River | 7 |
96 | West Deptford Township | 7 |
96 | Woodstown | 7 |
97 | Delanco Township | 6 |
97 | Eastampton Township | 6 |
97 | Fanwood | 6 |
97 | Jefferson Township | 6 |
97 | Leonia | 6 |
97 | Maywood | 6 |
97 | Metuchen | 6 |
97 | Middlesex | 6 |
97 | Oaklyn | 6 |
97 | Oceanport | 6 |
97 | Pequannock Township | 6 |
97 | Raritan | 6 |
97 | Robbinsville Township | 6 |
97 | Saddle Brook Township | 6 |
97 | Tinton Falls | 6 |
97 | Watchung | 6 |
97 | West Caldwell Township | 6 |
97 | Wharton | 6 |
97 | Wildwood Crest | 6 |
98 | Berlin Township | 5 |
98 | Bogota | 5 |
98 | Clark Township | 5 |
98 | Denville Township | 5 |
98 | East Greenwich Township | 5 |
98 | Franklin | 5 |
98 | Garwood | 5 |
98 | Hardyston Township | 5 |
98 | Hi-Nella | 5 |
98 | Margate City | 5 |
98 | Montville Township | 5 |
98 | Mullica Township | 5 |
98 | Ridgefield Park | 5 |
98 | Ringwood | 5 |
98 | Rockaway | 5 |
98 | South Hackensack Township | 5 |
98 | Vernon Township | 5 |
99 | Bradley Beach | 4 |
99 | Branchburg Township | 4 |
99 | Cape May | 4 |
99 | Cedar Grove Township | 4 |
99 | Chesilhurst | 4 |
99 | Clinton Township | 4 |
99 | Cranford Township | 4 |
99 | Gibbsboro | 4 |
99 | Greenwich Township, Gloucester County | 4 |
99 | Hawthorne | 4 |
99 | High Bridge | 4 |
99 | Highlands | 4 |
99 | Independence Township | 4 |
99 | Lakehurst | 4 |
99 | Little Silver | 4 |
99 | Madison | 4 |
99 | Matawan | 4 |
99 | Moonachie | 4 |
99 | Pohatcong Township | 4 |
99 | Randolph Township | 4 |
99 | Raritan Township | 4 |
99 | Ridgefield | 4 |
99 | Riverton | 4 |
99 | Sparta Township | 4 |
99 | Spotswood | 4 |
99 | Washington | 4 |
100 | Allentown | 3 |
100 | Barrington | 3 |
100 | Brigantine | 3 |
100 | Chester | 3 |
100 | Clinton | 3 |
100 | Closter | 3 |
100 | Colts Neck Township | 3 |
100 | Dunellen | 3 |
100 | Fair Haven | 3 |
100 | Green Brook Township | 3 |
100 | Harrison Township | 3 |
100 | Hasbrouck Heights | 3 |
100 | Helmetta | 3 |
100 | Hillsdale | 3 |
100 | Lake Como | 3 |
100 | Lambertville | 3 |
100 | Lower Alloways Creek Township | 3 |
100 | Manasquan | 3 |
100 | Mansfield Township, Burlington County | 3 |
100 | Montgomery Township | 3 |
100 | Montvale | 3 |
100 | Morris Plains | 3 |
100 | New Providence | 3 |
100 | Northvale | 3 |
100 | Pemberton | 3 |
100 | Point Pleasant Beach | 3 |
100 | Rochelle Park Township | 3 |
100 | Sea Isle City | 3 |
100 | Seaside Park | 3 |
100 | Shrewsbury | 3 |
100 | Upper Saddle River | 3 |
100 | Verona | 3 |
100 | Warren Township | 3 |
100 | West Wildwood | 3 |
100 | Woodbury Heights | 3 |
100 | Woodland Park | 3 |
101 | Avalon | 2 |
101 | Barnegat Light | 2 |
101 | Belvidere | 2 |
101 | Bernards Township | 2 |
101 | Bernardsville | 2 |
101 | Bloomingdale | 2 |
101 | Boonton Township | 2 |
101 | Brielle | 2 |
101 | Chatham | 2 |
101 | Chesterfield Township | 2 |
101 | Cranbury Township | 2 |
101 | Deal | 2 |
101 | Englewood Cliffs | 2 |
101 | Essex Fells | 2 |
101 | Franklin Lakes | 2 |
101 | Franklin Township, Hunterdon County | 2 |
101 | Haddon Heights | 2 |
101 | Hopewell | 2 |
101 | Long Beach Township | 2 |
101 | Long Hill Township | 2 |
101 | Midland Park | 2 |
101 | Mount Arlington | 2 |
101 | New Milford | 2 |
101 | Oakland | 2 |
101 | Oradell | 2 |
101 | Readington Township | 2 |
101 | Rumson | 2 |
101 | Swedesboro | 2 |
101 | Tenafly | 2 |
101 | Tuckerton | 2 |
101 | Washington Township, Bergen County | 2 |
101 | Washington Township, Morris County | 2 |
101 | Washington Township, Warren County | 2 |
101 | West Amwell Township | 2 |
101 | Westwood | 2 |
101 | Woodcliff Lake | 2 |
102 | Alpha | 1 |
102 | Andover Township | 1 |
102 | Avon-by-the-Sea | 1 |
102 | Bedminster Township | 1 |
102 | Berkeley Heights Township | 1 |
102 | Blairstown Township | 1 |
102 | Chester Township | 1 |
102 | Delaware Township | 1 |
102 | Demarest | 1 |
102 | Englishtown | 1 |
102 | Glen Rock | 1 |
102 | Greenwich Township, Warren County | 1 |
102 | Hamburg | 1 |
102 | Harding Township | 1 |
102 | Harvey Cedars | 1 |
102 | Kinnelon | 1 |
102 | Laurel Springs | 1 |
102 | Lebanon Township | 1 |
102 | Linwood | 1 |
102 | Lopatcong Township | 1 |
102 | Medford Lakes | 1 |
102 | Mendham | 1 |
102 | Mendham Township | 1 |
102 | Mountainside | 1 |
102 | Newfield | 1 |
102 | North Caldwell | 1 |
102 | Northfield | 1 |
102 | Norwood | 1 |
102 | Ocean Gate | 1 |
102 | Ocean Township, Ocean County | 1 |
102 | Ogdensburg | 1 |
102 | Oxford Township | 1 |
102 | Park Ridge | 1 |
102 | Riverdale | 1 |
102 | River Edge | 1 |
102 | Rockleigh | 1 |
102 | Roseland | 1 |
102 | Saddle River | 1 |
102 | Sea Bright | 1 |
102 | Ship Bottom | 1 |
102 | South Bound Brook | 1 |
102 | South Harrison Township | 1 |
102 | Springfield Township | 1 |
102 | Spring Lake | 1 |
102 | Spring Lake Heights | 1 |
102 | Stanhope | 1 |
102 | Teterboro | 1 |
102 | Waldwick | 1 |
102 | West Cape May | 1 |
102 | Wood-Ridge | 1 |
102 | Woolwich Township | 1 |
103 | Allendale | 0 |
103 | Allenhurst | 0 |
103 | Alpine | 0 |
103 | Atlantic Highlands | 0 |
103 | Audubon Park | 0 |
103 | Bay Head | 0 |
103 | Beach Haven | 0 |
103 | Bordentown | 0 |
103 | Byram Township | 0 |
103 | Califon | 0 |
103 | Cape May Point | 0 |
103 | Chatham Township | 0 |
103 | Elmer | 0 |
103 | Elsinboro Township | 0 |
103 | Emerson | 0 |
103 | Far Hills | 0 |
103 | Frenchtown | 0 |
103 | Harrington Park | 0 |
103 | Haworth | 0 |
103 | Ho-Ho-Kus | 0 |
103 | Holland Township | 0 |
103 | Interlaken | 0 |
103 | Island Heights | 0 |
103 | Lavallette | 0 |
103 | Loch Arbour | 0 |
103 | Longport | 0 |
103 | Mantoloking | 0 |
103 | Milltown | 0 |
103 | Mine Hill Township | 0 |
103 | Monmouth Beach | 0 |
103 | Mountain Lakes | 0 |
103 | New Hanover Township | 0 |
103 | Old Tappan | 0 |
103 | Peapack and Gladstone | 0 |
103 | Pennington | 0 |
103 | Pine Beach | 0 |
103 | Pine Valley | 0 |
103 | Sea Girt | 0 |
103 | Stone Harbor | 0 |
103 | Surf City | 0 |
103 | Tavistock | 0 |
103 | Tewksbury Township | 0 |
103 | Wenonah | 0 |
103 | Winfield Township | 0 |
103 | Wyckoff Township | 0 |