Ranking of New Jersey Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2015
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2015, among New Jersey cities with a population of at least 10K, Atlantic City had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,564.56), followed by Asbury Park (1,471.81), Trenton (1,216.8), Irvington (1,158.34), and Bridgeton (1,151.28).
The chart below shows the top 9 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2015, and the table below shows the ranking of New Jersey cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Violent crime rate per 100K.
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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Rank | City | Crime Rate Per 100K |
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1 | Atlantic City | 1564.56 |
2 | Asbury Park | 1471.81 |
3 | Trenton | 1216.80 |
4 | Irvington | 1158.34 |
5 | Bridgeton | 1151.28 |
6 | Orange | 1072.29 |
7 | Elizabeth | 907.52 |
8 | Paterson | 798.84 |
9 | Pleasantville | 745.72 |
10 | New Brunswick | 717.26 |
11 | Millville | 705.44 |
12 | Lindenwold | 691.96 |
13 | East Orange | 665.51 |
14 | Plainfield | 645.39 |
15 | Neptune Township | 556.78 |
16 | Vineland | 548.44 |
17 | Jersey City | 521.57 |
18 | Passaic | 455.39 |
19 | Perth Amboy | 439.21 |
20 | Pemberton Township | 410.06 |
21 | Hillside Township | 395.44 |
22 | Pine Hill | 380.63 |
23 | Eatontown | 336.09 |
24 | Linden | 332.12 |
25 | Long Branch | 315.06 |
26 | Pennsauken Township | 304.83 |
27 | Willingboro Township | 301.38 |
28 | Freehold | 301.26 |
29 | Morristown | 300.89 |
30 | Hoboken | 266.42 |
31 | Middle Township | 264.93 |
32 | Belleville | 260.62 |
33 | Englewood | 255.84 |
34 | West New York | 253.73 |
35 | Harrison | 252.80 |
36 | Somers Point | 251.26 |
37 | Galloway Township | 244.44 |
38 | Bayonne | 241.81 |
39 | North Plainfield | 240.43 |
40 | Union City | 240.31 |
41 | Guttenberg | 234.09 |
42 | Clifton | 231.95 |
43 | Red Bank | 215.93 |
44 | Garfield | 211.53 |
45 | West Orange | 210.20 |
46 | Ewing Township | 209.99 |
47 | Hackensack | 200.98 |
48 | Deptford Township | 200.78 |
49 | Bloomfield | 195.87 |
50 | South Orange | 195.43 |
51 | Rahway | 187.84 |
52 | North Bergen Township | 184.34 |
53 | Totowa | 182.65 |
54 | Roselle | 180.38 |
55 | Lakewood Township | 177.56 |
56 | Gloucester City | 177.54 |
57 | Hamilton Township, Mercer County | 175.04 |
58 | Little Ferry | 174.26 |
59 | Secaucus | 174.06 |
60 | Egg Harbor Township | 172.87 |
61 | Gloucester Township | 172.46 |
62 | Burlington Township | 171.87 |
63 | North Brunswick Township | 168.63 |
64 | Kearny | 166.52 |
65 | Haddon Township | 166.08 |
66 | Hamilton Township, Atlantic County | 164.97 |
67 | Dover | 163.46 |
68 | Voorhees Township | 159.23 |
69 | Phillipsburg | 158.84 |
70 | Maple Shade Township | 158.36 |
71 | Lower Township | 158.31 |
72 | Cherry Hill Township | 158.16 |
73 | Lawrence Township, Mercer County | 151.59 |
74 | Paramus | 148.68 |
75 | Collingswood | 143.39 |
76 | Winslow Township | 142.20 |
77 | Ventnor City | 141.72 |
78 | Lodi | 141.51 |
79 | Union Township | 141.37 |
80 | South River | 140.40 |
81 | Carteret | 139.72 |
82 | Bound Brook | 132.74 |
83 | Elmwood Park | 131.20 |
84 | Teaneck Township | 122.84 |
85 | Glassboro | 120.50 |
86 | Cliffside Park | 115.59 |
87 | Montclair | 115.21 |
88 | Somerville | 115.11 |
89 | South Plainfield | 112.25 |
90 | Berkeley Township | 111.62 |
91 | Woodbridge Township | 108.97 |
92 | Little Egg Harbor Township | 107.50 |
93 | Weehawken Township | 105.75 |
94 | Maplewood Township | 104.78 |
95 | Woodland Park | 103.85 |
96 | Edgewater | 103.71 |
97 | Palisades Park | 101.72 |
98 | Edison Township | 101.68 |
99 | Hammonton | 101.65 |
100 | North Arlington | 101.44 |
101 | Brick Township | 99.87 |
102 | Fairview | 97.18 |
103 | Haddonfield | 96.93 |
104 | Lumberton Township | 96.61 |
105 | Franklin Township, Somerset County | 95.76 |
106 | Monroe Township | 95.68 |
107 | Aberdeen Township | 92.84 |
108 | Washington Township, Gloucester County | 92.46 |
109 | Ridgefield Park | 92.05 |
110 | Florence Township | 88.62 |
111 | Ocean City | 88.53 |
112 | Barnegat Township | 88.39 |
113 | Howell Township | 88.30 |
114 | Middlesex | 86.17 |
115 | Sayreville | 82.90 |
116 | Little Falls Township | 82.70 |
117 | Cinnaminson Township | 81.55 |
118 | Medford Township | 81.06 |
119 | Pompton Lakes | 80.62 |
120 | Nutley Township | 80.05 |
121 | Mount Laurel Township | 79.13 |
122 | Moorestown Township | 77.81 |
123 | Robbinsville Township | 77.45 |
124 | Bordentown Township | 77.17 |
125 | East Brunswick Township | 76.09 |
126 | West Deptford Township | 75.20 |
127 | Fort Lee | 74.90 |
128 | Roselle Park | 73.32 |
129 | Piscataway Township | 72.12 |
130 | West Milford Township | 71.22 |
131 | Bellmawr | 70.15 |
132 | Ocean Township, Monmouth County | 69.92 |
133 | West Windsor Township | 69.69 |
134 | Wanaque | 69.50 |
135 | Rockaway Township | 69.36 |
136 | Wallington | 68.53 |
137 | Manville | 67.35 |
138 | Manalapan Township | 67.10 |
139 | Lyndhurst Township | 66.86 |
140 | Holmdel Township | 65.97 |
141 | South Brunswick Township | 65.92 |
142 | Old Bridge Township | 63.90 |
143 | Evesham Township | 63.62 |
144 | Parsippany-Troy Hills Township | 63.21 |
145 | Wall Township | 61.54 |
146 | Jefferson Township | 60.40 |
147 | Hanover Township | 60.38 |
148 | Toms River Township | 60.29 |
149 | Freehold Township | 58.79 |
150 | Jackson Township | 58.08 |
151 | Raritan Township | 54.47 |
152 | Ramsey | 53.86 |
153 | Delran Township | 53.75 |
154 | Point Pleasant | 53.40 |
155 | East Hanover Township | 53.02 |
156 | Metuchen | 50.49 |
157 | Rutherford | 48.59 |
158 | Hopatcong | 48.03 |
159 | East Greenwich Township | 47.91 |
160 | Waterford Township | 46.57 |
161 | Pennsville Township | 46.47 |
162 | Marlboro Township | 46.12 |
163 | Lacey Township | 45.87 |
164 | Manchester Township | 45.81 |
165 | West Caldwell Township | 45.17 |
166 | Westwood | 44.70 |
167 | Millburn Township | 44.03 |
168 | East Windsor Township | 43.53 |
169 | Ridgewood | 43.00 |
170 | Saddle Brook Township | 42.74 |
171 | Princeton | 42.70 |
172 | Franklin Township, Gloucester County | 42.06 |
173 | Highland Park | 41.31 |
174 | Woolwich Township | 41.13 |
175 | Ringwood | 40.35 |
176 | Springfield | 39.96 |
177 | Vernon Township | 39.78 |
178 | Mantua Township | 39.72 |
179 | Harrison Township | 38.78 |
180 | Fair Lawn | 38.51 |
181 | Lincoln Park | 38.20 |
182 | Middletown Township | 37.94 |
183 | Hawthorne | 36.69 |
184 | Livingston Township | 36.64 |
185 | Montville Township | 36.50 |
186 | Summit | 36.07 |
187 | Beachwood | 35.40 |
188 | Roxbury Township | 33.94 |
189 | Tinton Falls | 33.54 |
190 | Stafford Township | 33.50 |
191 | Hasbrouck Heights | 32.79 |
192 | Mount Olive Township | 30.90 |
193 | Clinton Township | 30.58 |
194 | Denville Township | 29.65 |
195 | Wayne Township | 29.07 |
196 | Morris Township | 26.54 |
197 | Ridgefield | 26.48 |
198 | Montgomery Township | 26.25 |
199 | Sparta Township | 25.99 |
200 | River Edge | 25.83 |
200 | Westfield | 25.83 |
201 | Pequannock Township | 25.68 |
202 | Plainsboro Township | 25.54 |
203 | Bergenfield | 25.46 |
204 | Florham Park | 25.31 |
205 | Readington Township | 24.97 |
206 | Hazlet Township | 24.85 |
207 | Madison | 24.70 |
208 | Bridgewater Township | 24.45 |
209 | Oakland | 22.91 |
210 | Scotch Plains Township | 20.68 |
211 | Hillsborough Township | 20.09 |
212 | Colts Neck Township | 19.91 |
213 | Randolph Township | 19.21 |
214 | Mahwah Township | 18.80 |
215 | Warren Township | 18.63 |
216 | New Milford | 17.93 |
217 | Wyckoff Township | 17.55 |
218 | Dumont | 16.74 |
219 | Glen Rock | 16.73 |
220 | Cranford Township | 16.54 |
221 | Hopewell Township | 16.31 |
222 | Cedar Grove Township | 15.94 |
223 | Verona | 14.53 |
224 | Branchburg Township | 13.73 |
225 | Tenafly | 13.45 |
226 | Bernards Township | 11.15 |
227 | Washington Township, Morris County | 10.67 |
228 | Kinnelon | 9.60 |
229 | Hillsdale | 9.50 |
230 | Chatham Township | 9.39 |
231 | Franklin Lakes | 9.19 |
232 | Monroe Township, Middlesex County | 6.87 |
233 | Clark Township | 6.41 |
234 | Berkeley Heights Township | 0.00 |
234 | New Providence | 0.00 |
234 | River Vale Township | 0.00 |