Ranking of New Jersey Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2015
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2015, the New Jersey city with the highest number of Total Crimes was Jersey City (5,674), followed by Elizabeth (4,978), Paterson (4,849), Atlantic City (3,163), and Trenton (3,073).
The chart below shows the top 9 cities with high number of Total crimes in 2015, and the table below shows the ranking of New Jersey cities with high number of Total 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 Total 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 | Jersey City | 5674 |
2 | Elizabeth | 4978 |
3 | Paterson | 4849 |
4 | Atlantic City | 3163 |
5 | Trenton | 3073 |
6 | Vineland | 2898 |
7 | Irvington | 2344 |
8 | Toms River Township | 2211 |
9 | Millville | 2153 |
10 | Cherry Hill Township | 2024 |
11 | Woodbridge Township | 1806 |
12 | New Brunswick | 1696 |
13 | Clifton | 1686 |
14 | Hamilton Township, Mercer County | 1675 |
15 | Plainfield | 1504 |
16 | Bridgeton | 1442 |
17 | Passaic | 1429 |
18 | Neptune Township | 1348 |
19 | Edison Township | 1333 |
20 | Union City | 1328 |
21 | Deptford Township | 1311 |
22 | East Orange | 1259 |
23 | Lakewood Township | 1250 |
24 | Gloucester Township | 1219 |
25 | Linden | 1189 |
26 | Wayne Township | 1179 |
27 | Orange | 1176 |
28 | Pennsauken Township | 1173 |
29 | Hamilton Township, Atlantic County | 1088 |
30 | Paramus | 1076 |
30 | Perth Amboy | 1076 |
31 | Hoboken | 1053 |
32 | Brick Township | 1013 |
33 | Washington Township, Gloucester County | 1004 |
34 | Asbury Park | 974 |
35 | Bayonne | 944 |
36 | Union Township | 930 |
37 | Old Bridge Township | 912 |
38 | Franklin Township, Somerset County | 885 |
39 | Bloomfield | 881 |
40 | Kearny | 868 |
41 | East Brunswick Township | 817 |
42 | Belleville | 810 |
43 | West Orange | 805 |
44 | Egg Harbor Township | 796 |
45 | North Bergen Township | 775 |
46 | Long Branch | 773 |
47 | West New York | 769 |
48 | Ewing Township | 752 |
49 | Lawrence Township, Mercer County | 750 |
50 | Pemberton Township | 733 |
51 | North Brunswick Township | 730 |
52 | Willingboro Township | 720 |
53 | Hackensack | 712 |
54 | Galloway Township | 684 |
55 | Garfield | 636 |
56 | Lindenwold | 631 |
57 | Freehold Township | 627 |
58 | Middle Township | 618 |
59 | Ocean Township, Monmouth County | 610 |
60 | Montclair | 609 |
61 | Monroe Township | 598 |
62 | Piscataway Township | 589 |
63 | Winslow Township | 585 |
64 | Hillside Township | 570 |
65 | Wildwood | 568 |
66 | Pleasantville | 562 |
67 | Evesham Township | 560 |
68 | Mount Laurel Township | 559 |
69 | Voorhees Township | 546 |
70 | Secaucus | 543 |
71 | Howell Township | 534 |
72 | Middletown Township | 524 |
73 | Eatontown | 503 |
74 | Berkeley Township | 500 |
75 | Jackson Township | 499 |
76 | Sayreville | 496 |
76 | Woodbury | 496 |
77 | Teaneck Township | 489 |
78 | Ocean City | 485 |
79 | Englewood | 483 |
80 | Glassboro | 468 |
81 | Lower Township | 464 |
82 | Burlington Township | 451 |
83 | South Brunswick Township | 449 |
84 | Rockaway Township | 445 |
85 | Bridgewater Township | 441 |
86 | Parsippany-Troy Hills Township | 429 |
87 | Maple Shade Township | 421 |
88 | West Windsor Township | 419 |
89 | Maplewood Township | 410 |
90 | South Plainfield | 409 |
91 | Fair Lawn | 407 |
92 | Lacey Township | 399 |
93 | Rahway | 395 |
94 | Elmwood Park | 393 |
95 | Roselle | 392 |
96 | Salem | 385 |
97 | Millburn Township | 383 |
98 | North Plainfield | 380 |
99 | West Deptford Township | 377 |
100 | Lodi | 374 |
101 | Watchung | 371 |
102 | Collingswood | 364 |
103 | Manchester Township | 362 |
104 | Bellmawr | 352 |
104 | Haddon Township | 352 |
105 | Vernon Township | 350 |
106 | Cinnaminson Township | 347 |
107 | Somerdale | 344 |
108 | Carteret | 339 |
108 | Ventnor City | 339 |
109 | Harrison | 335 |
110 | Livingston Township | 324 |
111 | Phillipsburg | 322 |
112 | Moorestown Township | 321 |
113 | Mount Holly Township | 320 |
114 | Audubon | 319 |
115 | Morristown | 318 |
116 | Weehawken Township | 317 |
117 | Somers Point | 313 |
118 | Manalapan Township | 311 |
119 | Pine Hill | 308 |
120 | South Orange | 304 |
121 | Manville | 297 |
122 | Gloucester City | 292 |
122 | Pennsville Township | 292 |
123 | Wall Township | 289 |
124 | Totowa | 288 |
125 | Little Egg Harbor Township | 287 |
126 | Lyndhurst Township | 286 |
127 | Nutley Township | 283 |
128 | Lumberton Township | 282 |
129 | Dover | 277 |
130 | Tinton Falls | 275 |
131 | Keansburg | 274 |
132 | Runnemede | 273 |
133 | Princeton | 267 |
134 | Roxbury Township | 265 |
134 | Westfield | 265 |
135 | Saddle Brook Township | 262 |
136 | East Windsor Township | 260 |
137 | Paulsboro | 258 |
138 | Marlboro Township | 257 |
139 | Hazlet Township | 254 |
140 | Burlington | 248 |
140 | Fort Lee | 248 |
141 | Rutherford | 246 |
142 | Berlin Township | 243 |
143 | Franklin Township, Gloucester County | 242 |
144 | West Milford Township | 240 |
145 | Mantua Township | 230 |
145 | Margate City | 230 |
146 | Red Bank | 228 |
147 | Cliffside Park | 225 |
148 | Hillsborough Township | 223 |
148 | Stafford Township | 223 |
149 | Mount Olive Township | 221 |
150 | Woodland Park | 217 |
151 | Absecon | 215 |
151 | Delran Township | 215 |
152 | Point Pleasant | 214 |
153 | Hanover Township | 211 |
153 | Seaside Heights | 211 |
154 | Brooklawn | 210 |
154 | Penns Grove | 210 |
155 | Ridgewood | 209 |
156 | Somerville | 207 |
157 | Aberdeen Township | 204 |
158 | Clementon | 202 |
158 | Scotch Plains Township | 202 |
159 | North Arlington | 196 |
159 | North Wildwood | 196 |
160 | Brigantine | 195 |
160 | Sea Isle City | 195 |
161 | Belmar | 188 |
161 | Edgewater | 188 |
162 | Springfield | 187 |
163 | Barnegat Township | 185 |
163 | Carney's Point Township | 185 |
164 | Haledon | 184 |
165 | South River | 183 |
166 | Glen Ridge | 182 |
166 | Medford Township | 182 |
167 | Fairfield Township, Essex County | 178 |
167 | Little Falls Township | 178 |
167 | Metuchen | 178 |
167 | Summit | 178 |
168 | East Hanover Township | 177 |
168 | Freehold | 177 |
169 | Mansfield Township, Warren County | 175 |
169 | Palmyra | 175 |
170 | Monroe Township, Middlesex County | 172 |
171 | Cranford Township | 171 |
171 | Pohatcong Township | 171 |
172 | Bound Brook | 168 |
173 | Montville Township | 167 |
173 | Ridgefield Park | 167 |
174 | Neptune City | 166 |
175 | Avalon | 161 |
175 | Haddonfield | 161 |
175 | Oaklyn | 161 |
175 | Wallington | 161 |
176 | Westampton Township | 159 |
177 | Clark Township | 154 |
178 | Hackettstown | 152 |
179 | Clayton | 150 |
180 | West Long Branch | 148 |
181 | Highland Park | 145 |
181 | Kenilworth | 145 |
182 | Edgewater Park Township | 144 |
182 | Jefferson Township | 144 |
183 | Fairview | 143 |
183 | Guttenberg | 143 |
183 | Hawthorne | 143 |
184 | Point Pleasant Beach | 142 |
185 | Cape May | 140 |
185 | Harrison Township | 140 |
185 | Holmdel Township | 140 |
185 | Plainsboro Township | 140 |
186 | Mount Ephraim | 138 |
187 | Beachwood | 137 |
187 | Logan Township | 137 |
187 | Ramsey | 137 |
188 | Dunellen | 131 |
189 | Bergenfield | 130 |
189 | Egg Harbor City | 130 |
189 | Robbinsville Township | 130 |
190 | Middlesex | 129 |
190 | Riverdale | 129 |
191 | Morris Township | 128 |
192 | Stone Harbor | 127 |
193 | Keyport | 125 |
193 | Pequannock Township | 125 |
193 | Pompton Lakes | 125 |
193 | Randolph Township | 125 |
194 | Manasquan | 124 |
194 | Raritan | 124 |
195 | Stratford | 121 |
196 | Westville | 120 |
197 | Newton | 119 |
198 | Bradley Beach | 117 |
198 | Mansfield Township, Burlington County | 117 |
198 | Readington Township | 117 |
199 | Carlstadt | 116 |
200 | Magnolia | 115 |
200 | Roselle Park | 115 |
201 | Bordentown Township | 114 |
201 | Mahwah Township | 114 |
201 | South Amboy | 114 |
202 | Hopewell Township | 113 |
202 | Prospect Park | 113 |
203 | Berlin | 112 |
204 | Hammonton | 111 |
204 | Long Beach Township | 111 |
204 | Palisades Park | 111 |
204 | Raritan Township | 111 |
205 | Buena | 109 |
205 | Cedar Grove Township | 109 |
205 | Franklin | 109 |
206 | Montgomery Township | 107 |
207 | Little Ferry | 103 |
208 | Rochelle Park Township | 102 |
209 | Wharton | 100 |
210 | Greenwich Township, Gloucester County | 99 |
210 | Merchantville | 99 |
210 | Pitman | 99 |
210 | South Toms River | 99 |
211 | Lawnside | 97 |
212 | Verona | 95 |
213 | East Greenwich Township | 94 |
214 | Barrington | 93 |
214 | Boonton | 93 |
214 | Denville Township | 93 |
215 | Tenafly | 92 |
216 | Bernards Township | 91 |
216 | Green Brook Township | 91 |
216 | Greenwich Township, Warren County | 91 |
216 | Haddon Heights | 91 |
216 | Wildwood Crest | 91 |
217 | Butler | 89 |
217 | Dumont | 89 |
217 | Garwood | 89 |
218 | Florham Park | 88 |
219 | Hardyston Township | 87 |
220 | Hopatcong | 86 |
221 | Northfield | 85 |
222 | Washington | 84 |
223 | Florence Township | 83 |
223 | West Caldwell Township | 83 |
224 | Bogota | 81 |
224 | Linwood | 81 |
224 | Wanaque | 81 |
225 | Sparta Township | 80 |
225 | Woodbury Heights | 80 |
226 | Westwood | 79 |
227 | Delanco Township | 78 |
227 | Wyckoff Township | 78 |
228 | Flemington | 77 |
229 | Beach Haven | 75 |
229 | Lincoln Park | 75 |
229 | Oceanport | 75 |
230 | Beverly | 74 |
230 | Lopatcong Township | 74 |
231 | Allendale | 73 |
231 | Rockaway | 73 |
232 | New Milford | 72 |
233 | Madison | 71 |
233 | Morris Plains | 71 |
233 | Shrewsbury | 71 |
234 | Branchburg Township | 70 |
234 | Mullica Township | 70 |
234 | Ocean Township, Ocean County | 70 |
234 | River Edge | 70 |
234 | Spotswood | 70 |
235 | Eastampton Township | 69 |
236 | Hasbrouck Heights | 68 |
236 | Hightstown | 68 |
236 | Maywood | 68 |
236 | Oakland | 68 |
236 | Washington Township, Warren County | 68 |
237 | Atlantic Highlands | 66 |
238 | Highlands | 65 |
239 | Warren Township | 63 |
240 | Glen Rock | 62 |
241 | Berkeley Heights Township | 59 |
241 | Leonia | 59 |
241 | Ringwood | 59 |
242 | Waterford Township | 57 |
243 | Bedminster Township | 56 |
243 | Franklin Lakes | 56 |
243 | New Providence | 56 |
244 | Elk Township | 55 |
245 | Bloomingdale | 54 |
245 | Woodlynne | 54 |
245 | Woodstown | 54 |
246 | Little Silver | 53 |
246 | Plumsted Township | 53 |
247 | Laurel Springs | 52 |
247 | National Park | 52 |
247 | Waldwick | 52 |
248 | Matawan | 51 |
248 | Milltown | 51 |
248 | Woolwich Township | 51 |
249 | Lambertville | 50 |
249 | Moonachie | 50 |
250 | Chatham | 49 |
250 | Englewood Cliffs | 49 |
250 | North Hanover Township | 49 |
251 | North Haledon | 48 |
252 | Chesilhurst | 47 |
252 | Ridgefield | 47 |
252 | Wenonah | 47 |
253 | Clinton Township | 46 |
253 | Ocean Gate | 46 |
254 | Midland Park | 45 |
254 | Seaside Park | 45 |
254 | Teterboro | 45 |
255 | Spring Lake | 44 |
255 | Union Beach | 44 |
256 | Bernardsville | 43 |
256 | Caldwell | 43 |
256 | Gibbsboro | 43 |
256 | Jamesburg | 43 |
256 | Stanhope | 43 |
257 | Ship Bottom | 42 |
257 | South Bound Brook | 42 |
258 | Chatham Township | 41 |
258 | Closter | 41 |
258 | Fanwood | 41 |
258 | Upper Saddle River | 41 |
259 | Andover Township | 40 |
259 | Englishtown | 40 |
260 | Colts Neck Township | 39 |
260 | Cranbury Township | 39 |
260 | High Bridge | 39 |
260 | Independence Township | 39 |
260 | Monmouth Beach | 39 |
260 | Roseland | 39 |
260 | Rumson | 39 |
260 | Springfield Township | 39 |
260 | Woodcliff Lake | 39 |
261 | Franklin Township, Hunterdon County | 38 |
261 | Hillsdale | 38 |
261 | Oradell | 38 |
261 | Riverside Township | 38 |
262 | North Caldwell | 37 |
263 | Byram Township | 36 |
263 | Emerson | 36 |
263 | Kinnelon | 36 |
263 | Long Hill Township | 36 |
264 | Mine Hill Township | 35 |
264 | Riverton | 35 |
264 | Washington Township, Morris County | 35 |
265 | Blairstown Township | 34 |
265 | Cresskill | 34 |
266 | Swedesboro | 33 |
266 | Wood-Ridge | 33 |
267 | Lavallette | 32 |
267 | Saddle River | 32 |
268 | East Newark | 31 |
269 | Deal | 30 |
270 | Avon-by-the-Sea | 29 |
270 | Brielle | 29 |
270 | Hamburg | 29 |
270 | Netcong | 29 |
270 | Oxford Township | 29 |
270 | Sea Girt | 29 |
271 | Lebanon Township | 28 |
271 | Mountainside | 28 |
271 | Washington Township, Bergen County | 28 |
272 | Chesterfield Township | 27 |
272 | Holland Township | 27 |
272 | Mount Arlington | 27 |
272 | Surf City | 27 |
272 | Tuckerton | 27 |
273 | Montvale | 26 |
274 | Mountain Lakes | 25 |
274 | River Vale Township | 25 |
274 | West Wildwood | 25 |
275 | Clinton | 24 |
275 | West Cape May | 24 |
276 | Delaware Township | 23 |
276 | Demarest | 23 |
276 | Fair Haven | 23 |
277 | South Hackensack Township | 22 |
277 | West Amwell Township | 22 |
278 | Bordentown | 21 |
278 | Chester Township | 21 |
278 | Hi-Nella | 21 |
279 | Belvidere | 20 |
279 | Old Tappan | 20 |
279 | Pemberton | 20 |
279 | South Harrison Township | 20 |
280 | Bay Head | 19 |
280 | Island Heights | 19 |
280 | Lakehurst | 19 |
280 | Tewksbury Township | 19 |
281 | Park Ridge | 18 |
282 | Elmer | 17 |
282 | Helmetta | 17 |
282 | Medford Lakes | 17 |
282 | Pine Beach | 17 |
283 | Barnegat Light | 16 |
283 | Chester | 16 |
283 | Mendham | 16 |
283 | Northvale | 16 |
284 | Frenchtown | 15 |
285 | Audubon Park | 14 |
285 | Boonton Township | 14 |
285 | Harvey Cedars | 14 |
285 | Newfield | 14 |
285 | New Hanover Township | 14 |
286 | Interlaken | 13 |
286 | Mendham Township | 13 |
286 | Peapack and Gladstone | 13 |
287 | Allenhurst | 12 |
287 | Haworth | 12 |
287 | Lake Como | 12 |
288 | Alpha | 11 |
288 | Harding Township | 11 |
288 | Ho-Ho-Kus | 11 |
288 | Mantoloking | 11 |
288 | Norwood | 11 |
288 | Spring Lake Heights | 11 |
289 | Elsinboro Township | 10 |
289 | Essex Fells | 10 |
290 | Alpine | 9 |
290 | Hopewell | 9 |
290 | Loch Arbour | 9 |
290 | Lower Alloways Creek Township | 9 |
290 | Ogdensburg | 9 |
291 | Harrington Park | 8 |
292 | Allentown | 7 |
292 | Pennington | 7 |
292 | Winfield Township | 7 |
293 | Far Hills | 6 |
294 | Cape May Point | 5 |
294 | Longport | 5 |
294 | Sea Bright | 5 |
295 | Fieldsboro | 3 |
296 | Califon | 1 |
297 | Pine Valley | 0 |
297 | Rockleigh | 0 |
297 | Tavistock | 0 |