Ranking of New Jersey Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2016

Updated on November 28, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2016, among New Jersey cities with a population of at least 10K, Asbury Park had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,415.24), followed by Trenton (1,347.38), Orange (1,122.42), Newark (936.93), and Irvington (935.15).

The chart below shows the top 9 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2016, 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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Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of New Jersey Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2016
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Ranking of New Jersey Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2016
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Asbury Park 1415.24
2 Trenton 1347.38
3 Orange 1122.42
4 Newark 936.93
5 Irvington 935.15
6 Bridgeton 900.65
7 Elizabeth 816.45
8 Millville 791.43
9 Paterson 764.61
10 New Brunswick 685.82
11 Plainfield 675.50
12 East Orange 674.52
13 Lindenwold 640.14
14 Neptune Township 574.44
15 Passaic 560.79
16 Pleasantville 546.63
17 Vineland 488.30
18 Jersey City 479.38
19 Perth Amboy 397.98
20 Hillside Township 359.40
21 Pemberton Township 349.69
22 Long Branch 345.62
23 Morristown 334.34
24 Somers Point 328.12
25 Willingboro Township 323.77
26 Linden 323.04
27 Eatontown 318.00
28 Union City 304.28
29 Pennsauken Township 290.94
30 Garfield 279.04
31 Middle Township 264.08
32 South Orange 263.29
33 Harrison 259.69
34 North Plainfield 248.48
35 West New York 243.44
36 Galloway Township 241.42
37 Clifton 234.00
38 Maple Shade Township 227.19
39 West Orange 223.75
40 Hoboken 223.68
41 Elmwood Park 221.15
42 Bayonne 220.63
43 Englewood 212.71
44 Red Bank 205.14
45 Kearny 201.38
46 Phillipsburg 200.90
47 Deptford Township 200.66
48 Pine Hill 199.73
49 Secaucus 199.71
50 Ewing Township 197.61
51 Hackensack 195.70
52 Egg Harbor Township 195.58
53 Somerville 188.56
54 Collingswood 186.47
55 Dover 185.89
56 Freehold Borough 184.24
57 Hamilton Township, Mercer County 182.71
58 Voorhees Township 181.29
59 Glassboro 176.67
60 Teaneck Township 175.66
61 Ventnor City 172.17
62 Belleville 171.00
63 North Bergen Township 169.54
64 Lakewood Township 168.55
65 Roselle 166.14
66 Little Egg Harbor Township 159.53
67 Carteret 156.28
68 North Brunswick Township 149.61
69 Florence Township 148.38
70 Cinnaminson Township 148.18
71 Gloucester City 142.26
72 Hamilton Township, Atlantic County 141.66
73 Berkeley Township 139.14
74 Lumberton Township 137.10
75 Gloucester Township 137.04
76 South Plainfield 135.53
77 Bloomfield 132.74
78 Lawrence Township, Mercer County 130.21
79 Ridgefield Park 129.70
80 Cherry Hill Township 129.43
81 Ocean Township, Monmouth County 129.29
82 Lodi 128.82
83 Montclair 128.58
84 Freehold Township 125.92
85 Haddon Township 124.66
86 Rahway 124.17
87 Ocean City 124.04
88 Bellmawr 123.02
89 Paramus 122.41
90 Guttenberg 119.65
91 Nutley Township 118.58
92 Bound Brook 114.35
93 Washington Township, Gloucester County 111.63
94 Hammonton 109.70
95 Totowa 109.61
96 Burlington Township 109.33
97 Cliffside Park 108.10
98 Union Township 106.70
99 Manville 105.53
100 Weehawken Township 105.01
101 Fairview 103.47
102 Winslow Township 103.30
103 Woodbridge Township 101.84
104 Edison Township 101.29
105 Maplewood Township 101.04
106 Fort Lee 100.71
107 Bordentown Township 99.59
108 Aberdeen Township 96.97
109 Delran Township 95.59
110 Brick Township 94.90
111 Franklin Township, Somerset County 92.83
112 Monroe Township, Gloucester County 92.38
113 Little Ferry 91.16
114 Lower Township 90.98
115 Pompton Lakes 89.57
116 Medford Township 89.43
117 Palisades Park 86.29
118 Howell Township 86.03
118 West Milford Township 86.03
119 Washington Township, Morris County 85.58
120 South River 85.41
121 Barnegat Township 85.31
122 Springfield 84.44
123 Lyndhurst Township 84.33
124 Hanover Township 82.94
125 Ramsey 79.23
126 Mount Laurel Township 78.90
127 Stafford Township 77.86
128 West Deptford Township 75.27
129 Fair Lawn 74.30
130 Toms River Township 74.03
131 Beachwood 71.31
132 Evesham Township 70.21
133 Jefferson Township 70.04
134 Rutherford 69.46
135 Little Falls Township 69.07
136 Wallington 68.19
137 Manalapan Township 66.82
138 Lacey Township 66.57
139 Sayreville 66.46
140 Parsippany-Troy Hills Township 63.61
141 Piscataway Township 61.88
142 East Windsor Township 61.74
143 Wall Township 61.46
144 Oakland 60.72
145 Franklin Township, Gloucester County 60.42
146 Florham Park 59.35
147 Wanaque 58.64
148 Manchester Township 57.44
149 Hasbrouck Heights 57.19
150 North Arlington 56.53
151 Woodland Park 55.58
152 Hazlet Township 54.86
153 Branchburg Township 54.51
154 Harrison Township 53.75
155 West Windsor Township 52.67
156 Hawthorne 52.55
157 Tinton Falls 50.71
158 Princeton 50.57
159 Readington Township 50.34
160 Colts Neck Township 49.91
161 Robbinsville Township 49.27
162 Rockaway Township 48.67
163 Hopatcong 48.65
164 Livingston Township 47.00
165 East Brunswick Township 46.92
166 Montville Township 45.87
167 Franklin Lakes 45.86
168 Summit 45.29
169 River Edge 42.84
170 Old Bridge Township 41.64
171 Pennsville Township 39.31
172 South Brunswick Township 39.25
173 Moorestown Township 38.97
174 Lincoln Park 38.73
175 Kinnelon 38.58
176 East Greenwich Township 38.19
177 Plainsboro Township 38.10
178 Hillsborough Township 37.47
179 Scotch Plains Township 37.28
180 Roselle Park 36.58
181 West Caldwell Township 36.18
182 Middlesex Borough 35.91
183 Morris Township 35.47
184 Millburn Township 34.47
185 Mount Olive Township 34.37
186 Roxbury Township 34.15
187 Bridgewater Township 33.15
188 Edgewater 33.12
189 Wayne Township 30.90
190 Wyckoff Township 29.00
191 Bergenfield 28.94
192 Metuchen 28.82
193 Cranford Township 28.78
194 Chatham Township 28.42
195 Hillsdale 28.39
196 Waterford Township 27.99
197 Ridgewood 27.33
198 Tenafly 26.89
199 Vernon Township 26.84
200 Mantua Township 26.78
201 Ridgefield 26.36
202 Middletown Township 25.79
203 Clark Township 25.63
204 Marlboro Township 24.53
205 Ringwood 24.14
206 Holmdel Township 24.02
207 Cedar Grove Township 23.80
208 Woolwich Township 23.67
209 Jackson Township 22.98
210 Verona 22.18
211 Point Pleasant 21.62
212 Waldwick 19.74
213 Pequannock Township 19.45
214 Randolph Township 19.32
215 Madison 18.64
216 Denville Township 17.90
217 East Hanover Township 17.81
218 Westwood 17.77
219 Haddonfield 17.66
220 Montgomery Township 17.27
221 Dumont 16.66
222 Westfield 16.43
223 Hopewell Township 16.16
224 Mahwah Township 15.04
225 Saddle Brook Township 14.18
226 New Milford 11.90
227 Monroe Township, Middlesex County 11.13
228 Sparta Township 10.50
229 Raritan Township 9.09
230 Glen Rock 8.32
231 New Providence 8.03
232 Clinton Township 7.73
233 Berkeley Heights Township 7.38
234 Highland Park 6.97
235 Warren Township 6.23
236 Bernards Township 0.00
236 River Vale Township 0.00