Ranking of New Jersey Cities By Number of Aggravated Assault Crimes in 2017
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2017, the New Jersey city with the highest number of Aggravated Assault Crimes was Newark (1,280), followed by Camden County Police Department (954), Jersey City (687), Trenton (654), and Paterson (474).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Aggravated Assault crimes in 2017, and the table below shows the ranking of New Jersey cities with high number of Aggravated Assault 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 Aggravated Assault 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 | Number of Crimes |
---|---|---|
1 | Newark | 1280 |
2 | Camden County Police Department | 954 |
3 | Jersey City | 687 |
4 | Trenton | 654 |
5 | Paterson | 474 |
6 | Elizabeth | 465 |
7 | East Orange | 245 |
8 | Passaic | 214 |
9 | Vineland | 179 |
10 | Atlantic City | 161 |
11 | New Brunswick | 143 |
12 | Irvington | 140 |
13 | Plainfield | 129 |
14 | Asbury Park | 114 |
15 | Perth Amboy | 108 |
16 | Neptune Township | 106 |
17 | Union City | 104 |
18 | Clifton | 103 |
18 | Millville | 103 |
19 | Bridgeton | 98 |
20 | Hoboken | 88 |
21 | Orange City | 81 |
22 | Bayonne | 80 |
23 | Linden | 78 |
24 | Pemberton Township | 73 |
25 | Pleasantville | 61 |
25 | West New York | 61 |
26 | Lakewood Township | 60 |
27 | Gloucester Township | 59 |
27 | Willingboro Township | 59 |
28 | Brick Township | 58 |
28 | Edison Township | 58 |
28 | Galloway Township | 58 |
29 | Hamilton Township, Mercer County | 57 |
30 | Lindenwold | 56 |
31 | Hackensack | 53 |
32 | North Bergen Township | 52 |
32 | West Orange | 52 |
33 | Cherry Hill Township | 51 |
33 | Pennsauken Township | 51 |
34 | Wildwood | 46 |
35 | Woodbridge Township | 45 |
36 | Ewing Township | 44 |
36 | Long Branch | 44 |
37 | Egg Harbor Township | 40 |
38 | Salem | 39 |
38 | Voorhees Township | 39 |
39 | Belleville | 38 |
39 | Englewood | 38 |
39 | Garfield | 38 |
40 | Union Township | 34 |
41 | Middletown Township | 33 |
41 | Washington Township, Gloucester County | 33 |
42 | Freehold Township | 32 |
42 | Toms River Township | 32 |
43 | Bloomfield | 31 |
43 | Old Bridge Township | 31 |
44 | Deptford Township | 30 |
45 | Harrison | 29 |
45 | Kearny | 29 |
45 | Montclair | 29 |
45 | Teaneck Township | 29 |
46 | Piscataway Township | 27 |
47 | North Brunswick Township | 25 |
48 | Lower Township | 24 |
48 | Middle Township | 24 |
48 | Seaside Heights | 24 |
49 | Burlington City | 23 |
49 | Lodi | 23 |
50 | Carteret | 22 |
50 | Hamilton Township, Atlantic County | 22 |
50 | Pine Hill | 22 |
50 | South Plainfield | 22 |
51 | Howell Township | 21 |
51 | Monroe Township, Gloucester County | 21 |
51 | Stafford Township | 21 |
51 | West Milford Township | 21 |
52 | Burlington Township | 20 |
52 | Keansburg | 20 |
52 | Penns Grove | 20 |
52 | Rahway | 20 |
53 | Evesham Township | 19 |
53 | Morristown | 19 |
53 | Wayne Township | 19 |
53 | Winslow Township | 19 |
54 | Franklin Township, Somerset County | 18 |
54 | Hillside Township | 18 |
54 | Maple Shade Township | 18 |
54 | Mount Holly Township | 18 |
54 | Roselle | 18 |
54 | Sayreville | 18 |
55 | Fort Lee | 17 |
55 | Little Falls Township | 17 |
55 | Secaucus | 17 |
56 | Mount Laurel Township | 16 |
56 | North Plainfield | 16 |
57 | Dover | 15 |
57 | Parsippany-Troy Hills Township | 15 |
57 | West Windsor Township | 15 |
57 | Woodbury | 15 |
58 | Bridgewater Township | 14 |
58 | Eatontown | 14 |
58 | Fair Lawn | 14 |
58 | Hammonton | 14 |
58 | Jackson Township | 14 |
58 | Lacey Township | 14 |
58 | Lumberton Township | 14 |
58 | Maplewood Township | 14 |
58 | Paulsboro | 14 |
58 | Wall Township | 14 |
59 | East Brunswick Township | 13 |
59 | Gloucester City | 13 |
59 | Haledon | 13 |
59 | Ocean Township, Monmouth County | 13 |
59 | Somers Point | 13 |
60 | Beverly | 12 |
60 | Cliffside Park | 12 |
60 | East Windsor Township | 12 |
60 | Nutley Township | 12 |
60 | Point Pleasant | 12 |
60 | Woodland Park | 12 |
61 | Fairview | 11 |
61 | Franklin Township, Gloucester County | 11 |
61 | Phillipsburg | 11 |
62 | Aberdeen Township | 10 |
62 | Collingswood | 10 |
62 | East Rutherford | 10 |
62 | Mantua Township | 10 |
62 | North Arlington | 10 |
62 | Pompton Lakes | 10 |
62 | Red Bank | 10 |
62 | Weehawken Township | 10 |
62 | Westampton Township | 10 |
63 | Berkeley Township | 9 |
63 | Berlin | 9 |
63 | Brooklawn | 9 |
63 | Carlstadt | 9 |
63 | Florence Township | 9 |
63 | Keyport | 9 |
63 | Manchester Township | 9 |
63 | Palisades Park | 9 |
63 | Pennsville Township | 9 |
63 | Riverside Township | 9 |
63 | South Orange Village | 9 |
64 | Carney's Point Township | 8 |
64 | Clementon | 8 |
64 | Englishtown | 8 |
64 | Hopatcong | 8 |
64 | Lawrence Township, Mercer County | 8 |
64 | Little Ferry | 8 |
64 | Manalapan Township | 8 |
64 | Merchantville | 8 |
64 | Neptune City | 8 |
64 | Plainsboro Township | 8 |
64 | South Brunswick Township | 8 |
64 | South River | 8 |
64 | Vernon Township | 8 |
65 | Bound Brook | 7 |
65 | Buena | 7 |
65 | Egg Harbor City | 7 |
65 | Haddon Township | 7 |
65 | Hazlet Township | 7 |
65 | Lawnside | 7 |
65 | Marlboro Township | 7 |
65 | North Wildwood | 7 |
65 | Oakland | 7 |
65 | Palmyra | 7 |
65 | Ridgefield Park | 7 |
65 | Somerville | 7 |
65 | Wildwood Crest | 7 |
66 | East Greenwich Township | 6 |
66 | Edgewater | 6 |
66 | Elmwood Park | 6 |
66 | Flemington | 6 |
66 | Freehold Borough | 6 |
66 | Guttenberg | 6 |
66 | Medford Township | 6 |
66 | Metuchen | 6 |
66 | Montgomery Township | 6 |
66 | Moorestown Township | 6 |
66 | Mount Olive Township | 6 |
66 | Ocean City | 6 |
66 | Paramus | 6 |
66 | Saddle Brook Township | 6 |
66 | Scotch Plains Township | 6 |
66 | South Hackensack Township | 6 |
66 | West Caldwell Township | 6 |
66 | Westville | 6 |
66 | Westwood | 6 |
67 | Barnegat Township | 5 |
67 | Belmar | 5 |
67 | Berlin Township | 5 |
67 | Bordentown Township | 5 |
67 | Byram Township | 5 |
67 | Clayton | 5 |
67 | Colts Neck Township | 5 |
67 | Edgewater Park Township | 5 |
67 | Elk Township | 5 |
67 | Holmdel Township | 5 |
67 | Jamesburg | 5 |
67 | Kinnelon | 5 |
67 | Monmouth Beach | 5 |
67 | Mount Ephraim | 5 |
67 | Newton | 5 |
67 | Princeton | 5 |
67 | Raritan Township | 5 |
67 | Rockaway Township | 5 |
67 | Sparta Township | 5 |
67 | Springfield Township, Union County | 5 |
67 | Stratford | 5 |
67 | Totowa | 5 |
67 | Washington Township, Warren County | 5 |
67 | West Deptford Township | 5 |
67 | Woodlynne | 5 |
68 | Dunellen | 4 |
68 | Glassboro | 4 |
68 | Glen Ridge | 4 |
68 | Hanover Township | 4 |
68 | Jefferson Township | 4 |
68 | Kenilworth | 4 |
68 | Lake Como | 4 |
68 | Lyndhurst Township | 4 |
68 | Magnolia | 4 |
68 | Manasquan | 4 |
68 | Manville | 4 |
68 | National Park | 4 |
68 | Randolph Township | 4 |
68 | Ridgewood | 4 |
68 | Runnemede | 4 |
68 | Rutherford | 4 |
68 | Wanaque | 4 |
68 | Wyckoff Township | 4 |
69 | Absecon | 3 |
69 | Audubon | 3 |
69 | Bellmawr | 3 |
69 | Belvidere | 3 |
69 | Bradley Beach | 3 |
69 | Cedar Grove Township | 3 |
69 | Delran Township | 3 |
69 | Dumont | 3 |
69 | East Hanover Township | 3 |
69 | Fairfield Township, Essex County | 3 |
69 | Greenwich Township, Gloucester County | 3 |
69 | Harrison Township | 3 |
69 | Highland Park | 3 |
69 | Hightstown | 3 |
69 | Hi-Nella | 3 |
69 | Independence Township | 3 |
69 | Lambertville | 3 |
69 | Lincoln Park | 3 |
69 | Livingston Township | 3 |
69 | Madison | 3 |
69 | Mahwah Township | 3 |
69 | Mansfield Township, Burlington County | 3 |
69 | Margate City | 3 |
69 | Middlesex Borough | 3 |
69 | Midland Park | 3 |
69 | Milltown | 3 |
69 | Mine Hill Township | 3 |
69 | Monroe Township, Middlesex County | 3 |
69 | Mullica Township | 3 |
69 | North Hanover Township | 3 |
69 | Peapack-Gladstone | 3 |
69 | Ramsey | 3 |
69 | Raritan | 3 |
69 | Roxbury Township | 3 |
69 | Somerdale | 3 |
69 | Tuckerton | 3 |
69 | Verona | 3 |
69 | Wallington | 3 |
69 | Washington | 3 |
69 | Washington Township, Bergen County | 3 |
69 | West Long Branch | 3 |
69 | Wood-Ridge | 3 |
70 | Barrington | 2 |
70 | Brielle | 2 |
70 | Brigantine | 2 |
70 | Butler | 2 |
70 | Caldwell | 2 |
70 | Chesilhurst | 2 |
70 | Cinnaminson Township | 2 |
70 | Cranford Township | 2 |
70 | Cresskill | 2 |
70 | Deal | 2 |
70 | Emerson | 2 |
70 | Florham Park | 2 |
70 | Franklin | 2 |
70 | Hackettstown | 2 |
70 | Haddonfield | 2 |
70 | Haddon Heights | 2 |
70 | Hamburg | 2 |
70 | Hawthorne | 2 |
70 | Highlands | 2 |
70 | Hillsborough Township | 2 |
70 | Ho-Ho-Kus | 2 |
70 | Hopewell Township | 2 |
70 | Little Egg Harbor Township | 2 |
70 | Long Beach Township | 2 |
70 | Longport | 2 |
70 | Mansfield Township, Warren County | 2 |
70 | Morris Township | 2 |
70 | North Caldwell | 2 |
70 | Ocean Township, Ocean County | 2 |
70 | Prospect Park | 2 |
70 | Ringwood | 2 |
70 | Rockleigh | 2 |
70 | South Bound Brook | 2 |
70 | South Toms River | 2 |
70 | Tinton Falls | 2 |
70 | Union Beach | 2 |
70 | Ventnor City | 2 |
70 | Waterford Township | 2 |
70 | Westfield | 2 |
70 | West Wildwood | 2 |
70 | Wharton | 2 |
70 | Woolwich Township | 2 |
71 | Alpha | 1 |
71 | Andover Township | 1 |
71 | Atlantic Highlands | 1 |
71 | Avalon | 1 |
71 | Barnegat Light | 1 |
71 | Beach Haven | 1 |
71 | Beachwood | 1 |
71 | Bedminster Township | 1 |
71 | Berkeley Heights Township | 1 |
71 | Bernards Township | 1 |
71 | Bernardsville | 1 |
71 | Bloomingdale | 1 |
71 | Boonton | 1 |
71 | Boonton Township | 1 |
71 | Branchburg Township | 1 |
71 | Chatham | 1 |
71 | Clark Township | 1 |
71 | Clinton | 1 |
71 | Clinton Township | 1 |
71 | Delanco Township | 1 |
71 | Delaware Township | 1 |
71 | Demarest | 1 |
71 | Denville Township | 1 |
71 | Elsinboro Township | 1 |
71 | Franklin Lakes | 1 |
71 | Frenchtown | 1 |
71 | Gibbsboro | 1 |
71 | Green Brook Township | 1 |
71 | Greenwich Township, Warren County | 1 |
71 | Hardyston Township | 1 |
71 | Harvey Cedars | 1 |
71 | Hasbrouck Heights | 1 |
71 | Helmetta | 1 |
71 | Holland Township | 1 |
71 | Hopewell Burough | 1 |
71 | Lebanon Township | 1 |
71 | Linwood | 1 |
71 | Logan Township | 1 |
71 | Lopatcong Township | 1 |
71 | Lower Alloways Creek Township | 1 |
71 | Maywood | 1 |
71 | Mendham | 1 |
71 | Montville Township | 1 |
71 | Moonachie | 1 |
71 | Morris Plains | 1 |
71 | Mountainside | 1 |
71 | Mount Arlington | 1 |
71 | Netcong | 1 |
71 | Oceanport | 1 |
71 | Oradell | 1 |
71 | Park Ridge | 1 |
71 | Pemberton Borough | 1 |
71 | Pequannock Township | 1 |
71 | Readington Township | 1 |
71 | Ridgefield | 1 |
71 | Robbinsville Township | 1 |
71 | Rochelle Park Township | 1 |
71 | Roseland | 1 |
71 | Sea Girt | 1 |
71 | Sea Isle City | 1 |
71 | Seaside Park | 1 |
71 | Ship Bottom | 1 |
71 | Shrewsbury | 1 |
71 | Spotswood | 1 |
71 | Stanhope | 1 |
71 | Surf City | 1 |
71 | Tavistock | 1 |
71 | Teterboro | 1 |
71 | Upper Saddle River | 1 |
71 | Waldwick | 1 |
71 | Warren Township | 1 |
71 | Woodstown | 1 |
72 | Allendale | 0 |
72 | Allenhurst | 0 |
72 | Allentown | 0 |
72 | Alpine | 0 |
72 | Audubon Park | 0 |
72 | Avon-by-the-Sea | 0 |
72 | Bay Head | 0 |
72 | Bergenfield | 0 |
72 | Blairstown Township | 0 |
72 | Bogota | 0 |
72 | Bordentown City | 0 |
72 | Califon | 0 |
72 | Cape May | 0 |
72 | Cape May Point | 0 |
72 | Chatham Township | 0 |
72 | Chester | 0 |
72 | Chesterfield Township | 0 |
72 | Chester Township | 0 |
72 | Closter | 0 |
72 | Cranbury Township | 0 |
72 | Eastampton Township | 0 |
72 | East Newark | 0 |
72 | Elmer | 0 |
72 | Englewood Cliffs | 0 |
72 | Essex Fells | 0 |
72 | Fair Haven | 0 |
72 | Fanwood | 0 |
72 | Far Hills | 0 |
72 | Fieldsboro | 0 |
72 | Franklin Township, Hunterdon County | 0 |
72 | Garwood | 0 |
72 | Glen Rock | 0 |
72 | Harding Township | 0 |
72 | Harrington Park | 0 |
72 | Haworth | 0 |
72 | High Bridge | 0 |
72 | Hillsdale | 0 |
72 | Interlaken | 0 |
72 | Island Heights | 0 |
72 | Lakehurst | 0 |
72 | Laurel Springs | 0 |
72 | Lavallette | 0 |
72 | Leonia | 0 |
72 | Little Silver | 0 |
72 | Loch Arbour | 0 |
72 | Long Hill Township | 0 |
72 | Mantoloking | 0 |
72 | Matawan | 0 |
72 | Medford Lakes | 0 |
72 | Mendham Township | 0 |
72 | Millburn Township | 0 |
72 | Montvale | 0 |
72 | Mountain Lakes | 0 |
72 | Newfield | 0 |
72 | New Hanover Township | 0 |
72 | New Milford | 0 |
72 | New Providence | 0 |
72 | Northfield | 0 |
72 | North Haledon | 0 |
72 | Northvale | 0 |
72 | Norwood | 0 |
72 | Oaklyn | 0 |
72 | Ocean Gate | 0 |
72 | Ogdensburg | 0 |
72 | Old Tappan | 0 |
72 | Oxford Township | 0 |
72 | Pennington | 0 |
72 | Pine Beach | 0 |
72 | Pine Valley | 0 |
72 | Pitman | 0 |
72 | Plumsted Township | 0 |
72 | Pohatcong Township | 0 |
72 | Point Pleasant Beach | 0 |
72 | Riverdale | 0 |
72 | River Edge | 0 |
72 | Riverton | 0 |
72 | River Vale Township | 0 |
72 | Rockaway | 0 |
72 | Roselle Park | 0 |
72 | Rumson | 0 |
72 | Saddle River | 0 |
72 | Sea Bright | 0 |
72 | South Amboy | 0 |
72 | South Harrison Township | 0 |
72 | Springfield Township, Burlington County | 0 |
72 | Spring Lake | 0 |
72 | Spring Lake Heights | 0 |
72 | Stone Harbor | 0 |
72 | Summit | 0 |
72 | Swedesboro | 0 |
72 | Tenafly | 0 |
72 | Tewksbury Township | 0 |
72 | Washington Township, Morris County | 0 |
72 | Watchung | 0 |
72 | Wenonah | 0 |
72 | West Amwell Township | 0 |
72 | West Cape May | 0 |
72 | Winfield Township | 0 |
72 | Woodbury Heights | 0 |
72 | Woodcliff Lake | 0 |