Ranking of New Jersey Cities By Number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes in 2017

Updated on October 15, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2017, the New Jersey city with the highest number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes was Newark (2,392), followed by Elizabeth (895), Paterson (631), Camden County Police Department (550), and Jersey City (491).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Motor Vehicle Theft crimes in 2017, and the table below shows the ranking of New Jersey cities with high number of Motor Vehicle Theft 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 Motor Vehicle Theft 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.

You can also see this information for other states.

You can also find the rate of violent and property crimes for New Jersey cities.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of New Jersey Cities By Number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes in 2017
Newark
Elizabeth
Paterson
Camden County Police Department
Jersey City
Irvington
Trenton
Orange City
East Orange
Hamilton Township, Mercer County
Ranking of New Jersey Cities By Number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes in 2017
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Newark 2392
2 Elizabeth 895
3 Paterson 631
4 Camden County Police Department 550
5 Jersey City 491
6 Irvington 421
7 Trenton 366
8 Orange City 267
9 East Orange 236
10 Hamilton Township, Mercer County 158
11 Passaic 128
12 Edison Township 119
13 Atlantic City 115
14 Clifton 109
15 Union Township 108
16 Woodbridge Township 105
17 Plainfield 97
18 Perth Amboy 94
19 Union City 93
20 Belleville 91
21 Hillside Township 90
22 New Brunswick 87
23 West Orange 85
24 Bloomfield 82
25 Kearny 74
26 Bayonne 71
27 North Bergen Township 66
28 Pennsauken Township 64
29 Vineland 59
30 Ewing Township 49
31 North Brunswick Township 46
32 Linden 45
33 Franklin Township, Somerset County 44
33 Hackensack 44
33 Harrison 44
33 Old Bridge Township 44
34 Wayne Township 43
35 Cherry Hill Township 42
36 Toms River Township 41
37 Sayreville 40
38 Bridgeton 39
38 Millville 39
38 Piscataway Township 39
39 Gloucester Township 37
39 Maplewood Township 37
40 Rahway 35
40 Roselle 35
41 Secaucus 33
42 Deptford Township 32
42 Hoboken 32
43 Willingboro Township 31
44 Garfield 30
44 Hamilton Township, Atlantic County 30
44 Lindenwold 30
44 Montclair 30
44 Paramus 30
45 Parsippany-Troy Hills Township 29
45 West New York 29
45 Woodbury 29
46 East Rutherford 28
46 Maple Shade Township 28
46 Westfield 28
47 Long Branch 27
47 North Plainfield 27
48 Carteret 26
48 Lakewood Township 26
49 Egg Harbor Township 25
49 Elmwood Park 25
49 Galloway Township 25
49 Pemberton Township 25
50 Lodi 24
50 Morristown 24
50 Scotch Plains Township 24
50 Washington Township, Gloucester County 24
51 Collingswood 23
51 Monroe Township, Gloucester County 23
51 Saddle Brook Township 23
51 South Brunswick Township 23
51 South Orange Village 23
52 Bellmawr 22
52 East Brunswick Township 22
52 Lyndhurst Township 22
52 Middle Township 22
53 Carlstadt 21
53 Englewood 21
53 Freehold Township 21
54 Dover 20
54 Fairfield Township, Essex County 20
54 Lawrence Township, Mercer County 20
54 Marlboro Township 20
54 Voorhees Township 20
55 Asbury Park 19
55 Mount Laurel Township 19
55 South Plainfield 19
56 Burlington City 18
56 Burlington Township 18
56 Edgewater Park Township 18
56 Monroe Township, Middlesex County 18
56 Ocean Township, Monmouth County 18
57 Kenilworth 17
57 Livingston Township 17
57 Pleasantville 17
57 Rutherford 17
57 Somers Point 17
57 Weehawken Township 17
58 Evesham Township 16
58 Fort Lee 16
58 Gloucester City 16
58 Jackson Township 16
58 Lower Township 16
58 Millburn Township 16
58 Paulsboro 16
58 Somerville 16
58 Totowa 16
59 Manville 15
59 Middletown Township 15
59 North Arlington 15
59 Winslow Township 15
60 Bordentown Township 14
60 Clark Township 14
60 Dunellen 14
60 Logan Township 14
60 Moorestown Township 14
60 Mount Holly Township 14
60 Nutley Township 14
60 Prospect Park 14
60 South Amboy 14
60 South River 14
60 Teaneck Township 14
61 Aberdeen Township 13
61 Bernards Township 13
61 Bridgewater Township 13
61 Franklin Township, Gloucester County 13
61 Haledon 13
61 Hanover Township 13
61 Holmdel Township 13
61 Manalapan Township 13
61 Montville Township 13
61 Summit 13
62 Haddon Township 12
62 Metuchen 12
62 Randolph Township 12
62 Salem 12
63 Brick Township 11
63 Cinnaminson Township 11
63 Clementon 11
63 Colts Neck Township 11
63 Delanco Township 11
63 Green Brook Township 11
63 Highland Park 11
63 Little Ferry 11
63 Mansfield Township, Burlington County 11
63 Pine Hill 11
63 Runnemede 11
63 West Milford Township 11
64 Berkeley Township 10
64 Berlin 10
64 Little Falls Township 10
64 Mahwah Township 10
64 Montgomery Township 10
64 Moonachie 10
64 Mountain Lakes 10
64 Ridgefield Park 10
64 Roselle Park 10
64 Springfield Township, Union County 10
64 Woolwich Township 10
65 Boonton 9
65 Bound Brook 9
65 Cedar Grove Township 9
65 Dumont 9
65 Egg Harbor City 9
65 Franklin Lakes 9
65 Palmyra 9
65 Penns Grove 9
65 Phillipsburg 9
65 Stafford Township 9
65 Ventnor City 9
65 Vernon Township 9
65 Wall Township 9
65 Woodlynne 9
66 Absecon 8
66 Barnegat Township 8
66 Delran Township 8
66 East Greenwich Township 8
66 Fairview 8
66 Florence Township 8
66 Glassboro 8
66 Glen Ridge 8
66 Guttenberg 8
66 Hardyston Township 8
66 Hawthorne 8
66 Hazlet Township 8
66 Keyport 8
66 Lumberton Township 8
66 Middlesex Borough 8
66 Neptune Township 8
66 Palisades Park 8
66 Pompton Lakes 8
66 Ridgefield 8
66 Tenafly 8
66 Westampton Township 8
67 Alpine 7
67 Carney's Point Township 7
67 Cranford Township 7
67 East Windsor Township 7
67 Fair Lawn 7
67 Magnolia 7
67 Manchester Township 7
67 Ridgewood 7
67 Rockaway Township 7
67 Somerdale 7
67 Wallington 7
68 Barrington 6
68 Cliffside Park 6
68 East Hanover Township 6
68 Florham Park 6
68 Hammonton 6
68 Hopewell Township 6
68 Howell Township 6
68 Jefferson Township 6
68 Keansburg 6
68 Lawnside 6
68 Little Egg Harbor Township 6
68 Lopatcong Township 6
68 Mantua Township 6
68 Morris Township 6
68 Mountainside 6
68 Mount Ephraim 6
68 Princeton 6
68 Roseland 6
68 Tinton Falls 6
68 Watchung 6
68 West Deptford Township 6
68 Westville 6
68 Woodland Park 6
69 Belmar 5
69 Bernardsville 5
69 Brooklawn 5
69 Glen Rock 5
69 Hillsborough Township 5
69 Independence Township 5
69 Jamesburg 5
69 Madison 5
69 Margate City 5
69 Mount Olive Township 5
69 Neptune City 5
69 Netcong 5
69 Plainsboro Township 5
69 Ramsey 5
69 Roxbury Township 5
69 Sparta Township 5
69 Spring Lake 5
69 Waterford Township 5
69 West Long Branch 5
69 West Windsor Township 5
69 Wyckoff Township 5
70 Audubon 4
70 Caldwell 4
70 Chatham 4
70 Chatham Township 4
70 Chester Township 4
70 Closter 4
70 Demarest 4
70 Denville Township 4
70 East Newark 4
70 Edgewater 4
70 Englewood Cliffs 4
70 Essex Fells 4
70 Haddon Heights 4
70 Harrison Township 4
70 Lincoln Park 4
70 Merchantville 4
70 North Wildwood 4
70 Norwood 4
70 Pitman 4
70 Raritan 4
70 Red Bank 4
70 Ringwood 4
70 Riverdale 4
70 Rockaway 4
70 South Hackensack Township 4
70 Warren Township 4
70 Washington Township, Warren County 4
70 West Caldwell Township 4
70 Wildwood 4
71 Andover Township 3
71 Bergenfield 3
71 Bogota 3
71 Butler 3
71 Cape May 3
71 Clayton 3
71 Cresskill 3
71 Eastampton Township 3
71 Hi-Nella 3
71 Ho-Ho-Kus 3
71 Holland Township 3
71 Kinnelon 3
71 Lambertville 3
71 Lebanon Township 3
71 Leonia 3
71 Maywood 3
71 Mendham 3
71 Milltown 3
71 North Caldwell 3
71 North Hanover Township 3
71 Oakland 3
71 Pohatcong Township 3
71 Rochelle Park Township 3
71 Saddle River 3
71 South Toms River 3
71 Verona 3
71 Waldwick 3
71 Wharton 3
72 Bedminster Township 2
72 Berkeley Heights Township 2
72 Berlin Township 2
72 Bloomingdale 2
72 Bordentown City 2
72 Brigantine 2
72 Buena 2
72 Byram Township 2
72 Chesilhurst 2
72 Far Hills 2
72 Freehold Borough 2
72 Greenwich Township, Warren County 2
72 Helmetta 2
72 Hillsdale 2
72 Lavallette 2
72 Long Hill Township 2
72 Mansfield Township, Warren County 2
72 Matawan 2
72 Mount Arlington 2
72 Oaklyn 2
72 Oceanport 2
72 Old Tappan 2
72 Pemberton Borough 2
72 Pennsville Township 2
72 Plumsted Township 2
72 Point Pleasant 2
72 Readington Township 2
72 Riverton 2
72 Robbinsville Township 2
72 Rumson 2
72 Sea Isle City 2
72 South Bound Brook 2
72 Springfield Township, Burlington County 2
72 Stone Harbor 2
72 Teterboro 2
72 Wanaque 2
72 Washington 2
72 West Amwell Township 2
72 Westwood 2
72 Woodcliff Lake 2
72 Wood-Ridge 2
73 Allendale 1
73 Avalon 1
73 Beach Haven 1
73 Belvidere 1
73 Beverly 1
73 Bradley Beach 1
73 Cape May Point 1
73 Cranbury Township 1
73 Deal 1
73 Eatontown 1
73 Elk Township 1
73 Emerson 1
73 Fanwood 1
73 Franklin 1
73 Garwood 1
73 Greenwich Township, Gloucester County 1
73 Hackettstown 1
73 Haddonfield 1
73 Harding Township 1
73 Harrington Park 1
73 High Bridge 1
73 Hopatcong 1
73 Lake Como 1
73 Lakehurst 1
73 Little Silver 1
73 Long Beach Township 1
73 Manasquan 1
73 Medford Lakes 1
73 Medford Township 1
73 Mullica Township 1
73 National Park 1
73 New Providence 1
73 Ocean City 1
73 Ocean Gate 1
73 Ocean Township, Ocean County 1
73 Oxford Township 1
73 Pequannock Township 1
73 Raritan Township 1
73 River Edge 1
73 Riverside Township 1
73 River Vale Township 1
73 Rockleigh 1
73 Seaside Heights 1
73 Seaside Park 1
73 Shrewsbury 1
73 Spotswood 1
73 Stanhope 1
73 Stratford 1
73 Tewksbury Township 1
73 Washington Township, Bergen County 1
73 Wildwood Crest 1
73 Winfield Township 1
74 Allenhurst 0
74 Allentown 0
74 Alpha 0
74 Atlantic Highlands 0
74 Audubon Park 0
74 Avon-by-the-Sea 0
74 Barnegat Light 0
74 Bay Head 0
74 Beachwood 0
74 Blairstown Township 0
74 Boonton Township 0
74 Branchburg Township 0
74 Brielle 0
74 Califon 0
74 Chester 0
74 Chesterfield Township 0
74 Clinton 0
74 Clinton Township 0
74 Delaware Township 0
74 Elmer 0
74 Elsinboro Township 0
74 Englishtown 0
74 Fair Haven 0
74 Fieldsboro 0
74 Flemington 0
74 Franklin Township, Hunterdon County 0
74 Frenchtown 0
74 Gibbsboro 0
74 Hamburg 0
74 Harvey Cedars 0
74 Hasbrouck Heights 0
74 Haworth 0
74 Highlands 0
74 Hightstown 0
74 Hopewell Burough 0
74 Interlaken 0
74 Island Heights 0
74 Lacey Township 0
74 Laurel Springs 0
74 Linwood 0
74 Loch Arbour 0
74 Longport 0
74 Lower Alloways Creek Township 0
74 Mantoloking 0
74 Mendham Township 0
74 Midland Park 0
74 Mine Hill Township 0
74 Monmouth Beach 0
74 Montvale 0
74 Morris Plains 0
74 Newfield 0
74 New Hanover Township 0
74 New Milford 0
74 Newton 0
74 Northfield 0
74 North Haledon 0
74 Northvale 0
74 Ogdensburg 0
74 Oradell 0
74 Park Ridge 0
74 Peapack-Gladstone 0
74 Pennington 0
74 Pine Beach 0
74 Pine Valley 0
74 Point Pleasant Beach 0
74 Sea Bright 0
74 Sea Girt 0
74 Ship Bottom 0
74 South Harrison Township 0
74 Spring Lake Heights 0
74 Surf City 0
74 Swedesboro 0
74 Tavistock 0
74 Tuckerton 0
74 Union Beach 0
74 Upper Saddle River 0
74 Washington Township, Morris County 0
74 Wenonah 0
74 West Cape May 0
74 West Wildwood 0
74 Woodbury Heights 0
74 Woodstown 0