Ranking of New Jersey Cities By Number of Total 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 Total Crimes was Newark (9,409), followed by Jersey City (6,244), Elizabeth (5,638), Paterson (4,437), and Camden County Police Department (4,043).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Total crimes in 2017, 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.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of New Jersey Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2017
Newark
Jersey City
Elizabeth
Paterson
Camden County Police Department
Trenton
Vineland
Cherry Hill Township
Atlantic City
Hamilton Township, Mercer County
Ranking of New Jersey Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2017
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Newark 9409
2 Jersey City 6244
3 Elizabeth 5638
4 Paterson 4437
5 Camden County Police Department 4043
6 Trenton 3292
7 Vineland 2724
8 Cherry Hill Township 2173
9 Atlantic City 2159
10 Hamilton Township, Mercer County 2051
11 Irvington 1860
12 Millville 1717
13 Woodbridge Township 1715
14 New Brunswick 1710
15 Toms River Township 1617
16 Clifton 1574
17 Passaic 1554
18 East Orange 1545
19 Union City 1400
20 Plainfield 1380
21 Edison Township 1326
22 Deptford Township 1293
23 Bridgeton 1274
24 Gloucester Township 1234
25 Orange City 1223
26 Hoboken 1195
27 Linden 1182
28 Paramus 1168
29 Brick Township 1163
30 Neptune Township 1064
31 Union Township 1055
32 Lakewood Township 1031
32 Pennsauken Township 1031
33 Perth Amboy 1016
34 Wayne Township 1008
35 Asbury Park 964
36 Bayonne 954
37 Long Branch 938
38 West Orange 936
39 Hamilton Township, Atlantic County 920
40 Egg Harbor Township 873
41 Bloomfield 841
42 Franklin Township, Somerset County 834
43 Washington Township, Gloucester County 825
44 Ewing Township 821
45 Hackensack 770
46 Galloway Township 739
47 North Brunswick Township 737
48 Belleville 728
49 Lawrence Township, Mercer County 714
49 Montclair 714
50 East Brunswick Township 699
50 Ocean Township, Monmouth County 699
51 Pemberton Township 689
52 Kearny 683
53 Willingboro Township 650
54 Hillside Township 635
54 West New York 635
55 Freehold Township 630
56 Old Bridge Township 626
57 Garfield 625
58 Lindenwold 621
59 Mount Laurel Township 611
60 Piscataway Township 596
61 Monroe Township, Gloucester County 595
62 Evesham Township 593
63 North Bergen Township 582
63 Woodbury 582
64 North Plainfield 574
65 Middletown Township 546
66 Wildwood 515
67 Jackson Township 513
68 Middle Township 505
69 Maple Shade Township 487
69 Secaucus 487
70 Berkeley Township 484
71 South Plainfield 483
72 Voorhees Township 477
73 South Brunswick Township 462
74 Maplewood Township 449
74 Parsippany-Troy Hills Township 449
75 Teaneck Township 446
76 Howell Township 445
76 Millburn Township 445
77 Pleasantville 429
78 Sayreville 422
79 Glassboro 413
80 Lodi 411
81 Bridgewater Township 406
82 Englewood 400
83 Harrison 399
84 Ocean City 397
85 Phillipsburg 394
86 Fair Lawn 382
86 Mount Holly Township 382
87 Collingswood 378
88 Carteret 372
89 Eatontown 369
89 Elmwood Park 369
90 Watchung 367
91 Roselle 361
91 West Deptford Township 361
92 Lower Township 359
93 Livingston Township 348
94 Cinnaminson Township 345
95 Burlington Township 343
96 Lacey Township 339
97 Haddon Township 337
97 Rockaway Township 337
98 Rahway 334
98 Ventnor City 334
99 Morristown 330
100 Fort Lee 324
101 West Windsor Township 322
102 Weehawken Township 315
103 South Orange Village 311
104 Little Egg Harbor Township 304
105 Gloucester City 301
106 Audubon 299
106 Totowa 299
107 Burlington City 295
108 Somers Point 291
109 Pine Hill 285
110 Moorestown Township 284
111 Mantua Township 279
112 Penns Grove 277
113 Delran Township 274
114 Tinton Falls 273
114 Wall Township 273
115 Runnemede 272
116 Hillsborough Township 266
117 Manalapan Township 262
118 Somerdale 261
119 Salem 260
120 Westfield 259
121 East Windsor Township 257
122 Saddle Brook Township 256
123 Marlboro Township 255
124 Lumberton Township 251
125 Nutley Township 247
126 Roxbury Township 242
127 Bellmawr 241
128 Absecon 240
128 Manchester Township 240
129 Princeton 239
130 Hazlet Township 237
131 Lyndhurst Township 234
132 Franklin Township, Gloucester County 231
133 Hawthorne 229
133 West Milford Township 229
134 Stafford Township 226
135 Paulsboro 225
136 Pennsville Township 222
137 Dover 219
138 Clark Township 218
139 Brooklawn 217
139 Rutherford 217
140 Scotch Plains Township 213
141 Keansburg 208
142 Cliffside Park 204
142 Mount Ephraim 204
142 Red Bank 204
142 Winslow Township 204
143 East Hanover Township 200
143 Summit 200
144 Vernon Township 199
145 Hanover Township 198
146 Fairfield Township, Essex County 196
147 Hammonton 194
148 Avalon 191
148 Highland Park 191
149 Clementon 187
149 Metuchen 187
150 Westampton Township 186
151 Manville 183
152 Bound Brook 182
152 Haddonfield 182
152 North Wildwood 182
153 Ridgewood 181
154 Carney's Point Township 179
155 Cranford Township 178
156 Haledon 176
156 Mount Olive Township 176
156 Ridgefield Park 176
156 Sea Isle City 176
157 Aberdeen Township 171
158 Woodland Park 169
159 Seaside Heights 167
160 Glen Ridge 164
160 Greenwich Township, Warren County 164
161 Holmdel Township 163
162 North Arlington 159
163 Palmyra 158
164 Fairview 157
164 Monroe Township, Middlesex County 157
164 Neptune City 157
165 Mahwah Township 155
166 Freehold Borough 154
167 Springfield Township, Union County 153
168 Barnegat Township 152
168 Carlstadt 152
168 Dunellen 152
168 Logan Township 152
168 Westville 152
169 Edgewater Park Township 151
169 Egg Harbor City 151
169 Medford Township 151
170 Berlin 150
171 Montville Township 149
172 East Rutherford 148
173 Berlin Township 147
173 Oaklyn 147
173 Pohatcong Township 147
173 Wallington 147
174 Somerville 145
175 Belmar 144
175 Kenilworth 144
175 Ramsey 144
175 South River 144
176 Edgewater 143
177 Middlesex Borough 142
178 Palisades Park 141
178 Roselle Park 141
179 Beachwood 140
180 Barrington 139
181 Little Ferry 138
181 Margate City 138
181 Point Pleasant 138
182 Clayton 137
183 Little Falls Township 134
183 Plainsboro Township 134
184 Guttenberg 133
185 Bordentown Township 131
186 Teterboro 128
186 West Long Branch 128
187 Buena 126
187 Lawnside 126
187 Milltown 126
188 Randolph Township 122
189 Bernards Township 118
190 Pompton Lakes 116
190 Prospect Park 116
191 Magnolia 115
191 Wyckoff Township 115
192 Keyport 114
193 Brigantine 113
194 Beach Haven 112
195 Riverdale 110
196 Montgomery Township 109
197 Harrison Township 108
198 Mansfield Township, Warren County 107
199 Hopewell Township 106
199 Morris Township 106
200 Bergenfield 105
201 Mullica Township 102
202 Florence Township 101
202 Linwood 101
202 Long Beach Township 101
203 Jefferson Township 99
203 Stone Harbor 99
204 Cedar Grove Township 98
205 Newton 97
205 Pequannock Township 97
206 Delanco Township 96
206 Raritan Township 96
206 Stratford 96
206 Wildwood Crest 96
207 Glen Rock 95
208 Manasquan 94
208 Raritan 94
208 Rochelle Park Township 94
209 Cape May 93
210 Dumont 92
211 Denville Township 89
212 Flemington 88
212 Florham Park 88
213 Greenwich Township, Gloucester County 87
213 Lopatcong Township 87
213 Oakland 87
214 South Amboy 86
214 Wanaque 86
215 Green Brook Township 85
215 Washington 85
216 Robbinsville Township 84
217 Point Pleasant Beach 83
218 Hopatcong 82
218 Readington Township 82
218 Waterford Township 82
219 Maywood 81
219 Northfield 81
219 Verona 81
220 Eastampton Township 80
220 Rockaway 80
221 Bradley Beach 78
221 Merchantville 78
222 Boonton 77
222 Mansfield Township, Burlington County 77
222 New Milford 77
223 Berkeley Heights Township 76
223 Lincoln Park 76
224 Ridgefield 75
224 South Hackensack Township 75
224 South Toms River 75
224 Sparta Township 75
224 Woodbury Heights 75
225 West Caldwell Township 74
226 Clinton Township 72
226 Franklin Lakes 72
227 Madison 71
228 Haddon Heights 70
228 Wood-Ridge 70
228 Woolwich Township 70
229 Pitman 69
230 Jamesburg 68
231 Moonachie 67
231 Waldwick 67
232 East Greenwich Township 66
232 Tenafly 66
233 River Edge 65
233 Spotswood 65
234 Caldwell 64
235 Butler 63
235 Hardyston Township 63
235 Hasbrouck Heights 63
235 Washington Township, Warren County 63
236 Branchburg Township 62
237 Midland Park 61
237 Wharton 61
238 Netcong 60
238 Spring Lake 60
239 Elk Township 59
239 Ocean Township, Ocean County 59
239 Woodlynne 59
240 New Providence 58
240 Westwood 58
241 Colts Neck Township 57
241 Englishtown 57
242 Beverly 55
242 Shrewsbury 55
243 Morris Plains 54
244 Bogota 52
244 Mountainside 52
244 Tuckerton 52
245 Allendale 51
245 Lambertville 51
245 Roseland 51
246 Hackettstown 50
246 Mountain Lakes 50
246 Mount Arlington 50
247 Byram Township 49
247 Franklin 49
248 Belvidere 48
248 Chatham 48
249 Audubon Park 47
249 Bernardsville 47
249 National Park 47
250 Bloomingdale 46
250 Laurel Springs 46
251 Chester Township 45
251 Garwood 45
251 Hightstown 45
251 Leonia 45
251 Warren Township 45
251 Washington Township, Morris County 45
251 Woodstown 45
252 Bordentown City 43
252 Closter 43
253 Ocean Gate 42
254 East Newark 41
254 Lake Como 41
254 West Amwell Township 41
255 Kinnelon 40
255 Long Hill Township 40
255 North Haledon 40
255 Ringwood 40
255 Rumson 40
256 Chatham Township 39
256 Gibbsboro 39
256 Riverton 39
257 Lakehurst 36
257 Oceanport 36
258 Atlantic Highlands 35
258 Blairstown Township 35
258 Fanwood 35
258 Highlands 35
258 Hillsdale 35
258 Little Silver 35
259 Avon-by-the-Sea 34
259 Englewood Cliffs 34
260 High Bridge 33
260 Monmouth Beach 33
261 Deal 32
261 Ho-Ho-Kus 32
261 North Hanover Township 32
261 Pemberton Borough 32
261 South Bound Brook 32
262 Lebanon Township 31
262 Seaside Park 31
262 Springfield Township, Burlington County 31
263 Cresskill 30
263 Montvale 30
263 Union Beach 30
264 Independence Township 29
265 Alpha 28
265 Matawan 28
265 Oradell 28
266 Andover Township 27
266 Cranbury Township 27
266 Emerson 27
266 Mine Hill Township 27
266 Surf City 27
267 Allenhurst 25
267 Bedminster Township 25
267 Fair Haven 25
267 Riverside Township 25
267 Woodcliff Lake 25
268 Chesilhurst 24
268 Lavallette 24
268 Medford Lakes 24
268 Norwood 24
268 Stanhope 24
269 Chester 23
270 Chesterfield Township 21
271 Bay Head 20
271 Brielle 20
271 Delaware Township 20
271 Hamburg 20
271 Hi-Nella 20
271 Peapack-Gladstone 20
271 Upper Saddle River 20
271 Wenonah 20
272 Harding Township 19
272 Park Ridge 19
272 Pine Beach 19
272 Saddle River 19
272 Tewksbury Township 19
273 Mendham 18
273 Washington Township, Bergen County 18
274 Franklin Township, Hunterdon County 17
274 North Caldwell 17
274 Plumsted Township 17
274 Ship Bottom 17
274 Spring Lake Heights 17
274 Swedesboro 17
275 Harvey Cedars 16
275 Newfield 16
275 River Vale Township 16
276 Demarest 15
276 Holland Township 15
276 Hopewell Burough 15
276 Longport 15
276 Oxford Township 15
276 Sea Girt 15
277 Interlaken 14
277 Old Tappan 14
278 Clinton 13
278 Elsinboro Township 13
278 Essex Fells 13
278 Northvale 13
278 South Harrison Township 13
279 Alpine 12
280 Frenchtown 11
280 Helmetta 11
280 Lower Alloways Creek Township 11
281 Boonton Township 10
281 Elmer 10
281 Island Heights 10
281 Ogdensburg 10
282 Harrington Park 9
282 Mantoloking 9
283 Pennington 8
284 Allentown 7
284 Cape May Point 7
284 Far Hills 7
284 Loch Arbour 7
284 West Cape May 7
284 West Wildwood 7
285 Haworth 6
285 Mendham Township 6
285 Winfield Township 6
286 Sea Bright 5
287 New Hanover Township 4
288 Rockleigh 3
289 Califon 2
289 Tavistock 2
290 Barnegat Light 1
290 Fieldsboro 1
291 Pine Valley 0