Ranking of New Jersey Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2018
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2018, the New Jersey city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Newark (2,069), followed by Jersey City (1,233), Camden County Police Department (1,198), Paterson (1,076), and Trenton (973).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2018, and the table below shows the ranking of New Jersey cities with high number of Violent 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 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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You can also find the rate of violent and property crimes for New Jersey cities.
Rank | City | Number of Crimes |
---|---|---|
1 | Newark | 2069 |
2 | Jersey City | 1233 |
3 | Camden County Police Department | 1198 |
4 | Paterson | 1076 |
5 | Trenton | 973 |
6 | Elizabeth | 897 |
7 | Passaic | 406 |
8 | Irvington | 354 |
9 | East Orange | 333 |
10 | New Brunswick | 309 |
11 | Atlantic City | 276 |
12 | Vineland | 258 |
13 | Union City | 233 |
14 | Orange City | 226 |
15 | Bridgeton | 203 |
16 | Plainfield | 195 |
17 | Asbury Park | 174 |
18 | Perth Amboy | 165 |
19 | West New York | 138 |
20 | Lakewood Township | 129 |
21 | Millville | 127 |
22 | Long Branch | 124 |
23 | Linden | 122 |
24 | Edison Township | 120 |
25 | Hoboken | 119 |
26 | Hackensack | 116 |
26 | Hamilton Township, Mercer County | 116 |
27 | Bayonne | 114 |
28 | Woodbridge Township | 113 |
29 | Willingboro Township | 112 |
30 | Lindenwold | 111 |
31 | Neptune Township | 106 |
32 | Pennsauken Township | 101 |
33 | North Bergen Township | 98 |
34 | Clifton | 97 |
35 | Cherry Hill Township | 92 |
35 | Pleasantville | 92 |
36 | West Orange | 91 |
37 | Pemberton Township | 90 |
38 | Englewood | 85 |
39 | Garfield | 79 |
40 | Gloucester Township | 78 |
41 | Galloway Township | 73 |
42 | Ewing Township | 69 |
43 | Washington Township, Gloucester County | 66 |
44 | Brick Township | 65 |
45 | Wayne Township | 64 |
45 | Winslow Township | 64 |
46 | Belleville | 62 |
46 | Egg Harbor Township | 62 |
47 | Hamilton Township, Atlantic County | 57 |
48 | Toms River Township | 55 |
49 | Piscataway Township | 54 |
50 | North Brunswick Township | 53 |
50 | Woodbury | 53 |
51 | Mount Laurel Township | 52 |
52 | Middle Township | 51 |
53 | Bloomfield | 50 |
54 | Franklin Township, Somerset County | 48 |
55 | Deptford Township | 47 |
55 | Medford Township | 47 |
55 | Monroe Township, Gloucester County | 47 |
56 | Carteret | 45 |
56 | Roselle | 45 |
56 | Teaneck Township | 45 |
56 | Union Township | 45 |
57 | Phillipsburg | 44 |
57 | Sayreville | 44 |
58 | Salem | 43 |
59 | Voorhees Township | 42 |
60 | Freehold Township | 41 |
60 | Harrison | 41 |
60 | Hillside Township | 41 |
61 | Wildwood | 40 |
62 | North Plainfield | 39 |
63 | Glassboro | 38 |
63 | Kearny | 38 |
63 | Maple Shade Township | 38 |
63 | Mount Holly Township | 38 |
64 | Burlington City | 37 |
64 | Montclair | 37 |
65 | Howell Township | 36 |
66 | Burlington Township | 35 |
66 | Fairview | 35 |
66 | Lower Township | 35 |
67 | Evesham Township | 34 |
67 | Gloucester City | 34 |
67 | Rahway | 34 |
68 | Elmwood Park | 33 |
68 | Keansburg | 33 |
68 | Penns Grove | 33 |
69 | East Brunswick Township | 32 |
70 | Collingswood | 30 |
70 | Eatontown | 30 |
70 | Lawrence Township, Mercer County | 30 |
70 | Morristown | 30 |
70 | Secaucus | 30 |
71 | Parsippany-Troy Hills Township | 29 |
72 | Guttenberg | 28 |
72 | Lodi | 28 |
72 | Old Bridge Township | 28 |
73 | Jackson Township | 27 |
73 | Nutley Township | 27 |
74 | Dover | 26 |
74 | Seaside Heights | 26 |
75 | Berkeley Township | 25 |
75 | Marlboro Township | 25 |
75 | Pine Hill | 25 |
76 | Paramus | 24 |
77 | Hazlet Township | 23 |
77 | Livingston Township | 23 |
77 | South Brunswick Township | 23 |
77 | South Plainfield | 23 |
77 | Weehawken Township | 23 |
78 | Fort Lee | 22 |
78 | Maplewood Township | 22 |
78 | South Orange Village | 22 |
79 | Red Bank | 21 |
80 | Ocean Township, Monmouth County | 20 |
81 | Fair Lawn | 19 |
81 | Haddon Township | 19 |
81 | Rutherford | 19 |
81 | South River | 19 |
81 | West Deptford Township | 19 |
82 | East Windsor Township | 18 |
82 | Lacey Township | 18 |
82 | Manville | 18 |
82 | Westampton Township | 18 |
83 | Absecon | 17 |
83 | Keyport | 17 |
83 | Palisades Park | 17 |
83 | Ventnor City | 17 |
84 | Bridgewater Township | 16 |
84 | Brooklawn | 16 |
84 | Carney's Point Township | 16 |
84 | Freehold Borough | 16 |
84 | Little Falls Township | 16 |
84 | Paulsboro | 16 |
84 | Somerville | 16 |
85 | Cliffside Park | 15 |
85 | Edgewater Park Township | 15 |
85 | Haledon | 15 |
85 | Hillsborough Township | 15 |
85 | Manchester Township | 15 |
85 | Pompton Lakes | 15 |
85 | Stafford Township | 15 |
86 | Bordentown Township | 14 |
86 | Cinnaminson Township | 14 |
86 | East Rutherford | 14 |
86 | Middletown Township | 14 |
86 | Point Pleasant | 14 |
86 | Somers Point | 14 |
87 | Barnegat Township | 13 |
87 | Berlin | 13 |
87 | Bound Brook | 13 |
87 | Edgewater | 13 |
87 | Florence Township | 13 |
87 | Manalapan Township | 13 |
87 | Moorestown Township | 13 |
87 | North Wildwood | 13 |
87 | Ridgefield Park | 13 |
87 | Somerdale | 13 |
88 | Lyndhurst Township | 12 |
88 | Palmyra | 12 |
88 | Totowa | 12 |
89 | Aberdeen Township | 11 |
89 | Clementon | 11 |
89 | Middlesex Borough | 11 |
89 | Newton | 11 |
89 | Princeton | 11 |
89 | Wanaque | 11 |
89 | West Windsor Township | 11 |
89 | Westwood | 11 |
89 | Woodlynne | 11 |
90 | Clayton | 10 |
90 | Green Brook Township | 10 |
90 | Lumberton Township | 10 |
90 | Neptune City | 10 |
90 | Oaklyn | 10 |
90 | Plainsboro Township | 10 |
90 | Scotch Plains Township | 10 |
90 | West Milford Township | 10 |
90 | Woodland Park | 10 |
91 | Egg Harbor City | 9 |
91 | Franklin Township, Gloucester County | 9 |
91 | Hammonton | 9 |
91 | Kenilworth | 9 |
91 | Lakehurst | 9 |
91 | Magnolia | 9 |
91 | Margate City | 9 |
92 | Bellmawr | 8 |
92 | Colts Neck Township | 8 |
92 | Delran Township | 8 |
92 | Highland Park | 8 |
92 | Hopewell Township | 8 |
92 | Millburn Township | 8 |
92 | Northfield | 8 |
93 | Beverly | 7 |
93 | Boonton | 7 |
93 | Cranford Township | 7 |
93 | Fairfield Township, Essex County | 7 |
93 | Greenwich Township, Gloucester County | 7 |
93 | Hardyston Township | 7 |
93 | Little Ferry | 7 |
93 | Manasquan | 7 |
93 | Mantua Township | 7 |
93 | Montgomery Township | 7 |
93 | Oakland | 7 |
93 | Riverside Township | 7 |
93 | Runnemede | 7 |
93 | South Toms River | 7 |
93 | Summit | 7 |
93 | Union Beach | 7 |
93 | Washington Township, Morris County | 7 |
93 | Waterford Township | 7 |
93 | Wildwood Crest | 7 |
93 | Wood-Ridge | 7 |
94 | Beachwood | 6 |
94 | Belmar | 6 |
94 | Carlstadt | 6 |
94 | Eastampton Township | 6 |
94 | Englishtown | 6 |
94 | Haddonfield | 6 |
94 | Hopatcong | 6 |
94 | Lawnside | 6 |
94 | Morris Township | 6 |
94 | Mount Ephraim | 6 |
94 | Mount Olive Township | 6 |
94 | Mullica Township | 6 |
94 | North Hanover Township | 6 |
94 | Oradell | 6 |
94 | Pennsville Township | 6 |
94 | Ringwood | 6 |
94 | Rockaway Township | 6 |
94 | South Amboy | 6 |
94 | South Hackensack Township | 6 |
94 | Stratford | 6 |
94 | Wall Township | 6 |
94 | Wyckoff Township | 6 |
95 | Barrington | 5 |
95 | Buena | 5 |
95 | Caldwell | 5 |
95 | Delanco Township | 5 |
95 | Dumont | 5 |
95 | Franklin | 5 |
95 | Hackettstown | 5 |
95 | Jamesburg | 5 |
95 | Jefferson Township | 5 |
95 | Logan Township | 5 |
95 | Metuchen | 5 |
95 | Monroe Township, Middlesex County | 5 |
95 | New Milford | 5 |
95 | North Arlington | 5 |
95 | Ocean City | 5 |
95 | Prospect Park | 5 |
95 | Raritan Township | 5 |
95 | Ridgewood | 5 |
95 | Roselle Park | 5 |
95 | Sparta Township | 5 |
95 | Tinton Falls | 5 |
95 | Wallington | 5 |
95 | Westville | 5 |
96 | Audubon Park | 4 |
96 | Berkeley Heights Township | 4 |
96 | Berlin Township | 4 |
96 | Branchburg Township | 4 |
96 | Cape May | 4 |
96 | Cedar Grove Township | 4 |
96 | Clark Township | 4 |
96 | East Greenwich Township | 4 |
96 | Flemington | 4 |
96 | Gibbsboro | 4 |
96 | Hanover Township | 4 |
96 | High Bridge | 4 |
96 | Holland Township | 4 |
96 | Holmdel Township | 4 |
96 | Linwood | 4 |
96 | Little Egg Harbor Township | 4 |
96 | Maywood | 4 |
96 | Merchantville | 4 |
96 | Montville Township | 4 |
96 | Moonachie | 4 |
96 | Oceanport | 4 |
96 | Pitman | 4 |
96 | Sea Girt | 4 |
96 | South Bound Brook | 4 |
96 | Springfield Township, Union County | 4 |
96 | Tenafly | 4 |
96 | Washington | 4 |
96 | Westfield | 4 |
97 | Allendale | 3 |
97 | Blairstown Township | 3 |
97 | Bordentown City | 3 |
97 | Byram Township | 3 |
97 | Chesilhurst | 3 |
97 | Dunellen | 3 |
97 | Florham Park | 3 |
97 | Haddon Heights | 3 |
97 | Hillsdale | 3 |
97 | Independence Township | 3 |
97 | Island Heights | 3 |
97 | Lebanon Township | 3 |
97 | Leonia | 3 |
97 | Long Beach Township | 3 |
97 | Long Hill Township | 3 |
97 | Madison | 3 |
97 | Mahwah Township | 3 |
97 | Mansfield Township, Burlington County | 3 |
97 | Morris Plains | 3 |
97 | Netcong | 3 |
97 | North Haledon | 3 |
97 | Park Ridge | 3 |
97 | Pequannock Township | 3 |
97 | Point Pleasant Beach | 3 |
97 | Ridgefield | 3 |
97 | Sea Isle City | 3 |
97 | Warren Township | 3 |
97 | Wenonah | 3 |
97 | West Long Branch | 3 |
98 | Andover Township | 2 |
98 | Avalon | 2 |
98 | Bernards Township | 2 |
98 | Bogota | 2 |
98 | Boonton Township | 2 |
98 | Deal | 2 |
98 | Denville Township | 2 |
98 | East Hanover Township | 2 |
98 | Emerson | 2 |
98 | Harrison Township | 2 |
98 | Hawthorne | 2 |
98 | Lake Como | 2 |
98 | Lambertville | 2 |
98 | Laurel Springs | 2 |
98 | Little Silver | 2 |
98 | Milltown | 2 |
98 | Mountainside | 2 |
98 | Northvale | 2 |
98 | Pemberton Borough | 2 |
98 | Pine Beach | 2 |
98 | Ramsey | 2 |
98 | Randolph Township | 2 |
98 | Readington Township | 2 |
98 | Riverton | 2 |
98 | Robbinsville Township | 2 |
98 | Sea Bright | 2 |
98 | Stanhope | 2 |
98 | Waldwick | 2 |
98 | Washington Township, Warren County | 2 |
98 | West Amwell Township | 2 |
98 | West Caldwell Township | 2 |
98 | Wharton | 2 |
98 | Woodstown | 2 |
99 | Alpha | 1 |
99 | Alpine | 1 |
99 | Atlantic Highlands | 1 |
99 | Avon-by-the-Sea | 1 |
99 | Bedminster Township | 1 |
99 | Belvidere | 1 |
99 | Bergenfield | 1 |
99 | Bernardsville | 1 |
99 | Bloomingdale | 1 |
99 | Bradley Beach | 1 |
99 | Brigantine | 1 |
99 | Clinton | 1 |
99 | Clinton Township | 1 |
99 | Closter | 1 |
99 | Cresskill | 1 |
99 | Delaware Township | 1 |
99 | East Newark | 1 |
99 | Elk Township | 1 |
99 | Englewood Cliffs | 1 |
99 | Fair Haven | 1 |
99 | Fanwood | 1 |
99 | Far Hills | 1 |
99 | Fieldsboro | 1 |
99 | Franklin Lakes | 1 |
99 | Frenchtown | 1 |
99 | Garwood | 1 |
99 | Glen Ridge | 1 |
99 | Hamburg | 1 |
99 | Hasbrouck Heights | 1 |
99 | Highlands | 1 |
99 | Hightstown | 1 |
99 | Hi-Nella | 1 |
99 | Ho-Ho-Kus | 1 |
99 | Kinnelon | 1 |
99 | Lavallette | 1 |
99 | Lopatcong Township | 1 |
99 | Lower Alloways Creek Township | 1 |
99 | Mansfield Township, Warren County | 1 |
99 | Medford Lakes | 1 |
99 | Midland Park | 1 |
99 | Mount Arlington | 1 |
99 | Ocean Gate | 1 |
99 | Ocean Township, Ocean County | 1 |
99 | Ogdensburg | 1 |
99 | Old Tappan | 1 |
99 | Pennington | 1 |
99 | Plumsted Township | 1 |
99 | Pohatcong Township | 1 |
99 | Raritan | 1 |
99 | River Vale Township | 1 |
99 | Rochelle Park Township | 1 |
99 | Rockleigh | 1 |
99 | Roseland | 1 |
99 | Roxbury Township | 1 |
99 | Rumson | 1 |
99 | Saddle Brook Township | 1 |
99 | Shrewsbury | 1 |
99 | Spotswood | 1 |
99 | Springfield Township, Burlington County | 1 |
99 | Spring Lake Heights | 1 |
99 | Swedesboro | 1 |
99 | Teterboro | 1 |
99 | Tuckerton | 1 |
99 | Vernon Township | 1 |
99 | Watchung | 1 |
99 | West Cape May | 1 |
99 | Winfield Township | 1 |
100 | Allenhurst | 0 |
100 | Allentown | 0 |
100 | Audubon | 0 |
100 | Barnegat Light | 0 |
100 | Bay Head | 0 |
100 | Beach Haven | 0 |
100 | Brielle | 0 |
100 | Butler | 0 |
100 | Califon | 0 |
100 | Cape May Point | 0 |
100 | Chatham | 0 |
100 | Chatham Township | 0 |
100 | Chester | 0 |
100 | Chesterfield Township | 0 |
100 | Chester Township | 0 |
100 | Cranbury Township | 0 |
100 | Demarest | 0 |
100 | Elmer | 0 |
100 | Elsinboro Township | 0 |
100 | Essex Fells | 0 |
100 | Franklin Township, Hunterdon County | 0 |
100 | Glen Rock | 0 |
100 | Greenwich Township, Warren County | 0 |
100 | Harding Township | 0 |
100 | Harrington Park | 0 |
100 | Harvey Cedars | 0 |
100 | Haworth | 0 |
100 | Helmetta | 0 |
100 | Hopewell Borough | 0 |
100 | Interlaken | 0 |
100 | Lincoln Park | 0 |
100 | Loch Arbour | 0 |
100 | Longport | 0 |
100 | Mantoloking | 0 |
100 | Matawan | 0 |
100 | Mendham | 0 |
100 | Mendham Township | 0 |
100 | Mine Hill Township | 0 |
100 | Monmouth Beach | 0 |
100 | Montvale | 0 |
100 | Mountain Lakes | 0 |
100 | National Park | 0 |
100 | Newfield | 0 |
100 | New Hanover Township | 0 |
100 | New Providence | 0 |
100 | North Caldwell | 0 |
100 | Norwood | 0 |
100 | Oxford Township | 0 |
100 | Peapack-Gladstone | 0 |
100 | Pine Valley | 0 |
100 | Riverdale | 0 |
100 | River Edge | 0 |
100 | Rockaway | 0 |
100 | Saddle River | 0 |
100 | Seaside Park | 0 |
100 | Ship Bottom | 0 |
100 | South Harrison Township | 0 |
100 | Spring Lake | 0 |
100 | Stone Harbor | 0 |
100 | Surf City | 0 |
100 | Tavistock | 0 |
100 | Tewksbury Township | 0 |
100 | Upper Saddle River | 0 |
100 | Verona | 0 |
100 | Washington Township, Bergen County | 0 |
100 | West Wildwood | 0 |
100 | Woodbury Heights | 0 |
100 | Woodcliff Lake | 0 |
100 | Woolwich Township | 0 |