Ranking of New Jersey Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2019
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2019, among New Jersey cities with a population of at least 10K, Camden County Police Department had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,581.82), followed by Asbury Park (1,159.55), Trenton (1,122.73), Bridgeton (916.53), and Atlantic City (859.2).
The chart below shows the top 9 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2019, 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.
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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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Rank | City | Crime Rate Per 100K |
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1 | Camden County Police Department | 1581.82 |
2 | Asbury Park | 1159.55 |
3 | Trenton | 1122.73 |
4 | Bridgeton | 916.53 |
5 | Atlantic City | 859.20 |
6 | Paterson | 841.47 |
7 | Elizabeth | 719.21 |
8 | Lindenwold | 715.24 |
9 | Orange City | 621.77 |
10 | Newark | 619.00 |
11 | Passaic | 529.88 |
12 | Jersey City | 522.69 |
13 | Irvington | 518.19 |
14 | Millville | 472.25 |
15 | New Brunswick | 467.90 |
16 | East Orange | 428.35 |
17 | Plainfield | 379.63 |
18 | Linden | 373.31 |
19 | Long Branch | 359.12 |
20 | Vineland | 352.49 |
21 | Neptune Township | 344.84 |
22 | Willingboro Township | 319.55 |
23 | Pleasantville | 318.82 |
24 | Pennsauken Township | 312.62 |
25 | Roselle | 305.89 |
26 | Maple Shade Township | 292.67 |
27 | Hillside Township | 290.59 |
28 | Pine Hill | 287.94 |
29 | Perth Amboy | 283.70 |
30 | Union City | 281.92 |
31 | Eatontown | 278.35 |
32 | Pemberton Township | 267.00 |
33 | Harrison | 255.80 |
34 | Englewood | 247.53 |
35 | West New York | 240.85 |
36 | Guttenberg | 239.17 |
37 | Hackensack | 231.44 |
38 | Haddon Township | 227.76 |
39 | Dover | 224.07 |
40 | Bayonne | 222.97 |
41 | South River | 219.51 |
42 | North Plainfield | 218.87 |
43 | Morristown | 214.07 |
44 | Belleville | 213.52 |
45 | Phillipsburg | 210.85 |
46 | Secaucus | 193.24 |
47 | West Orange | 192.89 |
48 | Lower Township | 192.26 |
49 | Hamilton Township, Atlantic County | 190.91 |
50 | Fairview | 189.01 |
51 | Freehold Borough | 187.51 |
52 | Middle Township | 186.56 |
53 | Lumberton Township | 180.89 |
54 | Gloucester City | 179.08 |
55 | Hammonton | 178.53 |
56 | Winslow Township | 174.53 |
57 | Galloway Township | 173.12 |
58 | Paramus | 166.29 |
59 | Ewing Township | 165.12 |
60 | Garfield | 159.94 |
61 | Hazlet Township | 157.05 |
62 | Bound Brook | 155.99 |
63 | Glassboro | 154.37 |
64 | Washington Township, Gloucester County | 152.78 |
65 | Montclair | 150.16 |
66 | Hoboken | 147.28 |
67 | North Bergen Township | 146.47 |
68 | North Brunswick Township | 146.26 |
69 | Pennsville Township | 145.81 |
70 | Weehawken Township | 145.55 |
71 | Lodi | 142.93 |
72 | Lakewood Township | 140.41 |
73 | Hamilton Township, Mercer County | 140.19 |
74 | Totowa | 139.48 |
75 | Lawrence Township, Mercer County | 138.82 |
76 | Mount Laurel Township | 138.66 |
77 | Teaneck Township | 138.16 |
78 | Little Falls Township | 137.81 |
79 | Burlington Township | 137.68 |
80 | Carteret | 135.34 |
81 | Florence Township | 135.00 |
82 | Deptford Township | 132.20 |
83 | Kearny | 130.71 |
84 | South Plainfield | 124.41 |
85 | Elmwood Park | 124.35 |
86 | Egg Harbor Township | 122.43 |
87 | North Arlington | 120.94 |
88 | Stafford Township | 115.90 |
89 | Collingswood | 115.52 |
90 | Bellmawr | 115.11 |
91 | Waterford Township | 112.53 |
92 | Clifton | 111.74 |
93 | Woodbridge Township | 110.86 |
94 | Woodland Park | 110.61 |
95 | Brick Township | 109.80 |
96 | Red Bank | 108.19 |
97 | Somers Point | 107.59 |
98 | Rahway | 106.41 |
99 | Berkeley Township | 105.42 |
100 | Voorhees Township | 103.10 |
101 | Holmdel Township | 102.11 |
102 | Highland Park | 101.52 |
103 | Gloucester Township | 99.21 |
104 | Nutley Township | 98.65 |
105 | Freehold Township | 98.38 |
106 | Cinnaminson Township | 97.11 |
107 | Franklin Township, Gloucester County | 92.23 |
108 | Bordentown Township | 91.53 |
109 | Somerville | 90.18 |
110 | Moorestown Township | 88.64 |
111 | Franklin Township, Somerset County | 87.65 |
112 | Clark Township | 87.38 |
113 | Maplewood Township | 86.97 |
114 | Wall Township | 85.78 |
115 | Lacey Township | 85.48 |
116 | Edison Township | 83.76 |
117 | Little Egg Harbor Township | 83.69 |
118 | Cherry Hill Township | 83.43 |
119 | Little Ferry | 83.38 |
120 | Hanover Township | 83.06 |
121 | Piscataway Township | 82.77 |
122 | Medford Township | 81.22 |
123 | Point Pleasant | 80.28 |
124 | Aberdeen Township | 80.21 |
125 | Wallington | 77.80 |
126 | South Orange Village | 77.66 |
127 | Toms River Township | 76.73 |
128 | Palisades Park | 76.64 |
129 | West Deptford Township | 76.55 |
130 | Metuchen | 76.27 |
130 | Sayreville | 76.27 |
131 | Union Township | 73.21 |
132 | Pompton Lakes | 73.04 |
133 | Monroe Township, Gloucester County | 70.49 |
134 | Readington Township | 69.60 |
135 | Cliffside Park | 68.93 |
136 | Fort Lee | 65.68 |
137 | Washington Township, Morris County | 65.59 |
138 | Rutherford | 65.14 |
139 | Evesham Township | 64.45 |
140 | Ocean Township, Monmouth County | 63.82 |
141 | Bloomfield | 63.61 |
142 | Old Bridge Township | 59.40 |
143 | Howell Township | 59.34 |
144 | Manville | 58.80 |
145 | East Windsor Township | 58.52 |
146 | Scotch Plains Township | 57.42 |
147 | Lyndhurst Township | 57.17 |
148 | Hopatcong | 56.77 |
149 | East Brunswick Township | 56.42 |
150 | Wayne Township | 56.31 |
151 | Ocean City | 54.74 |
152 | Bergenfield | 54.68 |
153 | Ridgefield Park | 53.92 |
154 | Ridgefield | 53.38 |
155 | Ridgewood | 51.60 |
156 | Barnegat Township | 51.28 |
157 | Rockaway Township | 50.47 |
158 | West Milford Township | 49.45 |
159 | Delran Township | 48.56 |
160 | Mount Olive Township | 48.23 |
161 | Cedar Grove Township | 47.97 |
162 | Jefferson Township | 47.90 |
163 | Pequannock Township | 46.53 |
164 | Tinton Falls | 45.70 |
165 | Manalapan Township | 45.38 |
166 | Franklin Lakes | 45.01 |
167 | Haddonfield | 44.40 |
168 | Beachwood | 44.35 |
169 | Parsippany-Troy Hills Township | 44.31 |
170 | Middlesex Borough | 43.93 |
171 | Jackson Township | 43.57 |
172 | Monroe Township, Middlesex County | 41.90 |
173 | Ringwood | 41.10 |
174 | West Windsor Township | 39.25 |
175 | Hopewell Township | 39.21 |
176 | Plainsboro Township | 39.17 |
177 | Oakland | 38.49 |
178 | South Brunswick Township | 36.93 |
179 | Morris Township | 36.23 |
180 | Denville Township | 36.17 |
181 | Raritan Township | 36.00 |
182 | Dumont | 34.00 |
183 | Wanaque | 33.98 |
184 | Middletown Township | 33.66 |
185 | Hillsborough Township | 32.65 |
186 | Princeton | 31.64 |
187 | Randolph Township | 31.39 |
188 | Edgewater | 31.20 |
189 | Mahwah Township | 30.40 |
190 | Millburn Township | 29.87 |
191 | Berkeley Heights Township | 29.43 |
192 | Wyckoff Township | 29.36 |
193 | Manchester Township | 27.67 |
194 | Branchburg Township | 27.49 |
195 | East Hanover Township | 27.30 |
196 | Hasbrouck Heights | 24.90 |
197 | Marlboro Township | 22.59 |
198 | Sparta Township | 21.58 |
199 | Montgomery Township | 21.40 |
200 | Fair Lawn | 21.17 |
201 | Mantua Township | 20.30 |
202 | Ramsey | 20.03 |
203 | Livingston Township | 20.00 |
204 | Lincoln Park | 19.68 |
205 | Waldwick | 19.53 |
206 | Hillsdale | 19.26 |
207 | Montville Township | 18.86 |
208 | West Caldwell Township | 18.45 |
209 | River Edge | 17.39 |
210 | Springfield Township, Union County | 16.99 |
211 | Cranford Township | 16.49 |
212 | Bridgewater Township | 15.69 |
213 | Clinton Township | 15.62 |
214 | Woolwich Township | 15.30 |
215 | Roselle Park | 14.67 |
216 | Vernon Township | 13.69 |
217 | Robbinsville Township | 13.67 |
218 | Summit | 13.65 |
219 | Westfield | 13.47 |
220 | Roxbury Township | 13.18 |
221 | Florham Park | 8.68 |
222 | Harrison Township | 7.62 |
223 | Verona | 7.49 |
224 | Saddle Brook Township | 7.20 |
225 | Tenafly | 6.86 |
226 | New Milford | 6.06 |
227 | Madison | 6.05 |
228 | Bernards Township | 0.00 |
228 | Chatham Township | 0.00 |
228 | East Greenwich Township | 0.00 |
228 | Glen Rock | 0.00 |
228 | Hawthorne | 0.00 |
228 | New Providence | 0.00 |
228 | River Vale Township | 0.00 |
228 | Warren Township | 0.00 |
228 | Westwood | 0.00 |