Ranking of New Jersey Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2022
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2022, the New Jersey city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Newark (1,582), followed by Camden County Police Department (1,125), Trenton (960), Atlantic City (651), and Elizabeth (644).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2022, 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 | 1582 |
2 | Camden County Police Department | 1125 |
3 | Trenton | 960 |
4 | Atlantic City | 651 |
5 | Elizabeth | 644 |
6 | Jersey City | 609 |
7 | New Brunswick | 480 |
8 | Passaic | 375 |
9 | Vineland | 280 |
10 | Plainfield | 251 |
11 | Union City | 212 |
12 | Hamilton Township, Mercer County | 203 |
13 | Bayonne | 201 |
14 | Woodbridge Township | 194 |
15 | Bridgeton | 187 |
16 | Perth Amboy | 182 |
17 | Edison Township | 177 |
18 | Asbury Park | 164 |
19 | Linden | 141 |
20 | Millville | 139 |
21 | West New York | 129 |
22 | Lakewood Township | 123 |
22 | Orange City | 123 |
23 | Cherry Hill Township | 112 |
24 | Neptune Township | 111 |
25 | Brick Township | 106 |
25 | Pennsauken Township | 106 |
26 | Englewood | 105 |
26 | Winslow Township | 105 |
27 | Hackensack | 94 |
27 | North Brunswick Township | 94 |
27 | Piscataway Township | 94 |
28 | Clifton | 93 |
29 | Hoboken | 88 |
30 | West Orange | 85 |
31 | Lindenwold | 83 |
32 | Gloucester Township | 82 |
32 | Toms River Township | 82 |
33 | North Bergen Township | 80 |
34 | Salem | 79 |
35 | Deptford Township | 77 |
36 | Ewing Township | 76 |
37 | Franklin Township, Somerset County | 67 |
38 | Belleville | 66 |
39 | Berkeley Township | 65 |
40 | Middle Township | 64 |
41 | Galloway Township | 62 |
41 | Long Branch | 62 |
42 | Fort Lee | 61 |
43 | Maple Shade Township | 60 |
43 | Washington Township, Gloucester County | 60 |
44 | Harrison | 57 |
45 | South Brunswick Township | 56 |
46 | Wildwood | 55 |
47 | Hillside Township | 53 |
48 | Wayne Township | 52 |
49 | Penns Grove | 50 |
50 | Glassboro | 49 |
51 | Secaucus | 48 |
52 | Kearny | 47 |
52 | Phillipsburg | 47 |
53 | Bloomfield | 46 |
54 | East Brunswick Township | 45 |
54 | Lacey Township | 45 |
54 | Pleasantville | 45 |
55 | Hamilton Township, Atlantic County | 44 |
55 | Hammonton | 44 |
55 | Montclair | 44 |
56 | Howell Township | 42 |
56 | Rahway | 42 |
57 | Old Bridge Township | 41 |
58 | Elmwood Park | 40 |
59 | Morristown | 39 |
59 | Sayreville | 39 |
59 | Teaneck Township | 39 |
60 | Egg Harbor Township | 37 |
61 | Garfield | 36 |
61 | North Plainfield | 36 |
61 | Woodbury | 36 |
62 | Keansburg | 35 |
62 | Ocean Township, Monmouth County | 35 |
63 | Lodi | 34 |
63 | Lower Township | 34 |
64 | Evesham Township | 33 |
65 | Collingswood | 31 |
65 | Freehold Township | 31 |
65 | Monroe Township, Gloucester County | 31 |
66 | Absecon | 30 |
67 | South Plainfield | 29 |
68 | Eatontown | 28 |
68 | Roselle | 28 |
69 | Gloucester City | 27 |
69 | Somers Point | 27 |
69 | Wall Township | 27 |
70 | Franklin Township, Gloucester County | 26 |
70 | Maplewood Township | 26 |
70 | Medford Township | 26 |
71 | Aberdeen Township | 24 |
71 | Manchester Township | 24 |
71 | Marlboro Township | 24 |
71 | Paulsboro | 24 |
72 | Burlington Township | 23 |
72 | Seaside Heights | 23 |
72 | Westampton Township | 23 |
73 | Carney's Point Township | 22 |
74 | Jackson Township | 21 |
74 | Point Pleasant | 21 |
75 | Bellmawr | 20 |
75 | Beverly | 20 |
75 | Highland Park | 20 |
75 | Red Bank | 20 |
76 | Pennsville Township | 19 |
76 | Tinton Falls | 19 |
77 | Barnegat Township | 18 |
77 | Fair Lawn | 18 |
77 | Rockaway Township | 18 |
78 | Brooklawn | 17 |
78 | Parsippany-Troy Hills Township | 17 |
79 | South Hackensack Township | 16 |
80 | Neptune City | 15 |
80 | Palmyra | 15 |
80 | Scotch Plains Township | 15 |
80 | Somerdale | 15 |
81 | Clementon | 14 |
81 | Harrison Township | 14 |
81 | Hopatcong | 14 |
81 | Lawrence Township, Mercer County | 14 |
81 | Little Falls Township | 14 |
81 | Ocean City | 14 |
81 | Palisades Park | 14 |
81 | Ridgefield Park | 14 |
81 | Westville | 14 |
82 | Bound Brook | 13 |
82 | Hazlet Township | 13 |
82 | Mount Olive Township | 13 |
82 | Stafford Township | 13 |
82 | Weehawken Township | 13 |
83 | Bergenfield | 12 |
83 | Clayton | 12 |
83 | Delran Township | 12 |
83 | East Windsor Township | 12 |
83 | Fairview | 12 |
83 | Lyndhurst Township | 12 |
83 | Morris Township | 12 |
83 | South Amboy | 12 |
84 | Eastampton Township | 11 |
84 | Egg Harbor City | 11 |
84 | Mount Ephraim | 11 |
84 | Point Pleasant Beach | 11 |
84 | Sea Isle City | 11 |
84 | Wildwood Crest | 11 |
85 | Audubon | 10 |
85 | Beachwood | 10 |
85 | Branchburg Township | 10 |
85 | Manalapan Township | 10 |
85 | Paramus | 10 |
85 | Somerville | 10 |
85 | South River | 10 |
85 | Springfield Township, Union County | 10 |
86 | Barrington | 9 |
86 | Cranford Township | 9 |
86 | Hanover Township | 9 |
86 | Hopewell Township | 9 |
86 | Manville | 9 |
86 | Mullica Township | 9 |
86 | North Wildwood | 9 |
86 | Oaklyn | 9 |
86 | Pequannock Township | 9 |
86 | Pompton Lakes | 9 |
86 | Princeton | 9 |
86 | Rochelle Park Township | 9 |
86 | Totowa | 9 |
86 | West Windsor Township | 9 |
86 | Wharton | 9 |
87 | Clark Township | 8 |
87 | Delanco Township | 8 |
87 | East Rutherford | 8 |
87 | Edgewater | 8 |
87 | Highlands | 8 |
87 | Readington Township | 8 |
87 | Ridgewood | 8 |
88 | Cliffside Park | 7 |
88 | Dumont | 7 |
88 | Florence Township | 7 |
88 | Hightstown | 7 |
88 | Livingston Township | 7 |
88 | Maywood | 7 |
88 | Middlesex Borough | 7 |
88 | Newton | 7 |
88 | Randolph Township | 7 |
88 | Rutherford | 7 |
88 | South Orange Village | 7 |
88 | Stratford | 7 |
88 | Summit | 7 |
88 | Tuckerton | 7 |
88 | Woodland Park | 7 |
89 | Berlin | 6 |
89 | Boonton | 6 |
89 | Brigantine | 6 |
89 | Cape May | 6 |
89 | Flemington | 6 |
89 | Hillsborough Township | 6 |
89 | Lakehurst | 6 |
89 | Mahwah Township | 6 |
89 | Mount Arlington | 6 |
89 | Oceanport | 6 |
89 | Plainsboro Township | 6 |
89 | Roselle Park | 6 |
89 | Ventnor City | 6 |
89 | Wallington | 6 |
89 | West Long Branch | 6 |
89 | Woodcliff Lake | 6 |
89 | Woodlynne | 6 |
90 | Bloomingdale | 5 |
90 | East Newark | 5 |
90 | Jamesburg | 5 |
90 | Logan Township | 5 |
90 | Monroe Township, Middlesex County | 5 |
90 | Ramsey | 5 |
90 | Sparta Township | 5 |
90 | Westfield | 5 |
90 | West Milford Township | 5 |
91 | Belmar | 4 |
91 | Brielle | 4 |
91 | Caldwell | 4 |
91 | Cedar Grove Township | 4 |
91 | Florham Park | 4 |
91 | Glen Ridge | 4 |
91 | Glen Rock | 4 |
91 | Haddonfield | 4 |
91 | Hawthorne | 4 |
91 | Jefferson Township | 4 |
91 | Laurel Springs | 4 |
91 | Lawnside | 4 |
91 | Leonia | 4 |
91 | Lincoln Park | 4 |
91 | Midland Park | 4 |
91 | Millburn Township | 4 |
91 | Netcong | 4 |
91 | Oakland | 4 |
91 | Raritan Township | 4 |
91 | Saddle Brook Township | 4 |
91 | Sea Bright | 4 |
91 | Shrewsbury | 4 |
91 | Tenafly | 4 |
91 | Wanaque | 4 |
91 | Washington | 4 |
91 | Washington Township, Morris County | 4 |
91 | Watchung | 4 |
91 | Woodstown | 4 |
92 | Andover Township | 3 |
92 | Atlantic Highlands | 3 |
92 | Belvidere | 3 |
92 | Blairstown Township | 3 |
92 | Boonton Township | 3 |
92 | Carlstadt | 3 |
92 | Clinton | 3 |
92 | Clinton Township | 3 |
92 | Dunellen | 3 |
92 | Franklin | 3 |
92 | Hackettstown | 3 |
92 | Haddon Heights | 3 |
92 | Hardyston Township | 3 |
92 | Hasbrouck Heights | 3 |
92 | Hi-Nella | 3 |
92 | Lopatcong Township | 3 |
92 | Margate City | 3 |
92 | Northfield | 3 |
92 | North Haledon | 3 |
92 | Pohatcong Township | 3 |
92 | Ridgefield | 3 |
92 | Stanhope | 3 |
92 | Stone Harbor | 3 |
92 | Verona | 3 |
92 | Warren Township | 3 |
93 | Alpha | 2 |
93 | Berkeley Heights Township | 2 |
93 | Bradley Beach | 2 |
93 | Chesilhurst | 2 |
93 | Essex Fells | 2 |
93 | Fairfield Township, Essex County | 2 |
93 | Franklin Lakes | 2 |
93 | Frenchtown | 2 |
93 | Garwood | 2 |
93 | Green Brook Township | 2 |
93 | Haledon | 2 |
93 | High Bridge | 2 |
93 | Independence Township | 2 |
93 | Lebanon Township | 2 |
93 | Linwood | 2 |
93 | Milltown | 2 |
93 | Montvale | 2 |
93 | Morris Plains | 2 |
93 | Northvale | 2 |
93 | Ocean Gate | 2 |
93 | Ocean Township, Ocean County | 2 |
93 | Plumsted Township | 2 |
93 | Prospect Park | 2 |
93 | River Vale Township | 2 |
93 | Roxbury Township | 2 |
93 | Swedesboro | 2 |
93 | Union Beach | 2 |
93 | Waldwick | 2 |
93 | Waterford Township | 2 |
94 | Avalon | 1 |
94 | Bernards Township | 1 |
94 | Butler | 1 |
94 | Chatham | 1 |
94 | Colts Neck Township | 1 |
94 | Cranbury Township | 1 |
94 | Cresskill | 1 |
94 | Deal | 1 |
94 | Demarest | 1 |
94 | East Hanover Township | 1 |
94 | Englishtown | 1 |
94 | Franklin Township, Hunterdon County | 1 |
94 | Gibbsboro | 1 |
94 | Hamburg | 1 |
94 | Hillsdale | 1 |
94 | Holmdel Township | 1 |
94 | Kenilworth | 1 |
94 | Long Hill Township | 1 |
94 | Manasquan | 1 |
94 | Montgomery Township | 1 |
94 | Moonachie | 1 |
94 | New Milford | 1 |
94 | New Providence | 1 |
94 | Oradell | 1 |
94 | Park Ridge | 1 |
94 | Raritan | 1 |
94 | Riverdale | 1 |
94 | River Edge | 1 |
94 | Rumson | 1 |
94 | Saddle River | 1 |
94 | Sea Girt | 1 |
94 | Seaside Park | 1 |
94 | South Bound Brook | 1 |
94 | Spring Lake | 1 |
94 | Surf City | 1 |
94 | Teterboro | 1 |
94 | Tewksbury Township | 1 |
94 | Upper Saddle River | 1 |
94 | West Caldwell Township | 1 |
94 | Woolwich Township | 1 |
95 | Allenhurst | 0 |
95 | Allentown | 0 |
95 | Alpine | 0 |
95 | Avon-by-the-Sea | 0 |
95 | Beach Haven | 0 |
95 | Bedminster Township | 0 |
95 | Bernardsville | 0 |
95 | Califon | 0 |
95 | Chatham Township | 0 |
95 | Chester | 0 |
95 | Chester Township | 0 |
95 | Closter | 0 |
95 | Delaware Township | 0 |
95 | Denville Township | 0 |
95 | Englewood Cliffs | 0 |
95 | Fair Haven | 0 |
95 | Greenwich Township, Gloucester County | 0 |
95 | Greenwich Township, Warren County | 0 |
95 | Harding Township | 0 |
95 | Helmetta | 0 |
95 | Kinnelon | 0 |
95 | Lambertville | 0 |
95 | Lavallette | 0 |
95 | Little Silver | 0 |
95 | Longport | 0 |
95 | Mansfield Township, Warren County | 0 |
95 | Matawan | 0 |
95 | Mendham | 0 |
95 | Monmouth Beach | 0 |
95 | Norwood | 0 |
95 | Old Tappan | 0 |
95 | Oxford Township | 0 |
95 | Peapack-Gladstone | 0 |
95 | Ringwood | 0 |
95 | Rockaway | 0 |
95 | Rockleigh | 0 |
95 | Roseland | 0 |
95 | South Harrison Township | 0 |
95 | Springfield Township, Burlington County | 0 |
95 | Spring Lake Heights | 0 |
95 | Vernon Township | 0 |
95 | Washington Township, Warren County | 0 |
95 | West Amwell Township | 0 |
95 | Winfield Township | 0 |
95 | Woodbury Heights | 0 |