Ranking of New Jersey Cities By Number of Aggravated Assault Crimes in 2024

Updated on January 21, 2026.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, the New Jersey city with the highest number of Aggravated Assault Crimes was Newark (1,193), followed by Paterson (1,093), Jersey City (1,063), Camden County Police Department (741), and Trenton (529).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Aggravated Assault crimes in 2024, and the table below shows the ranking of New Jersey cities with high number of Aggravated Assault 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 Aggravated Assault 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.

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Data Source: FBI UCR.

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Ranking of New Jersey Cities By Number of Aggravated Assault Crimes in 2024

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Paterson

Jersey City

Camden County Police Department

Trenton

Atlantic City

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Elizabeth

East Orange

New Brunswick

Ranking of New Jersey Cities By Number of Aggravated Assault Crimes in 2024

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Rank	City	Number of Crimes
1	Newark	1193
2	Paterson	1093
3	Jersey City	1063
4	Camden County Police Department	741
5	Trenton	529
6	Atlantic City	432
7	Passaic	379
8	Elizabeth	361
9	East Orange	233
10	New Brunswick	206
11	Vineland	192
12	Perth Amboy	184
13	Lakewood Township	167
14	Plainfield	164
15	Bridgeton	133
16	Edison Township	129
17	Hamilton Township, Mercer County	113
18	Clifton	99
19	Toms River Township	98
20	West New York	97
21	Irvington	90
22	Hackensack	87
23	Brick Township	86
24	Orange City	85
25	North Bergen Township	83
26	Cherry Hill Township	73
26	Millville	73
27	Willingboro Township	72
28	Belleville	70
28	Hoboken	70
29	Pennsauken Township	69
30	Pemberton Township	66
31	Carteret	63
32	Mount Laurel Township	62
33	Neptune Township	61
33	Pleasantville	61
34	Lindenwold	58
35	Piscataway Township	57
36	Long Branch	56
37	Egg Harbor Township	52
37	Ewing Township	52
38	Berkeley Township	51
38	East Brunswick Township	51
38	Maple Shade Township	51
39	Englewood	48
39	Freehold Township	48
39	West Orange	48
40	Bloomfield	46
41	Garfield	44
41	Old Bridge Township	44
42	Wayne Township	43
43	North Brunswick Township	42
43	South Brunswick Township	42
44	Gloucester Township	41
44	Middle Township	41
45	Galloway Township	40
46	Paulsboro	39
47	Monroe Township, Gloucester County	38
48	Harrison	37
49	Morristown	36
49	Rahway	36
50	Montclair	34
50	Union Township	34
51	Fort Lee	33
51	Howell Township	33
51	Winslow Township	33
52	Elmwood Park	32
52	Franklin Township, Somerset County	32
53	Burlington Township	30
53	Lodi	30
53	Middletown Township	30
53	Roselle	30
54	Burlington City	29
54	Dover	29
55	Ocean Township, Monmouth County	28
55	Somers Point	28
56	Eatontown	27
56	Glassboro	27
56	Hillsborough Township	27
56	Hillside Township	27
57	Aberdeen Township	25
57	Marlboro Township	25
58	Lower Township	24
58	Teaneck Township	24
59	Hamilton Township, Atlantic County	23
60	Cliffside Park	22
60	Freehold Borough	22
60	Lacey Township	22
60	Mount Holly Township	22
61	Evesham Township	21
61	Penns Grove	21
61	Pine Hill	21
61	South Plainfield	21
61	West Milford Township	21
62	Haddon Township	20
62	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township	20
62	Weehawken Township	20
63	West Deptford Township	19
64	Jackson Township	18
64	Riverside Township	18
64	Wall Township	18
65	East Windsor Township	17
65	Hammonton	17
65	Livingston Township	17
65	Manchester Township	17
65	Secaucus	17
65	Voorhees Township	17
65	Westampton Township	17
66	Barnegat Township	16
66	Hanover Township	16
66	Highland Park	16
66	Woodbury	16
67	Franklin Township, Gloucester County	15
68	Cinnaminson Township	14
68	Fair Lawn	14
68	Fairview	14
68	Hazlet Township	14
68	Manalapan Township	14
68	Point Pleasant Beach	14
68	Wildwood	14
69	Collingswood	13
69	Florence Township	13
69	Guttenberg	13
69	Little Falls Township	13
69	Mahwah Township	13
69	Red Bank	13
69	Somerdale	13
70	Bergenfield	12
70	Eastampton Township	12
70	Keansburg	12
70	Mansfield Township, Burlington County	12
70	Maywood	12
70	Medford Township	12
70	Ocean City	12
70	Seaside Heights	12
71	Absecon	11
71	Clayton	11
71	Clementon	11
71	North Plainfield	11
71	North Wildwood	11
71	South Hackensack Township	11
71	Stafford Township	11
72	Beachwood	10
72	Clark Township	10
72	Hopewell Township	10
72	Newton	10
72	Phillipsburg	10
72	Princeton	10
72	Ridgewood	10
72	Spotswood	10
73	Bloomingdale	9
73	Delran Township	9
73	Hopatcong	9
73	Keyport	9
73	Little Egg Harbor Township	9
73	Moorestown Township	9
73	Nutley Township	9
73	Point Pleasant	9
73	Ridgefield Park	9
73	South Amboy	9
73	Totowa	9
74	Edgewater Park Township	8
74	Harrison Township	8
74	Palmyra	8
74	Scotch Plains Township	8
74	Springfield Township, Union County	8
74	Ventnor City	8
74	Verona	8
75	Bordentown Township	7
75	Brigantine	7
75	Clinton Township	7
75	Egg Harbor City	7
75	Lawnside	7
75	Lopatcong Township	7
75	Lumberton Township	7
75	Lyndhurst Township	7
75	Magnolia	7
75	Mantua Township	7
75	Rockaway Township	7
75	Rutherford	7
75	Sparta Township	7
75	Wallington	7
75	Woodland Park	7
76	Berkeley Heights Township	6
76	Berlin Township	6
76	Beverly	6
76	Dunellen	6
76	Hightstown	6
76	Monroe Township, Middlesex County	6
76	Mount Olive Township	6
76	Neptune City	6
76	Netcong	6
76	Ocean Gate	6
76	Prospect Park	6
76	South Orange Village	6
76	Summit	6
76	Wildwood Crest	6
77	Atlantic Highlands	5
77	Belmar	5
77	East Greenwich Township	5
77	Gibbsboro	5
77	Hardyston Township	5
77	Hawthorne	5
77	Highlands	5
77	Hi-Nella	5
77	Maplewood Township	5
77	Montgomery Township	5
77	Montvale	5
77	Morris Township	5
77	Mullica Township	5
77	Ridgefield	5
77	Runnemede	5
77	South River	5
77	South Toms River	5
77	Washington Township, Morris County	5
77	Westwood	5
77	Woodstown	5
78	Audubon	4
78	Bellmawr	4
78	Blairstown Township	4
78	Bogota	4
78	Bordentown City	4
78	Brooklawn	4
78	Carlstadt	4
78	Carney's Point Township	4
78	Hamburg	4
78	Lakehurst	4
78	Logan Township	4
78	Long Beach Township	4
78	Metuchen	4
78	Oradell	4
78	Pennsville Township	4
78	Raritan Township	4
78	Readington Township	4
78	Rochelle Park Township	4
78	Roselle Park	4
78	Somerville	4
78	Stratford	4
78	Tewksbury Township	4
78	Westfield	4
79	Bernards Township	3
79	Bridgewater Township	3
79	Caldwell	3
79	Cape May	3
79	Chatham Township	3
79	Denville Township	3
79	Dumont	3
79	Florham Park	3
79	Haddonfield	3
79	Leonia	3
79	Manville	3
79	Milltown	3
79	Morris Plains	3
79	New Providence	3
79	North Haledon	3
79	Oceanport	3
79	Paramus	3
79	Park Ridge	3
79	Pine Beach	3
79	Ringwood	3
79	River Vale Township	3
79	Rumson	3
79	Sea Bright	3
79	Wanaque	3
79	Washington	3
79	West Caldwell Township	3
79	West Long Branch	3
79	Wharton	3
79	Wood-Ridge	3
80	Alpha	2
80	Bernardsville	2
80	Boonton	2
80	Butler	2
80	Chesterfield Township	2
80	East Newark	2
80	Edgewater	2
80	Englewood Cliffs	2
80	Englishtown	2
80	Flemington	2
80	Franklin Lakes	2
80	Glen Ridge	2
80	Glen Rock	2
80	Hasbrouck Heights	2
80	Jamesburg	2
80	Lavallette	2
80	Merchantville	2
80	Middlesex Borough	2
80	Midland Park	2
80	Montville Township	2
80	Mount Ephraim	2
80	New Milford	2
80	North Hanover Township	2
80	Oakland	2
80	Ocean Township, Ocean County	2
80	Palisades Park	2
80	Pennington	2
80	Riverdale	2
80	Saddle River	2
80	Sea Isle City	2
80	Waldwick	2
80	Warren Township	2
80	Washington Township, Warren County	2
81	Allentown	1
81	Alpine	1
81	Andover Township	1
81	Avalon	1
81	Avon-by-the-Sea	1
81	Barrington	1
81	Beach Haven	1
81	Berlin	1
81	Brielle	1
81	Cedar Grove Township	1
81	Chatham	1
81	Closter	1
81	Colts Neck Township	1
81	Delaware Township	1
81	Elk Township	1
81	Fairfield Township, Essex County	1
81	Fair Haven	1
81	Franklin Township, Hunterdon County	1
81	Frenchtown	1
81	Green Brook Township	1
81	Hackettstown	1
81	Helmetta	1
81	Holmdel Township	1
81	Independence Township	1
81	Island Heights	1
81	Kenilworth	1
81	Kinnelon	1
81	Lincoln Park	1
81	Little Silver	1
81	Long Hill Township	1
81	Madison	1
81	Margate City	1
81	Northvale	1
81	Old Tappan	1
81	Oxford Township	1
81	Pequannock Township	1
81	Pitman	1
81	Randolph Township	1
81	Raritan	1
81	River Edge	1
81	Robbinsville Township	1
81	Rockaway	1
81	Roseland	1
81	Sea Girt	1
81	Shrewsbury	1
81	Springfield Township, Burlington County	1
81	Spring Lake	1
81	Stanhope	1
81	Surf City	1
81	Tenafly	1
81	Vernon Township	1
81	Watchung	1
81	Waterford Township	1
81	West Amwell Township	1
81	Wyckoff Township	1
82	Allendale	0
82	Allenhurst	0
82	Bay Head	0
82	Bedminster Township	0
82	Belvidere	0
82	Boonton Township	0
82	Bradley Beach	0
82	Chester	0
82	Chester Township	0
82	Clinton	0
82	Cranbury Township	0
82	Cranford Township	0
82	Deal	0
82	Demarest	0
82	East Hanover Township	0
82	Elmer	0
82	Emerson	0
82	Essex Fells	0
82	Fanwood	0
82	Franklin	0
82	Garwood	0
82	Greenwich Township, Warren County	0
82	Haddon Heights	0
82	Harrington Park	0
82	Haworth	0
82	High Bridge	0
82	Hillsdale	0
82	Interlaken	0
82	Lambertville	0
82	Lawrence Township, Mercer County	0
82	Lebanon Township	0
82	Linwood	0
82	Loch Arbour	0
82	Longport	0
82	Lower Alloways Creek Township	0
82	Manasquan	0
82	Mansfield Township, Warren County	0
82	Matawan	0
82	Medford Lakes	0
82	Millburn Township	0
82	Monmouth Beach	0
82	Mountainside	0
82	Mount Arlington	0
82	North Caldwell	0
82	Northfield	0
82	Norwood	0
82	Ogdensburg	0
82	Pohatcong Township	0
82	Ramsey	0
82	Riverton	0
82	Roxbury Township	0
82	Saddle Brook Township	0
82	Seaside Park	0
82	South Harrison Township	0
82	Spring Lake Heights	0
82	Stone Harbor	0
82	Swedesboro	0
82	Winfield Township	0
82	Woodcliff Lake	0
82	Woolwich Township	0