100 Safest — And 'Least Safe' — Towns In New Jersey, Latest Analysis Shows

You may be surprised when you see who's on these two lists. A just-released report by ValuePenguin.com, a personal finance and research and analysis website, ranked New Jersey towns based on a variety of FBI crime metrics, including property-based crimes, like burglaries and vehicle thefts, and violent crimes, such as rape, robbery and aggravated assault.

Rankings were based on 2014 statistics, and each town was assigned a "crime score" — the lower, the better (see lists below).

There were actually three lists: Large towns, with populations more than 30,000; mid-sized communities, with populations between 15,000 and 30,000; and small towns with between 5,000 and 15,000 people. Towns with less than 5,000 residents were excluded.

Below are two lists, one that shows the 100 safest New Jersey towns, and the other showing the 100 "least safe."

Safest:

1. New Hanover Township 24
2. Old Tappan 83
3. River Vale Township 84
4. Norwood 97
5. North Caldwell 103
6. Washington Township, Morris County 139
7. Chester Township 147
8. Lebanon Township 153
9. Waldwick 166
10. Mountainside 168
11. Chatham Township 169
12. Bedminster Township 171
13. Tewksbury Township 178
14. Byram Township 178
15. Cresskill 180
16. Hillsdale 188
17. Mendham Township 198
18. Chesterfield Township 200
19. Washington Township, Bergen County 201
20. Ridgefield 201 21 Clinton Township 202
21. Montvale 203 23 Wood-Ridge 205
22. Long Hill Township 205
23. Emerson 209
24. Fair Haven 212
25. Woolwich Township 215
26. New Milford 218
27. Branchburg Township 220
28. Andover Township 221
29. Westwood 225
30. Warren Township 234
31. Wyckoff Township 234
32. Midland Park 238
33. Montgomery Township 239
34. Verona 243 37 Bogota 245
35. Woodcliff Lake 251
36. Mahwah Township 254
37. Sparta Township 254
38. Holland Township 257
39. Bergenfield 260
40. West Caldwell Township 263
41. Ringwood 264
42. Cedar Grove Township 265
43. River Edge 267
44. Glen Rock 270
45. Bernards Township 271
46. Monroe Township, Middlesex County 271
47. Plumsted Township 272
48. Dumont 272
49. Mount Arlington 272
50. Plainsboro Township 272
51. Hasbrouck Heights 274
52. Tenafly 274
53. Bloomingdale 280
54. Colts Neck Township 282
55. Upper Saddle River 286
56. Kinnelon 293
57. Fanwood 297
58. Hillsborough Township 300
59. Bernardsville 300
60. Spotswood 302
61. Leonia 304
62. Hopewell Township 308
63. Washington Township, Warren County 311
64. Florence Township 317
65. Rumson 319
66. Northfield 324
67. Roseland 324
68. Chatham 332
69. Hopatcong 334
70. Allendale 334
71. Park Ridge 339
72. Milltown 339
73. Franklin Lakes 339
74. Readington Township 340
75. Manalapan Township 341
76. Palisades Park 347
77. Ridgewood 348
78. Englewood Cliffs 354
79. Randolph Township 354
80. Marlboro Township 355
81. Rockaway 357
82. Cranford Township 357
83. Denville Township 357
84. Lincoln Park 361
85. Caldwell 366
86. Montville Township 367
87. Blairstown Township 367
88. Closter 371
89. Morris Township 377
90. Florham Park 378
91. Madison 378
92. Mendham 383
93. Raritan Township 386
94. Robbinsville Township 392
95. Ocean Township, Ocean County 393
96. Little Silver 397
97. North Haledon 402
98. Clark Township 402
99. Lopatcong Township 402
100. Linwood 403

Least safe:

1. Wildwood 6,790
2. Atlantic City 5,280
3. Asbury Park 4,387
4. Millville 4,233
5. Irvington 3,988
6. Newark 3,900
7. Bridgeton 3,505
8. Orange 3,487
9. Trenton 3,361
10. Elizabeth 3,349
11. Neptune Township 3,333
12. Paterson 3,049
13. New Brunswick 2,750
14. Vineland 2,593
15. Somerdale 2,502
16. Lindenwold 2,465
17. Plainfield 2,458
18. Watchung 2,405
19. Woodbury 2,401 329
20. Deptford Township 2,384
21. Penns Grove 2,327
22. Pleasantville 2,309
23. East Orange 2,178
24. Paramus 2,129
25. Passaic 2,039
26. Jersey City 2,033
27. Hamilton Township, Atlantic County 2,007
28. Mount Holly Township 1,946
29. Paulsboro 1,929
30. Eatontown 1,922
31. Ocean City 1,877
32. Linden 1,876
33. Absecon 1,869
34. Hillside Township 1,860
35. Runnemede 1,833
36. Middle Township 1,830
37. Perth Amboy 1,781
38. Pine Hill 1,723
39. Belmar 1,714
40. Audubon 1,699
41. Long Branch 1,670
42. Willingboro Township 1,658
43. Pennsauken Township 1,657
44. Berlin Township 1,625
45. Somers Point 1,608
46. Margate City 1,588
47. Belleville 1,557
48. Pemberton Township 1,540
49. Toms River 1,506
50. Union City 1,506
51. Ocean Township,
52. Monmouth County 1,498
53. Secaucus 1,487
54. Bloomfield 1,478
55. Cherry Hill Township 1,468
56. Totowa 1,454
57. Hoboken 1,445
58. Ventnor City 1,421
59. Burlington 1,421
60. Gloucester Township 1,393
61. Kearny 1,373
62. Logan Township 1,326
63. Cinnaminson 1,319
64. Englewood 1,315
65. Garfield 1,311
66. Egg Harbor Township 1,309
67. Fairfield Township, Essex County 1,308
68. Roselle 1,278
69. Phillipsburg 1,268
70. Keansburg 1,265
71. Clifton 1,248
72. Red Bank 1,242
73. Ewing Township 1,230
74. Maple Shade Township 1,217
75. Collingswood 1,217
76. Westampton Township 1,214
77. Lower Township 1,213
78. North Brunswick Township 1,187
79. Lawrence Township, Mercer County 1,184
80. Palmyra 1,173
81. Morristown 1,172
82. Manville 1,166
83. Lumberton Township 1,165
84. Haddon Township 1,147
85. Harrison 1,142
86. Woodbridge Township 1,130
87. Brigantine 1,125
88. Dunellen 1,121
89. West Orange 1,110
90. Bound Brook 1,095
91. Moorestown Township 1,089
92. Keyport 1,084
93. Monroe Township 1,083
94. Union Township 1,077
95. Galloway Township 1,069
96. Edgewater Park Township 1,058
97. Carney's Point Township 1,056
98. West New York 1,052
99. Hackensack 1,048
100. Pennsville Township 1,047