Crime & Safety
490 New Jersey Towns With Violent Crime: Highest To Lowest
The Department of Law and Public Safety's newest Uniform Crime Report is out. Which New Jersey towns have the highest violent crime rates?
You may be surprised to see which towns have the highest violent crime rates in New Jersey.
Patch has the whole list, from highest to lowest, of every town's violent crime rating from the newly-released Uniform Crime Report (see list below).
The numbers were derived from the Department of Law & Public Safety's newly-released Uniform Crime Report (UCR).
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While some towns that have routinely had a high number of crimes appear at the top of the list, other smaller communities that have been plagued by acts of violence (Seaside Heights) and the heroin epidemic (South Toms River) found themselves in the top 50.
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The report contains data from the most recent year available (2014), showing that the overall crime rate decreased by eight percent compared to 2013.
Violent crime decreased 10 percent from 25,452 to 23,004, and murder dropped 12 percent from 401 to 354. Robbery and aggravated assault went down respectively 13 (from 12,087 to 10,492) and seven percent (from 12,090 to 11,208).
“Our latest crime data shows reductions in most major categories of crime. While crime rates can be influenced by any number of variables, there is no question that an important part of the equation is the skill and dedication of the men and women of our law enforcement community,” said Acting Attorney General Lougy.
The violent crime rating is based on incidents of violent crime per 1,000 people.
In the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program, violent crime is composed of four offenses: murder and non-negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault.
Here is the entire New Jersey list:
- Camden City 20.2
- Wildwood 16.3
- Atlantic City 13.7
- Salem 2014 13.3
- Asbury Park 13.2
- Irvington 12.9
- Seaside Heights 12.0
- Newark 11.5
- Wrightstown 11.3
- Trenton 11.1
- Orange 10.9
- Bridgeton 10.2
- Elizabeth City 9.1
- Beverly City 9.0
- Pleasantville 8.3
- Brooklawn Boro 8.2
- Paterson 8.2
- New Brunswick 7.8
- Penns Grove Boro 7.7
- East Orange City 7.2
- Plainfield 7.2
- Millville City 6.9
- West Wildwood Boro 6.8
- Woodland Twp. 6.7
- Lindenwold Boro 6.6
- Passaic 6.5
- Jersey City 5.5
- Egg Harbor City 5.2
- Mount Holly Twp. 4.8
- Neptune Twp. 4.8
- Perth Amboy 4.8
- Commercial Twp. 4.6
- Hi-Nella Boro 4.6
- Burlington City 4.5 S.
- Hackensack 4.5
- Hillside Twp. 4.4
- Vineland 4.4
- Westville Boro 4.2
- Fairfield Twp. (Cumberland) 4.1
- S. Toms River Boro 4.0
- Willingboro Twp. 3.9
- Linden City 3.7
- Pine Hill Boro 3.7
- Woodbine Boro 3.7
- Absecon City 3.6
- Pemberton Twp. 3.6
- Union City 3.5
- Lawnside Boro 3.4
- Woodlynne Boro 3.4
- Paulsboro 3.3
- Long Branch 3.2
- Chesilhurst Boro 3.1
- Englishtown Boro 3.1
- Roselle Boro 3.1
- Woodbury 3.1
- Belleville Town 2.9
- Hoboken 2.9
- Lake Como Boro 2.9
- Neptune City Boro 2.9
- Rocky Hill Boro 2.9
- West New York 2.9
- Bass River Twp. 2.8
- Edgewater Park Twp. 2.8
- Englewood City 2.8
- Magnolia Boro 2.8
- Deal Boro 2.7
- Folsom Boro 2.7
- Alloway Twp. 2.6
- Harrison 2.6
- Keansburg Boro 2.6
- Keyport Boro 2.6
- Montague Twp. 2.6
- Mount Ephraim Boro 2.6
- Eagleswood Twp. 2.5
- Gloucester City 2.5
- Middle Twp. 2.5
- Milford Boro 2.5
- Runnemede Boro 2.5
- Buena Boro 2.4
- Deptford Twp. 2.4
- Ewing Twp.2.4
- Guttenberg 2.4
- Morristown 2.4
- Bayonne City 2.3
- Belmar Boro 2.3
- Freehold Boro 2.3
- Gloucester Twp. 2.3
- Pennsauken Twp. 2.3
- Westampton Twp. 2.3
- Allentown Boro 2.2
- Bloomfield Town 2.2
- Clementon Boro 2.2
- Clifton City 2.2
- Dunellen Boro 2.2
- Elmer Boro 2.2
- Maple Shade Twp. 2.2
- Sea Girt Boro 2.2
- Somers Point 2.2
- West Orange 2.2
- Dover 2.1
- Egg Harbor Twp. 2.1
- Garfield City 2.1
- Kearny 2.1
- Lambertville City 2.1
- Eatontown Boro 2.0
- Hackensack 2.0
- Long Beach Twp. 2.0
- Pilesgrove Twp. 2.0
- Red Bank Boro 2.0
- Secaucus Town 2.0
- Shiloh Boro 2.0
- Upper Deerfield Twp. 2.0
- Carteret Boro 1.9
- East Newark Boro 1.9
- Fieldsboro Boro 1.9
- North Bergen Twp. 1.9
- Rahway City 1.9
- Wildwood Crest Boro 1.9
- Cinnaminson 1.8
- Fairview Boro 1.8
- Hamilton Twp. 1.8
- Lakewood Twp. 1.8
- Lodi Boro 1.8
- Maplewood Twp. 1.8
- Merchantville Boro 1.8
- Moorestown 1.8
- North Wildwood City 1.8
- Palmyra Boro 1.8
- Phillipsburg 1.8
- Shrewsbury Twp. 1.8
- West Amwell Twp. 1.8
- Winslow Twp. 1.8
- Bound Brook Boro 1.7
- Collingswood Boro 1.7
- Glassboro Boro 1.7
- Hamilton Twp. 1.7
- Logan Twp. 1.7
- Lower Twp. 1.7
- Ocean Twp. 1.7
- Ship Bottom Boro 1.7
- Somerdale Boro 1.7
- Winfield Twp. 0.7
- Woodbury Hgts. Boro 1.7
- Woodstown Boro 1.7
- Buena Vista Twp. 1.6
- Carlstadt Boro 1.6
- North Plainfield Boro 1.6
- Riverside Twp. 1.6
- Somerville 1.6
- Stratford Boro 1.6
- Tabernacle Twp. 1.6
- Union Twp. (Union) 1.6
- Galloway Twp. 1.5
- Lebanon Boro 1.5
- Little Ferry Boro 1.5
- North Haledon Boro 1.5
- Oaklyn Boro 1.5
- Prospect Park Boro 1.5
- Quinton Twp. 1.5
- South Amboy 1.5
- South Orange Village 1.5 S
- outh River Boro 1.5
- Totowa Boro 1.5
- Washington Boro 1.5
- Weehawken Twp. 1.5
- Atlantic Highlands 1.4
- Carney’s Point Twp. 1.4
- Cliffside Park Boro 1.4
- Dennis Twp. 1.4
- Elk Twp. 1.4
- Elmwood Park Boro 1.4
- Hampton Boro 1.4
- Highlands Boro 1.4
- Lawrence Twp. 1.4
- North Hanover Twp. 1.4
- Sussex Boro 1.4
- Watchung Boro 1.4
- Butler Boro 1.3
- Deerfield Twp. 1.3
- Haledon Boro 1.3
- Hightstown Boro 1.3
- Knowlton Twp. 1.3
- Lumberton Twp. 1.3
- Monroe Twp. 1.3
- North Brunswick Twp. 1.3
- Teaneck Twp. 1.3
- Bloomsbury Boro 1.2
- Brick Twp. 1.2
- Garwood Boro 1.2
- Haddon Twp. 1.2
- Hammonton 1.2
- Kenilworth Boro 1.2
- Little Falls Twp. 1.2
- Manville Boro 1.2
- Montclair 1.2
- North Arlington Boro 1.2
- Oceanport Boro 1.2
- Stone Harbor 1.2
- Tuckerton 1.2
- Voorhees Twp. 1.2
- Woodbridge Twp. 1.2
- Bordentown Twp. 1.1
- Cherry Hill 1.1
- Clinton Town 1.1
- Delanco Twp. 1.1
- East Rutherford 1.1
- Flemington 1.1
- Haddon Heights 1.1
- Hainesport Twp. 1.1
- Independence Twp. 1.1
- Laurel Springs Boro 1.1
- Lr. Alloways Creek Twp. 1.1
- Mannington Twp. 1.1
- Newton 1.1
- Ocean City 1.1
- Oldmans Twp. 1.1
- Park Ridge Boro 1.1
- Roosevelt Boro 1.1
- Stanhope Boro 1.1
- Avon-By-The-Sea Boro 1.0
- Barnegat Twp. 1.0
- Bay Head Boro 1.0
- Burlington Twp. 1.0
- Edison Twp. 1.0
- Hopewell Boro 1.0
- Jamesburg Boro 1.0
- Lyndhurst Twp. 1.0
- Pennsville Twp. 1.0
- Piscataway Twp. 1.0
- Sandyston Twp. 1.0
- Audubon Boro 0.9
- Berlin Boro 0.9
- Berlin Twp. 0.9
- Boonton Twp. 0.9
- Brigantine City 0.9
- Fairfield Twp. (Essex) 0.9
- Florence Twp. 0.9
- Freehold Twp. 0.9
- Little Egg Harbor 0.9
- Netcong Boro 0.9
- Paramus Boro 0.9
- Pine Beach Boro 0.9
- Pohatcong Twp. 0.9
- Roselle Park Boro 0.9
- Sayreville Boro 0.9
- Toms River 0.9
- Upper Pittsgrove Twp. 0.9
- Wanaque Boro 0.9
- Wharton Boro 0.9
- Aberdeen Twp. 0.8
- Avalon Boro 0.8
- Beach Haven Boro 0.8
- Bellmawr Boro 0.8
- Bloomingdale Boro 0.8
- Cape May City 0.8
- Closter Boro 0.8
- Delran Twp. 0.8
- East Brunswick Twp. 0.8
- Eastampton Twp. 0.8
- Fair Lawn Boro 0.8
- Farmingdale Boro 0.8
- Franklin Boro 0.8
- Hampton Twp. 0.8
- Hanover Twp. 0.8
- Matawan Boro 0.8
- Middlesex Boro 0.8
- Pennington Boro 0.8
- Pequannock Twp. 0.8
- Pompton Lakes Boro 0.8
- Rochelle Park Twp. 0.8
- Saddle Brook Twp. 0.8
- Scotch Plains Twp. 0.8
- Shamong Twp. 0.8
- South Plainfield Boro 0.8
- Surf City Boro 0.8
- Swedesboro Boro 0.8
- W. Long Branch Boro 0.8
- West Milford Twp. 0.8
- Beachwood Boro 0.7
- Berkeley Twp. 0.7
- Bradley Beach Boro 0.7
- East Hanover Twp. 0.7
- Evesham Twp. 0.7
- Frenchtown 0.7
- Green Brook Twp. 0.7
- Hardyston Twp. 0.7
- Howell Twp. 0.7
- Jackson Twp. 0.7
- Lacey Twp. 0.7
- Medford Lakes Boro 0.7
- Metuchen Boro 0.7
- Moonachie Boro 0.7
- Morris Plains Boro 0.7
- Mount Laurel Twp. 0.7
- Palisades Park Boro 0.7
- Parsippany-Troy Hills Twp. 0.7
- Pemberton Boro 0.7
- Princeton 0.7
- Ramsey Boro 0.7
- Sea Bright Boro 0.7
- Stillwater Twp. 0.7
- Wallington Boro 0.7
- Waterford Twp. 0.8
- Wayne Twp. 0.7
- Weymouth Twp. 0.7
- Allendale Boro 0.6
- Barrington Boro 0.6
- Chester Boro 0.6
- Clayton Boro 0.6
- Downe Twp. 0.6
- East Windsor Twp. 0.6
- Estell Manor 0.6
- Franklin Lakes 0.6
- Franklin Twp. (Somerset) 0.6
- Glen Gardner Boro 0.6
- Hackettstown 0.6
- Harrison Twp. 0.6
- Holland Twp. 0.6
- Kinnelon Boro 0.6
- Lawrence Twp. 0.6
- Lincoln Park Boro 0.6
- Medford Twp. 0.6
- Millstone Twp. 0.6
- Monmouth Beach Boro 0.6
- Mullica Twp. 0.6
- Newfield Boro 0.6
- Pitman Boro 0.6
- Point Pleasant Beach 0.6
- Rumson Boro 0.6
- Seaside Park Boro 0.6
- Stafford Twp. 0.6
- Summit City 0.6
- Upper Twp. 0.6
- Wantage Twp. 0.6
- Washington Twp. (Gloucester) 0.6
- Westfield 0.6
- White Twp. 0.6
- Boonton Town 0.5
- Caldwell 0.5
- Denville Twp. 0.5
- Dumont Boro 0.5
- East Amwell Twp. 0.5
- Edgewater Boro 0.5
- Fair Haven Boro 0.5
- Fort Lee Boro 0.5
- Frelinghuysen Twp. 0.5
- Greenwich Twp. (Warren) 0.5
- Hasbrouck Hts. Boro 0.5
- Helmetta Boro 0.5
- Highland Park Boro 0.5
- Holmdel Twp. 0.5
- Hope Twp. 0.5
- Hopewell Twp. 0.5
- Jefferson Twp. 0.5
- Livingston Twp. 0.5
- Manasquan 0.5
- Mansfield Twp. 0.5
- Maywood Boro 0.5
- Montville Twp. 0.5
- Morris Twp. 0.5
- Mount Olive Twp. 0.5
- Nutley Twp. 0.5
- Pittsgrove Twp. 0.5
- Raritan Boro 0.5
- Raritan Twp. 0.5
- Ridgefield Park Village 0.5
- Riverdale Boro 0.5
- Robbinsville Twp. 0.5
- Rockaway Boro 0.5
- Rockaway Twp. 0.5
- Roseland Boro 0.5
- Shrewsbury Boro 0.5
- Sparta Twp. 0.5
- U. Saddle River Boro 0.5
- Wall Twp. 0.5
- West Caldwell Twp. 0.5
- West Deptford Twp. 0.5
- Westwood Boro 0.5
- Alexandria Twp. 0.4
- Belvidere Town 0.4
- Bergenfield Boro 0.4
- Bridgewater Twp. 0.4
- Chesterfield Twp. 0.4
- East Greenwich Twp. 0.4
- Glen Ridge Boro 0.4
- Hopatcong Boro 0.4
- Lakehurst Boro 0.4
- Lopatcong Twp. 0.4
- Manalapan Twp. 0.4
- Mansfield Twp. 0.4
- Mantua Twp. 0.4
- Mendham Boro 0.4
- Middletown 0.4
- Millburn Twp. 0.4
- Mount Arlington Boro 0.4
- New Providence Boro 0.4
- Northvale Boro 0.4
- Old Bridge Twp. 0.4
- Oxford Twp. 0.4
- Plumsted Twp. 0.4
- Point Pleasant Boro 0.4
- Ringwood Boro 0.4
- Rutherford Boro 0.4
- Southampton Twp. 0.4
- Washington Twp. (Morris) 0.4
- Wenonah Boro 0.4
- West Windsor Twp. 0.4
- Woodland Park Boro 0.4
- Andover Twp. 0.3
- Bordentown City 0.3
- Chatham Boro 0.3
- Clark Twp. 0.3
- Colts Neck Twp. 0.3
- Emerson Boro 0.3
- Franklin Twp. (Warren) 0.3
- Franklin Twp.(Gloucester) 0.3
- Glen Rock Boro 0.3
- Green Twp. 0.3
- Haddonfield 0.3
- Harding Twp. 0.3
- High Bridge Boro 0.3
- Hillsborough Twp. 0.3
- Hillsdale Boro 0.3
- Leonia Boro 0.3
- Mahwah Twp. 0.3
- Margate City 0.3
- Marlboro Twp. 0.3
- Maurice River Twp. 0.3
- Mine Hill Twp. 0.3
- Plainsboro Twp. 0.3
- Randolph Twp. 0.3
- Ridgewood Village 0.3
- South Harrison Twp. 0.3
- Union Beach 0.3
- Upper Freehold Twp. 0.3
- Verona 0.3
- Warren Twp. 0.3
- Washington Twp. (Warren) 0.3
- Allamuchy Twp. 0.2
- Bernards Twp. 0.2
- Blairstown Twp. 0.2
- Bogota Boro 0.2
- Branchburg Twp. 0.2
- Brielle Boro 0.2
- Cedar Grove Twp. 0.2
- Cranford Twp. 0.2
- Delaware Twp. 0.2
- Englewood Cliffs Boro 0.2
- Florham Park Boro 0.2
- Frankford Twp. 0.2
- Greenwich Twp. (Gloucester) 0.2
- Hawthorne Boro 0.2
- Hazlet Twp. 0.2
- Hohokus Boro 0.2
- Little Silver Boro 0.2
- Madison Boro 0.2
- Manchester Twp. 0.2
- Monroe Twp. 0.2
- Norwood Boro 0.2
- Oakland Boro 0.2
- Ocean Twp. 0.2
- Ridgefield Boro 0.2
- River Edge Boro 0.2
- Roxbury Twp. 0.2 S.
- Bound Brook Boro 0.2
- South Brunswick 0.2
- Spring Lake Heights 0.2
- Tinton Falls Boro 0.2
- Wood-Ridge Boro 0.2
- Woolwich Twp. 0.2
- Berkeley Heights Twp. 0.1
- Bernardsville Boro 0.1
- Byram Twp. 0.1
- Chatham Twp. 0.1
- Clinton Twp. 0.1
- Linwood City 0.1
- Milltown Boro 0.1
- Montgomery Twp. 0.1
- Mountainside Boro 0.1
- New Hanover Twp. 0.1
- New Milford Boro 0.1
- Oradell Boro 0.1
- Readington Twp. 0.1
- River Vale Twp. 0.1
- Spotswood Boro 0.1
- Springfield Twp. (Union) 0.1
- Tenafly Boro 0.1
- Vernon Twp. 0.1
- Waldwick Boro 0.1
- Wyckoff Twp. 0.1
- Allenhurst Boro 0.0
- Alpha Boro 0.0
- Alpine Boro 0.0
- Andover Boro 0.0
- Audubon Park 0.0
- Barnegat Light Boro 0.0
- Bedminster Twp. 0.0
- Bethlehem Twp. 0.0
- Branchville 0.0
- Califon Boro 0.0
- Cape May Point Boro 0.0
- Chester Twp. 0.0
- Corbin City 0.0
- Cranbury Twp. 0.0
- Cresskill Boro 0.0
- Demarest Boro 0.0
- Elsinboro Twp. 7.9
- Essex Fells Boro 0.0
- Fanwood Boro 0.0
- Far Hills Boro 0.0
- Franklin Twp. (Hunterdon) 0.0
- Fredon Twp. 0.0
- Gibbsboro Boro 0.0
- Greenwich Twp. (Cumberland) 0.0
- Hamburg Boro 0.0
- Hardwick Twp. 0.0
- Harmony Twp. 0.0
- Harrington Park 0.0
- Harvey Cedars Boro 0.0
- Haworth Boro 0.0
- Interlaken Boro 0.0
- Island Heights Boro 0.0
- Kingwood Twp. 0.0
- Lafayette Twp. 0.0
- Lavallette Boro 0.0
- Lebanon Twp. 0.0
- Liberty Twp. 0.0
- Loch Arbour Village 0.0
- Long Hill Twp. 0.0
- Longport Boro 0.0
- Mendham Twp. 0.0
- Midland Park Boro 0.0
- Millstone Boro 0.0
- Montvale Boro 0.0
- Mountain Lakes Boro 0.0
- North Caldwell Boro 0.0
- Northfield City 0.0
- Ocean Gate Boro 0.0
- Ogdensburg Boro 0.0
- Old Tappan Boro 0.0
- Peapack-Gladstone 0.0
- Pine Valley Boro 0.0
- Riverton Boro 0.0
- Rockleigh Boro 0.0
- Saddle River Boro 0.0
- Sea Isle City 0.0
- Spring Lake Boro 0.0
- Springfield Twp. (Burlington) 0.0
- Stockton Boro 0.0
- Stow Creek Twp. 0.0
- Tavistock Boro 0.0
- Union Twp. (Hunterdon) 0.0
- Walpack Twp. 0.0
- Washington Twp. (Burlington) 0.0
- Washington Twp. (Bergen) 0.0
- West Cape May Boro 0.0
- Woodcliff Lake Boro 0.0
Editor's note: Patch incorrectly had Chester Boro listed at 15th. The town is tied at 306th.
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