Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey Crime Rate

5 years of data (2020–2024) · Population: 93,487

Key Insights

→Hamilton Township, Mercer County has a safety grade of A with a violent crime rate of 184.0 per 100,000 residents (national avg: 359.1).
→Violent crime dropped 20.9% from the previous year.
→1 murders recorded in 2024 — a rate of 1.1 per 100K.
→Crime trajectory: volatile — based on 5 years of data.
→Safer than 41% of all cities in the OpenCrime database.
→Violent-to-property crime ratio: 0.08 (below national average).

Violent Crime Rate

184.0

-20.9% YoY

Murder Rate

1.1

1 murders

Property Crime Rate

2347.9

2,195 total

vs National Avg

↓ -49%

National: 359.1

2024 Crime Breakdown

Violent Crime: 172

Murder1

Rape20

Robbery38

Aggravated Assault113

Property Crime: 2,195

Burglary156

Larceny-Theft1,859

Motor Vehicle Theft180

Arson4

Year-over-Year Comparison

Year	Population	Violent Crime	Violent Rate	Murders	Property Crime	Property Rate
2024	93,487	172	184.0	1	2,195	2347.9
2023	91,606	213	232.5	1	2,018	2202.9
2022	91,408	203	222.1	1	1,647	1801.8
2021	90,195	225	249.5	6	1,401	1553.3
2020	86,805	153	176.3	0	1,469	1692.3

Crime Rate Trends

Murder Rate Trend

Safety Grade for Hamilton Township, Mercer County

Based on violent crime rate of 184.0 per 100K (national avg: 359.1)

Crime Trajectory

↕️ Volatile

How is this calculated? →

Safety Percentile

Safer than 41% of cities

Crime Personality: Balanced

Crime in this city follows a typical distribution across crime types — no single category dominates.

Explore all city crime DNA profiles →

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National Arrest Demographics

The FBI does not publish per-city arrest demographic breakdowns. At the national level, arrest data shows significant racial disparities influenced by policing patterns, poverty concentration, and systemic factors.

Full Arrest Demographics by Race →Racial Disparities Analysis →Crime Statistics by Race →Who Commits Crime? →

Related Analysis

The Great Crime Decline →Gun Violence Data →Violent Crime Overview →Property Crime →

More for Hamilton Township, Mercer County

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Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, Table 8 — Offenses Known to Law Enforcement by State by City. Rates per 100,000 residents.