Safest Cities in New Jersey (2024)
Ranked by violent crime rate per 100,000 residents from 2024 FBI data. New Jersey has 457 cities reporting crime data, with a statewide violent crime rate of 217.7 per 100K.
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Top 25 Safest Cities in New Jersey
| # | City | Population | Violent Rate | Murder Rate | Property Rate | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roxbury Township | 23,773 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 702.5 | A+ |
| 2 | Woolwich Township | 14,573 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 521.5 | A+ |
| 3 | Hillsdale | 10,264 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 263.1 | A+ |
| 4 | Matawan | 9,757 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20.5 | A+ |
| 5 | Northfield | 8,427 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1079.9 | A+ |
| 6 | Chester Township | 7,875 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 165.1 | A+ |
| 7 | Haddon Heights | 7,682 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 494.7 | A+ |
| 8 | Emerson | 7,402 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 94.6 | A+ |
| 9 | Allendale | 6,926 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 115.5 | A+ |
| 10 | Woodcliff Lake | 6,256 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 735.3 | A+ |
| 11 | Lebanon Township | 6,224 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 289.2 | A+ |
| 12 | Mount Arlington | 6,070 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 148.3 | A+ |
| 13 | Garwood | 5,558 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1115.5 | A+ |
| 14 | Harrington Park | 5,193 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 211.8 | A+ |
| 15 | Franklin | 5,047 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 515.2 | A+ |
| 16 | Demarest | 4,913 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 529.2 | A+ |
| 17 | Spring Lake Heights | 4,818 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 145.3 | A+ |
| 18 | Boonton Township | 4,521 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 353.9 | A+ |
| 19 | Bradley Beach | 4,198 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2072.4 | A+ |
| 20 | Harding Township | 3,909 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 537.2 | A+ |
| 21 | Tuckerton | 3,738 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 989.8 | A+ |
| 22 | High Bridge | 3,612 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 996.7 | A+ |
| 23 | South Harrison Township | 3,534 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 84.9 | A+ |
| 24 | Swedesboro | 2,811 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 675.9 | A+ |
| 25 | Riverton | 2,789 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2079.6 | A+ |
Most Dangerous Cities in New Jersey
| # | City | Population | Violent Rate | Murder Rate | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teterboro | 70 | 2857.1 | 0.0 | F |
| 2 | Salem | 5,337 | 2098.6 | 18.7 | F |
| 3 | Atlantic City | 38,480 | 1780.1 | 18.2 | F |
| 4 | Camden County Police Department | 72,435 | 1380.5 | 26.2 | F |
| 5 | Asbury Park | 15,136 | 1116.5 | 19.8 | F |
| 6 | Trenton | 91,236 | 1025.9 | 21.9 | F |
| 7 | Paterson | 158,903 | 978.6 | 6.3 | F |
| 8 | Bridgeton | 26,634 | 919.9 | 22.5 | F |
| 9 | Passaic | 69,938 | 719.2 | 1.4 | F |
| 10 | Paulsboro | 6,429 | 715.5 | 0.0 | F |
| 11 | New Brunswick | 57,259 | 698.6 | 15.7 | F |
| 12 | Hi-Nella | 949 | 632.2 | 0.0 | F |
| 13 | Newark | 309,708 | 581.2 | 12.6 | F |
| 14 | South Hackensack Township | 2,762 | 579.3 | 0.0 | F |
| 15 | Penns Grove | 4,872 | 574.7 | 41.0 | F |
All 457 Cities in New Jersey
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| # | City | Pop. | Violent Rate | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roxbury Township | 23,773 | 0.0 | A+ |
| 2 | Woolwich Township | 14,573 | 0.0 | A+ |
| 3 | Hillsdale | 10,264 | 0.0 | A+ |
| 4 | Matawan | 9,757 | 0.0 | A+ |
| 5 | Northfield | 8,427 | 0.0 | A+ |
| 6 | Chester Township | 7,875 | 0.0 | A+ |
| 7 | Haddon Heights | 7,682 | 0.0 | A+ |
| 8 | Emerson | 7,402 | 0.0 | A+ |
| 9 | Allendale | 6,926 | 0.0 | A+ |
| 10 | Woodcliff Lake | 6,256 | 0.0 | A+ |
| 11 | Lebanon Township | 6,224 | 0.0 | A+ |
| 12 | Mount Arlington | 6,070 | 0.0 | A+ |
| 13 | Garwood | 5,558 | 0.0 | A+ |
| 14 | Harrington Park | 5,193 | 0.0 | A+ |
| 15 | Franklin | 5,047 | 0.0 | A+ |
| 16 | Demarest | 4,913 | 0.0 | A+ |
| 17 | Spring Lake Heights | 4,818 | 0.0 | A+ |
| 18 | Boonton Township | 4,521 | 0.0 | A+ |
| 19 | Bradley Beach | 4,198 | 0.0 | A+ |
| 20 | Harding Township | 3,909 | 0.0 | A+ |
| 21 | Tuckerton | 3,738 | 0.0 | A+ |
| 22 | High Bridge | 3,612 | 0.0 | A+ |
| 23 | South Harrison Township | 3,534 | 0.0 | A+ |
| 24 | Swedesboro | 2,811 | 0.0 | A+ |
| 25 | Riverton | 2,789 | 0.0 | A+ |
| 26 | Clinton | 2,786 | 0.0 | A+ |
| 27 | Peapack-Gladstone | 2,560 | 0.0 | A+ |
| 28 | Belvidere | 2,542 | 0.0 | A+ |
| 29 | Ogdensburg | 2,307 | 0.0 | A+ |
| 30 | Essex Fells | 2,160 | 0.0 | A+ |
| 31 | Laurel Springs | 1,983 | 0.0 | A+ |
| 32 | Lower Alloways Creek Township | 1,742 | 0.0 | A+ |
| 33 | Chester | 1,718 | 0.0 | A+ |
| 34 | Chesilhurst | 1,541 | 0.0 | A+ |
| 35 | Seaside Park | 1,516 | 0.0 | A+ |
| 36 | Winfield Township | 1,414 | 0.0 | A+ |
| 37 | Elmer | 1,376 | 0.0 | A+ |
| 38 | Ship Bottom | 1,133 | 0.0 | A+ |
| 39 | Bay Head | 999 | 0.0 | A+ |
| 40 | Deal | 885 | 0.0 | A+ |
| 41 | Longport | 872 | 0.0 | A+ |
| 42 | Interlaken | 815 | 0.0 | A+ |
| 43 | Stone Harbor | 791 | 0.0 | A+ |
| 44 | Allenhurst | 465 | 0.0 | A |
| 45 | Loch Arbour | 222 | 0.0 | A |
| 46 | Randolph Township | 27,159 | 3.7 | A |
| 47 | Vernon Township | 22,851 | 4.4 | A |
| 48 | Millburn Township | 22,415 | 4.5 | A |
| 49 | Wyckoff Township | 17,594 | 5.7 | A |
| 50 | Pequannock Township | 15,964 | 6.3 | A |
| 51 | Tenafly | 15,451 | 6.5 | A |
| 52 | Saddle Brook Township | 14,730 | 6.8 | A |
| 53 | East Hanover Township | 11,398 | 8.8 | A |
| 54 | Pompton Lakes | 10,851 | 9.2 | A |
| 55 | Waterford Township | 10,678 | 9.4 | A |
| 56 | Kinnelon | 10,250 | 9.8 | A |
| 57 | Hackettstown | 10,090 | 9.9 | A |
| 58 | Colts Neck Township | 9,898 | 10.1 | A |
| 59 | Bernards Township | 28,921 | 10.4 | A |
| 60 | Cresskill | 9,078 | 11.0 | A |
| 61 | Closter | 8,724 | 11.5 | A |
| 62 | New Milford | 17,261 | 11.6 | A |
| 63 | Madison | 16,643 | 12.0 | A |
| 64 | Monroe Township, Middlesex County | 49,652 | 12.1 | A |
| 65 | Upper Saddle River | 8,263 | 12.1 | A |
| 66 | Cranford Township | 24,232 | 12.4 | A |
| 67 | Fanwood | 7,790 | 12.8 | A |
| 68 | Berlin | 7,717 | 13.0 | A |
| 69 | Mountainside | 7,053 | 14.2 | A |
| 70 | Linwood | 6,961 | 14.4 | A |
| 71 | Cedar Grove Township | 13,705 | 14.6 | A |
| 72 | Rockaway | 6,744 | 14.8 | A |
| 73 | North Caldwell | 6,685 | 15.0 | A |
| 74 | Watchung | 6,594 | 15.2 | A |
| 75 | Dumont | 18,765 | 16.0 | A |
| 76 | Roseland | 6,268 | 16.0 | A |
| 77 | Westfield | 31,111 | 16.1 | A |
| 78 | Glen Rock | 12,331 | 16.2 | A |
| 79 | River Edge | 12,236 | 16.3 | A |
| 80 | Fair Haven | 6,063 | 16.5 | A |
| 81 | Denville Township | 17,546 | 17.1 | A |
| 82 | Montville Township | 23,015 | 17.4 | A |
| 83 | Union Beach | 5,702 | 17.5 | A |
| 84 | Lincoln Park | 11,211 | 17.8 | A |
| 85 | Warren Township | 16,655 | 18.0 | A |
| 86 | Greenwich Township, Warren County | 5,515 | 18.1 | A |
| 87 | Waldwick | 10,332 | 19.4 | A |
| 88 | Raritan Township | 25,018 | 20.0 | A |
| 89 | Ramsey | 15,009 | 20.0 | A |
| 90 | Middlesex Borough | 14,731 | 20.4 | A |
| 91 | Brielle | 4,903 | 20.4 | A |
| 92 | South Bound Brook | 4,856 | 20.6 | A |
| 93 | Plainsboro Township | 23,973 | 20.9 | A |
| 94 | Chatham | 9,505 | 21.0 | A |
| 95 | Mountain Lakes | 4,683 | 21.4 | A |
| 96 | Ocean Township, Ocean County | 9,314 | 21.5 | A |
| 97 | Chesterfield Township | 9,299 | 21.5 | A |
| 98 | Elk Township | 4,590 | 21.8 | A |
| 99 | Delaware Township | 4,580 | 21.8 | A |
| 100 | Pitman | 9,105 | 22.0 | A |
| 101 | Boonton | 9,023 | 22.2 | A |
| 102 | Long Hill Township | 8,804 | 22.7 | A |
| 103 | Holmdel Township | 17,407 | 23.0 | A |
| 104 | Medford Lakes | 4,300 | 23.3 | A |
| 105 | Bridgewater Township | 46,946 | 23.4 | A |
| 106 | Kenilworth | 8,394 | 23.8 | A |
| 107 | Bedminster Township | 8,360 | 23.9 | A |
| 108 | Lambertville | 4,166 | 24.0 | A |
| 109 | Shrewsbury | 4,141 | 24.1 | A |
| 110 | Palisades Park | 20,477 | 24.4 | A |
| 111 | Hasbrouck Heights | 12,272 | 24.4 | A |
| 112 | Glen Ridge | 8,195 | 24.4 | A |
| 113 | Readington Township | 16,307 | 24.5 | A |
| 114 | Fairfield Township, Essex County | 8,150 | 24.5 | A |
| 115 | Cranbury Township | 4,068 | 24.6 | A |
| 116 | Morris Township | 24,191 | 24.8 | A |
| 117 | Hawthorne | 19,899 | 25.1 | A |
| 118 | Mansfield Township, Warren County | 7,911 | 25.3 | A |
| 119 | Chatham Township | 11,424 | 26.3 | A |
| 120 | Franklin Lakes | 11,251 | 26.7 | A |
| 121 | Florham Park | 14,942 | 26.8 | A |
| 122 | Barrington | 7,227 | 27.7 | A |
| 123 | Lawrence Township, Mercer County | 32,040 | 28.1 | A |
| 124 | Wood-Ridge | 10,449 | 28.7 | A |
| 125 | River Vale Township | 10,412 | 28.8 | A |
| 126 | Washington Township, Warren County | 6,878 | 29.1 | A |
| 127 | Haworth | 3,391 | 29.5 | A |
| 128 | Paramus | 26,745 | 29.9 | A |
| 129 | Franklin Township, Hunterdon County | 3,297 | 30.3 | A |
| 130 | Pohatcong Township | 3,288 | 30.4 | A |
| 131 | Springfield Township, Burlington County | 3,255 | 30.7 | A |
| 132 | Oakland | 12,944 | 30.9 | A |
| 133 | Monmouth Beach | 3,212 | 31.1 | A |
| 134 | Leonia | 9,507 | 31.6 | A |
| 135 | Robbinsville Township | 15,669 | 31.9 | A |
| 136 | Washington Township, Morris County | 18,629 | 32.2 | A |
| 137 | Washington Township, Bergen County | 9,254 | 32.4 | A |
| 138 | Montgomery Township | 24,343 | 32.9 | A |
| 139 | West Amwell Township | 3,026 | 33.0 | A |
| 140 | Little Silver | 6,029 | 33.2 | A |
| 141 | Raritan | 8,857 | 33.9 | A |
| 142 | Norwood | 5,890 | 34.0 | A |
| 143 | Jamesburg | 5,851 | 34.2 | A |
| 144 | Ringwood | 11,623 | 34.4 | A |
| 145 | Manalapan Township | 40,430 | 34.6 | A |
| 146 | Roselle Park | 14,212 | 35.2 | A |
| 147 | Wanaque | 11,213 | 35.7 | A |
| 148 | Butler | 8,346 | 35.9 | A |
| 149 | Andover Township | 5,524 | 36.2 | A |
| 150 | West Caldwell Township | 10,975 | 36.4 | A |
| 151 | Spring Lake | 2,740 | 36.5 | A |
| 152 | Rockaway Township | 27,294 | 36.6 | A |
| 153 | North Hanover Township | 8,024 | 37.4 | A |
| 154 | Bernardsville | 8,018 | 37.4 | A |
| 155 | Haddonfield | 12,856 | 38.9 | B+ |
| 156 | Sparta Township | 20,390 | 39.2 | B+ |
| 157 | Edgewater | 15,063 | 39.8 | B+ |
| 158 | Jackson Township | 62,326 | 40.1 | B+ |
| 159 | Green Brook Township | 7,485 | 40.1 | B+ |
| 160 | West Windsor Township | 29,751 | 40.3 | B+ |
| 161 | Scotch Plains Township | 24,820 | 40.3 | B+ |
| 162 | Helmetta | 2,484 | 40.3 | B+ |
| 163 | Northvale | 4,945 | 40.4 | B+ |
| 164 | Oxford Township | 2,472 | 40.5 | B+ |
| 165 | Park Ridge | 9,855 | 40.6 | B+ |
| 166 | Washington | 7,353 | 40.8 | B+ |
| 167 | Stafford Township | 31,546 | 41.2 | B+ |
| 168 | Rumson | 7,127 | 42.1 | B+ |
| 169 | Midland Park | 7,110 | 42.2 | B+ |
| 170 | Fair Lawn | 36,579 | 43.7 | B+ |
| 171 | Jefferson Township | 20,606 | 43.7 | B+ |
| 172 | New Providence | 13,717 | 43.7 | B+ |
| 173 | Berkeley Heights Township | 13,607 | 44.1 | B+ |
| 174 | Ridgewood | 26,864 | 44.7 | B+ |
| 175 | Plumsted Township | 8,782 | 45.5 | B+ |
| 176 | Metuchen | 15,279 | 45.8 | B+ |
| 177 | Nutley Township | 30,014 | 46.6 | B+ |
| 178 | East Greenwich Township | 12,888 | 46.6 | B+ |
| 179 | West Long Branch | 8,545 | 46.8 | B+ |
| 180 | Old Tappan | 6,282 | 47.8 | B+ |
| 181 | Oradell | 8,354 | 47.9 | B+ |
| 182 | Bergenfield | 28,879 | 48.5 | B+ |
| 183 | Princeton | 30,838 | 48.6 | B+ |
| 184 | Oceanport | 6,174 | 48.6 | B+ |
| 185 | South River | 16,237 | 49.3 | B+ |
| 186 | Bogota | 10,126 | 49.4 | B+ |
| 187 | Little Egg Harbor Township | 22,244 | 49.5 | B+ |
| 188 | Maplewood Township | 25,786 | 50.4 | B+ |
| 189 | Montvale | 9,915 | 50.4 | B+ |
| 190 | Ridgefield | 11,650 | 51.5 | B+ |
| 191 | Parsippany-Troy Hills Township | 57,606 | 52.1 | B+ |
| 192 | Westwood | 11,441 | 52.4 | B+ |
| 193 | Wharton | 7,539 | 53.1 | B+ |
| 194 | South Orange Village | 18,532 | 54.0 | B+ |
| 195 | Independence Township | 5,539 | 54.2 | B+ |
| 196 | Sea Girt | 1,832 | 54.6 | B+ |
| 197 | Englewood Cliffs | 5,434 | 55.2 | B+ |
| 198 | Mount Olive Township | 30,034 | 56.6 | B+ |
| 199 | Rutherford | 19,285 | 57.0 | B+ |
| 200 | Island Heights | 1,755 | 57.0 | B+ |
| 201 | Summit | 22,731 | 57.2 | B+ |
| 202 | North Haledon | 8,732 | 57.3 | B+ |
| 203 | Carney's Point Township | 8,641 | 57.9 | B+ |
| 204 | Allentown | 1,721 | 58.1 | B+ |
| 205 | Bellmawr | 11,991 | 58.4 | B+ |
| 206 | Morris Plains | 6,827 | 58.6 | B+ |
| 207 | Margate City | 5,117 | 58.6 | B+ |
| 208 | Hardyston Township | 8,510 | 58.8 | B+ |
| 209 | Middletown Township | 66,307 | 60.3 | B+ |
| 210 | Branchburg Township | 14,897 | 60.4 | B+ |
| 211 | Manchester Township | 47,488 | 61.1 | B+ |
| 212 | Flemington | 4,914 | 61.1 | B+ |
| 213 | North Arlington | 16,320 | 61.3 | B+ |
| 214 | Hillsborough Township | 45,555 | 61.5 | B+ |
| 215 | Lyndhurst Township | 22,705 | 61.7 | B+ |
| 216 | Mahwah Township | 25,873 | 61.8 | B+ |
| 217 | Verona | 14,552 | 61.8 | B+ |
| 218 | Carlstadt | 6,461 | 61.9 | B+ |
| 219 | Mantua Township | 15,851 | 63.1 | B+ |
| 220 | Barnegat Township | 26,713 | 63.6 | B+ |
| 221 | Springfield Township, Union County | 17,125 | 64.2 | B+ |
| 222 | Logan Township | 6,227 | 64.2 | B+ |
| 223 | Moorestown Township | 21,647 | 64.7 | B+ |
| 224 | Frenchtown | 1,509 | 66.3 | B+ |
| 225 | Caldwell | 8,976 | 66.8 | B+ |
| 226 | Hopewell Township | 17,740 | 67.6 | B+ |
| 227 | Gloucester Township | 67,786 | 67.9 | B+ |
| 228 | Old Bridge Township | 70,143 | 68.4 | B+ |
| 229 | Pennington | 2,917 | 68.6 | B+ |
| 230 | Blairstown Township | 5,777 | 69.2 | B+ |
| 231 | Marlboro Township | 41,344 | 70.1 | B+ |
| 232 | Milltown | 7,103 | 70.4 | B+ |
| 233 | Harrison Township | 14,161 | 70.6 | B+ |
| 234 | Riverdale | 4,196 | 71.5 | B |
| 235 | East Windsor Township | 30,343 | 72.5 | B |
| 236 | Somerville | 15,122 | 72.7 | B |
| 237 | Bordentown Township | 12,126 | 74.2 | B |
| 238 | Wallington | 12,075 | 74.5 | B |
| 239 | Point Pleasant | 20,068 | 74.7 | B |
| 240 | Hopatcong | 14,721 | 74.7 | B |
| 241 | Woodland Park | 13,331 | 75.0 | B |
| 242 | Surf City | 1,333 | 75.0 | B |
| 243 | Clinton Township | 13,018 | 76.8 | B |
| 244 | Merchantville | 3,908 | 76.8 | B |
| 245 | Lacey Township | 30,787 | 78.0 | B |
| 246 | Pennsville Township | 12,794 | 78.2 | B |
| 247 | Voorhees Township | 31,899 | 78.4 | B |
| 248 | Audubon | 8,911 | 78.6 | B |
| 249 | Franklin Township, Somerset County | 69,921 | 78.7 | B |
| 250 | Livingston Township | 31,715 | 78.8 | B |
| 251 | Medford Township | 25,176 | 79.4 | B |
| 252 | Delran Township | 18,437 | 81.4 | B |
| 253 | Evesham Township | 49,011 | 81.6 | B |
| 254 | Sayreville | 45,233 | 81.8 | B |
| 255 | Ridgefield Park | 13,401 | 82.1 | B |
| 256 | Runnemede | 8,528 | 82.1 | B |
| 257 | Hazlet Township | 20,663 | 82.3 | B |
| 258 | Delanco Township | 4,857 | 82.4 | B |
| 259 | Lopatcong Township | 9,660 | 82.8 | B |
| 260 | Bound Brook | 12,058 | 82.9 | B |
| 261 | Howell Township | 53,988 | 83.4 | B |
| 262 | Stanhope | 3,595 | 83.4 | B |
| 263 | Stratford | 7,163 | 83.8 | B |
| 264 | Tewksbury Township | 5,899 | 84.8 | B |
| 265 | Lumberton Township | 12,917 | 85.2 | B |
| 266 | Manasquan | 5,860 | 85.3 | B |
| 267 | Englishtown | 2,340 | 85.5 | B |
| 268 | Mullica Township | 5,801 | 86.2 | B |
| 269 | Wall Township | 26,547 | 86.6 | B |
| 270 | Union Township | 62,290 | 89.9 | B |
| 271 | Beach Haven | 1,104 | 90.6 | B |
| 272 | West Milford Township | 24,725 | 93.0 | B |
| 273 | Dunellen | 8,561 | 93.4 | B |
| 274 | Wayne Township | 53,295 | 93.8 | B |
| 275 | Prospect Park | 6,310 | 95.1 | B |
| 276 | Clark Township | 15,754 | 95.2 | B |
| 277 | Beachwood | 11,523 | 95.5 | B |
| 278 | Teaneck Township | 42,771 | 95.9 | B |
| 279 | Califon | 1,025 | 97.6 | B |
| 280 | Bordentown City | 4,031 | 99.2 | B |
| 281 | West Deptford Township | 23,053 | 99.8 | B |
| 282 | Manville | 10,998 | 100.0 | B |
| 283 | Hightstown | 5,970 | 100.5 | B |
| 284 | South Brunswick Township | 47,468 | 101.1 | B |
| 285 | Little Falls Township | 14,758 | 101.6 | B |
| 286 | Cinnaminson Township | 17,639 | 102.0 | B |
| 287 | Avon-by-the-Sea | 1,935 | 103.4 | B |
| 288 | Hopewell Borough | 1,897 | 105.4 | B |
| 289 | Brigantine | 7,567 | 105.7 | B |
| 290 | Piscataway Township | 62,342 | 107.5 | C+ |
| 291 | Ventnor City | 9,236 | 108.3 | C+ |
| 292 | Fairview | 15,232 | 111.6 | C+ |
| 293 | Alpine | 1,783 | 112.2 | C+ |
| 294 | East Rutherford | 10,644 | 112.7 | C+ |
| 295 | Hanover Township | 14,968 | 113.6 | C+ |
| 296 | Washington Township, Gloucester County | 49,674 | 114.7 | C+ |
| 297 | Ocean City | 11,247 | 115.6 | C+ |
| 298 | Hamilton Township, Atlantic County | 28,528 | 115.7 | C+ |
| 299 | Saddle River | 3,442 | 116.2 | C+ |
| 300 | Winslow Township | 40,970 | 117.2 | C+ |
| 301 | South Plainfield | 24,605 | 117.9 | C+ |
| 302 | Franklin Township, Gloucester County | 16,963 | 117.9 | C+ |
| 303 | Highlands | 4,240 | 117.9 | C+ |
| 304 | Montclair | 40,656 | 118.1 | C+ |
| 305 | Belmar | 5,792 | 120.9 | C+ |
| 306 | Edgewater Park Township | 9,005 | 122.2 | C+ |
| 307 | East Newark | 2,437 | 123.1 | C+ |
| 308 | Bloomfield | 55,161 | 123.3 | C+ |
| 309 | Monroe Township, Gloucester County | 38,785 | 123.8 | C+ |
| 310 | Collingswood | 14,528 | 123.9 | C+ |
| 311 | Mount Ephraim | 4,756 | 126.2 | C+ |
| 312 | Cliffside Park | 26,105 | 126.4 | C+ |
| 313 | East Brunswick Township | 50,487 | 126.8 | C+ |
| 314 | Alpha | 2,355 | 127.4 | C+ |
| 315 | Totowa | 10,941 | 128.0 | C+ |
| 316 | Hammonton | 14,832 | 128.1 | C+ |
| 317 | Galloway Township | 37,910 | 129.3 | C+ |
| 318 | South Toms River | 3,858 | 129.6 | C+ |
| 319 | Berlin Township | 6,131 | 130.5 | C+ |
| 320 | Fort Lee | 40,445 | 131.0 | C+ |
| 321 | Berkeley Township | 46,319 | 131.7 | C+ |
| 322 | Pine Beach | 2,264 | 132.5 | C+ |
| 323 | Toms River Township | 102,734 | 134.3 | C+ |
| 324 | North Brunswick Township | 45,184 | 137.2 | C+ |
| 325 | Atlantic Highlands | 4,373 | 137.2 | C+ |
| 326 | Brick Township | 78,685 | 137.3 | C+ |
| 327 | South Amboy | 10,781 | 139.1 | C+ |
| 328 | Greenwich Township, Gloucester County | 5,017 | 139.5 | C+ |
| 329 | West Orange | 48,638 | 139.8 | C+ |
| 330 | Sea Isle City | 2,128 | 141.0 | C+ |
| 331 | Clayton | 9,191 | 141.4 | C+ |
| 332 | Lakehurst | 2,791 | 143.3 | C+ |
| 333 | Cape May | 2,755 | 145.2 | C+ |
| 334 | Egg Harbor Township | 47,892 | 146.2 | C+ |
| 335 | Newton | 8,206 | 146.2 | C+ |
| 336 | Palmyra | 7,508 | 146.5 | C+ |
| 337 | Maywood | 10,230 | 146.6 | C+ |
| 338 | Florence Township | 12,929 | 147.0 | C+ |
| 339 | Hamburg | 3,354 | 149.1 | C |
| 340 | Lakewood Township | 144,876 | 150.5 | C |
| 341 | Highland Park | 15,260 | 150.7 | C |
| 342 | Rochelle Park Township | 5,970 | 150.8 | C |
| 343 | Secaucus | 21,121 | 151.5 | C |
| 344 | North Plainfield | 23,071 | 151.7 | C |
| 345 | Neptune City | 4,571 | 153.1 | C |
| 346 | Glassboro | 24,793 | 153.3 | C |
| 347 | Long Beach Township | 3,220 | 155.3 | C |
| 348 | Lower Township | 21,848 | 155.6 | C |
| 349 | Bloomingdale | 7,711 | 155.6 | C |
| 350 | Aberdeen Township | 19,211 | 156.2 | C |
| 351 | Phillipsburg | 15,363 | 156.2 | C |
| 352 | Freehold Township | 35,576 | 157.4 | C |
| 353 | Lavallette | 1,905 | 157.5 | C |
| 354 | Spotswood | 8,238 | 157.8 | C |
| 355 | Weehawken Township | 17,617 | 158.9 | C |
| 356 | Lodi | 26,296 | 159.7 | C |
| 357 | Kearny | 39,111 | 163.6 | C |
| 358 | Avalon | 1,211 | 165.2 | C |
| 359 | Clifton | 89,870 | 165.8 | C |
| 360 | Mansfield Township, Burlington County | 9,024 | 166.2 | C |
| 361 | Burlington Township | 24,155 | 169.7 | C |
| 362 | Cherry Hill Township | 79,950 | 173.9 | C |
| 363 | Edison Township | 109,086 | 175.1 | C |
| 364 | Keansburg | 9,617 | 176.8 | C |
| 365 | Haddon Township | 15,817 | 177.0 | C |
| 366 | Rahway | 30,512 | 180.3 | C |
| 367 | Netcong | 3,855 | 181.6 | C |
| 368 | Egg Harbor City | 4,386 | 182.4 | C |
| 369 | Keyport | 7,072 | 183.8 | C |
| 370 | Hamilton Township, Mercer County | 93,487 | 184.0 | C |
| 371 | Deptford Township | 32,541 | 184.4 | C |
| 372 | Ocean Township, Monmouth County | 27,835 | 186.8 | C |
| 373 | Woodstown | 3,743 | 187.0 | C |
| 374 | Hoboken | 57,293 | 188.5 | C |
| 375 | Roselle | 22,740 | 193.5 | C |
| 376 | Mount Laurel Township | 46,978 | 195.8 | C |
| 377 | Hillside Township | 22,351 | 196.9 | C |
| 378 | Absecon | 9,135 | 197.0 | C |
| 379 | Garfield | 33,129 | 199.2 | D+ |
| 380 | Eastampton Township | 6,524 | 199.3 | D+ |
| 381 | Gloucester City | 11,500 | 200.0 | D+ |
| 382 | Red Bank | 12,737 | 204.1 | D+ |
| 383 | Guttenberg | 11,426 | 210.0 | D+ |
| 384 | Sea Bright | 1,421 | 211.1 | D+ |
| 385 | Woodbury | 10,317 | 213.2 | D+ |
| 386 | North Bergen Township | 59,532 | 216.7 | D+ |
| 387 | Gibbsboro | 2,287 | 218.6 | D+ |
| 388 | Elmwood Park | 21,682 | 221.4 | D+ |
| 389 | Dover | 18,844 | 222.9 | D+ |
| 390 | Magnolia | 4,455 | 224.5 | D+ |
| 391 | Moonachie | 3,106 | 225.4 | D+ |
| 392 | Pine Hill | 11,028 | 226.7 | D+ |
| 393 | Englewood | 30,405 | 230.2 | D+ |
| 394 | Clementon | 5,629 | 230.9 | D+ |
| 395 | Harrison | 21,337 | 234.3 | D+ |
| 396 | Woodbridge Township | 103,449 | 237.8 | D+ |
| 397 | Beverly | 2,520 | 238.1 | D+ |
| 398 | Long Branch | 33,113 | 241.6 | D+ |
| 399 | Somerdale | 5,693 | 245.9 | D+ |
| 400 | Hackensack | 46,667 | 246.4 | D+ |
| 401 | Riverside Township | 8,076 | 247.6 | D+ |
| 402 | Belleville | 38,062 | 249.6 | D+ |
| 403 | Ewing Township | 34,718 | 250.6 | D+ |
| 404 | Pennsauken Township | 38,189 | 251.4 | D+ |
| 405 | Mount Holly Township | 10,213 | 254.6 | D+ |
| 406 | Westampton Township | 9,224 | 260.2 | D+ |
| 407 | Middle Township | 20,144 | 263.1 | D+ |
| 408 | Morristown | 21,172 | 264.5 | D+ |
| 409 | Bayonne | 68,762 | 266.1 | D+ |
| 410 | Eatontown | 13,470 | 267.3 | D+ |
| 411 | Freehold Borough | 12,403 | 274.1 | D |
| 412 | Point Pleasant Beach | 5,062 | 276.6 | D |
| 413 | Westville | 4,338 | 276.6 | D |
| 414 | Neptune Township | 27,969 | 289.6 | D |
| 415 | Ocean Gate | 2,056 | 291.8 | D |
| 416 | Wildwood Crest | 3,052 | 294.9 | D |
| 417 | Pemberton Township | 27,062 | 295.6 | D |
| 418 | West New York | 51,260 | 296.5 | D |
| 419 | Carteret | 25,827 | 313.6 | D |
| 420 | Union City | 64,257 | 314.4 | D |
| 421 | Somers Point | 10,468 | 324.8 | D |
| 422 | Lawnside | 3,502 | 342.7 | D |
| 423 | Willingboro Township | 32,211 | 347.7 | D |
| 424 | Maple Shade Township | 20,132 | 352.7 | D |
| 425 | North Wildwood | 3,574 | 363.7 | D |
| 426 | Burlington City | 10,125 | 375.3 | F |
| 427 | Wildwood | 5,118 | 390.8 | F |
| 428 | Perth Amboy | 56,409 | 391.8 | F |
| 429 | Lindenwold | 22,184 | 401.2 | F |
| 430 | Pleasantville | 20,619 | 402.5 | F |
| 431 | Elizabeth | 138,500 | 408.7 | F |
| 432 | Plainfield | 55,975 | 410.9 | F |
| 433 | Linden | 43,412 | 430.8 | F |
| 434 | Brooklawn | 1,855 | 431.3 | F |
| 435 | Vineland | 60,848 | 437.2 | F |
| 436 | Irvington | 60,900 | 443.3 | F |
| 437 | Millville | 27,340 | 453.5 | F |
| 438 | Orange City | 34,349 | 454.2 | F |
| 439 | Woodlynne | 2,908 | 481.4 | F |
| 440 | East Orange | 71,138 | 486.4 | F |
| 441 | Seaside Heights | 2,564 | 546.0 | F |
| 442 | Jersey City | 297,922 | 561.6 | F |
| 443 | Penns Grove | 4,872 | 574.7 | F |
| 444 | South Hackensack Township | 2,762 | 579.3 | F |
| 445 | Newark | 309,708 | 581.2 | F |
| 446 | Hi-Nella | 949 | 632.2 | F |
| 447 | New Brunswick | 57,259 | 698.6 | F |
| 448 | Paulsboro | 6,429 | 715.5 | F |
| 449 | Passaic | 69,938 | 719.2 | F |
| 450 | Bridgeton | 26,634 | 919.9 | F |
| 451 | Paterson | 158,903 | 978.6 | F |
| 452 | Trenton | 91,236 | 1025.9 | F |
| 453 | Asbury Park | 15,136 | 1116.5 | F |
| 454 | Camden County Police Department | 72,435 | 1380.5 | F |
| 455 | Atlantic City | 38,480 | 1780.1 | F |
| 456 | Salem | 5,337 | 2098.6 | F |
| 457 | Teterboro | 70 | 2857.1 | F |
About This Data
Crime rates are from the FBI's 2024 Uniform Crime Report, the most recent data available. Rates are per 100,000 residents. Safety grades are based on national percentile ranking — an "A" means the city is safer than 80%+ of all US cities in our database.
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