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

#CityPopulationViolent RateMurder RateProperty RateGrade
1Roxbury Township23,7730.00.0702.5A+
2Woolwich Township14,5730.00.0521.5A+
3Hillsdale10,2640.00.0263.1A+
4Matawan9,7570.00.020.5A+
5Northfield8,4270.00.01079.9A+
6Chester Township7,8750.00.0165.1A+
7Haddon Heights7,6820.00.0494.7A+
8Emerson7,4020.00.094.6A+
9Allendale6,9260.00.0115.5A+
10Woodcliff Lake6,2560.00.0735.3A+
11Lebanon Township6,2240.00.0289.2A+
12Mount Arlington6,0700.00.0148.3A+
13Garwood5,5580.00.01115.5A+
14Harrington Park5,1930.00.0211.8A+
15Franklin5,0470.00.0515.2A+
16Demarest4,9130.00.0529.2A+
17Spring Lake Heights4,8180.00.0145.3A+
18Boonton Township4,5210.00.0353.9A+
19Bradley Beach4,1980.00.02072.4A+
20Harding Township3,9090.00.0537.2A+
21Tuckerton3,7380.00.0989.8A+
22High Bridge3,6120.00.0996.7A+
23South Harrison Township3,5340.00.084.9A+
24Swedesboro2,8110.00.0675.9A+
25Riverton2,7890.00.02079.6A+

Most Dangerous Cities in New Jersey

#CityPopulationViolent RateMurder RateGrade
1Teterboro702857.10.0F
2Salem5,3372098.618.7F
3Atlantic City38,4801780.118.2F
4Camden County Police Department72,4351380.526.2F
5Asbury Park15,1361116.519.8F
6Trenton91,2361025.921.9F
7Paterson158,903978.66.3F
8Bridgeton26,634919.922.5F
9Passaic69,938719.21.4F
10Paulsboro6,429715.50.0F
11New Brunswick57,259698.615.7F
12Hi-Nella949632.20.0F
13Newark309,708581.212.6F
14South Hackensack Township2,762579.30.0F
15Penns Grove4,872574.741.0F

All 457 Cities in New Jersey

Complete list ranked from safest to most dangerous.

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#CityPop.Violent RateGrade
1Roxbury Township23,7730.0A+
2Woolwich Township14,5730.0A+
3Hillsdale10,2640.0A+
4Matawan9,7570.0A+
5Northfield8,4270.0A+
6Chester Township7,8750.0A+
7Haddon Heights7,6820.0A+
8Emerson7,4020.0A+
9Allendale6,9260.0A+
10Woodcliff Lake6,2560.0A+
11Lebanon Township6,2240.0A+
12Mount Arlington6,0700.0A+
13Garwood5,5580.0A+
14Harrington Park5,1930.0A+
15Franklin5,0470.0A+
16Demarest4,9130.0A+
17Spring Lake Heights4,8180.0A+
18Boonton Township4,5210.0A+
19Bradley Beach4,1980.0A+
20Harding Township3,9090.0A+
21Tuckerton3,7380.0A+
22High Bridge3,6120.0A+
23South Harrison Township3,5340.0A+
24Swedesboro2,8110.0A+
25Riverton2,7890.0A+
26Clinton2,7860.0A+
27Peapack-Gladstone2,5600.0A+
28Belvidere2,5420.0A+
29Ogdensburg2,3070.0A+
30Essex Fells2,1600.0A+
31Laurel Springs1,9830.0A+
32Lower Alloways Creek Township1,7420.0A+
33Chester1,7180.0A+
34Chesilhurst1,5410.0A+
35Seaside Park1,5160.0A+
36Winfield Township1,4140.0A+
37Elmer1,3760.0A+
38Ship Bottom1,1330.0A+
39Bay Head9990.0A+
40Deal8850.0A+
41Longport8720.0A+
42Interlaken8150.0A+
43Stone Harbor7910.0A+
44Allenhurst4650.0A
45Loch Arbour2220.0A
46Randolph Township27,1593.7A
47Vernon Township22,8514.4A
48Millburn Township22,4154.5A
49Wyckoff Township17,5945.7A
50Pequannock Township15,9646.3A
51Tenafly15,4516.5A
52Saddle Brook Township14,7306.8A
53East Hanover Township11,3988.8A
54Pompton Lakes10,8519.2A
55Waterford Township10,6789.4A
56Kinnelon10,2509.8A
57Hackettstown10,0909.9A
58Colts Neck Township9,89810.1A
59Bernards Township28,92110.4A
60Cresskill9,07811.0A
61Closter8,72411.5A
62New Milford17,26111.6A
63Madison16,64312.0A
64Monroe Township, Middlesex County49,65212.1A
65Upper Saddle River8,26312.1A
66Cranford Township24,23212.4A
67Fanwood7,79012.8A
68Berlin7,71713.0A
69Mountainside7,05314.2A
70Linwood6,96114.4A
71Cedar Grove Township13,70514.6A
72Rockaway6,74414.8A
73North Caldwell6,68515.0A
74Watchung6,59415.2A
75Dumont18,76516.0A
76Roseland6,26816.0A
77Westfield31,11116.1A
78Glen Rock12,33116.2A
79River Edge12,23616.3A
80Fair Haven6,06316.5A
81Denville Township17,54617.1A
82Montville Township23,01517.4A
83Union Beach5,70217.5A
84Lincoln Park11,21117.8A
85Warren Township16,65518.0A
86Greenwich Township, Warren County5,51518.1A
87Waldwick10,33219.4A
88Raritan Township25,01820.0A
89Ramsey15,00920.0A
90Middlesex Borough14,73120.4A
91Brielle4,90320.4A
92South Bound Brook4,85620.6A
93Plainsboro Township23,97320.9A
94Chatham9,50521.0A
95Mountain Lakes4,68321.4A
96Ocean Township, Ocean County9,31421.5A
97Chesterfield Township9,29921.5A
98Elk Township4,59021.8A
99Delaware Township4,58021.8A
100Pitman9,10522.0A
101Boonton9,02322.2A
102Long Hill Township8,80422.7A
103Holmdel Township17,40723.0A
104Medford Lakes4,30023.3A
105Bridgewater Township46,94623.4A
106Kenilworth8,39423.8A
107Bedminster Township8,36023.9A
108Lambertville4,16624.0A
109Shrewsbury4,14124.1A
110Palisades Park20,47724.4A
111Hasbrouck Heights12,27224.4A
112Glen Ridge8,19524.4A
113Readington Township16,30724.5A
114Fairfield Township, Essex County8,15024.5A
115Cranbury Township4,06824.6A
116Morris Township24,19124.8A
117Hawthorne19,89925.1A
118Mansfield Township, Warren County7,91125.3A
119Chatham Township11,42426.3A
120Franklin Lakes11,25126.7A
121Florham Park14,94226.8A
122Barrington7,22727.7A
123Lawrence Township, Mercer County32,04028.1A
124Wood-Ridge10,44928.7A
125River Vale Township10,41228.8A
126Washington Township, Warren County6,87829.1A
127Haworth3,39129.5A
128Paramus26,74529.9A
129Franklin Township, Hunterdon County3,29730.3A
130Pohatcong Township3,28830.4A
131Springfield Township, Burlington County3,25530.7A
132Oakland12,94430.9A
133Monmouth Beach3,21231.1A
134Leonia9,50731.6A
135Robbinsville Township15,66931.9A
136Washington Township, Morris County18,62932.2A
137Washington Township, Bergen County9,25432.4A
138Montgomery Township24,34332.9A
139West Amwell Township3,02633.0A
140Little Silver6,02933.2A
141Raritan8,85733.9A
142Norwood5,89034.0A
143Jamesburg5,85134.2A
144Ringwood11,62334.4A
145Manalapan Township40,43034.6A
146Roselle Park14,21235.2A
147Wanaque11,21335.7A
148Butler8,34635.9A
149Andover Township5,52436.2A
150West Caldwell Township10,97536.4A
151Spring Lake2,74036.5A
152Rockaway Township27,29436.6A
153North Hanover Township8,02437.4A
154Bernardsville8,01837.4A
155Haddonfield12,85638.9B+
156Sparta Township20,39039.2B+
157Edgewater15,06339.8B+
158Jackson Township62,32640.1B+
159Green Brook Township7,48540.1B+
160West Windsor Township29,75140.3B+
161Scotch Plains Township24,82040.3B+
162Helmetta2,48440.3B+
163Northvale4,94540.4B+
164Oxford Township2,47240.5B+
165Park Ridge9,85540.6B+
166Washington7,35340.8B+
167Stafford Township31,54641.2B+
168Rumson7,12742.1B+
169Midland Park7,11042.2B+
170Fair Lawn36,57943.7B+
171Jefferson Township20,60643.7B+
172New Providence13,71743.7B+
173Berkeley Heights Township13,60744.1B+
174Ridgewood26,86444.7B+
175Plumsted Township8,78245.5B+
176Metuchen15,27945.8B+
177Nutley Township30,01446.6B+
178East Greenwich Township12,88846.6B+
179West Long Branch8,54546.8B+
180Old Tappan6,28247.8B+
181Oradell8,35447.9B+
182Bergenfield28,87948.5B+
183Princeton30,83848.6B+
184Oceanport6,17448.6B+
185South River16,23749.3B+
186Bogota10,12649.4B+
187Little Egg Harbor Township22,24449.5B+
188Maplewood Township25,78650.4B+
189Montvale9,91550.4B+
190Ridgefield11,65051.5B+
191Parsippany-Troy Hills Township57,60652.1B+
192Westwood11,44152.4B+
193Wharton7,53953.1B+
194South Orange Village18,53254.0B+
195Independence Township5,53954.2B+
196Sea Girt1,83254.6B+
197Englewood Cliffs5,43455.2B+
198Mount Olive Township30,03456.6B+
199Rutherford19,28557.0B+
200Island Heights1,75557.0B+
201Summit22,73157.2B+
202North Haledon8,73257.3B+
203Carney's Point Township8,64157.9B+
204Allentown1,72158.1B+
205Bellmawr11,99158.4B+
206Morris Plains6,82758.6B+
207Margate City5,11758.6B+
208Hardyston Township8,51058.8B+
209Middletown Township66,30760.3B+
210Branchburg Township14,89760.4B+
211Manchester Township47,48861.1B+
212Flemington4,91461.1B+
213North Arlington16,32061.3B+
214Hillsborough Township45,55561.5B+
215Lyndhurst Township22,70561.7B+
216Mahwah Township25,87361.8B+
217Verona14,55261.8B+
218Carlstadt6,46161.9B+
219Mantua Township15,85163.1B+
220Barnegat Township26,71363.6B+
221Springfield Township, Union County17,12564.2B+
222Logan Township6,22764.2B+
223Moorestown Township21,64764.7B+
224Frenchtown1,50966.3B+
225Caldwell8,97666.8B+
226Hopewell Township17,74067.6B+
227Gloucester Township67,78667.9B+
228Old Bridge Township70,14368.4B+
229Pennington2,91768.6B+
230Blairstown Township5,77769.2B+
231Marlboro Township41,34470.1B+
232Milltown7,10370.4B+
233Harrison Township14,16170.6B+
234Riverdale4,19671.5B
235East Windsor Township30,34372.5B
236Somerville15,12272.7B
237Bordentown Township12,12674.2B
238Wallington12,07574.5B
239Point Pleasant20,06874.7B
240Hopatcong14,72174.7B
241Woodland Park13,33175.0B
242Surf City1,33375.0B
243Clinton Township13,01876.8B
244Merchantville3,90876.8B
245Lacey Township30,78778.0B
246Pennsville Township12,79478.2B
247Voorhees Township31,89978.4B
248Audubon8,91178.6B
249Franklin Township, Somerset County69,92178.7B
250Livingston Township31,71578.8B
251Medford Township25,17679.4B
252Delran Township18,43781.4B
253Evesham Township49,01181.6B
254Sayreville45,23381.8B
255Ridgefield Park13,40182.1B
256Runnemede8,52882.1B
257Hazlet Township20,66382.3B
258Delanco Township4,85782.4B
259Lopatcong Township9,66082.8B
260Bound Brook12,05882.9B
261Howell Township53,98883.4B
262Stanhope3,59583.4B
263Stratford7,16383.8B
264Tewksbury Township5,89984.8B
265Lumberton Township12,91785.2B
266Manasquan5,86085.3B
267Englishtown2,34085.5B
268Mullica Township5,80186.2B
269Wall Township26,54786.6B
270Union Township62,29089.9B
271Beach Haven1,10490.6B
272West Milford Township24,72593.0B
273Dunellen8,56193.4B
274Wayne Township53,29593.8B
275Prospect Park6,31095.1B
276Clark Township15,75495.2B
277Beachwood11,52395.5B
278Teaneck Township42,77195.9B
279Califon1,02597.6B
280Bordentown City4,03199.2B
281West Deptford Township23,05399.8B
282Manville10,998100.0B
283Hightstown5,970100.5B
284South Brunswick Township47,468101.1B
285Little Falls Township14,758101.6B
286Cinnaminson Township17,639102.0B
287Avon-by-the-Sea1,935103.4B
288Hopewell Borough1,897105.4B
289Brigantine7,567105.7B
290Piscataway Township62,342107.5C+
291Ventnor City9,236108.3C+
292Fairview15,232111.6C+
293Alpine1,783112.2C+
294East Rutherford10,644112.7C+
295Hanover Township14,968113.6C+
296Washington Township, Gloucester County49,674114.7C+
297Ocean City11,247115.6C+
298Hamilton Township, Atlantic County28,528115.7C+
299Saddle River3,442116.2C+
300Winslow Township40,970117.2C+
301South Plainfield24,605117.9C+
302Franklin Township, Gloucester County16,963117.9C+
303Highlands4,240117.9C+
304Montclair40,656118.1C+
305Belmar5,792120.9C+
306Edgewater Park Township9,005122.2C+
307East Newark2,437123.1C+
308Bloomfield55,161123.3C+
309Monroe Township, Gloucester County38,785123.8C+
310Collingswood14,528123.9C+
311Mount Ephraim4,756126.2C+
312Cliffside Park26,105126.4C+
313East Brunswick Township50,487126.8C+
314Alpha2,355127.4C+
315Totowa10,941128.0C+
316Hammonton14,832128.1C+
317Galloway Township37,910129.3C+
318South Toms River3,858129.6C+
319Berlin Township6,131130.5C+
320Fort Lee40,445131.0C+
321Berkeley Township46,319131.7C+
322Pine Beach2,264132.5C+
323Toms River Township102,734134.3C+
324North Brunswick Township45,184137.2C+
325Atlantic Highlands4,373137.2C+
326Brick Township78,685137.3C+
327South Amboy10,781139.1C+
328Greenwich Township, Gloucester County5,017139.5C+
329West Orange48,638139.8C+
330Sea Isle City2,128141.0C+
331Clayton9,191141.4C+
332Lakehurst2,791143.3C+
333Cape May2,755145.2C+
334Egg Harbor Township47,892146.2C+
335Newton8,206146.2C+
336Palmyra7,508146.5C+
337Maywood10,230146.6C+
338Florence Township12,929147.0C+
339Hamburg3,354149.1C
340Lakewood Township144,876150.5C
341Highland Park15,260150.7C
342Rochelle Park Township5,970150.8C
343Secaucus21,121151.5C
344North Plainfield23,071151.7C
345Neptune City4,571153.1C
346Glassboro24,793153.3C
347Long Beach Township3,220155.3C
348Lower Township21,848155.6C
349Bloomingdale7,711155.6C
350Aberdeen Township19,211156.2C
351Phillipsburg15,363156.2C
352Freehold Township35,576157.4C
353Lavallette1,905157.5C
354Spotswood8,238157.8C
355Weehawken Township17,617158.9C
356Lodi26,296159.7C
357Kearny39,111163.6C
358Avalon1,211165.2C
359Clifton89,870165.8C
360Mansfield Township, Burlington County9,024166.2C
361Burlington Township24,155169.7C
362Cherry Hill Township79,950173.9C
363Edison Township109,086175.1C
364Keansburg9,617176.8C
365Haddon Township15,817177.0C
366Rahway30,512180.3C
367Netcong3,855181.6C
368Egg Harbor City4,386182.4C
369Keyport7,072183.8C
370Hamilton Township, Mercer County93,487184.0C
371Deptford Township32,541184.4C
372Ocean Township, Monmouth County27,835186.8C
373Woodstown3,743187.0C
374Hoboken57,293188.5C
375Roselle22,740193.5C
376Mount Laurel Township46,978195.8C
377Hillside Township22,351196.9C
378Absecon9,135197.0C
379Garfield33,129199.2D+
380Eastampton Township6,524199.3D+
381Gloucester City11,500200.0D+
382Red Bank12,737204.1D+
383Guttenberg11,426210.0D+
384Sea Bright1,421211.1D+
385Woodbury10,317213.2D+
386North Bergen Township59,532216.7D+
387Gibbsboro2,287218.6D+
388Elmwood Park21,682221.4D+
389Dover18,844222.9D+
390Magnolia4,455224.5D+
391Moonachie3,106225.4D+
392Pine Hill11,028226.7D+
393Englewood30,405230.2D+
394Clementon5,629230.9D+
395Harrison21,337234.3D+
396Woodbridge Township103,449237.8D+
397Beverly2,520238.1D+
398Long Branch33,113241.6D+
399Somerdale5,693245.9D+
400Hackensack46,667246.4D+
401Riverside Township8,076247.6D+
402Belleville38,062249.6D+
403Ewing Township34,718250.6D+
404Pennsauken Township38,189251.4D+
405Mount Holly Township10,213254.6D+
406Westampton Township9,224260.2D+
407Middle Township20,144263.1D+
408Morristown21,172264.5D+
409Bayonne68,762266.1D+
410Eatontown13,470267.3D+
411Freehold Borough12,403274.1D
412Point Pleasant Beach5,062276.6D
413Westville4,338276.6D
414Neptune Township27,969289.6D
415Ocean Gate2,056291.8D
416Wildwood Crest3,052294.9D
417Pemberton Township27,062295.6D
418West New York51,260296.5D
419Carteret25,827313.6D
420Union City64,257314.4D
421Somers Point10,468324.8D
422Lawnside3,502342.7D
423Willingboro Township32,211347.7D
424Maple Shade Township20,132352.7D
425North Wildwood3,574363.7D
426Burlington City10,125375.3F
427Wildwood5,118390.8F
428Perth Amboy56,409391.8F
429Lindenwold22,184401.2F
430Pleasantville20,619402.5F
431Elizabeth138,500408.7F
432Plainfield55,975410.9F
433Linden43,412430.8F
434Brooklawn1,855431.3F
435Vineland60,848437.2F
436Irvington60,900443.3F
437Millville27,340453.5F
438Orange City34,349454.2F
439Woodlynne2,908481.4F
440East Orange71,138486.4F
441Seaside Heights2,564546.0F
442Jersey City297,922561.6F
443Penns Grove4,872574.7F
444South Hackensack Township2,762579.3F
445Newark309,708581.2F
446Hi-Nella949632.2F
447New Brunswick57,259698.6F
448Paulsboro6,429715.5F
449Passaic69,938719.2F
450Bridgeton26,634919.9F
451Paterson158,903978.6F
452Trenton91,2361025.9F
453Asbury Park15,1361116.5F
454Camden County Police Department72,4351380.5F
455Atlantic City38,4801780.1F
456Salem5,3372098.6F
457Teterboro702857.1F

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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