New Jersey Crime Grades

Statewide grade B

417 cities graded A+ through F based on 2024 FBI crime data. State overall score: 66/100 (Above Average).

What is New Jersey’s crime safety grade?

New Jersey earned an overall safety grade of B (score: 66/100, Above Average) based on 2024 FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program data, with a statewide violent crime rate of 215.7 per 100,000 and property crime rate of 1395.7 per 100,000. PlainCrime graded 417 New Jersey cities with reportable crime data against national benchmarks, producing an A+ through F score for each jurisdiction. Grades weigh violent and property crime rates: cities more than 50% below the national average typically earn A or A+, while cities significantly above average receive D or F ratings.

Across the 417 graded New Jersey cities, 147 earned A+, 145 earned A, 68 received B, 33 landed at C, 15 received D, and 9 fell to F in the 2024 scoring. The highest-rated city is Matawan with a A+ grade (score: 100/100, violent rate 0/100K). The lowest-rated city is Atlantic City with a F grade (score: 0/100, violent rate 1780.1/100K).

Roughly 70% of graded cities in New Jersey achieved an A or A+ rating, while 6% received a D or F. Cities missing from this table either did not submit complete 2024 UCR data, fell below the minimum population threshold for reliable rate calculation, or report through consolidated agencies that aggregate into county or regional totals instead of individual city figures. Grade boundaries use the national violent and property crime rate averages for 2024 as the reference point, so grades are directly comparable between New Jersey and other states on the site.

A safety grade condenses several FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) measures into a single letter, ranking each state's violent and property crime rates against the national distribution rather than a fixed cutoff. A high grade therefore means a state compares well to its peers in a given year, not that it is free of crime. Grades move as the underlying rates move and as agency reporting completeness shifts from year to year. Two states with the same letter can have very different profiles: one may carry a higher violent-crime rate offset by low property crime, the other the reverse. Use the grade as a quick orientation, then read the component rates beneath it to see what is actually driving the number for this state.

A+
147 cities
A
145 cities
B
68 cities
C
33 cities
D
15 cities
F
9 cities

The safest cities in New Jersey

Violent crimes per 100,000 residents, FBI UCR 2024. Lower is safer, hover a bar for the exact rate.

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What this shows Matawan reports the lowest violent-crime rate in New Jersey. At 0 per 100K, it runs well below the New Jersey average of 215.7. These eight cities anchor the safe end of the state.

Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program As of 2024
# Grade City Score
1 A+ Matawan 100
2 A+ Ogdensburg 100
3 A+ Allendale 99
4 A+ Chester Township 99
5 A+ Emerson 99
6 A+ Interlaken 99
7 A+ Mount Arlington 99
8 A+ South Harrison Township 99
9 A+ Spring Lake Heights 99
10 A+ Harrington Park 98
11 A+ Hillsdale 98
12 A+ Lower Alloways Creek Township 98
13 A+ Vernon Township 98
14 A+ Boonton Township 97
15 A+ Clinton 97
16 A+ Lebanon Township 97
17 A+ Seaside Park 97
18 A+ Randolph Township 97
19 A+ Bernards Township 97
20 A+ Monroe Township, Middlesex County 97
21 A+ Fair Haven 97
22 A+ Raritan Township 97
23 A+ Chesterfield Township 97
24 A+ Haddon Heights 96
25 A+ Kinnelon 96
26 A+ Mountainside 96
27 A+ Rockaway 96
28 A+ Dumont 96
29 A+ Delaware Township 96
30 A+ Chester 95
31 A+ Demarest 95
32 A+ Franklin 95
33 A+ Woolwich Township 95
34 A+ Wyckoff Township 95
35 A+ Tenafly 95
36 A+ New Milford 95
37 A+ Madison 95
38 A+ Denville Township 95
39 A+ Warren Township 95
40 A+ Waldwick 95
41 A+ Middlesex Borough 95
42 A+ Brielle 95
43 A+ Ocean Township, Ocean County 95
44 A+ Pitman 95
45 A+ Long Hill Township 95
46 A+ Chatham Township 95
47 A+ River Vale Township 95
48 A+ Monmouth Beach 95
49 A+ Ringwood 95
50 A+ Wanaque 95
51 A+ Andover Township 95
52 A+ North Hanover Township 95
53 A+ Roxbury Township 94
54 A+ Swedesboro 94
55 A+ Woodcliff Lake 94
56 A+ Pequannock Township 94
57 A+ Hackettstown 94
58 A+ Westfield 94
59 A+ Medford Lakes 94
60 A+ Bedminster Township 94
61 A+ Lambertville 94
62 A+ Readington Township 94
63 A+ Franklin Lakes 94
64 A+ Haworth 94
65 A+ Franklin Township, Hunterdon County 94
66 A+ Oakland 94
67 A+ Washington Township, Morris County 94
68 A+ Norwood 94
69 A+ Park Ridge 94
70 A+ Old Tappan 94
71 A+ Oradell 94
72 A+ South River 94
73 A+ Independence Township 94
74 A+ Island Heights 94
75 A+ Waterford Township 93
76 A+ Colts Neck Township 93
77 A+ Cedar Grove Township 93
78 A+ North Caldwell 93
79 A+ Glen Rock 93
80 A+ Montville Township 93
81 A+ Lincoln Park 93
82 A+ Chatham 93
83 A+ Holmdel Township 93
84 A+ Hasbrouck Heights 93
85 A+ Morris Township 93
86 A+ Springfield Township, Burlington County 93
87 A+ Leonia 93
88 A+ Montgomery Township 93
89 A+ West Amwell Township 93
90 A+ Jamesburg 93
91 A+ Helmetta 93
92 A+ Rumson 93
93 A+ New Providence 93
94 A+ Bergenfield 93
95 A+ Westwood 93
96 A+ Barnegat Township 93
97 A+ Elmer 92
98 A+ Cranford Township 92
99 A+ Fanwood 92
100 A+ Linwood 92
101 A+ Roseland 92
102 A+ River Edge 92
103 A+ Elk Township 92
104 A+ Palisades Park 92
105 A+ Florham Park 92
106 A+ Wood-Ridge 92
107 A+ Butler 92
108 A+ Jackson Township 92
109 A+ Oxford Township 92
110 A+ Oceanport 92
111 A+ North Haledon 92
112 A+ Hardyston Township 92
113 A+ Blairstown Township 92
114 A+ Belvidere 91
115 A+ High Bridge 91
116 A+ Northfield 91
117 A+ Winfield Township 91
118 A+ Little Silver 91
119 A+ Manalapan Township 91
120 A+ Bernardsville 91
121 A+ Sparta Township 91
122 A+ Green Brook Township 91
123 A+ Scotch Plains Township 91
124 A+ Northvale 91
125 A+ Bogota 91
126 A+ Caldwell 91
127 A+ Hopatcong 91
128 A+ Stanhope 91
129 A+ Bay Head 90
130 A+ Garwood 90
131 A+ Longport 90
132 A+ Boonton 90
133 A+ Kenilworth 90
134 A+ Fairfield Township, Essex County 90
135 A+ Hawthorne 90
136 A+ Roselle Park 90
137 A+ West Caldwell Township 90
138 A+ Washington 90
139 A+ Midland Park 90
140 A+ Berkeley Heights Township 90
141 A+ Ridgewood 90
142 A+ Nutley Township 90
143 A+ Mount Olive Township 90
144 A+ Manchester Township 90
145 A+ Hillsborough Township 90
146 A+ Mahwah Township 90
147 A+ Frenchtown 90
148 A Essex Fells 89
149 A Ramsey 89
150 A Bridgewater Township 89
151 A Cranbury Township 89
152 A Washington Township, Warren County 89
153 A Raritan 89
154 A Stafford Township 89
155 A East Greenwich Township 89
156 A Princeton 89
157 A Ridgefield 89
158 A Sea Girt 89
159 A Allentown 89
160 A Verona 89
161 A Pennington 89
162 A Harrison Township 89
163 A Point Pleasant 89
164 A Tewksbury Township 89
165 A Saddle Brook Township 88
166 A Closter 88
167 A Mansfield Township, Warren County 88
168 A Rockaway Township 88
169 A Wharton 88
170 A Summit 88
171 A Middletown Township 88
172 A Clinton Township 88
173 A West Milford Township 88
174 A East Hanover Township 87
175 A Berlin 87
176 A Glen Ridge 87
177 A Barrington 87
178 A Robbinsville Township 87
179 A Fair Lawn 87
180 A Metuchen 87
181 A Montvale 87
182 A Parsippany-Troy Hills Township 87
183 A Rutherford 87
184 A Old Bridge Township 87
185 A Lopatcong Township 87
186 A Spring Lake 86
187 A Little Egg Harbor Township 86
188 A Carney's Point Township 86
189 A Hopewell Township 86
190 A East Windsor Township 86
191 A Somerville 86
192 A Medford Township 86
193 A Pine Beach 86
194 A Edgewater 85
195 A West Long Branch 85
196 A Springfield Township, Union County 85
197 A Marlboro Township 85
198 A Surf City 85
199 A Livingston Township 85
200 A Howell Township 85
201 A Englishtown 85
202 A Mullica Township 85
203 A Little Falls Township 85
204 A Morris Plains 84
205 A Lyndhurst Township 84
206 A Moorestown Township 84
207 A Bordentown Township 84
208 A Woodland Park 84
209 A Lacey Township 84
210 A Beachwood 84
211 A Hightstown 84
212 A Highlands 84
213 A Haddonfield 83
214 A Maplewood Township 83
215 A Margate City 83
216 A Gloucester Township 83
217 A Ridgefield Park 83
218 A Manasquan 83
219 A Dunellen 83
220 A Teaneck Township 83
221 A Bordentown City 83
222 A South Brunswick Township 83
223 A Brigantine 83
224 A Piscataway Township 83
225 A Bradley Beach 82
226 A Riverton 82
227 A South Orange Village 82
228 A Milltown 82
229 A Franklin Township, Somerset County 82
230 A Stratford 82
231 A Manville 82
232 A Cliffside Park 82
233 A Berkeley Township 82
234 A Atlantic Highlands 82
235 A Florence Township 82
236 A Lawrence Township, Mercer County 81
237 A Englewood Cliffs 81
238 A West Deptford Township 81
239 A Saddle River 81
240 A Franklin Township, Gloucester County 81
241 A Montclair 81
242 A Bloomingdale 81
243 A Millburn Township 80
244 A Shrewsbury 80
245 A Bellmawr 80
246 A Carlstadt 80
247 A Evesham Township 80
248 A Hazlet Township 80
249 A Wall Township 80
250 A Fairview 80
251 A Winslow Township 80
252 A Alpha 80
253 A South Toms River 80
254 A Hamburg 80
255 A Lakewood Township 80
256 A Logan Township 79
257 A Wallington 79
258 A Prospect Park 79
259 A Alpine 79
260 A Hanover Township 79
261 A Monroe Township, Gloucester County 79
262 A Clayton 79
263 A Newton 79
264 A Lavallette 79
265 A Mansfield Township, Burlington County 79
266 A Voorhees Township 78
267 A Delran Township 78
268 A Lumberton Township 78
269 A East Newark 78
270 A Lower Township 78
271 A Spotswood 78
272 A Netcong 78
273 A Union Township 77
274 A Avon-by-the-Sea 77
275 A East Brunswick Township 77
276 A Hammonton 77
277 A Fort Lee 77
278 A Toms River Township 77
279 A Brick Township 77
280 A Aberdeen Township 77
281 A Woodstown 77
282 A Sea Bright 77
283 A Mantua Township 76
284 A Merchantville 76
285 A Allenhurst 75
286 A Runnemede 75
287 A Bloomfield 75
288 A Galloway Township 75
289 A Glassboro 75
290 A Burlington Township 75
291 A Rahway 75
292 A Eastampton Township 75
293 B Wayne Township 74
294 B Edgewater Park Township 74
295 B North Brunswick Township 74
296 B South Amboy 74
297 B West Orange 74
298 B Highland Park 74
299 B Rochelle Park Township 74
300 B Maywood 73
301 B Deal 72
302 B Greenwich Township, Warren County 72
303 B Pennsville Township 72
304 B Cinnaminson Township 72
305 B Belmar 72
306 B North Plainfield 72
307 B Weehawken Township 72
308 B Lodi 72
309 B North Bergen Township 72
310 B Flemington 71
311 B South Plainfield 71
312 B Egg Harbor Township 71
313 B Freehold Township 71
314 B Keansburg 71
315 B Roselle 71
316 B Guttenberg 71
317 B Loch Arbour 70
318 B Stone Harbor 70
319 B Ocean City 70
320 B Totowa 70
321 B Long Beach Township 70
322 B Red Bank 70
323 B Dover 70
324 B Ventnor City 69
325 B Palmyra 69
326 B Phillipsburg 69
327 B Watchung 68
328 B Clark Township 68
329 B Keyport 68
330 B Englewood 68
331 B Paramus 67
332 B Pohatcong Township 67
333 B Riverdale 67
334 B Hamilton Township, Atlantic County 67
335 B Egg Harbor City 67
336 B Gibbsboro 67
337 B Morristown 67
338 B Ocean Gate 67
339 B Edison Township 66
340 B Hoboken 66
341 B Pine Hill 66
342 B Riverside Township 66
343 B Garfield 65
344 B Beverly 65
345 B Clifton 64
346 B Lakehurst 63
347 B Mount Laurel Township 63
348 B Woodbury 63
349 B Audubon 62
350 B Cape May 62
351 B Neptune City 62
352 B Long Branch 62
353 B Freehold Borough 62
354 B Pemberton Township 62
355 B Beach Haven 61
356 B Collingswood 61
357 B Hamilton Township, Mercer County 61
358 B Absecon 61
359 B Harrison 61
360 B Mount Holly Township 61
361 C Clementon 59
362 C Berlin Township 58
363 C Elmwood Park 58
364 C Hackensack 58
365 C Westampton Township 58
366 C West New York 58
367 C Carteret 58
368 C Mount Ephraim 57
369 C Belleville 57
370 C Middle Township 57
371 C Eatontown 57
372 C Sea Isle City 56
373 C Wildwood Crest 56
374 C Secaucus 55
375 C Avalon 54
376 C Ewing Township 54
377 C Point Pleasant Beach 54
378 C Willingboro Township 54
379 C Cherry Hill Township 53
380 C Hillside Township 53
381 C Haddon Township 52
382 C Ocean Township, Monmouth County 52
383 C Magnolia 51
384 C Perth Amboy 49
385 C Somers Point 48
386 C Pleasantville 47
387 C Somerdale 46
388 C Maple Shade Township 46
389 C Pennsauken Township 45
390 C Plainfield 45
391 C Neptune Township 43
392 C Lindenwold 42
393 C Orange City 40
394 D Burlington City 39
395 D Lawnside 36
396 D North Wildwood 36
397 D Elizabeth 36
398 D East Orange 35
399 D Hi-Nella 34
400 D Vineland 33
401 D Irvington 33
402 D Wildwood 31
403 D Penns Grove 29
404 D Brooklawn 27
405 D Jersey City 26
406 D Millville 25
407 D South Hackensack Township 25
408 D Newark 25
409 F Paulsboro 17
410 F Seaside Heights 16
411 F Passaic 14
412 F Trenton 10
413 F Paterson 9
414 F New Brunswick 8
415 F Camden County Police Department 3
416 F Bridgeton 0
417 F Atlantic City 0

Frequently Asked Questions

What is New Jersey's overall crime safety grade?
New Jersey has an overall safety grade of B (score: 66/100). This is based on the state's aggregate violent crime rate of 215.7 per 100K and property crime rate of 1395.7 per 100K compared to national averages.
How many cities in New Jersey have an A+ safety grade?
147 cities in New Jersey earned an A+ safety grade (2024), meaning their crime rates are well below the national average. 145 additional cities earned an A grade.
Which is the safest city in New Jersey?
Matawan is the highest-rated city in New Jersey with a A+ grade (score: 100/100). Its violent crime rate is 0 per 100K.

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Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, 2024. Safety scores based on violent and property crime rates vs. national averages published in FBI Crime in the United States (CIUS) Table 8. Population figures reference U.S. Census Bureau estimates where FBI-reported populations are unavailable. Verify with FBI.gov UCR and Census.gov QuickFacts.

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