State crime profile · 2024
New Jersey Crime Rates: Safest & Most Dangerous Cities
Crime data for 417 cities and 20 of 21 counties in New Jersey (NJ), ranked safest to most dangerous from 579 reporting agencies.
Data updated 2026-09-05
- 215.7
- Violent / 100K
- 1,395.7
- Property / 100K
- 417
- Cities
- 20
- Counties
New Jersey violent crime is 215.7 per 100,000, 39% below the U.S. average
According to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program for 2024, New Jersey records 215.7 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 39% below the national average (about the 8th-safest of 51 states and D.C.). Statewide averages hide city and county variation; UCR participation is voluntary.
- 215.7 violent crimes per 100K
- -39% vs. the U.S. average
- 1,800 Newark violent-crime reports, volume #1 of 98
- 1,780.1/100K Atlantic City rate #1 (volume #6)
How safe is New Jersey? FBI UCR data snapshot
New Jersey (NJ) reported 20,492 violent crimes and 132,607 property crimes in 2024, based on FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program submissions from 579 law enforcement agencies. That translates to a statewide violent crime rate of 215.7 per 100,000 residents and a property crime rate of 1395.7 per 100,000 against a reporting population of 9,500,851. The PlainCrime dataset indexes 417 New Jersey cities and 20 counties, each with their own detail pages and local crime figures drawn from FBI UCR Tables 8 and 10.
The FBI's state-level summary reports violent and property crime as aggregate totals rather than broken out by individual offense type (murder, rape, robbery, assault, burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, arson). For an offense-by-offense breakdown, see the individual city and county pages for New Jersey below, which draw on FBI UCR Tables 8 and 10 and do report each offense type separately.
Across 11 years of state-level UCR history (2014–2024), the violent crime rate moved from 257 to 215.7 per 100,000, a decline of 16.1%. City-level detail pages within New Jersey include safety grades (A+ to F), benchmarks against national averages, per-capita risk estimates, and multi-year trend tables for users comparing specific jurisdictions. All figures above are drawn from FBI UCR 2024 submissions; reporting completeness varies by agency, and the FBI periodically restates prior-year figures as late submissions arrive.
How New Jersey ranks nationally
New Jersey vs. every U.S. state
Violent crime per 100,000 residents, FBI UCR 2024. Lower is safer.
216 Safer than 84% among 51 U.S. states
Each bar is a band of values; taller bars hold more U.S. states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program · 2024
Safest cities · Most dangerous cities · Crime trends
Crime Trends
| Year | Population | Violent Crime | Rate | Property Crime | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9,500,851 | 20,492 | 215.7 | 132,607 | 1395.7 |
| 2023 | 9,290,841 | 20,195 | 217.4 | 137,237 | 1477.1 |
| 2022 | 9,261,699 | 19,074 | 205.9 | 125,111 | 1350.8 |
| 2021 | 9,267,130 | 12,919 | 139.4 | 70,458 | 760.3 |
| 2020 | 8,882,371 | 17,362 | 195.5 | 103,249 | 1162.4 |
| 2019 | 8,882,190 | 18,415 | 207.3 | 119,089 | 1340.8 |
| 2018 | 8,908,520 | 18,535 | 208.1 | 125,564 | 1409.5 |
| 2017 | 9,005,644 | 20,604 | 228.8 | 140,660 | 1561.9 |
| 2016 | 8,944,469 | 21,855 | 244.3 | 138,576 | 1549.3 |
| 2015 | 8,958,013 | 22,592 | 252.2 | 145,592 | 1625.3 |
| 2014 | 8,938,175 | 22,970 | 257 | 155,352 | 1738.1 |
Cities in New Jersey
Safest cities in New Jersey
Cities with 25,000+ residents, lowest violent crime per 100,000, FBI UCR 2024. Hover a bar for the exact rate.
- Randolph Township 4
Randolph Township
4 /100K
- Bernards Township 10
Bernards Township
10 /100K
- Monroe Township, Middlesex County
Monroe Township, Middlesex County
12 /100K
- Westfield
Westfield
16 /100K
- Raritan Township
Raritan Township
20 /100K
- Bridgewater Township
Bridgewater Township
23 /100K
- Lawrence Township, Mercer County
Lawrence Township, Mercer County
28 /100K
- Paramus
Paramus
30 /100K
What this shows Randolph Township is the safest sizeable city in New Jersey, at 3.7 violent crimes per 100,000.
Highest violent-crime cities in New Jersey
Cities with 25,000+ residents, highest violent crime per 100,000, FBI UCR 2024. Hover a bar for the exact rate.
- Atlantic City
Atlantic City
1,780 /100K
- Camden County Police Department
Camden County Police Department
1,381 /100K
- Trenton
Trenton
1,026 /100K
- Paterson
Paterson
979 /100K
- Bridgeton
Bridgeton
920 /100K
- Passaic
Passaic
719 /100K
- New Brunswick 699
New Brunswick
699 /100K
- Newark 581
Newark
581 /100K
What this shows Atlantic City reports the highest big-city violent-crime rate in New Jersey, at 1,780.1 per 100,000.
Newark recorded 1,800 violent-crime reports (#1 of 98) at 581.2 per 100,000 (rate #8). Atlantic City recorded 685 (#6) at 1,780.1 per 100,000 (#1). These are FBI UCR 2024 agency submissions, not a personal risk forecast.
Volume #1 is not rate #1 among New Jersey cities
Violent-crime rate per 100,000 for the count leader and the rate leader among cities with 25,000+ residents, FBI UCR 2024. Each tooltip identifies the relevant rate or volume rank; chart row is not a state rank.
- Atlantic City
Atlantic City
1,780 /100K
- Newark 581
Newark
581 /100K
What this shows Newark recorded 1,800 violent-crime reports (#1 of 98) at 581.2 per 100,000 (rate #8). Atlantic City recorded 685 (#6) at 1,780.1 per 100,000 (#1). These are FBI UCR 2024 agency submissions, not a personal risk forecast.
Read the chart as a list
- Newark: 581 violent, 1957 property per 100,000 (grade D)
- Jersey City: 562 violent, 2029 property per 100,000 (grade D)
- Paterson: 979 violent, 2351 property per 100,000 (grade F)
- Lakewood Township: 151 violent, 585 property per 100,000 (grade A)
- Elizabeth: 409 violent, 2658 property per 100,000 (grade D)
- Edison Township: 175 violent, 1877 property per 100,000 (grade B)
- Toms River Township: 134 violent, 1120 property per 100,000 (grade A)
- Hamilton Township, Mercer County: 184 violent, 2348 property per 100,000 (grade B)
- Trenton: 1026 violent, 2289 property per 100,000 (grade F)
- Clifton: 166 violent, 2266 property per 100,000 (grade B)
- Cherry Hill Township: 174 violent, 3402 property per 100,000 (grade C)
- Brick Township: 137 violent, 1073 property per 100,000 (grade A)
- Camden County Police Department: 1381 violent, 3040 property per 100,000 (grade F)
- East Orange: 486 violent, 1953 property per 100,000 (grade D)
New Jersey safety livability score: 80/100
Percentile-benchmarked against all 51 tracked states, 2024 FBI UCR data.
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Violent crime rate
215.7/100K · B (84th percentile)
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Property crime rate
1395.7/100K · B (75th percentile)
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Murder rate
N/A, dropped from score, weight redistributed
| City | Population | Violent / 100K | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newark | 309,708 | 581.2 | D |
| Jersey City | 297,922 | 561.6 | D |
| Paterson | 158,903 | 978.6 | F |
| Lakewood Township | 144,876 | 150.5 | A |
| Elizabeth | 138,500 | 408.7 | D |
| Edison Township | 109,086 | 175.1 | B |
| Toms River Township | 102,734 | 134.3 | A |
| Hamilton Township, Mercer County | 93,487 | 184 | B |
| Trenton | 91,236 | 1,025.9 | F |
| Clifton | 89,870 | 165.8 | B |
| Cherry Hill Township | 79,950 | 173.9 | C |
| Brick Township | 78,685 | 137.3 | A |
| Camden County Police Department | 72,435 | 1,380.5 | F |
| East Orange | 71,138 | 486.4 | D |
| Old Bridge Township | 70,143 | 68.4 | A |
| Passaic | 69,938 | 719.2 | F |
| Franklin Township, Somerset County | 69,921 | 78.7 | A |
| Gloucester Township | 67,786 | 67.9 | A |
| Middletown Township | 66,307 | 60.3 | A |
| Piscataway Township | 62,342 | 107.5 | A |
| Jackson Township | 62,326 | 40.1 | A+ |
| Union Township | 62,290 | 89.9 | A |
| Irvington | 60,900 | 443.3 | D |
| Vineland | 60,848 | 437.2 | D |
| North Bergen Township | 59,532 | 216.7 | B |
| Parsippany-Troy Hills Township | 57,606 | 52.1 | A |
| Hoboken | 57,293 | 188.5 | B |
| New Brunswick | 57,259 | 698.6 | F |
| Perth Amboy | 56,409 | 391.8 | C |
| Plainfield | 55,975 | 410.9 | C |
| Bloomfield | 55,161 | 123.3 | A |
| Howell Township | 53,988 | 83.4 | A |
| Wayne Township | 53,295 | 93.8 | B |
| West New York | 51,260 | 296.5 | C |
| East Brunswick Township | 50,487 | 126.8 | A |
| Monroe Township, Middlesex County | 49,652 | 12.1 | A+ |
| Evesham Township | 49,011 | 81.6 | A |
| West Orange | 48,638 | 139.8 | B |
| Egg Harbor Township | 47,892 | 146.2 | B |
| Manchester Township | 47,488 | 61.1 | A+ |
| South Brunswick Township | 47,468 | 101.1 | A |
| Mount Laurel Township | 46,978 | 195.8 | B |
| Bridgewater Township | 46,946 | 23.4 | A |
| Hackensack | 46,667 | 246.4 | C |
| Berkeley Township | 46,319 | 131.7 | A |
| Hillsborough Township | 45,555 | 61.5 | A+ |
| North Brunswick Township | 45,184 | 137.2 | B |
| Teaneck Township | 42,771 | 95.9 | A |
| Marlboro Township | 41,344 | 70.1 | A |
| Winslow Township | 40,970 | 117.2 | A |
| Montclair | 40,656 | 118.1 | A |
| Fort Lee | 40,445 | 131 | A |
| Manalapan Township | 40,430 | 34.6 | A+ |
| Monroe Township, Gloucester County | 38,785 | 123.8 | A |
| Atlantic City | 38,480 | 1,780.1 | F |
| Pennsauken Township | 38,189 | 251.4 | C |
| Belleville | 38,062 | 249.6 | C |
| Galloway Township | 37,910 | 129.3 | A |
| Fair Lawn | 36,579 | 43.7 | A |
| Freehold Township | 35,576 | 157.4 | B |
| Ewing Township | 34,718 | 250.6 | C |
| Orange City | 34,349 | 454.2 | C |
| Garfield | 33,129 | 199.2 | B |
| Long Branch | 33,113 | 241.6 | B |
| Willingboro Township | 32,211 | 347.7 | C |
| Lawrence Township, Mercer County | 32,040 | 28.1 | A |
| Voorhees Township | 31,899 | 78.4 | A |
| Livingston Township | 31,715 | 78.8 | A |
| Stafford Township | 31,546 | 41.2 | A |
| Westfield | 31,111 | 16.1 | A+ |
| Princeton | 30,838 | 48.6 | A |
| Lacey Township | 30,787 | 78 | A |
| Rahway | 30,512 | 180.3 | A |
| Englewood | 30,405 | 230.2 | B |
| East Windsor Township | 30,343 | 72.5 | A |
| Mount Olive Township | 30,034 | 56.6 | A+ |
| Nutley Township | 30,014 | 46.6 | A+ |
| Bernards Township | 28,921 | 10.4 | A+ |
| Bergenfield | 28,879 | 48.5 | A+ |
| Hamilton Township, Atlantic County | 28,528 | 115.7 | B |
| Neptune Township | 27,969 | 289.6 | C |
| Ocean Township, Monmouth County | 27,835 | 186.8 | C |
| Millville | 27,340 | 453.5 | D |
| Rockaway Township | 27,294 | 36.6 | A |
| Randolph Township | 27,159 | 3.7 | A+ |
| Pemberton Township | 27,062 | 295.6 | B |
| Ridgewood | 26,864 | 44.7 | A+ |
| Paramus | 26,745 | 29.9 | B |
| Barnegat Township | 26,713 | 63.6 | A+ |
| Bridgeton | 26,634 | 919.9 | F |
| Wall Township | 26,547 | 86.6 | A |
| Lodi | 26,296 | 159.7 | B |
| Cliffside Park | 26,105 | 126.4 | A |
| Mahwah Township | 25,873 | 61.8 | A+ |
| Carteret | 25,827 | 313.6 | C |
| Maplewood Township | 25,786 | 50.4 | A |
| Medford Township | 25,176 | 79.4 | A |
| Raritan Township | 25,018 | 20 | A+ |
| Scotch Plains Township | 24,820 | 40.3 | A+ |
| Glassboro | 24,793 | 153.3 | A |
Counties in New Jersey
20 of 21 Census county-equivalents (95.2%) appear in FBI Table 10 for this vintage. Missing counties are absent from the FBI source for this year, not dropped by PlainCrime. See national county coverage and methodology.
Nationwide peers for New Jersey
Similar violent rate (~215.7/100K)
Similar property rate (~1,395.7/100K)
- Michigan · 1395.3/100K property
- Connecticut · 1396.7/100K property
- Kentucky · 1397.1/100K property
- Utah · 1435.1/100K property
Nearby States
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Primary source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, Crime in the United States annual release. State-level trends cross-check against the FBI Crime Data Explorer (CDE) API.
Population figures for rate calculations reference U.S. Census Bureau estimates where FBI-reported populations are unavailable. Verify with Census.gov QuickFacts.
Read our methodology , how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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