New Jersey Crime Statistics and Rates Report (NJ)

New Jersey crime statistics indicate a total downward trend in crime based on data from 11 years when violent crime was decreasing and property crime was decreasing.

Based on this report, the crime rate in New Jersey for 2013 is expected to be lower than in 2010 when the state violent crime rate was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 4.91% and the state property crime rate was lower than the national property crime rate average by 5.62%.

New Jersey Property Crime New Jersey Violent Crime
2010 Crime (Actual Data)Incidents
Aggravated Assault13,885
ArsonN/A
Burglary38,732
Forcible Rape981
Larceny and Theft128,754
Motor Vehicle Theft15,556
Murder and Manslaughter371
Robbery11,818
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)210,097
Property Crime183,042
Violent Crime27,055

State versus National Crime Comparison

New Jersey Property Crime vs. National Comparison New Jersey Violent Crime vs. National Comparison
Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.

New Jersey crime rates by city (Large cities)

Edison Township, NJ Crime Jersey City, NJ Crime Paterson, NJ Crime
Elizabeth, NJ Crime Newark, NJ Crime

New Jersey crime rates by city (Small cities)

Aberdeen Township, NJ Crime Hanover Township, NJ Crime Passaic, NJ Crime
Absecon, NJ Crime Harding Township, NJ Crime Paulsboro, NJ Crime
Allendale, NJ Crime Hardyston Township, NJ Crime Peapack and Gladstone, NJ Crime
Allenhurst, NJ Crime Harrington Park, NJ Crime Pemberton, NJ Crime
Allentown, NJ Crime Harrison, NJ Crime Pemberton Township, NJ Crime
Alpha, NJ Crime Harrison Township, NJ Crime Pennington, NJ Crime
Alpine, NJ Crime Harvey Cedars, NJ Crime Penns Grove, NJ Crime
Andover Township, NJ Crime Hasbrouck Heights, NJ Crime Pennsauken Township, NJ Crime
Asbury Park, NJ Crime Haworth, NJ Crime Pennsville Township, NJ Crime
Atlantic City, NJ Crime Hawthorne, NJ Crime Pequannock Township, NJ Crime
Atlantic Highlands, NJ Crime Hazlet Township, NJ Crime Perth Amboy, NJ Crime
Audubon, NJ Crime Helmetta, NJ Crime Phillipsburg, NJ Crime
Audubon Park, NJ Crime High Bridge, NJ Crime Pine Beach, NJ Crime
Avalon, NJ Crime Highland Park, NJ Crime Pine Hill, NJ Crime
Avon-by-the-Sea, NJ Crime Highlands, NJ Crime Pine Valley, NJ Crime
Barnegat Light, NJ Crime Hightstown, NJ Crime Piscataway Township, NJ Crime
Barnegat Township, NJ Crime Hillsborough Township, NJ Crime Pitman, NJ Crime
Barrington, NJ Crime Hillsdale, NJ Crime Plainfield, NJ Crime
Bay Head, NJ Crime Hillside Township, NJ Crime Plainsboro Township, NJ Crime
Bayonne, NJ Crime Hi-Nella, NJ Crime Pleasantville, NJ Crime
Beach Haven, NJ Crime Hoboken, NJ Crime Plumsted Township, NJ Crime
Beachwood, NJ Crime Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ Crime Pohatcong Township, NJ Crime
Bedminster Township, NJ Crime Holland Township, NJ Crime Point Pleasant, NJ Crime
Belleville, NJ Crime Holmdel Township, NJ Crime Point Pleasant Beach, NJ Crime
Bellmawr, NJ Crime Hopatcong, NJ Crime Pompton Lakes, NJ Crime
Belmar, NJ Crime Hopewell, NJ Crime Princeton, NJ Crime
Belvidere, NJ Crime Hopewell Township, NJ Crime Princeton Township, NJ Crime
Bergenfield, NJ Crime Howell Township, NJ Crime Prospect Park, NJ Crime
Berkeley Township, NJ Crime Independence Township, NJ Crime Rahway, NJ Crime
Berlin, NJ Crime Interlaken, NJ Crime Ramsey, NJ Crime
Berlin Township, NJ Crime Irvington, NJ Crime Randolph Township, NJ Crime
Bernards Township, NJ Crime Island Heights, NJ Crime Raritan, NJ Crime
Bernardsville, NJ Crime Jackson Township, NJ Crime Raritan Township, NJ Crime
Beverly, NJ Crime Jamesburg, NJ Crime Readington Township, NJ Crime
Blairstown Township, NJ Crime Jefferson Township, NJ Crime Red Bank, NJ Crime
Bloomfield, NJ Crime Keansburg, NJ Crime Ridgefield, NJ Crime
Bloomingdale, NJ Crime Kearny, NJ Crime Ridgefield Park, NJ Crime
Bogota, NJ Crime Kenilworth, NJ Crime Ridgewood, NJ Crime
Boonton, NJ Crime Keyport, NJ Crime Ringwood, NJ Crime
Boonton Township, NJ Crime Kinnelon, NJ Crime River Edge, NJ Crime
Bordentown, NJ Crime Lacey Township, NJ Crime River Vale Township, NJ Crime
Bordentown Township, NJ Crime Lake Como, NJ Crime Riverdale, NJ Crime
Bound Brook, NJ Crime Lakehurst, NJ Crime Riverside Township, NJ Crime
Bradley Beach, NJ Crime Lakewood Township, NJ Crime Riverton, NJ Crime
Branchburg Township, NJ Crime Lambertville, NJ Crime Robbinsville Township, NJ Crime
Brick Township, NJ Crime Laurel Springs, NJ Crime Rochelle Park Township, NJ Crime
Bridgeton, NJ Crime Lavallette, NJ Crime Rockaway, NJ Crime
Bridgewater Township, NJ Crime Lawnside, NJ Crime Rockaway Township, NJ Crime
Brielle, NJ Crime Lebanon Township, NJ Crime Rockleigh, NJ Crime
Brigantine, NJ Crime Leonia, NJ Crime Roseland, NJ Crime
Brooklawn, NJ Crime Lincoln Park, NJ Crime Roselle, NJ Crime
Buena, NJ Crime Linden, NJ Crime Roselle Park, NJ Crime
Burlington, NJ Crime Lindenwold, NJ Crime Roxbury Township, NJ Crime
Burlington Township, NJ Crime Linwood, NJ Crime Rumson, NJ Crime
Butler, NJ Crime Little Falls Township, NJ Crime Runnemede, NJ Crime
Byram Township, NJ Crime Little Ferry, NJ Crime Rutherford, NJ Crime
Caldwell, NJ Crime Little Silver, NJ Crime Saddle Brook Township, NJ Crime
Califon, NJ Crime Livingston Township, NJ Crime Saddle River, NJ Crime
Camden, NJ Crime Loch Arbour, NJ Crime Salem, NJ Crime
Cape May, NJ Crime Lodi, NJ Crime Sayreville, NJ Crime
Cape May Point, NJ Crime Logan Township, NJ Crime Scotch Plains Township, NJ Crime
Carlstadt, NJ Crime Long Beach Township, NJ Crime Sea Bright, NJ Crime
Carney's Point Township, NJ Crime Long Branch, NJ Crime Sea Girt, NJ Crime
Carteret, NJ Crime Long Hill Township, NJ Crime Sea Isle City, NJ Crime
Cedar Grove Township, NJ Crime Longport, NJ Crime Seaside Heights, NJ Crime
Chatham, NJ Crime Lopatcong Township, NJ Crime Seaside Park, NJ Crime
Chatham Township, NJ Crime Lower Township, NJ Crime Secaucus, NJ Crime
Cherry Hill Township, NJ Crime Lumberton Township, NJ Crime Ship Bottom, NJ Crime
Chesilhurst, NJ Crime Lyndhurst Township, NJ Crime Shrewsbury, NJ Crime
Chester, NJ Crime Madison, NJ Crime Somerdale, NJ Crime
Chester Township, NJ Crime Magnolia, NJ Crime Somers Point, NJ Crime
Chesterfield Township, NJ Crime Mahwah Township, NJ Crime Somerville, NJ Crime
Cinnaminson Township, NJ Crime Manalapan Township, NJ Crime South Amboy, NJ Crime
Clark Township, NJ Crime Manasquan, NJ Crime South Bound Brook, NJ Crime
Clayton, NJ Crime Manchester Township, NJ Crime South Brunswick Township, NJ Crime
Clementon, NJ Crime Mantoloking, NJ Crime South Harrison Township, NJ Crime
Cliffside Park, NJ Crime Mantua Township, NJ Crime South Orange, NJ Crime
Clinton, NJ Crime Manville, NJ Crime South Plainfield, NJ Crime
Clinton Township, NJ Crime Maple Shade Township, NJ Crime South River, NJ Crime
Closter, NJ Crime Maplewood Township, NJ Crime South Toms River, NJ Crime
Collingswood, NJ Crime Margate City, NJ Crime Sparta Township, NJ Crime
Colts Neck Township, NJ Crime Marlboro Township, NJ Crime Spotswood, NJ Crime
Cranbury Township, NJ Crime Matawan, NJ Crime Spring Lake, NJ Crime
Cranford Township, NJ Crime Maywood, NJ Crime Spring Lake Heights, NJ Crime
Cresskill, NJ Crime Medford Lakes, NJ Crime Springfield, NJ Crime
Deal, NJ Crime Medford Township, NJ Crime Springfield Township, NJ Crime
Delanco Township, NJ Crime Mendham, NJ Crime Stafford Township, NJ Crime
Delaware Township, NJ Crime Mendham Township, NJ Crime Stanhope, NJ Crime
Delran Township, NJ Crime Merchantville, NJ Crime Stone Harbor, NJ Crime
Demarest, NJ Crime Metuchen, NJ Crime Stratford, NJ Crime
Denville Township, NJ Crime Middle Township, NJ Crime Summit, NJ Crime
Deptford Township, NJ Crime Middlesex, NJ Crime Surf City, NJ Crime
Dover, NJ Crime Middletown Township, NJ Crime Swedesboro, NJ Crime
Dumont, NJ Crime Midland Park, NJ Crime Tavistock, NJ Crime
Dunellen, NJ Crime Millburn Township, NJ Crime Teaneck Township, NJ Crime
East Brunswick Township, NJ Crime Milltown, NJ Crime Tenafly, NJ Crime
East Greenwich Township, NJ Crime Millville, NJ Crime Teterboro, NJ Crime
East Hanover Township, NJ Crime Mine Hill Township, NJ Crime Tewksbury Township, NJ Crime
East Newark, NJ Crime Monmouth Beach, NJ Crime Tinton Falls, NJ Crime
East Orange, NJ Crime Montclair, NJ Crime Toms River Township, NJ Crime
East Rutherford, NJ Crime Montgomery Township, NJ Crime Totowa, NJ Crime
East Windsor Township, NJ Crime Montvale, NJ Crime Trenton, NJ Crime
Eastampton Township, NJ Crime Montville Township, NJ Crime Tuckerton, NJ Crime
Eatontown, NJ Crime Moonachie, NJ Crime Union Beach, NJ Crime
Edgewater, NJ Crime Moorestown Township, NJ Crime Union City, NJ Crime
Edgewater Park Township, NJ Crime Morris Plains, NJ Crime Union Township, NJ Crime
Egg Harbor City, NJ Crime Morris Township, NJ Crime Upper Saddle River, NJ Crime
Egg Harbor Township, NJ Crime Morristown, NJ Crime Ventnor City, NJ Crime
Elk Township, NJ Crime Mount Arlington, NJ Crime Vernon Township, NJ Crime
Elmer, NJ Crime Mount Ephraim, NJ Crime Verona, NJ Crime
Elmwood Park, NJ Crime Mount Holly Township, NJ Crime Vineland, NJ Crime
Elsinboro Township, NJ Crime Mount Laurel Township, NJ Crime Voorhees Township, NJ Crime
Emerson, NJ Crime Mount Olive Township, NJ Crime Waldwick, NJ Crime
Englewood, NJ Crime Mountain Lakes, NJ Crime Wall Township, NJ Crime
Englewood Cliffs, NJ Crime Mountainside, NJ Crime Wallington, NJ Crime
Englishtown, NJ Crime Mullica Township, NJ Crime Wanaque, NJ Crime
Essex Fells, NJ Crime National Park, NJ Crime Warren Township, NJ Crime
Evesham Township, NJ Crime Neptune City, NJ Crime Washington, NJ Crime
Ewing Township, NJ Crime Neptune Township, NJ Crime Watchung, NJ Crime
Fair Haven, NJ Crime Netcong, NJ Crime Waterford Township, NJ Crime
Fair Lawn, NJ Crime New Brunswick, NJ Crime Wayne Township, NJ Crime
Fairview, NJ Crime New Hanover Township, NJ Crime Weehawken Township, NJ Crime
Fanwood, NJ Crime New Milford, NJ Crime Wenonah, NJ Crime
Far Hills, NJ Crime New Providence, NJ Crime West Amwell Township, NJ Crime
Fieldsboro, NJ Crime Newfield, NJ Crime West Caldwell Township, NJ Crime
Flemington, NJ Crime Newton, NJ Crime West Cape May, NJ Crime
Florence Township, NJ Crime North Arlington, NJ Crime West Deptford Township, NJ Crime
Florham Park, NJ Crime North Bergen Township, NJ Crime West Long Branch, NJ Crime
Fort Lee, NJ Crime North Brunswick Township, NJ Crime West Milford Township, NJ Crime
Franklin, NJ Crime North Caldwell, NJ Crime West New York, NJ Crime
Franklin Lakes, NJ Crime North Haledon, NJ Crime West Orange, NJ Crime
Freehold, NJ Crime North Hanover Township, NJ Crime West Wildwood, NJ Crime
Freehold Township, NJ Crime North Plainfield, NJ Crime West Windsor Township, NJ Crime
Frenchtown, NJ Crime North Wildwood, NJ Crime Westampton Township, NJ Crime
Galloway Township, NJ Crime Northfield, NJ Crime Westfield, NJ Crime
Garfield, NJ Crime Northvale, NJ Crime Westville, NJ Crime
Garwood, NJ Crime Norwood, NJ Crime Westwood, NJ Crime
Gibbsboro, NJ Crime Nutley Township, NJ Crime Wharton, NJ Crime
Glassboro, NJ Crime Oakland, NJ Crime Wildwood, NJ Crime
Glen Ridge, NJ Crime Oaklyn, NJ Crime Wildwood Crest, NJ Crime
Glen Rock, NJ Crime Ocean City, NJ Crime Willingboro Township, NJ Crime
Gloucester City, NJ Crime Ocean Gate, NJ Crime Winfield Township, NJ Crime
Gloucester Township, NJ Crime Oceanport, NJ Crime Winslow Township, NJ Crime
Green Brook Township, NJ Crime Ogdensburg, NJ Crime Woodbridge Township, NJ Crime
Guttenberg, NJ Crime Old Bridge Township, NJ Crime Woodbury, NJ Crime
Hackensack, NJ Crime Old Tappan, NJ Crime Woodbury Heights, NJ Crime
Hackettstown, NJ Crime Oradell, NJ Crime Woodcliff Lake, NJ Crime
Haddon Heights, NJ Crime Orange, NJ Crime Woodland Park, NJ Crime
Haddon Township, NJ Crime Oxford Township, NJ Crime Woodlynne, NJ Crime
Haddonfield, NJ Crime Palisades Park, NJ Crime Wood-Ridge, NJ Crime
Haledon, NJ Crime Palmyra, NJ Crime Woodstown, NJ Crime
Hamburg, NJ Crime Paramus, NJ Crime Woolwich Township, NJ Crime
Hammonton, NJ Crime Park Ridge, NJ Crime Wyckoff Township, NJ Crime
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