Ranking of New Jersey Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2012

Updated on January 17, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2012, the New Jersey city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Newark (3,220), followed by Camden (1,993), Jersey City (1,847), Paterson (1,552), and Trenton (1,251).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2012, and the table below shows the ranking of New Jersey cities with high number of Violent crimes.

You can see similar rankings of cities for other crime types in New Jersey, and the ranking of all cities in the US.

Hover over or click on the bars in the chart below, to see the number of Violent crimes for each city. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

You can also see this information for other states.

You can also find the rate of violent and property crimes for New Jersey cities.

You may also be interested in:
Ranking of New Jersey Cities By Violent Crime Rate in 2012
Number and Rate of Violent Crimes for New Jersey Cities in 2012
Number and Rate of Property Crimes for New Jersey Cities in 2012

Related Topics: New Jersey FBI UCR 2012 Topic List.

Data Source: FBI UCR.

See this for other years:

Ranking of New Jersey Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2012

Newark

Camden

Jersey City

Paterson

Trenton

Elizabeth

Irvington

Atlantic City

Passaic

New Brunswick

Ranking of New Jersey Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2012

0 of 0

Rank	City	Number of Crimes
1	Newark	3220
2	Camden	1993
3	Jersey City	1847
4	Paterson	1552
5	Trenton	1251
6	Elizabeth	1007
7	Irvington	708
8	Atlantic City	699
9	Passaic	513
10	New Brunswick	382
11	East Orange	364
12	Plainfield	358
13	Bridgeton	322
14	Orange	262
15	Union City	250
16	Millville	248
17	Asbury Park	247
18	Perth Amboy	233
19	Vineland	225
20	Gloucester Township	208
21	West New York	196
22	Hamilton Township, Mercer County	188
23	Clifton	184
24	Neptune Township	152
25	Hoboken	150
26	Pleasantville	145
27	Lindenwold	133
28	Bayonne	132
29	Linden	131
30	Bloomfield	126
31	Long Branch	124
32	Edison Township	122
32	Winslow Township	122
32	Woodbridge Township	122
33	Cherry Hill Township	112
34	Pennsauken Township	111
34	Willingboro Township	111
35	Lakewood Township	110
36	Deptford Township	104
37	Pemberton Township	102
38	Kearny	100
39	Egg Harbor Township	99
40	Wildwood	93
41	North Bergen Township	89
42	Morristown	85
43	Brick Township	81
43	Englewood	81
43	Toms River Township	81
44	Union Township	79
45	Hillside Township	78
46	Rahway	77
47	Ewing Township	76
48	Franklin Township, Somerset County	72
48	Roselle	72
49	Belleville	71
50	West Orange	68
51	Washington Township, Gloucester County	67
52	Garfield	65
53	Piscataway Township	64
54	Hamilton Township, Atlantic County	61
54	Harrison	61
55	Old Bridge Township	56
55	Teaneck Township	56
56	North Brunswick Township	51
56	Voorhees Township	51
57	Carteret	49
57	Montclair	49
57	North Plainfield	49
57	Salem	49
58	Dover	47
58	Middle Township	47
59	Burlington	45
59	Maplewood Township	45
59	Middletown Township	45
60	Lodi	43
60	Woodbury	43
61	Pine Hill	42
62	Howell Township	41
63	South Orange	40
63	Wayne Township	40
64	Freehold	39
64	Glassboro	39
64	Ocean Township, Monmouth County	39
64	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township	39
65	Hackensack	38
65	Sayreville	38
66	Lawrence Township, Mercer County	37
67	Freehold Township	36
67	Guttenberg	36
67	Penns Grove	36
67	Red Bank	36
68	Maple Shade Township	35
68	Totowa	35
69	Burlington Township	34
69	Little Egg Harbor Township	34
69	Monroe Township, Gloucester County	34
69	Mount Holly Township	34
69	Phillipsburg	34
69	South Brunswick Township	34
70	Mount Laurel Township	33
71	Eatontown	32
72	Keansburg	31
73	Carney's Point Township	30
73	East Windsor Township	30
73	Evesham Township	30
73	Fort Lee	30
73	Seaside Heights	30
74	Cliffside Park	29
74	Gloucester City	29
74	Paramus	29
74	Woodlynne	29
75	Lower Township	28
75	Somers Point	28
76	Franklin Township, Gloucester County	27
77	Barnegat Township	26
77	Pennsville Township	26
77	South Plainfield	26
78	Collingswood	25
78	East Brunswick Township	25
79	Aberdeen Township	24
79	Fair Lawn	24
79	Fairview	24
79	Keyport	24
80	Cinnaminson Township	23
80	Manalapan Township	23
80	North Wildwood	23
80	Westville	23
81	Absecon	22
81	Clementon	22
81	Edgewater Park Township	22
81	Elmwood Park	22
81	Galloway Township	22
81	Monroe Township, Middlesex County	22
81	Nutley Township	22
81	South River	22
81	Wall Township	22
82	Bellmawr	21
82	Haddon Township	21
82	Riverside Township	21
83	Egg Harbor City	20
83	Manchester Township	20
83	Weehawken Township	20
84	Bergenfield	19
85	Lacey Township	18
85	Somerville	18
85	Waterford Township	18
85	West Milford Township	18
86	Dumont	17
86	Little Falls Township	17
86	Marlboro Township	17
86	Medford Township	17
86	Somerdale	17
87	Dunellen	16
87	Palmyra	16
87	Runnemede	16
87	Secaucus	16
87	Stafford Township	16
87	Stratford	16
88	Brooklawn	15
88	Delran Township	15
88	Haledon	15
88	Hammonton	15
88	Jackson Township	15
88	Livingston Township	15
88	Magnolia	15
88	Ocean City	15
88	Paulsboro	15
88	West Deptford Township	15
88	Wildwood Crest	15
89	Buena	14
89	Florence Township	14
89	Lumberton Township	14
89	Ramsey	14
89	Vernon Township	14
89	Westampton Township	14
90	Beverly	13
90	Bridgewater Township	13
90	Cranford Township	13
90	East Hanover Township	13
90	Lyndhurst Township	13
90	Manasquan	13
90	National Park	13
90	Point Pleasant	13
90	Pompton Lakes	13
90	South Amboy	13
90	Tinton Falls	13
90	Wharton	13
90	Woodland Park	13
91	Audubon	12
91	Belmar	12
91	Berlin Township	12
91	Bound Brook	12
91	Caldwell	12
91	Elk Township	12
91	Highlands	12
91	Mantua Township	12
91	Ridgefield Park	12
91	Rockaway Township	12
91	Scotch Plains Township	12
91	Summit	12
91	Union Beach	12
91	Ventnor City	12
92	Bordentown Township	11
92	Clayton	11
92	Glen Ridge	11
92	Little Ferry	11
92	Metuchen	11
92	Morris Township	11
92	Mount Olive Township	11
92	Oceanport	11
92	Ridgewood	11
93	Butler	10
93	Fairfield Township, Essex County	10
93	Harrison Township	10
93	Hazlet Township	10
93	Jamesburg	10
93	Milltown	10
93	Roxbury Township	10
94	Barrington	9
94	Beachwood	9
94	Edgewater	9
94	Franklin	9
94	Hanover Township	9
94	Kenilworth	9
94	Matawan	9
94	Mount Ephraim	9
94	North Arlington	9
94	Raritan	9
94	South Toms River	9
95	East Rutherford	8
95	Flemington	8
95	Haddon Heights	8
95	Hawthorne	8
95	Holmdel Township	8
95	Hopewell Township	8
95	Long Beach Township	8
95	Millburn Township	8
95	Neptune City	8
95	Newton	8
95	Oakland	8
95	Point Pleasant Beach	8
95	Prospect Park	8
95	Roselle Park	8
95	Rutherford	8
95	Wallington	8
95	West Long Branch	8
96	Berlin	7
96	Boonton	7
96	Branchburg Township	7
96	Colts Neck Township	7
96	East Greenwich Township	7
96	East Newark	7
96	Highland Park	7
96	Hillsborough Township	7
96	Hopatcong	7
96	Kinnelon	7
96	Logan Township	7
96	Madison	7
96	Plumsted Township	7
96	Ridgefield	7
96	Robbinsville Township	7
97	Byram Township	6
97	Carlstadt	6
97	Glen Rock	6
97	Green Brook Township	6
97	Haddonfield	6
97	Lincoln Park	6
97	Mansfield Township, Warren County	6
97	Merchantville	6
97	Pequannock Township	6
97	Princeton Township	6
97	Readington Township	6
97	Rochelle Park Township	6
97	Seaside Park	6
97	South Hackensack Township	6
97	Westfield	6
97	Wyckoff Township	6
98	Atlantic Highlands	5
98	Bernards Township	5
98	Chesilhurst	5
98	Clark Township	5
98	Clinton Township	5
98	Florham Park	5
98	Independence Township	5
98	Jefferson Township	5
98	Leonia	5
98	Linwood	5
98	Little Silver	5
98	Manville	5
98	Maywood	5
98	Montville Township	5
98	Mullica Township	5
98	Pemberton	5
98	Plainsboro Township	5
98	Roseland	5
98	Sea Bright	5
98	Sea Isle City	5
98	Shrewsbury	5
98	Spotswood	5
98	Upper Saddle River	5
98	Verona	5
98	West Windsor Township	5
98	Westwood	5
98	Wood-Ridge	5
99	Boonton Township	4
99	Bradley Beach	4
99	Franklin Lakes	4
99	Gibbsboro	4
99	Hardyston Township	4
99	Hasbrouck Heights	4
99	Hi-Nella	4
99	Middlesex	4
99	Midland Park	4
99	Montvale	4
99	Netcong	4
99	Oaklyn	4
99	Ocean Township, Ocean County	4
99	Randolph Township	4
99	Ringwood	4
99	Rockaway	4
99	Springfield	4
99	Springfield Township	4
99	Waldwick	4
99	Washington Township, Bergen County	4
99	Washington Township, Morris County	4
99	West Caldwell Township	4
100	Avalon	3
100	Beach Haven	3
100	Bloomingdale	3
100	Bogota	3
100	Brielle	3
100	Cape May	3
100	Chatham	3
100	Clinton	3
100	Delanco Township	3
100	Eastampton Township	3
100	Greenwich Township, Gloucester County	3
100	Harding Township	3
100	Helmetta	3
100	Lavallette	3
100	Mahwah Township	3
100	Montgomery Township	3
100	New Milford	3
100	Northvale	3
100	Raritan Township	3
100	River Edge	3
100	Sea Girt	3
100	Swedesboro	3
100	Tenafly	3
100	Washington	3
100	Washington Township, Warren County	3
100	Woodbury Heights	3
101	Allendale	2
101	Allentown	2
101	Andover Township	2
101	Bedminster Township	2
101	Berkeley Heights Township	2
101	Bordentown	2
101	Cedar Grove Township	2
101	Denville Township	2
101	Fair Haven	2
101	Fanwood	2
101	High Bridge	2
101	Hillsdale	2
101	Hopewell	2
101	Lakehurst	2
101	Laurel Springs	2
101	Lebanon Township	2
101	Lopatcong Township	2
101	Mansfield Township, Burlington County	2
101	Moonachie	2
101	New Providence	2
101	North Haledon	2
101	Oradell	2
101	Park Ridge	2
101	Pine Beach	2
101	Pitman	2
101	Riverton	2
101	South Bound Brook	2
101	Sparta Township	2
101	Spring Lake Heights	2
101	Surf City	2
101	Wanaque	2
101	Watchung	2
101	West Amwell Township	2
101	Woodstown	2
102	Allenhurst	1
102	Alpha	1
102	Avon-by-the-Sea	1
102	Bay Head	1
102	Belvidere	1
102	Blairstown Township	1
102	Chatham Township	1
102	Chesterfield Township	1
102	Chester Township	1
102	Closter	1
102	Cranbury Township	1
102	Cresskill	1
102	Deal	1
102	Elsinboro Township	1
102	Emerson	1
102	Englishtown	1
102	Hamburg	1
102	Haworth	1
102	Ho-Ho-Kus	1
102	Holland Township	1
102	Interlaken	1
102	Lake Como	1
102	Lambertville	1
102	Long Hill Township	1
102	Longport	1
102	Lower Alloways Creek Township	1
102	Mantoloking	1
102	Margate City	1
102	Mendham	1
102	Mendham Township	1
102	Mine Hill Township	1
102	Monmouth Beach	1
102	Morris Plains	1
102	Mountainside	1
102	Mount Arlington	1
102	Newfield	1
102	North Caldwell	1
102	Northfield	1
102	North Hanover Township	1
102	Norwood	1
102	Peapack and Gladstone	1
102	Rumson	1
102	Saddle Brook Township	1
102	Ship Bottom	1
102	South Harrison Township	1
102	Stanhope	1
102	Stone Harbor	1
102	Warren Township	1
102	Woolwich Township	1
103	Alpine	0
103	Audubon Park	0
103	Barnegat Light	0
103	Bernardsville	0
103	Califon	0
103	Cape May Point	0
103	Chester	0
103	Delaware Township	0
103	Demarest	0
103	Elmer	0
103	Englewood Cliffs	0
103	Essex Fells	0
103	Far Hills	0
103	Franklin Township, Hunterdon County	0
103	Frenchtown	0
103	Garwood	0
103	Greenwich Township, Warren County	0
103	Harrington Park	0
103	Harvey Cedars	0
103	Island Heights	0
103	Loch Arbour	0
103	Medford Lakes	0
103	Mountain Lakes	0
103	New Hanover Township	0
103	Ocean Gate	0
103	Ogdensburg	0
103	Old Tappan	0
103	Oxford Township	0
103	Pennington	0
103	Pine Valley	0
103	Pohatcong Township	0
103	Riverdale	0
103	River Vale Township	0
103	Rockleigh	0
103	Saddle River	0
103	Spring Lake	0
103	Tavistock	0
103	Teterboro	0
103	Tewksbury Township	0
103	Wenonah	0
103	West Cape May	0
103	West Wildwood	0
103	Winfield Township	0
103	Woodcliff Lake	0