Ranking of New Jersey Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2016

Updated on January 17, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2016, the New Jersey city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Newark (2,637), followed by Jersey City (1,276), Trenton (1,127), Paterson (1,126), and Elizabeth (1,054).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2016, 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.

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Related Topics: New Jersey FBI UCR 2016 Topic List.

Data Source: FBI UCR.

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Ranking of New Jersey Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2016

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Ranking of New Jersey Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2016

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Rank	City	Number of Crimes
1	Newark	2637
2	Jersey City	1276
3	Trenton	1127
4	Paterson	1126
5	Elizabeth	1054
6	Irvington	509
7	East Orange	437
8	Passaic	398
9	New Brunswick	392
10	Plainfield	346
11	Orange	342
12	Vineland	297
13	Bridgeton	225
14	Asbury Park	223
14	Millville	223
15	Union City	211
16	Perth Amboy	210
17	Clifton	202
18	Lakewood Township	169
19	Hamilton Township, Mercer County	162
20	Neptune Township	158
21	Bayonne	147
22	Linden	136
23	West New York	131
24	Hoboken	121
25	Pleasantville	114
26	Lindenwold	111
27	Long Branch	107
27	North Bergen Township	107
28	West Orange	106
29	Edison Township	104
29	Woodbridge Township	104
30	Pennsauken Township	103
31	Willingboro Township	101
32	Pemberton Township	97
33	Cherry Hill Township	92
34	Galloway Township	90
35	Garfield	89
36	Hackensack	88
37	Gloucester Township	87
38	Egg Harbor Township	86
39	Kearny	85
40	Hillside Township	79
41	Ewing Township	72
41	Teaneck Township	72
42	Brick Township	71
43	Toms River Township	67
43	Wildwood	67
44	Bloomfield	64
44	North Brunswick Township	64
45	Belleville	62
45	Franklin Township, Somerset County	62
45	Morristown	62
45	Union Township	62
46	Deptford Township	61
46	Englewood	61
47	Berkeley Township	58
48	North Plainfield	55
49	Salem	53
49	Voorhees Township	53
49	Washington Township, Gloucester County	53
50	Burlington City	52
51	Middle Township	49
51	Montclair	49
52	Elmwood Park	45
52	Freehold Township	45
52	Howell Township	45
53	Mount Holly Township	44
54	Lawrence Township, Mercer County	43
54	Maple Shade Township	43
54	South Orange	43
55	Harrison	41
55	Penns Grove	41
56	Winslow Township	40
57	Eatontown	39
57	Secaucus	39
58	Carteret	38
58	Hamilton Township, Atlantic County	38
59	Fort Lee	37
59	Rahway	37
60	Piscataway Township	36
60	Roselle	36
61	Ocean Township, Monmouth County	35
61	Somers Point	35
61	Woodbury	35
62	Dover	34
62	Glassboro	34
62	Monroe Township, Gloucester County	34
62	Nutley Township	34
62	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township	34
63	Little Egg Harbor Township	33
63	Mount Laurel Township	33
63	Paramus	33
63	South Plainfield	33
64	Evesham Township	32
64	Lodi	32
65	Keansburg	30
65	Sayreville	30
66	Haledon	29
66	Phillipsburg	29
67	Old Bridge Township	28
68	Carney's Point Township	27
68	Cliffside Park	27
68	Manalapan Township	27
69	Collingswood	26
69	Seaside Heights	26
70	Burlington Township	25
70	Cinnaminson Township	25
70	Fair Lawn	25
70	Manchester Township	25
70	Maplewood Township	25
70	Red Bank	25
71	East Brunswick Township	23
71	Keyport	23
71	Somerville	23
71	Westampton Township	23
71	West Milford Township	23
72	Freehold Borough	22
72	Paulsboro	22
73	Beverly	21
73	Edgewater Park Township	21
73	Medford Township	21
73	Pine Hill	21
73	Stafford Township	21
74	Brooklawn	20
74	Lower Township	20
75	Barnegat Township	19
75	Buena	19
75	Florence Township	19
75	Lacey Township	19
75	Lawnside	19
75	Lyndhurst Township	19
76	Aberdeen Township	18
76	Haddon Township	18
76	Palisades Park	18
76	South Brunswick Township	18
76	Ventnor City	18
77	East Windsor Township	17
77	Lumberton Township	17
77	Middletown Township	17
77	Ridgefield Park	17
77	Wayne Township	17
78	Belmar	16
78	Delran Township	16
78	Gloucester City	16
78	Hammonton	16
78	Wall Township	16
78	Washington Township, Morris County	16
78	West Deptford Township	16
79	Bridgewater Township	15
79	Fairview	15
79	Hillsborough Township	15
79	Jefferson Township	15
79	Princeton	15
79	Springfield	15
79	Stratford	15
79	Weehawken Township	15
79	West Windsor Township	15
79	Wildwood Crest	15
80	Bellmawr	14
80	Berlin	14
80	Butler	14
80	Clementon	14
80	Guttenberg	14
80	Livingston Township	14
80	Ocean City	14
80	Prospect Park	14
80	South River	14
81	Egg Harbor City	13
81	Jackson Township	13
81	Newton	13
81	Palmyra	13
81	Rutherford	13
82	Bordentown Township	12
82	Bound Brook	12
82	Hanover Township	12
82	Neptune City	12
82	Ramsey	12
82	Rockaway Township	12
82	South Toms River	12
82	Totowa	12
83	Hazlet Township	11
83	Manville	11
83	Riverside Township	11
84	Carlstadt	10
84	Franklin Township, Gloucester County	10
84	Hawthorne	10
84	Little Falls Township	10
84	Little Ferry	10
84	Magnolia	10
84	Margate City	10
84	Marlboro Township	10
84	Montville Township	10
84	Mount Olive Township	10
84	Pompton Lakes	10
84	Runnemede	10
84	Somerdale	10
84	South Hackensack Township	10
84	Summit	10
85	Mount Ephraim	9
85	North Arlington	9
85	Plainsboro Township	9
85	Scotch Plains Township	9
85	Tinton Falls	9
85	Woodlynne	9
86	Absecon	8
86	Beachwood	8
86	Bergenfield	8
86	Branchburg Township	8
86	Chesilhurst	8
86	Flemington	8
86	Hackettstown	8
86	Highlands	8
86	Monmouth Beach	8
86	Moorestown Township	8
86	Morris Township	8
86	Oakland	8
86	Readington Township	8
86	Roxbury Township	8
86	Spotswood	8
86	Wallington	8
87	Boonton	7
87	Boonton Township	7
87	Clayton	7
87	Cranford Township	7
87	East Rutherford	7
87	Florham Park	7
87	Harrison Township	7
87	Hasbrouck Heights	7
87	Hopatcong	7
87	Millburn Township	7
87	Netcong	7
87	North Wildwood	7
87	Plumsted Township	7
87	Ridgewood	7
87	Robbinsville Township	7
87	Wanaque	7
87	Westville	7
87	Woodland Park	7
88	Andover Township	6
88	Berlin Township	6
88	Bloomingdale	6
88	Bradley Beach	6
88	Caldwell	6
88	Cape May	6
88	Eastampton Township	6
88	Franklin	6
88	Hightstown	6
88	Jamesburg	6
88	Kenilworth	6
88	Mullica Township	6
88	Oceanport	6
88	South Bound Brook	6
88	Vernon Township	6
88	Washington	6
89	Audubon	5
89	Barrington	5
89	Colts Neck Township	5
89	Delanco Township	5
89	Fairfield Township, Essex County	5
89	Franklin Lakes	5
89	Haddon Heights	5
89	Hardyston Township	5
89	Hi-Nella	5
89	Lake Como	5
89	Mansfield Township, Burlington County	5
89	Maywood	5
89	Middlesex Borough	5
89	Milltown	5
89	Monroe Township, Middlesex County	5
89	Morris Plains	5
89	National Park	5
89	Oaklyn	5
89	Pennsville Township	5
89	Randolph Township	5
89	Riverdale	5
89	River Edge	5
89	Roselle Park	5
89	Upper Saddle River	5
89	Westfield	5
89	Wyckoff Township	5
90	Chester Township	4
90	Clark Township	4
90	Clinton	4
90	East Greenwich Township	4
90	Edgewater	4
90	Glen Ridge	4
90	Holmdel Township	4
90	Kinnelon	4
90	Lambertville	4
90	Lincoln Park	4
90	Logan Township	4
90	Mahwah Township	4
90	Mantua Township	4
90	Metuchen	4
90	Midland Park	4
90	Montgomery Township	4
90	Park Ridge	4
90	Point Pleasant	4
90	Raritan	4
90	Rochelle Park Township	4
90	Rockaway	4
90	Sea Girt	4
90	South Amboy	4
90	Stanhope	4
90	Tenafly	4
90	West Caldwell Township	4
90	Wood-Ridge	4
91	Atlantic Highlands	3
91	Avalon	3
91	Cedar Grove Township	3
91	Chatham	3
91	Chatham Township	3
91	Denville Township	3
91	Dumont	3
91	Fanwood	3
91	Green Brook Township	3
91	Greenwich Township, Gloucester County	3
91	Hillsdale	3
91	Hopewell Township	3
91	Madison	3
91	Medford Lakes	3
91	Northfield	3
91	Pequannock Township	3
91	Point Pleasant Beach	3
91	Ridgefield	3
91	Ringwood	3
91	Sea Isle City	3
91	Springfield Township	3
91	Tuckerton	3
91	Verona	3
91	Waterford Township	3
91	West Long Branch	3
91	Woodbury Heights	3
91	Woodcliff Lake	3
91	Woodstown	3
91	Woolwich Township	3
92	Bay Head	2
92	Bernardsville	2
92	Bordentown City	2
92	Chesterfield Township	2
92	Closter	2
92	Cranbury Township	2
92	Cresskill	2
92	East Hanover Township	2
92	Elk Township	2
92	Elsinboro Township	2
92	Emerson	2
92	Englishtown	2
92	Haddonfield	2
92	Hamburg	2
92	Haworth	2
92	High Bridge	2
92	Independence Township	2
92	Lakehurst	2
92	Leonia	2
92	Little Silver	2
92	Long Beach Township	2
92	Longport	2
92	Lower Alloways Creek Township	2
92	Mansfield Township, Warren County	2
92	Matawan	2
92	Mendham	2
92	New Hanover Township	2
92	New Milford	2
92	North Haledon	2
92	Pemberton Borough	2
92	Pitman	2
92	Raritan Township	2
92	Rumson	2
92	Saddle Brook Township	2
92	Sea Bright	2
92	Sparta Township	2
92	Stone Harbor	2
92	Teterboro	2
92	Union Beach	2
92	Waldwick	2
92	Washington Township, Warren County	2
92	West Amwell Township	2
92	West Wildwood	2
92	Westwood	2
92	Wharton	2
93	Allendale	1
93	Allentown	1
93	Alpha	1
93	Beach Haven	1
93	Berkeley Heights Township	1
93	Blairstown Township	1
93	Bogota	1
93	Brigantine	1
93	Byram Township	1
93	Clinton Township	1
93	Deal	1
93	Delaware Township	1
93	Demarest	1
93	Englewood Cliffs	1
93	Fair Haven	1
93	Franklin Township, Hunterdon County	1
93	Garwood	1
93	Gibbsboro	1
93	Glen Rock	1
93	Greenwich Township, Warren County	1
93	Harrington Park	1
93	Highland Park	1
93	Holland Township	1
93	Hopewell Borough	1
93	Laurel Springs	1
93	Lavallette	1
93	Lebanon Township	1
93	Lopatcong Township	1
93	Merchantville	1
93	Mine Hill Township	1
93	Montvale	1
93	Mount Arlington	1
93	Newfield	1
93	New Providence	1
93	Norwood	1
93	Ocean Gate	1
93	Pohatcong Township	1
93	Riverton	1
93	Roseland	1
93	Saddle River	1
93	Shrewsbury	1
93	Spring Lake	1
93	Spring Lake Heights	1
93	Swedesboro	1
93	Warren Township	1
93	Watchung	1
94	Allenhurst	0
94	Alpine	0
94	Audubon Park	0
94	Avon-by-the-Sea	0
94	Barnegat Light	0
94	Bedminster Township	0
94	Belvidere	0
94	Bernards Township	0
94	Brielle	0
94	Califon	0
94	Cape May Point	0
94	Chester	0
94	Dunellen	0
94	East Newark	0
94	Elmer	0
94	Essex Fells	0
94	Far Hills	0
94	Fieldsboro	0
94	Frenchtown	0
94	Harding Township	0
94	Harvey Cedars	0
94	Helmetta	0
94	Ho-Ho-Kus	0
94	Interlaken	0
94	Island Heights	0
94	Linwood	0
94	Loch Arbour	0
94	Long Hill Township	0
94	Manasquan	0
94	Mantoloking	0
94	Mendham Township	0
94	Moonachie	0
94	Mountain Lakes	0
94	Mountainside	0
94	North Caldwell	0
94	North Hanover Township	0
94	Northvale	0
94	Ocean Township, Ocean County	0
94	Ogdensburg	0
94	Old Tappan	0
94	Oradell	0
94	Oxford Township	0
94	Peapack and Gladstone	0
94	Pennington	0
94	Pine Beach	0
94	Pine Valley	0
94	River Vale Township	0
94	Rockleigh	0
94	Seaside Park	0
94	Ship Bottom	0
94	South Harrison Township	0
94	Surf City	0
94	Tavistock	0
94	Tewksbury Township	0
94	Washington Township, Bergen County	0
94	Wenonah	0
94	West Cape May	0
94	Winfield Township	0