Ranking of New Jersey Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2024

Updated on January 21, 2026.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, the New Jersey city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Newark (1,800), followed by Jersey City (1,673), Paterson (1,555), Camden County Police Department (1,000), and Trenton (936).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2024, 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 2024 Topic List.

Data Source: FBI UCR.

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Ranking of New Jersey Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2024

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Jersey City

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Trenton

Atlantic City

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New Brunswick

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Ranking of New Jersey Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2024

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Rank	City	Number of Crimes
1	Newark	1800
2	Jersey City	1673
3	Paterson	1555
4	Camden County Police Department	1000
5	Trenton	936
6	Atlantic City	685
7	Elizabeth	566
8	Passaic	503
9	New Brunswick	400
10	East Orange	346
11	Irvington	270
12	Vineland	266
13	Bridgeton	245
14	Plainfield	230
15	Perth Amboy	221
16	Lakewood Township	218
17	Edison Township	191
18	Hamilton Township, Mercer County	172
19	Orange City	156
20	West New York	152
21	Clifton	149
22	Cherry Hill Township	139
23	Toms River Township	138
24	North Bergen Township	129
25	Millville	124
26	Hackensack	115
27	Willingboro Township	112
28	Brick Township	108
28	Hoboken	108
29	Pennsauken Township	96
30	Belleville	95
31	Mount Laurel Township	92
32	Lindenwold	89
33	Ewing Township	87
34	Pleasantville	83
35	Carteret	81
35	Neptune Township	81
36	Long Branch	80
36	Pemberton Township	80
37	Maple Shade Township	71
38	Egg Harbor Township	70
38	Englewood	70
39	Bloomfield	68
39	West Orange	68
40	Piscataway Township	67
41	Garfield	66
42	East Brunswick Township	64
43	North Brunswick Township	62
44	Berkeley Township	61
45	Freehold Township	56
45	Morristown	56
45	Union Township	56
46	Franklin Township, Somerset County	55
46	Rahway	55
47	Fort Lee	53
47	Middle Township	53
48	Ocean Township, Monmouth County	52
49	Harrison	50
49	Wayne Township	50
50	Galloway Township	49
51	Elmwood Park	48
51	Monroe Township, Gloucester County	48
51	Montclair	48
51	Old Bridge Township	48
51	South Brunswick Township	48
51	Winslow Township	48
52	Gloucester Township	46
52	Paulsboro	46
53	Howell Township	45
54	Hillside Township	44
54	Roselle	44
55	Dover	42
55	Lodi	42
56	Burlington Township	41
56	Teaneck Township	41
57	Evesham Township	40
57	Middletown Township	40
58	Burlington City	38
58	Glassboro	38
59	Eatontown	36
60	North Plainfield	35
61	Freehold Borough	34
61	Lower Township	34
61	Somers Point	34
62	Cliffside Park	33
62	Hamilton Township, Atlantic County	33
63	Secaucus	32
64	Aberdeen Township	30
64	Parsippany-Troy Hills Township	30
65	Manchester Township	29
65	Marlboro Township	29
65	South Plainfield	29
66	Haddon Township	28
66	Hillsborough Township	28
66	Penns Grove	28
66	Weehawken Township	28
67	Mount Holly Township	26
67	Red Bank	26
68	Jackson Township	25
68	Livingston Township	25
68	Pine Hill	25
68	Voorhees Township	25
69	Guttenberg	24
69	Lacey Township	24
69	Phillipsburg	24
69	Westampton Township	24
70	Highland Park	23
70	Wall Township	23
70	West Deptford Township	23
70	West Milford Township	23
71	East Windsor Township	22
71	Woodbury	22
72	Franklin Township, Gloucester County	20
72	Medford Township	20
72	Riverside Township	20
72	Wildwood	20
73	Florence Township	19
73	Hammonton	19
74	Absecon	18
74	Cinnaminson Township	18
74	Collingswood	18
75	Barnegat Township	17
75	Fairview	17
75	Hanover Township	17
75	Hazlet Township	17
75	Keansburg	17
75	Mount Olive Township	17
76	Fair Lawn	16
76	Mahwah Township	16
76	South Hackensack Township	16
77	Clark Township	15
77	Delran Township	15
77	Little Falls Township	15
77	Mansfield Township, Burlington County	15
77	Maywood	15
77	Point Pleasant	15
77	Princeton	15
77	South Amboy	15
78	Bergenfield	14
78	Lyndhurst Township	14
78	Manalapan Township	14
78	Moorestown Township	14
78	Nutley Township	14
78	Point Pleasant Beach	14
78	Seaside Heights	14
78	Somerdale	14
78	Totowa	14
79	Clayton	13
79	Clementon	13
79	Eastampton Township	13
79	Keyport	13
79	Maplewood Township	13
79	North Wildwood	13
79	Ocean City	13
79	Spotswood	13
79	Stafford Township	13
79	Summit	13
80	Bloomingdale	12
80	Hopewell Township	12
80	Lawnside	12
80	Newton	12
80	Ridgewood	12
81	Beachwood	11
81	Bridgewater Township	11
81	Edgewater Park Township	11
81	Hopatcong	11
81	Little Egg Harbor Township	11
81	Lumberton Township	11
81	Manville	11
81	Palmyra	11
81	Ridgefield Park	11
81	Rutherford	11
81	Somerville	11
81	Springfield Township, Union County	11
82	Clinton Township	10
82	Harrison Township	10
82	Magnolia	10
82	Mantua Township	10
82	Pennsville Township	10
82	Rockaway Township	10
82	Scotch Plains Township	10
82	South Orange Village	10
82	Ventnor City	10
82	Woodland Park	10
83	Bordentown Township	9
83	Lawrence Township, Mercer County	9
83	Rochelle Park Township	9
83	Verona	9
83	Wallington	9
83	Wildwood Crest	9
84	Berlin Township	8
84	Brigantine	8
84	Brooklawn	8
84	Dunellen	8
84	Egg Harbor City	8
84	Lopatcong Township	8
84	Montgomery Township	8
84	Paramus	8
84	South River	8
84	Sparta Township	8
85	Audubon	7
85	Bellmawr	7
85	Belmar	7
85	Metuchen	7
85	Neptune City	7
85	Netcong	7
85	Runnemede	7
85	Woodstown	7
86	Atlantic Highlands	6
86	Berkeley Heights Township	6
86	Beverly	6
86	Caldwell	6
86	East Greenwich Township	6
86	Edgewater	6
86	Hightstown	6
86	Hi-Nella	6
86	Monroe Township, Middlesex County	6
86	Morris Township	6
86	Mount Ephraim	6
86	New Providence	6
86	Ocean Gate	6
86	Prospect Park	6
86	Ridgefield	6
86	Stratford	6
86	Washington Township, Morris County	6
86	Westwood	6
87	Bogota	5
87	Carney's Point Township	5
87	Gibbsboro	5
87	Haddonfield	5
87	Hamburg	5
87	Hardyston Township	5
87	Hawthorne	5
87	Highlands	5
87	Long Beach Township	5
87	Manasquan	5
87	Milltown	5
87	Montvale	5
87	Mullica Township	5
87	North Haledon	5
87	Palisades Park	5
87	Raritan Township	5
87	Robbinsville Township	5
87	Roselle Park	5
87	South Toms River	5
87	Tewksbury Township	5
87	Westfield	5
88	Blairstown Township	4
88	Bordentown City	4
88	Cape May	4
88	Carlstadt	4
88	Florham Park	4
88	Holmdel Township	4
88	Lakehurst	4
88	Logan Township	4
88	Montville Township	4
88	Morris Plains	4
88	Oakland	4
88	Oradell	4
88	Park Ridge	4
88	Readington Township	4
88	Ringwood	4
88	Saddle River	4
88	Wanaque	4
88	West Caldwell Township	4
88	West Long Branch	4
88	Wharton	4
89	Alpha	3
89	Bernards Township	3
89	Bernardsville	3
89	Butler	3
89	Chatham Township	3
89	Cranford Township	3
89	Denville Township	3
89	Dumont	3
89	East Newark	3
89	Englewood Cliffs	3
89	Flemington	3
89	Franklin Lakes	3
89	Green Brook Township	3
89	Hasbrouck Heights	3
89	Independence Township	3
89	Lavallette	3
89	Leonia	3
89	Margate City	3
89	Merchantville	3
89	Middlesex Borough	3
89	Midland Park	3
89	North Hanover Township	3
89	Oceanport	3
89	Old Tappan	3
89	Pine Beach	3
89	Ramsey	3
89	Raritan	3
89	Riverdale	3
89	River Vale Township	3
89	Rumson	3
89	Sea Bright	3
89	Sea Isle City	3
89	Stanhope	3
89	Warren Township	3
89	Washington	3
89	Wood-Ridge	3
90	Alpine	2
90	Andover Township	2
90	Avalon	2
90	Avon-by-the-Sea	2
90	Barrington	2
90	Bedminster Township	2
90	Boonton	2
90	Cedar Grove Township	2
90	Chatham	2
90	Chesterfield Township	2
90	Englishtown	2
90	Fairfield Township, Essex County	2
90	Glen Ridge	2
90	Glen Rock	2
90	Jamesburg	2
90	Kenilworth	2
90	Lincoln Park	2
90	Little Silver	2
90	Long Hill Township	2
90	Madison	2
90	Mansfield Township, Warren County	2
90	New Milford	2
90	Northvale	2
90	Norwood	2
90	Ocean Township, Ocean County	2
90	Pennington	2
90	Pitman	2
90	River Edge	2
90	Waldwick	2
90	Washington Township, Warren County	2
91	Allentown	1
91	Beach Haven	1
91	Berlin	1
91	Brielle	1
91	Closter	1
91	Colts Neck Township	1
91	Cranbury Township	1
91	Delaware Township	1
91	East Hanover Township	1
91	Elk Township	1
91	Fair Haven	1
91	Fanwood	1
91	Franklin Township, Hunterdon County	1
91	Frenchtown	1
91	Greenwich Township, Warren County	1
91	Hackettstown	1
91	Haworth	1
91	Helmetta	1
91	Island Heights	1
91	Kinnelon	1
91	Lambertville	1
91	Linwood	1
91	Medford Lakes	1
91	Millburn Township	1
91	Monmouth Beach	1
91	Mountainside	1
91	North Caldwell	1
91	Oxford Township	1
91	Pequannock Township	1
91	Pohatcong Township	1
91	Randolph Township	1
91	Rockaway	1
91	Roseland	1
91	Saddle Brook Township	1
91	Sea Girt	1
91	Shrewsbury	1
91	Springfield Township, Burlington County	1
91	Spring Lake	1
91	Surf City	1
91	Tenafly	1
91	Vernon Township	1
91	Watchung	1
91	Waterford Township	1
91	West Amwell Township	1
91	Wyckoff Township	1
92	Allendale	0
92	Allenhurst	0
92	Bay Head	0
92	Belvidere	0
92	Boonton Township	0
92	Bradley Beach	0
92	Chester	0
92	Chester Township	0
92	Clinton	0
92	Deal	0
92	Demarest	0
92	Elmer	0
92	Emerson	0
92	Essex Fells	0
92	Franklin	0
92	Garwood	0
92	Haddon Heights	0
92	Harrington Park	0
92	High Bridge	0
92	Hillsdale	0
92	Interlaken	0
92	Lebanon Township	0
92	Loch Arbour	0
92	Longport	0
92	Lower Alloways Creek Township	0
92	Matawan	0
92	Mount Arlington	0
92	Northfield	0
92	Ogdensburg	0
92	Riverton	0
92	Roxbury Township	0
92	Seaside Park	0
92	South Harrison Township	0
92	Spring Lake Heights	0
92	Stone Harbor	0
92	Swedesboro	0
92	Winfield Township	0
92	Woodcliff Lake	0
92	Woolwich Township	0