Safest Cities in New Jersey.
Cities in New Jersey with the lowest violent crime rates, from each city's own police department.
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| # | City | Violent crime |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westfield | 16 per 100k |
| 2 | Hasbrouck Heights | 16 per 100k |
| 3 | River Edge | 16 per 100k |
| 4 | Franklin Lakes | 18 per 100k |
| 5 | Hillsdale | 19 per 100k |
| 6 | Roselle Park | 21 per 100k |
| 7 | Dumont | 21 per 100k |
| 8 | New Providence | 21 per 100k |
| 9 | New Milford | 23 per 100k |
| 10 | Bergenfield | 24 per 100k |
| 11 | Ramsey | 27 per 100k |
| 12 | Florham Park | 27 per 100k |
| 13 | Waldwick | 29 per 100k |
| 14 | Rutherford | 31 per 100k |
| 15 | Glen Rock | 32 per 100k |
| 16 | Ridgewood | 34 per 100k |
| 17 | Palisades Park | 34 per 100k |
| 18 | Hackettstown | 39 per 100k |
| 19 | Princeton | 41 per 100k |
| 20 | Ringwood | 43 per 100k |
| 21 | Fair Lawn | 44 per 100k |
| 22 | Woodland Park | 45 per 100k |
| 23 | Edgewater | 52 per 100k |
| 24 | Middlesex | 54 per 100k |
| 25 | Oakland | 54 per 100k |
| 26 | Wood-Ridge | 57 per 100k |
| 27 | Maywood | 59 per 100k |
| 28 | Ocean City | 62 per 100k |
| 29 | Parsippany | 67 per 100k |
| 30 | Bellmawr | 67 per 100k |
| 31 | Old Bridge | 69 per 100k |
| 32 | Wanaque | 71 per 100k |
| 33 | Beachwood | 71 per 100k |
| 34 | Manville | 72 per 100k |
| 35 | Westwood | 79 per 100k |
| 36 | Pompton Lakes | 81 per 100k |
| 37 | Little Ferry | 81 per 100k |
| 38 | Wallington | 83 per 100k |
| 39 | Cliffside Park | 84 per 100k |
| 40 | Point Pleasant | 86 per 100k |
| 41 | Totowa | 90 per 100k |
| 42 | Moorestown-Lenola | 91 per 100k |
| 43 | Hopatcong | 94 per 100k |
| 44 | Metuchen | 96 per 100k |
| 45 | Hillsborough | 98 per 100k |
| 46 | North Arlington | 102 per 100k |
| 47 | Highland Park | 104 per 100k |
| 48 | Secaucus | 105 per 100k |
| 49 | Summit | 108 per 100k |
| 50 | Fort Lee | 108 per 100k |
| 51 | Fairview | 112 per 100k |
| 52 | South River | 116 per 100k |
| 53 | Toms River | 124 per 100k |
| 54 | Bound Brook | 125 per 100k |
| 55 | Somerville | 126 per 100k |
| 56 | Lakewood | 129 per 100k |
| 57 | North Plainfield | 129 per 100k |
| 58 | South Plainfield | 135 per 100k |
| 59 | Woodbridge | 139 per 100k |
| 60 | Guttenberg | 143 per 100k |
| 61 | Sayreville | 143 per 100k |
| 62 | Clifton | 166 per 100k |
| 63 | Hammonton | 172 per 100k |
| 64 | Collingswood | 174 per 100k |
| 65 | Garfield | 181 per 100k |
| 66 | Pine Hill | 183 per 100k |
| 67 | Freehold | 184 per 100k |
| 68 | Rahway | 187 per 100k |
| 69 | Linden | 188 per 100k |
| 70 | Lodi | 190 per 100k |
| 71 | Eatontown | 191 per 100k |
| 72 | Pennsville | 194 per 100k |
| 73 | Roselle | 194 per 100k |
| 74 | Hoboken | 199 per 100k |
| 75 | Carteret | 203 per 100k |
| 76 | Harrison | 214 per 100k |
| 77 | Glassboro | 216 per 100k |
| 78 | Elmwood Park | 216 per 100k |
| 79 | Kearny | 222 per 100k |
| 80 | Somers Point | 225 per 100k |
| 81 | Englewood | 230 per 100k |
| 82 | Long Branch | 232 per 100k |
| 83 | Red Bank | 234 per 100k |
| 84 | Hackensack | 235 per 100k |
| 85 | West New York | 236 per 100k |
| 86 | Union City | 248 per 100k |
| 87 | Morristown | 265 per 100k |
| 88 | Perth Amboy | 269 per 100k |
| 89 | Bayonne | 275 per 100k |
| 90 | Phillipsburg | 292 per 100k |
| 91 | Pleasantville | 295 per 100k |
| 92 | Elizabeth | 345 per 100k |
| 93 | Lindenwold | 382 per 100k |
| 94 | Vineland | 408 per 100k |
| 95 | Plainfield | 411 per 100k |
| 96 | Millville | 415 per 100k |
| 97 | East Orange | 426 per 100k |
| 98 | Jersey City | 487 per 100k |
| 99 | New Brunswick | 504 per 100k |
| 100 | Newark | 517 per 100k |
| 101 | Passaic | 585 per 100k |
| 102 | Asbury Park | 688 per 100k |
| 103 | Bridgeton | 732 per 100k |
| 104 | Trenton | 808 per 100k |
| 105 | Paterson | 869 per 100k |
| 106 | Atlantic City | 1517 per 100k |
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