Belleville NJ Crime Rate 1999-2018

Interactive chart of the Belleville, New Jersey violent crime rate and statistics by year from 1999 to 2018. In the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, violent crime statistics are composed of four offenses: murder/homicide and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. Violent crimes are defined in the UCR Program as those offenses which involve force or threat of force.
  • The Belleville NJ crime rate for 2018 was 171.86 per 100,000 population, a 22.75% decline from 2017.
  • The Belleville NJ crime rate for 2017 was 222.47 per 100,000 population, a 30.1% increase from 2016.
  • The Belleville NJ crime rate for 2016 was 171 per 100,000 population, a 34.39% decline from 2015.
  • The Belleville NJ crime rate for 2015 was 260.62 per 100,000 population, a 7.29% decline from 2014.
Data Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation - Crime in the U.S.

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City Name Population Rate
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Teterboro 68 1,470.59
Trenton 83,753 1,161.75
Asbury Park 15,717 1,107.08
Salem 4,726 909.86
Seaside Heights 2,872 905.29
Brooklawn 1,904 840.34
Bridgeton 24,386 832.44
Wildwood 5,035 794.44
Orange City 30,449 742.22
Newark 282,258 733.02
Paterson 146,893 732.51
Atlantic City 38,271 721.17
Elizabeth 129,080 694.92
Penns Grove 4,790 688.94
Irvington 54,220 652.90
Lindenwold 17,204 645.20
Passaic 70,435 576.42
New Brunswick 56,577 546.16
Woodbury 9,746 543.81
East Orange 64,625 515.28
Jersey City 270,175 456.37
Millville 27,837 456.23
Pleasantville 20,799 442.33
Vineland 60,330 427.65
Long Branch 30,750 403.25
Audubon Park 997 401.20
Mount Holly Township 9,658 393.46
Plainfield 50,820 383.71
Neptune Township 27,825 380.95
Woodlynne 2,902 379.05
Burlington City 9,817 376.90
Willingboro Township 32,124 348.65
North Wildwood 3,816 340.67
Keansburg 9,766 337.91
Lakehurst 2,672 336.83
Union City 69,950 333.10
Pemberton Township 27,212 330.74
Perth Amboy 52,347 315.20
Englishtown 1,959 306.28
Phillipsburg 14,395 305.66
Gloucester City 11,167 304.47
Englewood 28,988 293.22
Pennsauken Township 35,420 285.15
Linden 42,806 285.01
Beverly 2,497 280.34
Middle Township 18,358 277.81
Paulsboro 5,812 275.29
Deal 730 273.97
Hackensack 44,926 258.20
West New York 54,095 255.11
Oaklyn 3,934 254.19
Garfield 32,203 245.32
Eatontown 12,364 242.64
South Hackensack Township 2,473 242.62
Fairview 14,428 242.58
Guttenberg 11,602 241.34
Keyport 7,065 240.62
Pine Hill 10,431 239.67
Somerdale 5,484 237.05
Harrison 18,058 227.05
Sea Girt 1,766 226.50
Clementon 4,887 225.09
Wildwood Crest 3,116 224.65
Collingswood 13,843 216.72
Egg Harbor City 4,162 216.24
Hamilton Township - Atlantic County 26,380 216.07
Hoboken 55,096 215.99
Neptune City 4,694 213.04
Magnolia 4,237 212.41
Lawnside 2,875 208.70
Roselle 21,787 206.55
Absecon 8,252 206.01
Westampton Township 8,752 205.67
Maple Shade Township 18,772 202.43
Galloway Township 36,467 200.18
Medford Township 23,558 199.51
Ewing Township 36,142 190.91
Glassboro 19,938 190.59
Rockleigh 526 190.11
West Orange 48,071 189.30
Fieldsboro 529 189.04
Carteret 23,921 188.12
South Toms River 3,740 187.17
Hillside Township 22,078 185.71
Chesilhurst 1,617 185.53
Island Heights 1,652 181.60
Gibbsboro 2,211 180.91
Haledon 8,363 179.36
North Plainfield 21,834 178.62
Manville 10,308 174.62
Berlin 7,495 173.45
Red Bank 12,128 173.15
Edgewater Park Township 8,713 172.16
Belleville 36,075 171.86
Bayonne 66,824 170.60
Ventnor City 10,182 166.96
Winslow Township 38,382 166.74
Palmyra 7,198 166.71
Elmwood Park 20,277 162.75
Lower Township 21,617 161.91
Morristown 18,860 159.07
Avalon 1,258 158.98
Deptford Township 30,137 155.95
North Bergen Township 63,166 155.15
Burlington Township 22,857 153.13
Pemberton Borough 1,331 150.26
Margate City 6,045 148.88
Weehawken Township 15,567 147.75
Greenwich Township - Gloucester County 4,769 146.78
Secaucus 20,482 146.47
Sea Isle City 2,061 145.56
Sea Bright 1,379 145.03
Dover 17,982 144.59
Voorhees Township 29,071 144.47
Moonachie 2,774 144.20
Egg Harbor Township 43,276 143.27
East Rutherford 9,941 140.83
Newton 7,824 140.59
Washington Township - Gloucester County 47,024 140.35
Green Brook Township 7,138 140.10
Wenonah 2,201 136.30
Pompton Lakes 11,062 135.60
Freehold Borough 11,873 134.76
Somers Point 10,436 134.15
Hamilton Township - Mercer County 87,889 131.98
Mount Ephraim 4,565 131.43
Haddon Township 14,500 131.03
Cherry Hill Township 70,578 130.35
South Orange Village 16,880 130.33
Somerville 12,326 129.81
Monroe Township - Gloucester County 36,498 128.77
Union Beach 5,469 127.99
North Brunswick Township 42,205 125.58
Bound Brook 10,360 125.48
Lakewood Township 102,915 125.35
Mount Laurel Township 41,629 124.91
Gloucester Township 63,198 123.42
Westville 4,121 121.33
Manasquan 5,903 118.58
Edison Township 101,309 118.45
Wayne Township 54,340 117.78
South River 16,159 117.58
Freehold Township 34,896 117.49
Lake Como 1,710 116.96
Hi-Nella 855 116.96
Clayton 8,624 115.96
Cape May 3,463 115.51
Hazlet Township 19,970 115.17
Bordentown Township 12,323 113.61
Buena 4,405 113.51
High Bridge 3,528 113.38
Lodi 24,720 113.27
Clifton 85,732 113.14
Rahway 30,113 112.91
Totowa 10,666 112.51
Woodbridge Township 100,884 112.01
Little Falls Township 14,306 111.84
Delanco Township 4,509 110.89
Teaneck Township 40,939 109.92
Kenilworth 8,249 109.10
Far Hills 918 108.93
Merchantville 3,712 107.76
Laurel Springs 1,856 107.76
Belmar 5,666 105.89
Franklin 4,735 105.60
Edgewater 12,318 105.54
Rutherford 18,617 102.06
Florence Township 12,748 101.98
Eastampton Township 5,940 101.01
Mullica Township 6,005 99.92
Ridgefield Park 13,028 99.79
Long Beach Township 3,029 99.04
West Cape May 1,015 98.52
Bloomfield 50,777 98.47
Westwood 11,219 98.05
Sayreville 45,062 97.64
Northfield 8,324 96.11
Carlstadt 6,252 95.97
Montclair 38,893 95.13
South Plainfield 24,238 94.89
Nutley Township 28,596 94.42
Netcong 3,182 94.28
Piscataway Township 57,342 94.17
Pine Beach 2,148 93.11
Fairfield Township - Essex County 7,528 92.99
Wanaque 11,960 91.97
Lawrence Township - Mercer County 32,644 91.90
West Deptford Township 20,889 90.96
Kearny 42,339 89.75
Paramus 26,744 89.74
Hardyston Township 7,823 89.48
Maplewood Township 24,635 89.30
Riverside Township 7,875 88.89
Brick Township 74,712 87.00
Stratford 6,913 86.79
South Bound Brook 4,621 86.56
Flemington 4,627 86.45
Logan Township 5,844 85.56
Boonton 8,236 84.99
Prospect Park 5,893 84.85
Runnemede 8,261 84.74
Cinnaminson Township 16,630 84.19
Jamesburg 6,006 83.25
Lumberton Township 12,253 81.61
Palisades Park 20,888 81.39
Colts Neck Township 9,944 80.45
Middlesex Borough 13,704 80.27
North Hanover Township 7,518 79.81
Bordentown City 3,823 78.47
Woodland Park 12,799 78.13
Holland Township 5,128 78.00
Livingston Township 29,820 77.13
Wood-Ridge 9,105 76.88
Union Township 58,861 76.45
Point Pleasant 18,474 75.78
Barrington 6,661 75.06
Evesham Township 45,354 74.97
Ocean Township - Monmouth County 26,947 74.22
Riverton 2,698 74.13
Frenchtown 1,363 73.37
Oradell 8,243 72.79
West Amwell Township 2,757 72.54
Berlin Township 5,532 72.31
Franklin Township - Somerset County 66,624 72.05
Bellmawr 11,312 70.72
Oceanport 5,742 69.66
South Amboy 8,764 68.46
Howell Township 52,672 68.35
Point Pleasant Beach 4,472 67.08
East Brunswick Township 48,342 66.20
Winfield Township 1,514 66.05
Waterford Township 10,641 65.78
East Windsor Township 27,401 65.69
Little Ferry 10,895 64.25
Moorestown Township 20,510 63.38
Hammonton 14,311 62.89
Lacey Township 28,654 62.82
Caldwell 7,999 62.51
Marlboro Township 40,338 61.98
Washington 6,535 61.21
Stanhope 3,306 60.50
Berkeley Township 41,331 60.49
Cliffside Park 25,001 60.00
Aberdeen Township 18,378 59.85
Lower Alloways Creek Township 1,676 59.67
Toms River Township 92,191 59.66
Linwood 6,822 58.63
Fort Lee 37,729 58.31
Woodstown 3,447 58.02
Highland Park 13,989 57.19
Barnegat Township 22,777 57.08
Fair Lawn 33,413 56.86
Avon-by-the-Sea 1,780 56.18
Franklin Township - Gloucester County 16,225 55.47
Parsippany-Troy Hills Township 52,447 55.29
Stafford Township 27,141 55.27
Lavallette 1,824 54.82
Independence Township 5,495 54.60
Morris Plains 5,509 54.46
Beachwood 11,146 53.83
Lyndhurst Township 22,384 53.61
Oakland 13,102 53.43
Alpine 1,873 53.39
Haddonfield 11,253 53.32
Lambertville 3,811 52.48
Hackettstown 9,530 52.47
Blairstown Township 5,787 51.84
Ocean Gate 2,001 49.98
South Brunswick Township 46,340 49.63
Lebanon Township 6,070 49.42
Ringwood 12,303 48.77
Pennsville Township 12,378 48.47
Delran Township 16,579 48.25
Jackson Township 56,706 47.61
Mantua Township 14,772 47.39
Boonton Township 4,299 46.52
Pitman 8,696 46.00
Ocean City 11,138 44.89
Hopewell Township 18,000 44.44
Ogdensburg 2,262 44.21
Alpha 2,288 43.71
Allendale 6,865 43.70
Plainsboro Township 23,243 43.02
Wallington 11,676 42.82
Hopatcong 14,183 42.30
Old Bridge Township 66,321 42.22
Maywood 9,763 40.97
Scotch Plains Township 24,423 40.95
Dunellen 7,328 40.94
Northvale 4,965 40.28
Haddon Heights 7,497 40.02
Millburn Township 20,250 39.51
Pennington 2,554 39.15
Swedesboro 2,557 39.11
West Windsor Township 28,277 38.90
Belvidere 2,592 38.58
East Greenwich Township 10,504 38.08
Washington Township - Morris County 18,484 37.87
Byram Township 7,925 37.85
West Long Branch 7,957 37.70
Hillsborough Township 39,796 37.69
West Milford Township 26,560 37.65
Clinton 2,699 37.05
Roselle Park 13,698 36.50
East Newark 2,740 36.50
Bridgewater Township 45,050 35.52
North Haledon 8,469 35.42
Metuchen 14,262 35.06
Mansfield Township - Burlington County 8,577 34.98
Wyckoff Township 17,161 34.96
Long Hill Township 8,587 34.94
Manchester Township 42,939 34.93
Princeton 31,856 34.53
Little Silver 5,898 33.91
Park Ridge 8,858 33.87
Andover Township 5,936 33.69
Leonia 9,175 32.70
Manalapan Township 40,150 32.38
Hamburg 3,109 32.16
Cedar Grove Township 12,566 31.83
Summit 22,125 31.64
North Arlington 15,868 31.51
Washington Township - Warren County 6,434 31.08
Pohatcong Township 3,217 31.08
Wharton 6,482 30.85
Springfield Township - Burlington County 3,280 30.49
Tuckerton 3,336 29.98
New Milford 16,701 29.94
Montgomery Township 23,515 29.77
Berkeley Heights Township 13,646 29.31
Mountainside 6,925 28.88
Cranford Township 24,353 28.74
Hillsdale 10,484 28.62
Milltown 7,099 28.17
Tinton Falls 17,754 28.16
Dumont 17,825 28.05
Branchburg Township 14,577 27.44
Hanover Township 14,583 27.43
Tenafly 14,742 27.13
Morris Township 22,183 27.05
Sparta Township 18,694 26.75
Ridgefield 11,329 26.48
Emerson 7,679 26.05
Florham Park 11,602 25.86
Medford Lakes 3,995 25.03
Clark Township 16,079 24.88
Elk Township 4,116 24.30
Ho-Ho-Kus 4,139 24.16
Holmdel Township 16,621 24.07
Shrewsbury 4,170 23.98
Jefferson Township 21,071 23.73
Bradley Beach 4,214 23.73
Rockaway Township 25,328 23.69
Bogota 8,499 23.53
Atlantic Highlands 4,302 23.25
Wall Township 25,955 23.12
Garwood 4,370 22.88
Raritan Township 22,092 22.63
Springfield Township - Union County 17,762 22.52
Delaware Township 4,461 22.42
Spring Lake Heights 4,607 21.71
Middletown Township 65,469 21.38
Highlands 4,794 20.86
Mount Olive Township 28,994 20.69
Waldwick 10,019 19.96
Pequannock Township 15,177 19.77
Ridgewood 25,429 19.66
Little Egg Harbor Township 21,087 18.97
Madison 15,832 18.95
Hightstown 5,289 18.91
Warren Township 15,951 18.81
Montville Township 21,396 18.70
Englewood Cliffs 5,395 18.54
West Caldwell Township 10,912 18.33
East Hanover Township 11,084 18.04
Rochelle Park Township 5,648 17.71
Roseland 5,867 17.04
Mount Arlington 5,914 16.91
Fair Haven 5,927 16.87
Watchung 5,939 16.84
Old Tappan 5,998 16.67
Harrison Township 12,915 15.49
Rumson 6,835 14.63
Midland Park 7,313 13.67
Robbinsville Township 14,710 13.60
Mansfield Township - Warren County 7,431 13.46
Westfield 30,011 13.33
Ramsey 15,126 13.22
Glen Ridge 7,622 13.12
Bernardsville 7,742 12.92
Fanwood 7,768 12.87
Readington Township 15,941 12.55
Raritan 8,098 12.35
Bedminster Township 8,126 12.31
Bloomingdale 8,211 12.18
Spotswood 8,364 11.96
Denville Township 16,737 11.95
Lopatcong Township 8,384 11.93
Plumsted Township 8,460 11.82
Closter 8,691 11.51
Mahwah Township 26,501 11.32
Cresskill 8,862 11.28
Brigantine 8,896 11.24
Ocean Township - Ocean County 9,045 11.06
Monroe Township - Middlesex County 45,597 10.97
Hawthorne 18,874 10.60
Kinnelon 10,080 9.92
River Vale Township 10,157 9.85
Franklin Lakes 11,191 8.94
Hasbrouck Heights 12,163 8.22
Randolph Township 25,552 7.83
Clinton Township 12,824 7.80
Bernards Township 26,813 7.46
Saddle Brook Township 14,037 7.12
Vernon Township 22,057 4.53
Roxbury Township 23,010 4.35
Bergenfield 27,684 3.61
Woolwich Township 12,636 0.00
Woodcliff Lake 5,844 0.00
Woodbury Heights 2,944 0.00
West Wildwood 561 0.00
Washington Township - Bergen County 9,299 0.00
Verona 13,437 0.00
Upper Saddle River 8,330 0.00
Tewksbury Township 5,825 0.00
Tavistock 5 0.00
Surf City 1,174 0.00
Stone Harbor 816 0.00
Spring Lake 2,958 0.00
South Harrison Township 3,118 0.00
Ship Bottom 1,129 0.00
Seaside Park 1,526 0.00
Saddle River 3,230 0.00
Rockaway 6,388 0.00
River Edge 11,611 0.00
Riverdale 4,293 0.00
Pine Valley 11 0.00
Peapack-Gladstone 2,588 0.00
Oxford Township 2,446 0.00
Norwood 5,836 0.00
North Caldwell 6,716 0.00
New Providence 13,283 0.00
New Hanover Township 7,504 0.00
Newfield 1,535 0.00
National Park 2,934 0.00
Mountain Lakes 4,308 0.00
Montvale 8,729 0.00
Monmouth Beach 3,231 0.00
Mine Hill Township 3,534 0.00
Mendham Township 5,757 0.00
Mendham 4,905 0.00
Matawan 8,864 0.00
Mantoloking 249 0.00
Longport 873 0.00
Loch Arbour 181 0.00
Lincoln Park 10,308 0.00
Interlaken 798 0.00
Hopewell Borough 1,921 0.00
Helmetta 2,198 0.00
Haworth 3,463 0.00
Harvey Cedars 338 0.00
Harrington Park 4,802 0.00
Harding Township 3,824 0.00
Greenwich Township - Warren County 5,510 0.00
Glen Rock 11,937 0.00
Franklin Township - Hunterdon County 3,238 0.00
Essex Fells 2,109 0.00
Elsinboro Township 968 0.00
Elmer 1,301 0.00
Demarest 4,977 0.00
Cranbury Township 3,900 0.00
Chester Township 7,809 0.00
Chesterfield Township 7,567 0.00
Chester 1,643 0.00
Chatham Township 10,288 0.00
Chatham 8,793 0.00
Cape May Point 277 0.00
Califon 1,068 0.00
Butler 7,679 0.00
Brielle 4,719 0.00
Beach Haven 1,169 0.00
Bay Head 971 0.00
Barnegat Light 580 0.00
Audubon 8,599 0.00
Allentown 1,809 0.00
Allenhurst 488 0.00
Historical Violent Crime Rate per 100,000 Population
Year Belleville NJ US
2018 171.86 208.08 380.56
2017 222.47 231.80 394.86
2016 171.00 243.48 397.52
2015 260.62 256.05 373.74
2014 281.10 260.87 361.55
2013 309.14 288.93 369.13
2012 196.36 290.12 387.75
2011 319.04 307.91 387.06
2010 221.57 307.46 404.50
2009 249.93 311.37 431.88
2008 350.37 326.52 458.61
2007 341.20 328.62 471.77
2006 366.47 350.16 479.34
2005 352.34 355.26 469.04
2004 281.71 356.27 463.16
2003 368.77 364.34 475.84
2002 0.00 376.11 494.38
2001 0.00 388.83 504.52
2000 0.00 383.84 506.53
1999 0.00 411.87 522.95