Ranked on reported serious-incident rates from the 2021-22 federal collection · higher percentile = safer
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| # | CITY | SAFETY PCTL | SCHOOLS SCORED | HOME VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williamstown | 99 | 5 of 7 | $378,055 |
| 2 | Hillsborough | 99 | 5 of 9 | — |
| 3 | Skillman | 99 | 5 of 5 | $1,061,216 |
| 4 | Cherry Hill | 98 | 9 of 20 | — |
| 5 | Haddonfield | 98 | 5 of 8 | $861,158 |
| 6 | Voorhees | 98 | 5 of 6 | — |
| 7 | Pleasantville | 98 | 6 of 6 | $247,524 |
| 8 | Vineland | 97 | 8 of 18 | $314,721 |
| 9 | Ridgewood | 96 | 6 of 10 | $1,264,894 |
| 10 | Trenton | 94 | 24 of 31 | $356,470 |
| 11 | Atlantic City | 94 | 6 of 11 | $221,432 |
| 12 | Old Bridge | 92 | 5 of 10 | — |
| 13 | Hamilton | 92 | 20 of 26 | — |
| 14 | Teaneck | 90 | 6 of 9 | $702,474 |
| 15 | Freehold | 89 | 9 of 15 | $650,305 |
| 16 | Paterson | 89 | 23 of 49 | $541,017 |
| 17 | Dover | 89 | 5 of 7 | $522,244 |
| 18 | Summit | 88 | 5 of 9 | $1,432,492 |
| 19 | Fair Lawn | 86 | 5 of 9 | $733,537 |
| 20 | Wayne | 85 | 6 of 17 | $757,929 |
| 21 | Randolph | 84 | 6 of 6 | — |
| 22 | South Plainfield | 83 | 7 of 7 | $598,450 |
| 23 | Denville | 82 | 5 of 5 | — |
| 24 | Westfield | 81 | 8 of 14 | $1,334,619 |
| 25 | East Orange | 80 | 8 of 22 | $483,575 |
| 26 | Neptune | 80 | 8 of 9 | — |
| 27 | Bayonne | 79 | 8 of 13 | $600,724 |
| 28 | Kearny | 79 | 6 of 8 | $590,269 |
| 29 | Parlin | 77 | 6 of 8 | $561,134 |
| 30 | Nutley | 77 | 7 of 7 | $670,887 |
| 31 | Maplewood | 76 | 5 of 6 | $990,627 |
| 32 | Pennsauken | 76 | 5 of 9 | $318,414 |
| 33 | Egg Harbor Township | 76 | 5 of 7 | $415,262 |
| 34 | Newton | 76 | 5 of 9 | $451,582 |
| 35 | Clifton | 75 | 12 of 19 | $616,096 |
| 36 | Paramus | 75 | 7 of 19 | $1,083,829 |
| 37 | Union | 74 | 6 of 11 | $589,879 |
| 38 | Jersey City | 74 | 32 of 52 | $665,140 |
| 39 | North Brunswick | 73 | 5 of 8 | $551,953 |
| 40 | West New York | 72 | 7 of 9 | $469,253 |
| 41 | Camden | 72 | 7 of 23 | $150,576 |
| 42 | Scotch Plains | 70 | 9 of 15 | $854,450 |
| 43 | Lodi | 69 | 5 of 8 | $634,974 |
| 44 | Union City | 69 | 5 of 14 | $569,523 |
| 45 | Bergenfield | 66 | 5 of 7 | $654,528 |
| 46 | Sparta | 65 | 7 of 8 | — |
| 47 | Washington | 65 | 5 of 8 | — |
| 48 | Newark | 65 | 50 of 84 | $486,845 |
| 49 | Brick | 64 | 6 of 9 | $526,031 |
| 50 | Sicklerville | 63 | 6 of 8 | $385,967 |
| 51 | Lyndhurst | 57 | 5 of 9 | $657,153 |
| 52 | Belleville | 54 | 5 of 10 | $528,930 |
| 53 | Sewell | 53 | 9 of 11 | $446,726 |
| 54 | North Plainfield | 49 | 6 of 6 | $505,625 |
| 55 | Piscataway | 48 | 7 of 17 | $605,666 |
| 56 | Rockaway | 47 | 5 of 8 | — |
| 57 | Jackson | 45 | 6 of 12 | $645,542 |
| 58 | New Brunswick | 42 | 11 of 13 | $452,183 |
| 59 | Long Branch | 42 | 5 of 9 | $836,273 |
| 60 | Marlton | 41 | 5 of 9 | — |
| 61 | Monmouth Junction | 40 | 5 of 5 | $702,798 |
| 62 | Edison | 35 | 12 of 20 | $649,271 |
| 63 | Hackensack | 30 | 6 of 7 | $475,259 |
| 64 | West Milford | 29 | 6 of 6 | $503,120 |
| 65 | Bridgewater | 25 | 9 of 13 | — |
| 66 | Toms River | 25 | 13 of 18 | $470,769 |
| 67 | Perth Amboy | 24 | 10 of 14 | $506,201 |
| 68 | Cape May Court House | 24 | 5 of 9 | $461,210 |
| 69 | Mays Landing | 24 | 6 of 7 | $315,345 |
| 70 | Blackwood | 23 | 6 of 7 | $380,881 |
| 71 | Somerset | 22 | 5 of 10 | $584,760 |
| 72 | Ewing | 18 | 6 of 6 | — |
| 73 | Millville | 17 | 9 of 11 | $263,127 |
| 74 | Bridgeton | 16 | 10 of 14 | $260,278 |
| 75 | Medford | 13 | 6 of 10 | — |
| 76 | Passaic | 10 | 15 of 19 | $563,434 |
| 77 | Parsippany | 10 | 6 of 8 | — |
| 78 | Elizabeth | 10 | 34 of 38 | $547,806 |