Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0Brooklawn records more crime per resident than almost every U.S. town
It has more violent crime than 96% of U.S. towns, and more property crime than 100%. On top of that, the Safety Grade comes out at D−, drawn from crimes Brooklawn’s police reported through 2023 to 2025. Per 1,000 residents a year, 8.0 violent crimes and 126.7 incidents of property crime were recorded, against 2.1 and 13.7 in the rest of New Jersey. The crimes the grade counts rose 38% per resident from 2023 to 2025.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of NJ” is every other New Jersey city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Brooklawn
1 of the 1 graded towns next door reports less crime
Of the 3 New Jersey towns on Brooklawn’s borders, 1 have a Safety Grade: Bellmawr (B−). Gloucester City and Westville reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2025 but not 2024. Neighbors ↓
Reported crime is rising
Crime reported per resident rose from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Brooklawn’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are higher than in most U.S. towns; violent crime is the closer of the two to typical.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | Brooklawn property | Rest of New Jersey property | Brooklawn violent | Rest of New Jersey violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 102.1 | 13.8 | 9.4 | 1.9 |
| 2023 | 107.1 | 14.7 | 10.5 | 2.2 |
| 2024 | 120.2 | 14.0 | 4.3 | 2.2 |
| 2025 | 152.6 | 12.6 | 9.3 | 2.0 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident rose from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of New Jersey.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Brooklawn | Rest of New Jersey | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 9.4 | 1.9 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 10.5 | 2.2 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 9.3 | 2.0 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Brooklawn’s police reported 44 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 8.0 per 1,000 residents a year, against 2.1 in the rest of New Jersey and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Crime in Brooklawn per 1,000 residents
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
And about 9 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
297 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
17 violent and 280 property, as reported to the FBI by Brooklawn’s police.
One person died in crashes on Brooklawn’s roads in 2019–2023
Brooklawn had 1 fatal crash in five years, in which one person died; 1 was a pedestrian.
That is about what is typical for New Jersey towns of 2,500–5,000 people: at their median rate (4.9 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Brooklawn’s size would see about 0 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Brooklawn’s own rate (11.2) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Brooklawn and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklawn | D− | 8.0 | 126.7 |
| Gloucester City | — | — | — |
| Westville | — | — | — |
| Bellmawr | B− | 0.7 | 15.1 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Gloucester City and Westville reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2025 but not 2024.
New Jersey towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklawn | D− | 8.0 | 126.7 |
| Allentown | A | 0.2 | 4.4 |
| Sea Girt | A | 0.5 | 3.8 |
| Lavallette | A− | 0.7 | 5.5 |
| Alpine | B+ | 0.4 | 9.8 |
| Avon-by-the-Sea | B | 0.3 | 14.9 |
The five graded New Jersey towns closest to Brooklawn’s population (1,834), by grade.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Brooklawn. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Brooklawn’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (1,835 in 2025); our figure for Brooklawn is 1,834 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Brooklawn
Is Brooklawn, NJ safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Brooklawn reports more crime per resident than 100% of U.S. towns, a D− Safety Grade. Its police reported 8.0 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 2.1 in the rest of New Jersey and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Brooklawn?
8.0 violent and 126.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of New Jersey reports 2.1 and 13.7; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is Brooklawn safer than Bellmawr?
Bellmawr reports less crime per resident than Brooklawn: Bellmawr grades B− for safety and Brooklawn D−. Bellmawr’s police reported 0.7 violent and 15.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Brooklawn?
Brooklawn’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Brooklawn”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.