Photo: Smallbones · Public domainGreenwich Township records less crime per resident than three in four U.S. towns
On the record of crimes Greenwich Township’s police reported from 2023 to 2025, it takes A− for safety: #132 of 342 graded towns in New Jersey. What’s more, recorded violent crime ran at 1.0 per 1,000 residents a year and property crime at 6.1, against 2.1 and 13.8 in the rest of New Jersey. Each of the 3 towns on its borders with figures records more crime per resident.
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 Greenwich Township
Greenwich Township reports less crime than every graded town next door
Of the 3 New Jersey towns on Greenwich Township’s borders, 3 have a Safety Grade: East Greenwich Township (A−), Logan Township (C+), Paulsboro (C−). Neighbors ↓
Among New Jersey towns, closer to the middle
New Jersey’s cities and towns report less crime than most states’, so Greenwich Township’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 61% of the 342 New Jersey towns we grade, against 75% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Greenwich Township’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 lower than in most U.S. towns; property crime is the stronger of the two.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Greenwich Township | Rest of New Jersey | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Greenwich Township’s police reported 15 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 1.0 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 Greenwich Township 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 1 violent crime, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Reported crime is steady
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| Year | Greenwich Township property | Rest of New Jersey property | Greenwich Township violent | Rest of New Jersey violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 10.4 | 13.9 | 0.0 | 1.9 |
| 2023 | 8.0 | 14.8 | 1.4 | 2.2 |
| 2024 | 0.6 | 14.0 | 0.6 | 2.2 |
| 2025 | 9.9 | 12.6 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident was steady from 2023 to 2025: the change is within ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of New Jersey.
55 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.
5 violent and 50 property, as reported to the FBI by Greenwich Township’s police.
Three people died in crashes on Greenwich Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Greenwich Township had 3 fatal crashes in five years, in which three people died. Most of these deaths (3 of 3) were on an Interstate passing through, so they say more about through-traffic than about the town’s own streets.
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 Greenwich Township’s size would see about 1 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Greenwich Township’s own rate (12.0) 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.
Greenwich Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwich Township | A− | 1.0 | 6.1 |
| Logan Township | C+ | 0.8 | 19.4 |
| Paulsboro | C− | 5.3 | 17.0 |
| East Greenwich Township | A− | 0.6 | 7.5 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
New Jersey towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwich Township | A− | 1.0 | 6.1 |
| Harrington Park | A+ | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| Brielle | A | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| Northvale | A | 0.1 | 6.0 |
| Franklin | A | 0.3 | 5.5 |
| Point Pleasant Beach | C− | 3.0 | 20.5 |
The five graded New Jersey towns closest to Greenwich Township’s population (5,026), 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 Greenwich Township. 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 Greenwich Township’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (5,056 in 2025); our figure for Greenwich Township is 5,026 (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 Greenwich Township
Is Greenwich Township, NJ safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Greenwich Township reports less crime per resident than 75% of U.S. towns, an A− Safety Grade and #132 of 342 in New Jersey. Its police reported 1.0 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 Greenwich Township?
1.0 violent and 6.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of New Jersey reports 2.1 and 13.8; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is Greenwich Township safer than Logan Township?
Logan Township reports more crime per resident than Greenwich Township: Logan Township grades C+ for safety and Greenwich Township A−. Logan Township’s police reported 0.8 violent and 19.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Greenwich Township?
Greenwich Township’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Greenwich Township, Gloucester County”. 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.