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 4.0Recorded crime per resident in Hazlet Township fell 40% from 2023 to 2025
Of the 3 towns on its borders with figures, 2 record less crime per resident. Across all the graded crimes, Hazlet Township lands on B (#194 of 342 graded towns in New Jersey): less crime per resident than 60% of U.S. towns, on crimes its police reported from 2023 to 2025. Recorded violent crime ran at 0.9 per 1,000 residents a year and property crime at 11.1, against 2.1 and 13.8 in the rest of New Jersey.
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 Hazlet Township
2 of the 3 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 5 New Jersey towns on Hazlet Township’s borders, 3 have a Safety Grade: Holmdel Township (A−), Aberdeen Township (B), Keyport (B−). Union Beach reported to the FBI for 2023 but not 2024 or 2025. Keansburg reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023. Neighbors ↓
Among New Jersey towns, closer to the middle
New Jersey’s cities and towns report less crime than most states’, so Hazlet Township’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 43% of the 342 New Jersey towns we grade, against 60% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell 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 Hazlet Township’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Violent crime holds Hazlet Township’s grade up; property crime pulls it down. Its property rate (11.1) is below the FBI’s national estimate (17.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | Hazlet Township property | Rest of New Jersey property | Hazlet Township violent | Rest of New Jersey violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8.5 | 13.9 | 0.6 | 1.9 |
| 2023 | 12.6 | 14.8 | 1.1 | 2.2 |
| 2024 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 0.8 | 2.2 |
| 2025 | 7.4 | 12.6 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident fell 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 | Hazlet Township | Rest of New Jersey | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Hazlet Township’s police reported 55 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 0.9 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 Hazlet 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.
169 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.
16 violent and 153 property, as reported to the FBI by Hazlet Township’s police.
Eight people died in crashes on Hazlet Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Hazlet Township had 8 fatal crashes in five years, in which eight people died; 4 were pedestrians and 1 was a cyclist.
That is about what is typical for New Jersey towns of 5,000–25,000 people: at their median rate (4.5 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Hazlet Township’s size would see about 5 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Hazlet Township’s own rate (7.8) 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.
Hazlet Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazlet Township | B | 0.9 | 11.1 |
| Keyport | B− | 1.4 | 13.6 |
| Union Beach | — | — | — |
| Holmdel Township | A− | 0.3 | 6.8 |
| Keansburg | — | — | — |
| Aberdeen Township | B | 1.5 | 7.6 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Union Beach reported to the FBI for 2023 but not 2024 or 2025. Keansburg reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023.
New Jersey towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazlet Township | B | 0.9 | 11.1 |
| Jefferson Township | A+ | 0.3 | 1.9 |
| Sparta Township | A | 0.4 | 3.8 |
| Morristown | B+ | 1.5 | 4.6 |
| Pleasantville | C | 3.3 | 15.1 |
| Maple Shade Township | C− | 3.5 | 18.9 |
The five graded New Jersey towns closest to Hazlet Township’s population (20,743), 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 Hazlet 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 Hazlet Township’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (20,776 in 2025); our figure for Hazlet Township is 20,743 (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 Hazlet Township
Is Hazlet Township, NJ safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Hazlet Township reports less crime per resident than 60% of U.S. towns, a B Safety Grade and #194 of 342 in New Jersey. Its police reported 0.9 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 Hazlet Township?
0.9 violent and 11.1 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 Hazlet Township safer than Keyport?
Keyport reports more crime per resident than Hazlet Township: Keyport grades B− for safety and Hazlet Township B. Keyport’s police reported 1.4 violent and 13.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Hazlet Township?
Hazlet Township’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Hazlet Township”. 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.