Photo: Freeholdman12 · CC BY-SA 4.0Crime reported in Howell Township, NJ
Howell Township’s police reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2024 but not 2025, so there is no Safety Grade: the grade needs all three years, 2023–2025.
For every 1,000 residents, about 8 property crimes reported
And about 1 violent crime, in 2024. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2024
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2024
Crimes reported to police in 2024 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
The years Howell Township’s police reported
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents, against the rest of New Jersey. A year the department didn’t report in full is a gap, not a zero.
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| Year | Howell Township | Rest of New Jersey | Howell Township | Rest of New Jersey |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8.2 | 13.9 | 0.8 | 1.9 |
| 2023 | 9.1 | 14.8 | 1.0 | 2.2 |
| 2024 | 8.0 | 14.0 | 0.8 | 2.2 |
| 2025 | not reported | 12.6 | not reported | 2.0 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
475 crimes reported in 2024
45 violent and 430 property, as reported to the FBI by Howell Township’s police.
2024 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
The nearest New Jersey towns with a Safety Grade
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wall Township | B | 6 mi | 0.8 | 12.0 |
| Freehold | B− | 7 mi | 2.2 | 9.7 |
| Lakewood Township | B+ | 7 mi | 1.5 | 5.7 |
| Colts Neck Township | A | 8 mi | 0.2 | 6.2 |
| Neptune Township | D | 8 mi | 3.0 | 31.6 |
| Spring Lake Heights | A+ | 9 mi | 0.0 | 1.5 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Howell Township. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Howell Township.
17 people died in crashes on Howell Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Howell Township had 17 fatal crashes in five years, in which 17 people died; 4 were pedestrians and 1 was a cyclist. 1 died in crash on an Interstate.
That is 6.3 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, about the same as the median for New Jersey towns of 25,000–100,000 people (5.8, 102 towns).
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.
Howell Township and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakewood Township | B+ | 1.5 | 5.7 |
| Jackson Township | A | 0.4 | 3.6 |
| Freehold Township | — | — | — |
| Wall Township | B | 0.8 | 12.0 |
| Brick Township | B− | 1.4 | 11.3 |
| Colts Neck Township | A | 0.2 | 6.2 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Freehold Township reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023.
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 Howell Township. A citywide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of the city to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Howell Township’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (53,988 in 2024); our figure for Howell Township is 55,156 (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 Howell Township
Is Howell Township, NJ safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Howell Township. Howell Township’s police reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2024 but not 2025, so there is no Safety Grade: the grade needs all three years, 2023–2025. The nearest New Jersey towns with a grade are Wall Township (B, 6 mi), Freehold (B−, 7 mi), Lakewood Township (B+, 7 mi).
Who polices Howell Township?
Howell Township’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Howell 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, 2024, 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.