Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0Jackson Township reports less crime per resident than 91% of U.S. towns
On crimes reported to the FBI by Jackson Township’s police in 2023–2025, it grades A for safety: #50 of 342 graded towns in 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 Jackson Township
Jackson Township reports less crime than every graded town next door
Of the 5 New Jersey towns on Jackson Township’s borders, 2 have a Safety Grade: Manchester Township (A), Lakewood Township (B+). Howell Township reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2024 but not 2025. Plumsted Township reported to the FBI for 2023 but not 2024 or 2025. Freehold Township reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023. Neighbors ↓
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 Jackson 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; violent crime is the stronger of the two.
Violent crime, by year and by type
Jackson Township’s police reported 79 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 0.4 per 1,000 residents a year, against 2.1 in the rest of New Jersey and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
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| Year | Jackson Township | Rest of New Jersey | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Reported crime is falling
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.
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| Year | Jackson Township property | Rest of New Jersey property | Jackson Township violent | Rest of New Jersey violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4.3 | 13.9 | 0.3 | 1.9 |
| 2023 | 3.8 | 14.8 | 0.5 | 2.2 |
| 2024 | 4.3 | 14.0 | 0.4 | 2.2 |
| 2025 | 2.8 | 12.7 | 0.4 | 2.0 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
For every 1,000 residents, about 3 property crimes reported
And fewer than 1 violent crime, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
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.
196 crimes reported in 2025
26 violent and 170 property, as reported to the FBI by Jackson Township’s police.
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
21 people died in crashes on Jackson Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Jackson Township had 21 fatal crashes in five years, in which 21 people died; 2 were pedestrians. 1 died in crash on an Interstate.
That is 7.0 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above 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.
Jackson Township and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Township | A | 0.4 | 3.6 |
| Howell Township | — | — | — |
| Plumsted Township | — | — | — |
| Manchester Township | A | 0.7 | 4.2 |
| Lakewood Township | B+ | 1.5 | 5.7 |
| Freehold Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Howell Township reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2024 but not 2025. Plumsted Township reported to the FBI for 2023 but not 2024 or 2025. Freehold Township reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023.
New Jersey towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Township | A | 0.4 | 3.6 |
| North Bergen Township | B | 1.6 | 7.5 |
| Union Township | B− | 0.7 | 17.5 |
| Hoboken | C+ | 1.8 | 15.4 |
| Irvington Township | D | 4.3 | 25.6 |
| Vineland | D | 4.3 | 25.2 |
The five graded New Jersey towns closest to Jackson Township’s population (61,281), by grade.
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 Jackson 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 Jackson Township’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (61,301 in 2025); our figure for Jackson Township is 61,281 (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 Jackson Township
Is Jackson Township, NJ safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Jackson Township reports less crime per resident than 91% of U.S. towns, an A Safety Grade and #50 of 342 in New Jersey. Its police reported 0.4 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 Jackson Township?
0.4 violent and 3.6 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 crime going up or down in Jackson Township?
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings.
How many homicides were there in Jackson Township in 2025?
Jackson Township’s police reported 1 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 1.6 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Jackson Township safer than Manchester Township?
Manchester Township reports more crime per resident than Jackson Township: Manchester Township grades A for safety and Jackson Township A. Manchester Township’s police reported 0.7 violent and 4.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Jackson Township?
Jackson Township’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Jackson 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.