Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0Pohatcong Township records less violence than most U.S. towns, but more property crime
The graded rate fell 32% from 2023 to 2025. Add to that, in a usual year, 0.4 violent crime and 39.4 incidents of property crime are logged per 1,000 inhabitants; in the rest of New Jersey, 2.1 and 13.8. Taking everything together, Pohatcong Township scores C− (#319 of 342 graded towns in New Jersey): more crime per resident than 85% of U.S. towns, measured on crimes its police reported between 2023 and 2025. Each of the 3 towns on its borders with figures records less 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 Pohatcong Township
3 of the 3 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 5 New Jersey towns on Pohatcong Township’s borders, 3 have a Safety Grade: Lopatcong Township (A−), Greenwich Township (C+), Phillipsburg (C+). Holland Township reported to the FBI for 2025 but not 2023 or 2024. Bethlehem Township has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025. 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 Pohatcong 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 Pohatcong Township’s grade up; property crime pulls it down.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | Pohatcong Township property | Rest of New Jersey property | Pohatcong Township violent | Rest of New Jersey violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 45.9 | 13.8 | 0.9 | 1.9 |
| 2023 | 44.2 | 14.7 | 0.6 | 2.2 |
| 2024 | 43.8 | 14.0 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| 2025 | 30.2 | 12.6 | 0.3 | 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 | Pohatcong Township | Rest of New Jersey | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Pohatcong Township’s police reported 4 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.
Crime in Pohatcong 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 fewer than 1 violent crime, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
101 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.
1 violent and 100 property, as reported to the FBI by Pohatcong Township’s police.
No one died in a crash on Pohatcong Township’s roads in 2019–2023
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 Pohatcong Township’s size would see about 1 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Pohatcong Township’s own rate (0.0) 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.
Pohatcong Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pohatcong Township | C− | 0.4 | 39.4 |
| Holland Township | — | — | — |
| Phillipsburg | C+ | 2.4 | 16.0 |
| Greenwich Township | C+ | 0.1 | 24.0 |
| Bethlehem Township | — | — | — |
| Lopatcong Township | A− | 0.7 | 5.7 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Holland Township reported to the FBI for 2025 but not 2023 or 2024. Bethlehem Township has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025.
New Jersey towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pohatcong Township | C− | 0.4 | 39.4 |
| South Harrison Township | A+ | 0.0 | 1.6 |
| Stanhope | A | 0.6 | 2.5 |
| High Bridge | A− | 0.5 | 6.0 |
| Saddle River | A− | 0.4 | 7.8 |
| North Wildwood | C− | 2.5 | 30.3 |
The five graded New Jersey towns closest to Pohatcong Township’s population (3,578), 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 Pohatcong 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 Pohatcong Township’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (3,310 in 2025); our figure for Pohatcong Township is 3,578 (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 Pohatcong Township
Is Pohatcong Township, NJ safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Pohatcong Township reports more crime per resident than 85% of U.S. towns, a C− Safety Grade and #319 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 Pohatcong Township?
0.4 violent and 39.4 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 Pohatcong Township safer than Phillipsburg?
Phillipsburg reports less crime per resident than Pohatcong Township: Phillipsburg grades C+ for safety and Pohatcong Township C−. Phillipsburg’s police reported 2.4 violent and 16.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Pohatcong Township?
Pohatcong Township’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Pohatcong 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.