Photo: KForce · CC BY-SA 3.0On violent crime, Toms River Township has a lower rate per resident than 62% of U.S. towns
Annual rates stand at 1.2 violent crimes and 11.1 incidents of property crime for every thousand residents, next to 2.1 and 13.8 in the rest of New Jersey. Next door, 4 of 6 towns with figures record less crime per resident. Weighing it all, Toms River Township earns B for safety (#209 of 342 graded towns in New Jersey, and #21 of 325 U.S. cities over 100,000), with close to the middle of U.S. towns, on crimes its police reported over 2023 to 2025. The rate the grade counts dropped 19% from 2023 to 2025.
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 Toms River Township
4 of the 6 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 7 New Jersey towns on Toms River Township’s borders, 6 have a Safety Grade: Manchester Township (A), Lavallette (A−), Berkeley Township (B+), South Toms River (B), Brick Township (B−), Seaside Heights (D−). Island Heights 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 Toms River Township’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 39% of the 342 New Jersey towns we grade, against 56% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
Homicides: below U.S. cities overall
Toms River Township’s police reported 1 homicides to the FBI in 2025. Over 2023–2025 that is 0.7 per 100,000 residents a year, below the rest of New Jersey (2.5) and below all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (5.7). Violent crime ↓
Robberies: below the rest of New Jersey
13.2 robberies per 100,000 residents a year over 2023–2025 (15 reported in 2025), below the rest of New Jersey (46.8) and below all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (79.4). Violent crime ↓
Against other big cities
Among the 325 U.S. cities over 100,000 we grade, Toms River Township reports less crime per resident than 94% (#21). Places like it ↓
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 Toms River 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 Toms River 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.
Homicides and robberies
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| Year | Toms River Township | Rest of New Jersey | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5.0 | 47.3 | 95.5 |
| 2023 | 15.0 | 50.8 | 90.6 |
| 2024 | 9.7 | 51.5 | 81.9 |
| 2025 | 14.8 | 38.3 | 66.0 |
Robberies per 100,000 residents
Toms River Township’s police reported 1 homicides, 15 robberies and 125 violent crimes in all to the FBI in 2025. By year, against the rest of New Jersey and all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | Toms River Township property | Rest of New Jersey property | Toms River Township violent | Rest of New Jersey violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 10.5 | 13.9 | 0.8 | 1.9 |
| 2023 | 12.4 | 14.8 | 1.1 | 2.2 |
| 2024 | 11.2 | 14.0 | 1.3 | 2.2 |
| 2025 | 9.7 | 12.6 | 1.2 | 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.
Crime in Toms River 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.
1,109 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.
125 violent and 984 property, as reported to the FBI by Toms River Township’s police.
47 people died in crashes on Toms River Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Toms River Township had 44 fatal crashes in five years, in which 47 people died; 15 were pedestrians and 1 was a cyclist.
That is 9.6 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.
Toms River Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toms River Township | B | 1.2 | 11.1 |
| Manchester Township | A | 0.7 | 4.2 |
| Lavallette | A− | 0.7 | 5.5 |
| Berkeley Township | B+ | 1.3 | 7.1 |
| Brick Township | B− | 1.4 | 11.3 |
| Island Heights | — | — | — |
| South Toms River | B | 1.0 | 10.2 |
| Seaside Heights | D− | 8.2 | 38.4 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Island Heights reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023.
New Jersey towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toms River Township | B | 1.2 | 11.1 |
| Bayonne | C+ | 2.8 | 13.2 |
| Edison Township | C+ | 1.8 | 17.9 |
| Hamilton Township | C | 1.9 | 21.8 |
| East Orange | C− | 4.6 | 19.6 |
| Trenton | D | 9.6 | 21.9 |
The five graded New Jersey towns closest to Toms River Township’s population (100,899), 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 Toms River 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 Toms River Township’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (101,100 in 2025); our figure for Toms River Township is 100,899 (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 Toms River Township
Is Toms River Township, NJ safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Toms River Township reports less crime per resident than 56% of U.S. towns, a B Safety Grade and #209 of 342 in New Jersey. Its police reported 1.2 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 Toms River Township?
1.2 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.
How many homicides were there in Toms River Township in 2025?
Toms River Township’s police reported 1 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 1.0 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Toms River Township safer than Manchester Township?
Manchester Township reports less crime per resident than Toms River Township: Manchester Township grades A for safety and Toms River Township B. Manchester Township’s police reported 0.7 violent and 4.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Toms River Township?
Toms River Township’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Toms River 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.