Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0Warren Township reports less crime per resident than 93% of U.S. towns
On crimes reported to the FBI by Warren Township’s police in 2023–2025, it grades A for safety: #42 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 Warren Township
1 of the 4 graded towns next door reports less crime
Of the 6 New Jersey towns on Warren Township’s borders, 4 have a Safety Grade: Bernards Township (A+), Berkeley Heights Township (A), Green Brook Township (A−), Watchung (C−). Long Hill Township and Bridgewater 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 Warren 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.
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 | Warren Township property | Rest of New Jersey property | Warren Township violent | Rest of New Jersey violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5.0 | 13.9 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| 2023 | 6.3 | 14.8 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| 2024 | 3.4 | 14.0 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| 2025 | 2.4 | 12.6 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Violent crime, by year and by type
Warren Township’s police reported 7 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 0.1 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 | Warren Township | Rest of New Jersey | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
For every 1,000 residents, about 2 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.
44 crimes reported in 2025
3 violent and 41 property, as reported to the FBI by Warren 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.
10 people died in crashes on Warren Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Warren Township had 10 fatal crashes in five years, in which 10 people died; 1 was a pedestrian. Most of these deaths (9 of 10) were on an Interstate passing through, so they say more about through-traffic than about the town’s own streets.
That is 12.4 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for New Jersey towns of 5,000–25,000 people (4.5, 369 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.
Warren Township and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Township | A | 0.1 | 4.0 |
| Bernards Township | A+ | 0.0 | 1.6 |
| Long Hill Township | — | — | — |
| Bridgewater Township | — | — | — |
| Berkeley Heights Township | A | 0.4 | 5.1 |
| Watchung | C− | 0.4 | 38.7 |
| Green Brook Township | A− | 0.6 | 6.2 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Long Hill Township and Bridgewater Township reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023.
New Jersey towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Township | A | 0.1 | 4.0 |
| Denville Township | A+ | 0.1 | 3.3 |
| Washington Township | A | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| Holmdel Township | A− | 0.3 | 6.8 |
| Weehawken Township | B− | 1.2 | 13.7 |
| Cinnaminson Township | C+ | 1.0 | 19.4 |
The five graded New Jersey towns closest to Warren Township’s population (17,753), 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 Warren 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 Warren Township’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (17,097 in 2025); our figure for Warren Township is 17,753 (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 Warren Township
Is Warren Township, NJ safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Warren Township reports less crime per resident than 93% of U.S. towns, an A Safety Grade and #42 of 342 in New Jersey. Its police reported 0.1 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 Warren Township?
0.1 violent and 4.0 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 Warren Township?
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings.
Is Warren Township safer than Bernards Township?
Bernards Township reports less crime per resident than Warren Township: Bernards Township grades A+ for safety and Warren Township A. Bernards Township’s police reported 0.0 violent and 1.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Warren Township?
Warren Township’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Warren 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.