Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0Washington Township reports less crime per resident than 93% of U.S. towns
Its letter for safety is A, worked out from crimes Washington Township’s police reported over 2023 to 2025: #42 of 342 graded towns in New Jersey. Annual rates stand at 0.3 violent crime and 3.3 incidents of property crime for every thousand residents, next to 2.1 and 13.8 in the rest of New Jersey. It has less violent crime than 91% of U.S. towns, and less property crime than 89%.
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 Washington Township
3 of the 6 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 6 New Jersey towns on Washington Township’s borders, 6 have a Safety Grade: Chester Township (A+), Tewksbury Township (A+), Lebanon Township (A), Mount Olive Township (A), Hackettstown (A), Mansfield Township (B+). Neighbors ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Washington 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
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| Year | Washington Township | Rest of New Jersey | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Washington Township’s police reported 17 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 0.3 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 Washington 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.
Reported crime is steady
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| Year | Washington Township property | Rest of New Jersey property | Washington Township violent | Rest of New Jersey violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2.4 | 13.9 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| 2023 | 3.4 | 14.8 | 0.4 | 2.2 |
| 2024 | 3.5 | 14.0 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| 2025 | 3.1 | 12.6 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident was steady from 2023 to 2025: the change is within ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of New Jersey.
61 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.
4 violent and 57 property, as reported to the FBI by Washington Township’s police.
Three people died in crashes on Washington Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Washington Township had 3 fatal crashes in five years, in which three people died.
That is about what is typical for New Jersey towns of 5,000–25,000 people: at their median rate (4.5 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Washington Township’s size would see about 4 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Washington Township’s own rate (3.3) 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.
Washington Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | A | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| Chester Township | A+ | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Mansfield Township | B+ | 0.2 | 11.6 |
| Mount Olive Township | A | 0.4 | 4.2 |
| Hackettstown | A | 0.2 | 5.3 |
| Tewksbury Township | A+ | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| Lebanon Township | A | 0.1 | 4.0 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
New Jersey towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | A | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| Dumont | A | 0.3 | 2.9 |
| Hopewell Township | A− | 0.7 | 6.7 |
| Springfield Township | B+ | 0.8 | 9.9 |
| Weehawken Township | B− | 1.2 | 13.7 |
| Cinnaminson Township | C+ | 1.0 | 19.4 |
The five graded New Jersey towns closest to Washington Township’s population (18,309), 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 Washington 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 Washington Township’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (18,392 in 2025); our figure for Washington Township is 18,309 (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 Washington Township
Is Washington Township, NJ safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Washington 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 0.3 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 Washington Township?
0.3 violent and 3.3 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 Washington Township safer than Chester Township?
Chester Township reports less crime per resident than Washington Township: Chester Township grades A+ for safety and Washington Township A. Chester Township’s police reported 0.1 violent and 2.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Washington Township?
Washington Township’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Washington Township, Morris County”. 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.