Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0Policing and crime in Washington Township, NJ
Washington, 2 miles away, is the nearest town with a Safety Grade (A−). Without FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, Washington Township has nothing to grade it on. There are 10 graded towns within 10 miles.
For every 1,000 residents, about 8 property crimes reported
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 no violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
The years Washington Township’s police reported
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| Year | Washington Township | Rest of New Jersey | Washington Township | Rest of New Jersey |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 10.2 | 13.9 | 0.0 | 1.9 |
| 2023 | 8.6 | 14.8 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| 2024 | 8.9 | 14.0 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| 2025 | 8.1 | 12.6 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents, against the rest of New Jersey. A year the department didn’t report in full is a gap, not a zero.
57 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.
0 violent and 57 property, as reported to the FBI by Washington Township’s police.
The nearest New Jersey towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | A− | 2 mi | 0.4 | 6.1 |
| Lebanon Township | A | 3 mi | 0.1 | 4.0 |
| High Bridge | A− | 5 mi | 0.5 | 6.0 |
| Oxford Township | A | 6 mi | 0.3 | 4.8 |
| Mansfield Township | B+ | 6 mi | 0.2 | 11.6 |
| Clinton Township | A | 8 mi | 0.4 | 3.7 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Washington Township. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Washington Township.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Eight people died in crashes on Washington Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Washington Township had 8 fatal crashes in five years, in which eight people died.
That is more than 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 2 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Washington Township’s own rate (23.9) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon Township | A | 0.1 | 4.0 |
| Hampton | — | — | — |
| Mansfield Township | B+ | 0.2 | 11.6 |
| Oxford Township | A | 0.3 | 4.8 |
| Franklin Township | — | — | — |
| Bethlehem Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Hampton, Franklin Township and Bethlehem Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
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 (7,041 in 2025); our figure for Washington Township is 7,108 (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?
There is no Safety Grade for Washington Township. Washington Township has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on. The nearest New Jersey towns with a grade are Washington (A−, 2 mi), Lebanon Township (A, 3 mi), High Bridge (A−, 5 mi).
Who polices Washington Township?
Washington Township’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Washington Township, Warren County”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Washington Township.
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.