Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0Per resident, Waterford Township records less violent crime than 98% of U.S. towns
In sum, crimes its police reported from 2023 to 2025 put Waterford Township at A− (#94 of 342 graded towns in New Jersey): less crime per resident than 84% of U.S. towns. Per 1,000 residents a year, 0.1 violent crime and 7.0 incidents of property crime were recorded, against 2.1 and 13.8 in the rest of New Jersey. None of the 3 towns next door 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 Waterford Township
Waterford Township reports less crime than every graded town next door
Of the 5 New Jersey towns on Waterford Township’s borders, 3 have a Safety Grade: Medford Township (A−), Berlin (B), Evesham Township (B−). Shamong Township has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025. Winslow Township reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023. Neighbors ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Waterford 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 | Waterford 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 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Waterford Township’s police reported 2 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.
Crime in Waterford 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 no violent crimes, 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 | Waterford Township property | Rest of New Jersey property | Waterford Township violent | Rest of New Jersey violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6.9 | 13.9 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| 2023 | 7.4 | 14.8 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| 2024 | 6.6 | 14.0 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| 2025 | 7.0 | 12.6 | 0.0 | 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.
74 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 74 property, as reported to the FBI by Waterford Township’s police.
12 people died in crashes on Waterford Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Waterford Township had 10 fatal crashes in five years, in which 12 people died; 2 were pedestrians.
That is 23.0 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.
Waterford Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterford Township | A− | 0.1 | 7.0 |
| Shamong Township | — | — | — |
| Medford Township | A− | 0.8 | 6.8 |
| Evesham Township | B− | 0.9 | 14.6 |
| Winslow Township | — | — | — |
| Berlin | B | 0.2 | 14.2 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Shamong Township has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025. Winslow Township reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023.
New Jersey towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterford Township | A− | 0.1 | 7.0 |
| River Vale Township | A+ | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Wood-Ridge | A | 0.4 | 5.2 |
| South Amboy | B− | 1.5 | 11.7 |
| Mount Holly Township | C | 3.4 | 16.6 |
| Somers Point | C− | 3.3 | 20.5 |
The five graded New Jersey towns closest to Waterford Township’s population (10,562), 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 Waterford 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 Waterford Township’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (10,559 in 2025); our figure for Waterford Township is 10,562 (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 Waterford Township
Is Waterford Township, NJ safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Waterford Township reports less crime per resident than 84% of U.S. towns, an A− Safety Grade and #94 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 Waterford Township?
0.1 violent and 7.0 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 Waterford Township safer than Medford Township?
Medford Township reports more crime per resident than Waterford Township: Medford Township grades A− for safety and Waterford Township A−. Medford Township’s police reported 0.8 violent and 6.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Waterford Township?
Waterford Township’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Waterford 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.