Mount Airy Historic District · Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0Reported crime per resident in West Amwell Township fell 57% from 2023 to 2025
Among its 3 neighbors with figures, only one records less crime per resident. West Amwell Township’s letter overall is A (#67 of 342 graded towns in New Jersey): less crime per resident than 87% of U.S. towns, from crimes its police reported through 2023 to 2025. Per 1,000 residents a year, 0.1 violent crime and 5.8 incidents of property crime were recorded, against 2.1 and 13.8 in the rest of 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 West Amwell Township
1 of the 3 graded towns next door reports less crime
Of the 4 New Jersey towns on West Amwell Township’s borders, 3 have a Safety Grade: Delaware Township (A+), Lambertville (A−), Hopewell Township (A−). East Amwell Township has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025. 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 West Amwell 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 per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | West Amwell Township property | Rest of New Jersey property | West Amwell Township violent | Rest of New Jersey violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8.6 | 13.9 | 0.0 | 1.9 |
| 2023 | 9.2 | 14.8 | 0.0 | 2.2 |
| 2024 | 4.3 | 14.0 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| 2025 | 3.9 | 12.6 | 0.0 | 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.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | West Amwell Township | Rest of New Jersey | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
West Amwell Township’s police reported 1 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 West Amwell 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.
12 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 12 property, as reported to the FBI by West Amwell Township’s police.
One person died in crashes on West Amwell Township’s roads in 2019–2023
West Amwell Township had 1 fatal crash in five years, in which one person died.
That is about what is typical for New Jersey towns of 2,500–5,000 people: at their median rate (4.9 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of West Amwell Township’s size would see about 1 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so West Amwell Township’s own rate (6.6) 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.
West Amwell Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Amwell Township | A | 0.1 | 5.8 |
| East Amwell Township | — | — | — |
| Lambertville | A− | 0.4 | 5.5 |
| Delaware Township | A+ | 0.4 | 1.5 |
| Hopewell Township | A− | 0.7 | 6.7 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. East Amwell Township has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025.
New Jersey towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Amwell Township | A | 0.1 | 5.8 |
| Monmouth Beach | A+ | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| Pennington | A− | 0.7 | 4.3 |
| Moonachie | B+ | 1.2 | 7.5 |
| Long Beach Township | B− | 1.3 | 13.3 |
| Wildwood Crest | C+ | 2.6 | 13.3 |
The five graded New Jersey towns closest to West Amwell Township’s population (3,037), 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 West Amwell 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 West Amwell Township’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (3,042 in 2025); our figure for West Amwell Township is 3,037 (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 West Amwell Township
Is West Amwell Township, NJ safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, West Amwell Township reports less crime per resident than 87% of U.S. towns, an A Safety Grade and #67 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 West Amwell Township?
0.1 violent and 5.8 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 West Amwell Township safer than Lambertville?
Lambertville reports more crime per resident than West Amwell Township: Lambertville grades A− for safety and West Amwell Township A. Lambertville’s police reported 0.4 violent and 5.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices West Amwell Township?
West Amwell Township’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “West Amwell 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.