Photo: User ZeWrestler on en.wikipedia · Public domainPolicing and crime in West Windsor Township, NJ
West Windsor Township’s police reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2025 but not 2024, so there is no Safety Grade: the grade needs all three years, 2023–2025. The closest graded town is Lawrence Township, 5 miles away, at B−. There are 12 graded towns within 10 miles.
For every 1,000 residents, about 13 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 about 1 violent crime, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
The years West Windsor Township’s police reported
Show as a table
| Year | West Windsor Township | Rest of New Jersey | West Windsor Township | Rest of New Jersey |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 15.5 | 13.8 | 0.3 | 1.9 |
| 2023 | 17.1 | 14.7 | 0.4 | 2.2 |
| 2024 | not reported | 14.0 | not reported | 2.2 |
| 2025 | 13.2 | 12.6 | 0.5 | 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.
451 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.
17 violent and 434 property, as reported to the FBI by West Windsor Township’s police.
The nearest New Jersey towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Township | B− | 5 mi | 0.3 | 16.4 |
| Robbinsville Township | B+ | 5 mi | 0.5 | 9.0 |
| Princeton | A− | 5 mi | 0.5 | 6.8 |
| East Windsor Township | B+ | 5 mi | 0.6 | 8.3 |
| Hightstown | B+ | 6 mi | 1.3 | 5.6 |
| Cranbury Township | A− | 6 mi | 0.4 | 8.1 |
Straight-line distance from the center of West Windsor Township. Nearby towns can differ a lot from West Windsor Township.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
10 people died in crashes on West Windsor Township’s roads in 2019–2023
West Windsor Township had 10 fatal crashes in five years, in which 10 people died; 3 were pedestrians.
That is 6.6 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, about the same as the median for New Jersey towns of 25,000–100,000 people (5.8, 102 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.
West Windsor Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plainsboro Township | — | — | — |
| Princeton | A− | 0.5 | 6.8 |
| Robbinsville Township | B+ | 0.5 | 9.0 |
| East Windsor Township | B+ | 0.6 | 8.3 |
| Lawrence Township | B− | 0.3 | 16.4 |
| Hamilton Township | C | 1.9 | 21.8 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Plainsboro Township reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2025 but not 2024.
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 Windsor 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 Windsor Township’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (32,916 in 2025); our figure for West Windsor Township is 32,839 (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 Windsor Township
Is West Windsor Township, NJ safe?
There is no Safety Grade for West Windsor Township. The nearest New Jersey towns with a grade are Lawrence Township (B−, 5 mi), Robbinsville Township (B+, 5 mi), Princeton (A−, 5 mi).
Who polices West Windsor Township?
West Windsor Township’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “West Windsor Township”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Neighbors looking out for each other in West Windsor 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.