Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0Less violent crime is recorded per resident in Winfield Township than in 70% of U.S. towns
One of the 2 towns next door with figures records less crime per resident. Overall, Winfield Township grades B for safety: less crime per resident than 60% of U.S. towns, on crimes its police reported in 2023–2025. Its police logs show 0.9 violent crime and 11.1 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents a year, while in the rest of New Jersey the numbers are 2.1 and 13.8.
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 Winfield Township
1 of the 2 graded towns next door reports less crime
Of the 3 New Jersey towns on Winfield Township’s borders, 2 have a Safety Grade: Cranford Township (A−), Clark Township (C+). Linden reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2025 but not 2024. Neighbors ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Winfield 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 | Winfield Township | Rest of New Jersey | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Winfield Township’s police reported 4 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 0.9 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 Winfield 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 about 2 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 | Winfield Township property | Rest of New Jersey property | Winfield Township violent | Rest of New Jersey violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 14.3 | 13.9 | 0.0 | 1.9 |
| 2023 | 12.9 | 14.8 | 0.7 | 2.2 |
| 2024 | 9.9 | 14.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 |
| 2025 | 10.4 | 12.6 | 2.1 | 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.
18 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.
3 violent and 15 property, as reported to the FBI by Winfield Township’s police.
No one died in a crash on Winfield Township’s roads in 2019–2023
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 Winfield Township’s size would see about 0 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Winfield Township’s own rate (0.0) 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.
Winfield Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winfield Township | B | 0.9 | 11.1 |
| Clark Township | C+ | 0.5 | 20.3 |
| Linden | — | — | — |
| Cranford Township | A− | 0.3 | 7.6 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Linden reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2025 but not 2024.
New Jersey towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winfield Township | B | 0.9 | 11.1 |
| Frenchtown | A+ | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| Allentown | A | 0.2 | 4.4 |
| Chester | A− | 0.0 | 9.2 |
| Alpine | B+ | 0.4 | 9.8 |
| Sea Bright | B+ | 1.9 | 4.4 |
The five graded New Jersey towns closest to Winfield Township’s population (1,450), 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 Winfield 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 Winfield Township’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (1,442 in 2025); our figure for Winfield Township is 1,450 (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 Winfield Township
Is Winfield Township, NJ safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Winfield Township reports less crime per resident than 60% of U.S. towns, a B Safety Grade. Its police reported 0.9 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 Winfield Township?
0.9 violent and 11.1 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 Winfield Township safer than Clark Township?
Clark Township reports more crime per resident than Winfield Township: Clark Township grades C+ for safety and Winfield Township B. Clark Township’s police reported 0.5 violent and 20.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Winfield Township?
Winfield Township’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Winfield 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.