Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Hamilton Township, Atlantic County, NJ Crime Grade
How Hamilton Township, Atlantic County grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of New Jersey — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
3/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
New Jersey
6/10
vs. New Jersey cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Hamilton Township, Atlantic County, NJ was 89.7 per 100,000 residents (26 incidents over a population of 28,970). That puts Hamilton Township, Atlantic County Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 54% below the New Jersey statewide rate of 193.8.
That ranks Hamilton Township, Atlantic County #1,002 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 73% of them, and #127 of 242 in New Jersey. Violent crime is down 25% year over year and down 21% over the last five years.
Hamilton Township, Atlantic County, NJ crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (3/10)
- New Jersey Grade
- C (6/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 89.7 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,002 of 3,771
- NJ rank
- #127 of 242
- Safer than
- 73% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 25%
- 5-year change
- down 21%
- Population
- 28,970
- Reporting agency
- Hamilton Township Police Department, Atlantic County
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Hamilton Township Police Department, Atlantic County (FBI ORI NJ0011200) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Hamilton Township, Atlantic County (red), New Jersey (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Hamilton Township, Atlantic County vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 113.0(29) | 164.0(47) | 101.8(29) | 119.2(34) | 89.7(26) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 3.5(1) | 0.0(0) | 10.5(3) | 3.5(1) |
| Rape | 15.6(4) | 17.4(5) | 10.5(3) | 17.5(5) | 3.5(1) |
| Robbery | 23.4(6) | 31.4(9) | 24.6(7) | 10.5(3) | 6.9(2) |
| Aggravated assault | 74.1(19) | 111.7(32) | 66.7(19) | 80.6(23) | 75.9(22) |
| Property crime | 1843.8(473) | 1807.5(518) | 2316.4(660) | 2460.7(702) | 2561.3(742) |
| Burglary | 194.9(50) | 132.6(38) | 210.6(60) | 168.3(48) | 158.8(46) |
| Larceny | 1535.8(394) | 1612.1(462) | 1986.5(566) | 2169.8(619) | 2354.2(682) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 93.6(24) | 62.8(18) | 115.8(33) | 108.7(31) | 48.3(14) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Hamilton Township, Atlantic County, NJ Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Hamilton Township, Atlantic County Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Hamilton Township, Atlantic County calculated?
- Hamilton Township, Atlantic County's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the New Jersey state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to New Jersey cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Hamilton Township, Atlantic County Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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