Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Holmdel Township, NJ Crime Grade
How Holmdel Township 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
1/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
New Jersey
2/10
vs. New Jersey cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Holmdel Township, NJ was 23.0 per 100,000 residents (4 incidents over a population of 17,407). That puts Holmdel Township 94% below the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 90% below the New Jersey statewide rate of 221.9.
That ranks Holmdel Township #169 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 96% of them, and #39 of 242 in New Jersey. Violent crime is down 43% year over year and down 77% over the last five years.
Holmdel Township, NJ crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (1/10)
- New Jersey Grade
- A (2/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 23.0 / 100k
- National rank
- #169 of 3,771
- NJ rank
- #39 of 242
- Safer than
- 96% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 43%
- 5-year change
- down 77%
- Population
- 17,407
- Reporting agency
- Holmdel Township Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Holmdel Township Police Department (FBI ORI NJ0131800) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Holmdel Township, NJ
Also known as
- Baptisttown
Name history sourced from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — public-domain federal geographic-names data.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Holmdel Township (red), New Jersey (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Holmdel Township vs. U.S., 2024 — 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 | 2019 | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 102.1(17) | 53.8(9) | 5.7(1) | 40.3(7) | 23.0(4) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 6.0(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 5.8(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Robbery | 6.0(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 5.8(1) | 17.2(3) |
| Aggravated assault | 90.1(15) | 53.8(9) | 5.7(1) | 28.8(5) | 5.7(1) |
| Property crime | 1165.3(194) | 687.6(115) | 1061.9(185) | 764.9(133) | 586.0(102) |
| Burglary | 96.1(16) | 95.7(16) | 63.1(11) | 115.0(20) | 91.9(16) |
| Larceny | 1009.1(168) | 538.1(90) | 855.3(149) | 586.6(102) | 471.1(82) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 60.1(10) | 53.8(9) | 143.5(25) | 63.3(11) | 23.0(4) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Holmdel Township, 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 Holmdel Township 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 Holmdel Township calculated?
- Holmdel Township'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 Holmdel Township 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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