Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Howell Township, NJ Crime Grade
How Howell 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
3/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
New Jersey
5/10
vs. New Jersey cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Howell Township, NJ was 83.4 per 100,000 residents (45 incidents over a population of 53,988). That puts Howell Township Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 62% below the New Jersey statewide rate of 221.9.
That ranks Howell Township #932 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 75% of them, and #120 of 242 in New Jersey. Violent crime is down 14% year over year and up 40% over the last five years.
Howell Township, NJ crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (3/10)
- New Jersey Grade
- B (5/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 83.4 / 100k
- National rank
- #932 of 3,771
- NJ rank
- #120 of 242
- Safer than
- 75% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 14%
- 5-year change
- up 40%
- Population
- 53,988
- Reporting agency
- Howell Township Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Howell Township Police Department (FBI ORI NJ0131900) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Howell Township (red), New Jersey (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Howell 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 | 59.3(31) | 69.2(36) | 77.7(42) | 96.6(52) | 83.4(45) |
| Murder | 1.9(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 1.9(1) |
| Rape | 26.8(14) | 13.4(7) | 5.5(3) | 11.1(6) | 13.0(7) |
| Robbery | 1.9(1) | 3.8(2) | 5.5(3) | 1.9(1) | 7.4(4) |
| Aggravated assault | 28.7(15) | 51.9(27) | 66.6(36) | 83.6(45) | 61.1(33) |
| Property crime | 719.7(376) | 760.8(396) | 819.3(443) | 914.2(492) | 800.2(432) |
| Burglary | 82.3(43) | 82.6(43) | 90.6(49) | 76.2(41) | 92.6(50) |
| Larceny | 614.4(321) | 659.0(343) | 699.1(378) | 795.3(428) | 672.4(363) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 23.0(12) | 17.3(9) | 27.7(15) | 39.0(21) | 31.5(17) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Howell 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 Howell 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 Howell Township calculated?
- Howell 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 Howell 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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