Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Middle Township, NJ Crime Grade
How Middle 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
7/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
New Jersey
9/10
vs. New Jersey cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Middle Township, NJ was 236.7 per 100,000 residents (47 incidents over a population of 19,855). That puts Middle Township 27% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 22% above the New Jersey statewide rate of 193.8.
That ranks Middle Township #2,297 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 39% of them, and #209 of 242 in New Jersey. Violent crime is down 10% year over year and down 39% over the last five years.
Middle Township, NJ crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (7/10)
- New Jersey Grade
- F (9/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 236.7 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,297 of 3,771
- NJ rank
- #209 of 242
- Safer than
- 39% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 10%
- 5-year change
- down 39%
- Population
- 19,855
- Reporting agency
- Middle Township Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Middle Township Police Department (FBI ORI NJ0050600) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Middle Township (red), New Jersey (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Middle Township 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 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 388.0(70) | 316.6(66) | 353.7(73) | 263.1(53) | 236.7(47) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 4.8(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robbery | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aggravated assault | — | — | — | — | — |
| Property crime | — | — | — | — | — |
| Burglary | 199.5(36) | 134.3(28) | 169.6(35) | 198.6(40) | 201.5(40) |
| Larceny | 1529.8(276) | 1616.7(337) | 1327.6(274) | 1643.2(331) | 1329.6(264) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 72.1(13) | 67.2(14) | 77.5(16) | 84.4(17) | 45.3(9) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Middle 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 Middle 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 Middle Township calculated?
- Middle 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 Middle 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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