Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Old Bridge Township, NJ Crime Grade
How Old Bridge 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
2/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
New Jersey
4/10
vs. New Jersey cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Old Bridge Township, NJ was 68.4 per 100,000 residents (48 incidents over a population of 70,143). That puts Old Bridge Township Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 69% below the New Jersey statewide rate of 221.9.
That ranks Old Bridge Township #749 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 80% of them, and #95 of 242 in New Jersey. Violent crime is down 4% year over year and up 15% over the last five years.
Old Bridge Township, NJ crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (2/10)
- New Jersey Grade
- B (4/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 68.4 / 100k
- National rank
- #749 of 3,771
- NJ rank
- #95 of 242
- Safer than
- 80% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 4%
- 5-year change
- up 15%
- Population
- 70,143
- Reporting agency
- Old Bridge Township Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Old Bridge Township Police Department (FBI ORI NJ0120900) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Old Bridge Township, NJ
Also known as
- Oldbridge
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. Old Bridge Township (red), New Jersey (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Old Bridge 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 | 59.4(39) | 39.7(26) | 60.4(41) | 71.5(49) | 68.4(48) |
| Murder | 3.0(2) | 0.0(0) | 2.9(2) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 1.5(1) | 3.1(2) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Robbery | 18.3(12) | 13.7(9) | 5.9(4) | 5.8(4) | 5.7(4) |
| Aggravated assault | 36.6(24) | 22.9(15) | 51.6(35) | 65.7(45) | 62.7(44) |
| Property crime | 728.0(478) | 543.2(356) | 830.9(564) | 949.0(650) | 700.0(491) |
| Burglary | 91.4(60) | 79.3(52) | 89.9(61) | 115.3(79) | 41.3(29) |
| Larceny | 575.7(378) | 384.5(252) | 626.1(425) | 754.8(517) | 593.1(416) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 59.4(39) | 79.3(52) | 114.9(78) | 78.8(54) | 65.6(46) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Old Bridge 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 Old Bridge 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 Old Bridge Township calculated?
- Old Bridge 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 Old Bridge 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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