Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Rockaway Township, NJ Crime Grade
How Rockaway 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 2025, the violent crime rate in Rockaway Township, NJ was 51.4 per 100,000 residents (14 incidents over a population of 27,254). That puts Rockaway Township Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 73% below the New Jersey statewide rate of 193.8.
That ranks Rockaway Township #524 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 86% of them, and #76 of 242 in New Jersey. Violent crime is up 40% year over year and up 76% over the last five years.
Rockaway Township, NJ crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (2/10)
- New Jersey Grade
- B (4/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 51.4 / 100k
- National rank
- #524 of 3,771
- NJ rank
- #76 of 242
- Safer than
- 86% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 40%
- 5-year change
- up 76%
- Population
- 27,254
- Reporting agency
- Rockaway Township Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Rockaway Township Police Department (FBI ORI NJ0143500) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Rockaway Township (red), New Jersey (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Rockaway 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 | 29.2(8) | 68.2(18) | 60.4(16) | 36.6(10) | 51.4(14) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 7.3(2) | 7.6(2) | 18.9(5) | 0.0(0) | 14.7(4) |
| Robbery | 7.3(2) | 15.2(4) | 3.8(1) | 11.0(3) | 3.7(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 14.6(4) | 45.5(12) | 37.8(10) | 25.6(7) | 33.0(9) |
| Property crime | 519.0(142) | 845.4(223) | 989.6(262) | 941.6(257) | 759.5(207) |
| Burglary | 69.4(19) | 49.3(13) | 75.5(20) | 76.9(21) | 33.0(9) |
| Larceny | 442.3(121) | 758.2(200) | 887.6(235) | 828.0(226) | 693.5(189) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 7.3(2) | 37.9(10) | 26.4(7) | 33.0(9) | 33.0(9) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Rockaway 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 Rockaway 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 Rockaway Township calculated?
- Rockaway 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 Rockaway 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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