Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Springfield Township, Union County, NJ Crime Grade
How Springfield Township, Union County 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
6/10
vs. New Jersey cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Springfield Township, Union County, NJ was 84.5 per 100,000 residents (15 incidents over a population of 17,743). That puts Springfield Township, Union County 74% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 56% below the New Jersey statewide rate of 193.8.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Springfield Township, Union County (red), New Jersey (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Springfield Township, Union County 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 | 43.8(8) | 59.3(10) | 83.3(14) | 70.1(12) | 84.5(15) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 0.0(0) | 5.9(1) | 5.9(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Robbery | 5.5(1) | 5.9(1) | 11.9(2) | 23.4(4) | 22.5(4) |
| Aggravated assault | 38.3(7) | 47.4(8) | 65.4(11) | 46.7(8) | 62.0(11) |
| Property crime | 1110.2(203) | 1399.8(236) | 1266.8(213) | 975.2(167) | 777.8(138) |
| Burglary | 87.5(16) | 106.8(18) | 118.9(20) | 140.1(24) | 90.2(16) |
| Larceny | 858.6(157) | 1103.2(186) | 1040.8(175) | 759.1(130) | 653.8(116) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 164.1(30) | 177.9(30) | 107.1(18) | 75.9(13) | 33.8(6) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Springfield Township, Union County's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to New Jersey cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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