Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Washington Township, Morris County, NJ Crime Grade
How Washington Township, Morris 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
1/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
New Jersey
3/10
vs. New Jersey cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Washington Township, Morris County, NJ was 32.2 per 100,000 residents (6 incidents over a population of 18,629). That puts Washington Township, Morris County 91% below the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 85% below the New Jersey statewide rate of 221.9.
That ranks Washington Township, Morris County #269 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 93% of them, and #51 of 242 in New Jersey. Violent crime is down 16% year over year and down 51% over the last five years.
Washington Township, Morris County, NJ crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (1/10)
- New Jersey Grade
- A (3/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 32.2 / 100k
- National rank
- #269 of 3,771
- NJ rank
- #51 of 242
- Safer than
- 93% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 16%
- 5-year change
- down 51%
- Population
- 18,629
- Reporting agency
- Washington Township Police Department, Morris County
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Washington Township Police Department, Morris County (FBI ORI NJ0143800) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Washington Township, Morris County (red), New Jersey (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Washington Township, Morris County 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 | 65.6(12) | 77.4(14) | 22.0(4) | 38.4(7) | 32.2(6) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 16.4(3) | 22.1(4) | 11.0(2) | 11.0(2) | 5.4(1) |
| Robbery | 0.0(0) | 5.5(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 49.2(9) | 49.8(9) | 11.0(2) | 27.4(5) | 26.8(5) |
| Property crime | 437.3(80) | 403.6(73) | 242.1(44) | 339.9(62) | 354.3(66) |
| Burglary | 71.1(13) | 22.1(4) | 22.0(4) | 43.9(8) | 37.6(7) |
| Larceny | 344.3(63) | 353.9(64) | 198.1(36) | 290.5(53) | 306.0(57) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 21.9(4) | 27.6(5) | 22.0(4) | 5.5(1) | 10.7(2) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Washington Township, Morris County, 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 Washington Township, Morris County 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 Washington Township, Morris County calculated?
- Washington Township, Morris County'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 Washington Township, Morris County 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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