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New Jersey Municipalities Overview

Of the municipalities that responded to the survey, 315 (56%) reported no gang activity. However, many municipalities reported the presence of eight or nine different gangs.

Municipality Gangs Homicides
Newark (Essex County) 9 15
Jersey City (Hudson County) 9 8
Atlantic City (Atlantic County) 9 2
Lakewood Township (Ocean County) 9 2
Passaic (Passaic County) 9 2
Dover (Morris County) 9 None
Franklin Township (Somerset County) 9 None
Plainfield (Union County) 8 5
Long Branch (Monmouth County) 8 2
New Brunswick (Middlesex County) 8 2
Bound Brook Borough (Somerset County) 8 None
East Rutherford Borough (Bergen County) 8 None
Evesham Township (Burlington County) 8 None

See the full list of municipalities ordered by gang activity or all municipalities alphabetically.

“Homicides” indicates the number of homicides involving gang members in the 12 months preceding the survey.

The map below shows the number of gangs reported in each municipality. Darker colors indicate more gangs.

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