State profile
New Jersey
127 animal cruelty offenses were reported in New Jersey in 2025, or 1.7 per 100,000 residents served by NIBRS agencies, the 48th highest rate of 49 comparable states.
Trend
Reported offenses over time
Lighter bars mark years when NIBRS agencies served less than 60% of residents.
Offenses per year
Monthly offenses
| Year | Total offenses |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 55 |
| 2022 | 117 |
| 2023 | 106 |
| 2024 | 130 |
| 2025 | 127 |
| Year | Offenses | Per 100,000 | Clearance rate | Coverage | Agencies in FBI tables | Agencies with cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 127 | 1.67 | 29% | 79.7% | 361 | 51 |
| 2024 | 130 | 1.88 | 31% | 72.9% | 319 | 54 |
| 2023 | 106 | 1.71 | 30% | 66.6% | 271 | 35 |
| 2022 | 117 | 2.07 | 30% | 61.0% | 219 | 33 |
| 2021 | 55 | 1.32 | 51% | 44.9% | 64 | 9 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 2.8% | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.2% | — | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.4% | — | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.0% | — | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.1% | — | — |
Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), via the Crime Data Explorer. Retrieved September 30, 2026. Methodology & downloads.
Agencies
Agencies reporting the most cases in 2025
| # | Agency | Type | County | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toms River Township Police Department NJ0150700 | City police | Ocean | 10 | 47 | |
| 2 | Linden Police Department NJ0200900 | City police | Union | 10 | 10 | |
| 3 | Newark Police Department NJNPD0000 | City police | Essex | 9 | 34 | |
| 4 | Cherry Hill Township Police Department NJ0041200 | City police | Camden | 8 | 14 | |
| 5 | Ewing Township Police Department NJ0110200 | City police | Mercer | 6 | 14 | |
| 6 | New Brunswick Police Department NJ0121400 | City police | Middlesex | 6 | 14 | |
| 7 | Woodbridge Township Police Department NJ0122500 | City police | Middlesex | 6 | 6 | |
| 8 | Garfield Police Department NJ0022100 | City police | Bergen | 4 | 4 | |
| 9 | Lacey Township Police Department NJ0151200 | City police | Ocean | 3 | 29 | |
| 10 | East Brunswick Township Police Department NJ0120400 | City police | Middlesex | 3 | 14 | |
| 11 | Carney's Point Township Police Department NJ0171300 | City police | Salem | 3 | 10 | |
| 12 | Hopatcong Police Department NJ0191200 | City police | Sussex | 3 | 4 | |
| 13 | Millville Police Department NJ0061000 | City police | Cumberland | 3 | 4 | |
| 14 | Lyndhurst Township Police Department NJ0023200 | City police | Bergen | 3 | 3 | |
| 15 | Manchester Township Police Department NJ0151800 | City police | Ocean | 2 | 16 |
Source FBI NIBRS Tables: Offense Type by Agency, 2020–2025; ORIs from the FBI agency directory. Retrieved September 30, 2026. Methodology & downloads.
Official animal abuser registries
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Agency directory
The FBI lists 579 law enforcement agencies in New Jersey, 408 of which report through NIBRS.
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