So, whether Lawrence Township's crime rate is high or low compared to all places in the US, when we control for population size and compare it to places that are similar in size, it is near the middle of the pack in crime rate not much more or less dangerous, and about what we would expect from the statistics. How does the crime rate in Lawrence Township compare to similar sized communities across America? When NeighborhoodScout compared Lawrence Township with other communities its size, we found that the crime rate was near the average for all other communities of similar size. Relative to New Jersey, Lawrence Township has a crime rate that is higher than 79% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes. Based on FBI crime data, Lawrence Township is not one of the safest communities in America.

The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Lawrence Township is 1 in 66. The crime rate in Lawrence Township is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 15 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate.

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