By Disha Raychaudhuri | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

Violent crime in New Jersey decreased for the fifth-straight year in 2016, a stark contrast with the rest of the country, which saw violence increase yet again in large part due to a spike in killings in some major cities, according to the FBI's most recent annual crime report.

Nationally, violent crimes shot up by 4.1 percent last year and homicides rose by 8.6 percent. This came after the surge in 2015, when violent crimes had increased by 3.9 percent and homicide rate soared to 10.8 percent.

A month ago, we took a look at the cities and towns in New Jersey with the highest violent crime rates. Now, see if your city or town is among those with the lowest violent crime rates.

A note about the data: The violent crime rate for municipalities equals the number of offenses per 10,000 residents. Violent crime includes murder, non-negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault. Only cities and towns above the median population of 9,549 were included, as lower population areas can skew rates higher. Only municipalities that provided data to the FBI were included. For example, there was no data for Atlantic City. In some locations, seasonal influxes can affect crime rates.

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30. Marlboro Township

Decrease: 46.80%

Violent crime rate: 2.45 per 10,000 people

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29. Ringwood

Decrease: 40.16%

Violent crime rate: 2.41 per 10,000 people

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28. Holmdel Township

Decrease: 63.58%

Violent crime rate: 2.40 per 10,000 people

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27. Cedar Grove Township

Increase: 49.35%

Violent crime rate: 2.38 per 10,000 people

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26. Woolwich Township

Decrease: 42.44%

Violent crime rate: 2.36 per 10,000 people

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25. Jackson Township

Decrease: 60.43%

Violent crime rate: 2.29 per 10,000 people

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24. Verona

Decrease: 52.72%

Violent crime rate: 2.21 per 10,000 people

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23. Point Pleasant

Decrease: 59.51%

Violent crime rate: 2.16 per 10,000 people

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22. Pequannock Township

Decrease: 24.25%

Violent crime rate: 1.94 per 10,000 people

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21. Randolph Township

Increase: 0.60%

Violent crime rate: 1.93 per 10,000 people

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20. Madison

Decrease: 24.53%

Violent crime rate: 1.86 per 10,000 people

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19. Denville Township

Decrease: 39.62%

Violent crime rate: 1.79 per 10,000 people

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18. East Hanover Township

Decrease: 66.41%

Violent crime rate: 1.78 per 10,000 people

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17. Westwood

Decrease: 60.23%

Violent crime rate: 1.77 per 10,000 people

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16. Haddonfield

Decrease: 81.77%

Violent crime rate: 1.76 per 10,000 people

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15. Montgomery Township

Decrease: 34.20%

Violent crime rate: 1.72 per 10,000 people

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14. Dumont

Decrease: 0.48%

Violent crime rate: 1.66 per 10,000 people

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13. Westfield

Decrease: 36.39%

Violent crime rate: 1.64 per 10,000 people

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12. Hopewell Township

Decrease: 0.97%

Violent crime rate: 1.61 per 10,000 people

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11. Mahwah Township

Decrease: 19.96%

Violent crime rate: 1.50 per 10,000 people

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10. Saddle Brook Township

Decrease: 66.83%

Violent crime rate: 1.41 per 10,000 people

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9. New Milford

Decrease: 33.63%

Violent crime rate: 1.19 per 10,000 people

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8. Monroe Township

Increase: 61.95%

Violent crime rate: 1.11 per 10,000 people

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7. Sparta Township

Decrease: 59.60%

Violent crime rate: 1.04 per 10,000 people

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6. Raritan Township

Decrease: 83.31%

Violent crime rate: 0.90 per 10,000 people

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5. Glen Rock

Decrease: 50.25%

Violent crime rate: 0.83 per 10,000 people

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4. Clinton Township

Decrease: 74.71%

Violent crime rate: 0.77 per 10,000 people

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3. Highland Park

Decrease: 83.12%

Violent crime rate: 0.69 per 10,000 people

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2. Warren Township

Decrease: 66.56%

Violent crime rate: 0.62 per 10,000 people

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TIE: 1. Bernards Township

Decrease: 100%

Violent crime rate: 0 per 10,000 people

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TIE: 1. River Vale Township

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1. River Vale Township

Violent crime rate: 0 per 10,000

They reported no violent crimes in both 2015 and 2016.

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